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The new office for the Iron Works is to be a one story structure of brick and stone 66 feet, 4 inches long by 49 feet 7 inches wide,affording excellent ly arranged and well lighted apart ments within. There will be two en trances, one on Union street and one on Water street. Passing through the vestibule ajoining the main entrance on Union street one enters the main corridor, ten feet wide, extending the entire length of the building. On the right is the office of Mr. Charles R. Hanscom, General Super intendent of the Works. Continuing along the corridor on the right one passes the stenographerse’ office, ladies toilet, office of John 8S. Hyde, su perintendent of the engineer’s de partment and at the end of the hall way the office of John L. P Burke, purchasing apent of the Works, On the left, after entering the cor ridor from the main entrance on Union Street is the main office 36x18 feet. A portion of the space near the entrance, where visitors can transfet business with officials of the various departments is portioned off with wire work similar to the style used in banks. Beyond the main office on the left side of the corridor is the of fice of General Taos. W. Hyde, presi dent of the Bath Iron Works, and Edward W. Hyde, vice president and treasurer. Between the main office and office of the president is a large vault, fire and burglar proof with metallic roller shelving and tiles. The Water street entrance to the new building leads through a vesti bule into a hallway between the main office and office of the president. The interior finish of the office building will be of quartered oak with hard wood floors. The building was designed by F. H. and E. F. Fassett, architects, of Portland. All doors on the main corridor have plate glass panels. The building will be heated by steam and lighted by electricity. At the south end of the main corridor is to be a passageway fourteen feet in length connecting the new building with the old office, re cently moved from the yard across the street, thus making practically one large office building. The drawing rooms in the old office are to be enlarged for the draughts men and the balance of space will be given to the government officials. The new office building will be prac tically fire proof. The contract calls for its completion in sixty working days after December first. It is to be built with the intention of adding an other story if business warrants such a change.
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Bath Independent
Bath, Maine, US
Sat, Dec 10, 1898
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Mary R.
