"MOVING HOUSE."

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 332, 20 October 1908, Page 9

"MOVING HOUSE."

• ' TRAMWAY HEADQUARTERS' NEW vWPi- ' OFFICES.

The Corporation staffs located on the ground , and first'floors of the Town Hall must,haye heard a sigh of , relief when the membors of the tramway headquarters' staff packed''up their official belongings on Saturday'morning last, and went across to their new quarters in.the ropently enlarged premises, hitherto sacred to tho Corporation electric staff. - The cry at tho Town Hall is " moro' room 1" , When tho arrived' at tlioir old quarters,"'room* had to be made for them,-;and downstairs things wero. squeezed'a little. Now'there will be' more' : breathing •and'wtfrkin'g space, although,' as tho town clerk (Mr. -J. R. Palmer) put it to our representative yesterday, when asked what he proposed doing with the three tramway departmental offices,!"wo could do with six additional .rooms."

The tramway headquarters' 'staff liavo.,not properly- settled- down in their new offices yet,; but there is sufficient evidence .toi show that the change,, is certainly for the best. The consolidation of the tramways and electric. lighting staffs in- the .one building, ■ under,, the eyo of their chief (Mr. Stuart Richardson), and his subordinate ; officers, must inevitably be advantageous. 'The.! new electrical offices, to appropriately designate the enlarged office buildings formerly, dodicated, to the electric light staff, are worthy of passing note. The additions consist' of an extra story at the rear of tho old "building. Certain alterations have also been, made,'in the interior, in order to' make a composite whole. The offices are plain, but comfortable; organisation, riot luxury, being tile keynote of the internal design. Tho private, office'of the city electrical engineer is ingeniously: situated to secure him from un-necessary-interruption.. Anyone wishing to. see Mr. Richardson must make application at a. small exactly • similar to that at whicji an' intending passenger for Ivaiwarra makes- application for his railway ticket at \the Government stationV-Thcn,'if'liis mission be of sufficient importance to justify his admission, ho is allowed.-'.to pass through the ■outer offico, occupied by Mr. Hay. and thence into tho- ." presence."' Mr. Cable, assistant 'engineer. Messrs. -Russel (superintendent of overhead -tramway equipment) and Lauchlin (superintendent of overhead "light" wires) are . located in ; adjoining offices. An " an- " telephone exchange has been installed in,the telephone-room; and every department of/ the city's electrical activity brought into touch with, headquarters.