Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-12-16

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q I1e bea1d It hsoksss opened on ssssr.
~ u psblic inspection, the new end
gsl6esae tsUpls 81 tinoaos lately bsils in
BcoaA. Wall, end New streets. The sdi
see wbss prnciph 'front.' u Nos. 10 and
~ oeuod stseet, extends through 70 Nos.
80 New strsst, . distance Of I52 fset,
- hoo . three story lsttcral extension Of
~ toot 70 Wall strest. la Broad street
treat, which 10 Of marble Of the purest
white, 10 Of Cosiut hisn architecture, ~ feet
II inches in width, and % feet in height,
6oubofsns FROM the sidewalk TO the top
0oos elevation Of the masonry above the
coehics. and the Broad street entrance over
With there 10 lins portico, supported BY
Corinthian column, 10 10 feet in width,
With wipdoNa On both sides, each seven
feet six inches in width and 10 feet in
height. The 6rst floor. which Is paved with
tasselatsd marble that rests on iron beams
lalasd With brick, Is . plane from Broad
street through u New. This great hall
wherein there IL no furniture whatever, is
70 be used BY the open board " ~ . public
stack saless0om. II is 10 feet wide and Al
feet long, % feet high, and is lighted from
New and Broad streets, and by headlights
on ths second floor.
Wide iron staircases, guarded by bronze
balustradss, lead into the interior temple oil
he money changers, the laege hall which
has teen provided for the regular board
This chamber, which is ornately finished In
black walnut, and is the only part of the
great edifice wherein wood has been intro
duced, 10 70 feet in depth. So feet in width
and 81 feet in height. The seats for the
members Of the board, Of which there are
225 inside the ratings, are of handsomely
carved black walnut, and the numbers OF
the chairs are carved In raised work on their
bscks. At the head of this room, which
fronts on New street, il An elevated plat
form for the boards officers, and thereon is
an ingenious piece Of mechanism which in
dicates the regular" price Of American
gold it, figures changing quarter hourly
during the sessions. The chamber is not
disGgdred by chandeliers or gas fixtures OF
any kind, and there is nothing but the
chastc marble ornamcntation Of the ceiling
70 engage the eye overhead.
On this floor are many committee and re.
firing rooms, all paved with blue marble
tiles and finished in white marble trim
mines throughout, the only wood visible
being the black walnut doors. The sane
~ mark applies so the third aud fourth
stories.
In the basement is an enormous safe con-
tanning many small safes. II is an ron aud
granite hall, whose wslls-a miracle Of
strength--have been reared within the base
mont vault, within . vault. It is 100 feet
in length by 30 feet in width, aud nine feet
in height, and its walls, around which u
small platoon Of sentries might pass, are Of
great blocks Of granite, lined with Frank
Unite iron and ihlaid with steel plates. Its
p0ndcrous double doors are secured by
great bolts and locks Of the most intricate
workmanship Inside there are smaller
safes Of iron, containing compartments Of
about eight cubic feet each, which are to be
rented to individuals and corporations that
may be willing to pay reasonable SUN for
bullion in place Of absolute security
The furnaces for heating the entire build
ing with hot air are not far distant from the
great SAFE The New street 'front.' which is
only two stories or G5 teet in height, is OF
iron and brick, trimme' with white marble
On the first floor, near the New street front,
accommodations have been provided for tel
egraphic instruments and printing office.
for the accommodation Of tho board. The
whole structure is fire proof Its cost is
said to have been 5000, 900. There is Ger
tainly no finer editice in this city, and 1t is
believed to be one Of the fincst temples Of
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