New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-29
PRECAUTIONS IN OTHER BANKS.
GIVING A COMBlYATloN TO JANITok GENLEAILl
CONDEMNED.

GIVING A COMBINATION To JANlToR GENERALLY
CoXDEMNED.
Bank officers yesterday generally condemned
tie officers OF tine Manhattan Savings Institution icf IT.
trusting the combination Of the lock Of the vauii 10
janitor 1t was asserted by several officers that IN n"
OTHER banking in the city, far as tney knew
was such thing done The officers OF the American IN
change Bank saC would require the collision severn"
emplOyes make such robbery possible There IS one
teller had c1mbina lion OF the outer vaul' door, an
other lad the combination Of The inside door, while e'eh
teller had private SAFE within tht FaAb 70 "heh nc
alone held the combination.
At several of the leading banks the same rule was
mentioned IA being II force, In addition To
burglar alarm wires which, when cut or dif-
turbed would give a signal 10 the police depart
mont II was stated that this robbery Wonld PFOp"nb
cause the adoption by banks OF the time l0ek, WHICH
saved bank IN Massachusetts, from being robbed afteF
the cashier al the muz4le Of pistol had given M tie
co,binotion BY THIS lock thr combination Is set 10 n
opcued at certain Eonr and until thai Time eaho' do
The off ers OF no savings bank visited yester-
dav Acknowledged that tnry had ever known sue
custom "a irtfl.tiug tr con ~ thc vault lock
H. i,p.fer a lhr Bceckrr street savings BANK TIE
c1unin1i.oH held Ivy tot;r L"r. y bank chec@, CO
of vsntt holes o1c number. They meet az a."
bank az a.. IN. each dHy, whrn ehch ~ urn
emergency ~ the death % one 81 hrse men, The cnftr
com .iuation Is held los trustee fcs'oh& ~ dslc'
Al the Gcrmaua savinss iE"k ihf 4nl,f door 81 sue
yauif IS CTnnrcrd Win ilr fohct l'-l"rthf' w,
hGrrl alarm tei' gfaPh IhaiGe ore daunle dDp-. WIN
combination locks. fIe nr'Tcs of WhcB Hl'
-,ovn TO Two dia rent officers, ana beyond these
h. a hcatv door protect u hT tvo combination locks Toe
- e. cont IN tic rrru1.irs haf cumtf uaion lock
ofrriug with orr Uu3p,ns, eara a.! winch D. Known 70
orlv one officer Two wacunrn arr ~ "a.
D. ~ .iaufly who can communicate ~ tieGtaph
Win the pOhCe and vita the jahJI "hd engineer O. TIE
Al TIE Bowery Savings Bark the books arc kept in one
vault and the secgtiir. IN another Thr u"iei door oI
The later Is closed WITH im" !ucs which, ~ the close
of business hours. i st foi O'Clock The n 81
Icoruiun before which hem II cannot be opened. Toe
lock con ~ ret Tor ans time ahead WithW
si.tr fauls. and thus sunday ANA j. udA's are
pr,yidrd fer. MiIBin This atr tHo door. "fr
wirlttn The other, each tayins different com
b.iiaOn. Within tho vsut thus guarded l. tie safe
WI "a has Two lecks the Lsyt which ~ she poe
se.aion ~ Two q rem officers both whom must bc
present III 0rd-i o-u ihr GOorr. Two wItchmen are
nlsp ~ Cau.t Az attendance.
L. ihe DRY Dock Bank Tie hooks aad sccnii-
s ere keG separate NuJ!is. III" one containing ihc
reelfir u projected 10y double combination lucS. f"e
nencs 90 each roTIhlHa ion being kuuHu - ouy tae
,fcer Tho dosi vault t0nsHiuiug thu books a.
heck he combination Of zach o. known 10 only nie
Irau. Two wairhlGl guard toe bank ~ nshi. 4nd are
not prrultted Co leave uu ic arrival ot The Ohcrrs
In the morning -
Eve of the financial Institutions II Newark con
ncr.td wish tie Domestic Telegraph Ohcc ~ el~ctric
Hrl and an o them pfv'id"d WITH shit-
ruqrs Further precautions Hil H. taken IN tieW OF
I'D, bank rilt.Fy ia ScWlurf. All 81 tnf bank ottcF-
in Newark ealrd upOn yesterday by TAM M stIoIter
es.eu at te fact that tbe ieiliOr az
the Manhattan savings Institution knew OIL the eomb1-
nation.