The New Post Office
A Matter of Local Pride in the Way that It Has been Equipped
Bainbridge Republican, Feb. 28, 1900
The new post office which is nearly completed is a matter of local pride. It is the finest equipped office in this section of the state and its patrons are very much pleased with Postmaster Norton's efforts to bring about so many modern improvements and embellishments. The office is in the new Willsey block [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY] built for the purpose, a handsome white pressed brick structure. The room is about 30 feet by 12 feet given to patrons and the rest used by the officials of the office. Large heavy plate glass windows with a heavy oak door make up the front. The interior is provided with a tile floor, steel ceiling, paneled oak wainscoting, lighted by both gas and electricity, from handsome brass fixtures. The mail case and furnishings are of solid oak, heavily paneled and finely finished, arranged in an L shape. The call boxes numbering 352, money order and stamp windows are on the left side of the entrance and the 70 lock boxes extend across the end. The case is equipped with convenient drawers and cupboards arranged so as to accommodate every detail of the office work. Near the front window is a private room for those wishing to transact business with the post office. This is reached by a door from the waiting room, partitioned with oak the same as the other wood work with crystalled glass panels. The convenience of the public is provided for by separate windows for money orders, stamp and mail delivery, also writing desk attached to the right side of the room. A large mail box is fixed outside where mail can be placed at all hours. The room is heated by furnace. The office has every accommodation that could be desired by a fastidious public.
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