Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-06-07


have fully described heretofore, Is now 50
nearly completed that We can give some des-
cription Of the interior. The entrance 10
the bank is on Church Street. Passing IN
we find ourselves ii a banking room which
IN completeness and elegance is gem. Ii Is
unquestiOnably the hanlsomest banking
room north of New York, and though there
are of course larger ones in the metropolis,
we are assured that none can be found there
surprising it, in the style of its finish and
appointments It's fittings are in TACT copied
closely from those Of the Union Dime Savings
Bank, whicA Is allowed to be the incest room
Of its kind in New York. The floor Is oil
tesselated marble. in squares Of blue and
white the mopbllrds are marble. The
main counter. extending ia curve around
or rather across the room Is wholly OF pol
ished marble, and is very beautiful object,
consisting of panels Of Italian marble, Of
clouded blue and white, with tasteiully
chiseIed brackets. relieved by intermediate
panels of a beautiful yarigated marble. OF
salmon eolored hue, brought from Spain,
and with base and top Of the ame,-the
whole bearing fine polish. From this rises
the screen, to keep thieyish hands from the
piles of notes and papers, Of heavy plate
glass. set between pillars Of black walnut,
ana surmounted by a heavy silver plated
rall. The arertures thToughwhich business
Is done with the tcllors, are closed when
necessary, by doors of glass, and have each
its little counter Of heavy plate glass, over
which the payments are made. The base OF
the screen Is of beautifully polished wood,
Of rare beauty Of grain and color. set in
ornamental panels, and relieved in spots
with little gliding. The partition and
door to the right Of the counter is q Iartic-
ula1ly handsome affair, being made Of black
walnut with ranelings similar to the screen,
with arches ornamcnted with wood carvings,
and set with ground glass bearing the letters
F. y. B., in q neat monogram. The vault
which opens to the rear Of the counter, Is Of
peculiar construction, the product Of the in
vent... --nius Of o. 4 Dodge, Esq, Presi-
dent Of the bank. The walls Of it are Of
railroad iron, laid up and locked at the cor
ners after the fashion Of a log cabin, bolted
through and through with heavy bolts, the
| top and bottom formed Of heavy chilled IRON
plates, with layers Of railroad iron between,
and the whole lined with collier plate. and
encased in masonry. The door is a solid
congeries Of steel plates, seven in number.
secured By heavy bolts and Locked with one
Of Yale's patent double dial bank locks.
That the vault is absolutely imprggnab.c, we
would not affirm. What man has put to-
getLer, man can pull TO pieces, with ,imc
and labor enough But we believe tast it
would be more than a two days j1b, for any
number Of burglars to force an entrance, and
when inside they would find access to the
yaluables Of the bank still llrtiiisu By one
of Valentine & Butler's massive safes. of
harlened steel, weighing some three tons, and
secured by another OF Yale's locke On the
whole we think the stockholders and Icposi-
tors need not lose any sleep nights, from fear
Of burgllriJus raids on the bank property.
A handsome Seth Thomas Perpetual
Calendar Clock, which marks no; only hour
aud minute. but day OF the week AMI Of the
month, and keeps its own reckoning. ta1ei-
ing only winding,) for the next Thousand
years, is one OF the fixtures. To thl rear is
the directors room. dJored with marble. and
with woodwork Of vanished oak and huttcr-
nut It will be handsomely furnished.
Above the bank Is a pleasant and spacious
suite Of offices, which has been secured, as
we understand, BY Meszrs. HARD Is SHAW,
for their law Offices Above this 10 the upper
story is a room SO by 40 feet, as yet unfn-
ished. very suitable for a society hall. The
basement under the bank, will &c occupied
BY Mr.. r. ) WIRE, with his Insurance bu-
siness, for which it will De central and
convenient location. The doors Of the base
ment rooms are also laid in marble, and
the doors arc Of butternut and blackwalnut.
The handsome shop in the rear Of the bank,
fronting on College Street, is occupied
by the millinery store Of Mrs. Paul The
two windows Of this store are single panes
of French plate glass, each IS 10y ia
inches in the clear, or Ia other words about
nine and q half feet high and f-e feet wide.
The basement below viii be occupied By
Mrs. Paul's work shop. The three stories
above the store, will be fitted up for Offices,
one Of which will be occupied By Mr. Rrss,
the architect Of the building. Bank, store
and Offices, are provided with wash and water
closets Of approved construction, and al are
most conveniently heated by steam pipes,
fed from n boiler and furnace in the cellar.
The architect Of the buildings is Mr.. E.
c. RIVER Of this city. The brickwork was
done by Mr.. WILLIAM CRooKEE. The Car
penter work is by Messrs. townsend * IlILL
of this city. The marble counter Of the
bank is from the works Of WV. S. SCI & Co.
of New York city. The ornamental wood
work OF the banking room is from the cs-
adjustment Of c. BENnE Of New York city.
The iron work OF the vault, was by j. p
FLANDERS Of this city; the glass setting by
4. G. LUcAs; and the plumbing by Vice.
LOCK L griffin, Of this place. The whole
work has been superintcnded in person by
Mr.. Dodge, President Of the bank. and 1t
is consequently not necessary to add that it
is piece Of thorough and substantial work,
throughout, as well as an ornament 70 the
city.
The FoURrH OF JuNE IN MoNrrELlvR.-
Tuesday was an interesting day in Mont
pelier. The laying Of the corner stone If Mr..