views of a preferred terminal block construction illustrated in fig1 and 2 according to these figures a terminal block 41 includes first and second sets of terminals arranged in rows and located adjacent to opposite side ends of the pedestal or closure e g either the pedestal closure 1 or the buried closure 21 preferably each terminal set 42 43 includes first and second adjacent rows of terminals as illustrated with the rows being recessed relative to one another as illustrated such a construction allows for in the example illustrated 16 terminal connections to be made with the 16 individual terminals 44 for connecting to electrical dropwires which are connected within the closure 4 stacking and offsetting the sets of terminals as illustrated allows the terminals to be most easily accessible to a craftsman while allowing minimum interference to occur between the closure 4 and the various terminals 41 so as to facilitate installation and connection of the closure 4 alternate placement of the terminals is possible one such location would be adjacent the base plate 48 and the terminals could be connected to the base plate as well referring back to fig1 the closure 4 includes a dome 47 connectable to the closure.