Institute headquarters

Experience in the actual occupation of the suite of offices in the Engineers´ Building shows that when all details are finished the quarters will be entirely satisfactory. The rooms are spacious and light, with a fine view of the city in every direction, as well as Long Island, New Jersey, and the North and East Rivers. At the first glance, many think the rooms are unnecessarily large, but it should be remembered that the building has been planned for the future as well as the present. During one afternoon of the first week of occupancy, the Board of Examiners, the Edison Medal Committee, and a sub-committee on Standardization Rules, met simultaneously in the Committee Room, the Reception Room; and the Board Room Under previous conditions this would have been impossible: As already announced, the actual transfer from the Liberty Street quarters was made on Saturday, February 2, so that on the following Monday, the new offices were occupied. The moving of the library was interfered with by the heavy snow which began falling on Monday. After the books were removed, the stacks were taken down and re-erected in the stack room on the twelfth floor. In order to prevent confusion care must be exercised in replacing the books upon the proper shelves, so that much more time is necessarily consumed in this work. Arrangements were made for the temporary use of another reference library while the change was being made, so that visitors have not been neglected. The selection and purchase of furniture and carpets, and the contract for moving the entire equipment has been in charge of the Library Committee. The work has been carried out satisfactorily in every detail by the office staff.