Daily Republican., 1885-11-07

Ipurposes the bank has ever owned. All
~ o'clock this morning the bank opened
In its newly remode led quarters, and Its
patrons began TO come In.
| Upon entering the outer door the
pethon entering instinctively stopped
upon the threshold and with a look ei
mingled surprise and admiration,
surveyed the beautiful reality before
him. For 81 tcet back and % feet in
| width IL a succession of banking depart
ments, eudiDg In tho rear with q TIRE
meDcous vault and beautiful stair.
way 20 the boxowners' and directors
rocm above The counters and desks
run ming back TO the vault are construct
ei OF cherry, as Ii the waipscottinR and
in fact all the wood work in the inside
The bright cherry vanished In the ra v
makes very b-autlful finish as attrac
tive AZ II Is solid.
The first department reached is the
paying teleI's office iLc osed with wire
screening. The teller enters his office
at . O'Clock il the morning and never
leaves it until three o'clock In the
Afternoon. He takes lunch in with
him and eats IL between times as best
he can. j. Austin Ellison is the pay.
Tug taller, aud nobody interferes with
him during bank hours, so that If cny
mistakes occor there will be nobody y
! but one - blame for it. Mr.. Ellison is
u very eomretent accountant and an
error with him would he a rarity.
| The Text department reached Is the
receiving teliet's oti;e, in which Caleb
| Nj. Sheward Is enclosed with wire
screens from 8 to 3 o'clock. He recsives
all money paid into the bank and
credits the amounts 10 the depositors.
! Like the paying teller. Mr.. Steward
| takes q lunch with him and eats it be-
tw eeu .imes, when 1t will nos interfere
with :he business of depositors.
| The next department reached Is the
! Office OF the bookkeeper, discount clerk
and clerk, and III not guarded by wire
| screening az the other departments.
In this department ere +. III. Kossi,nr,
book keeper, Aubrey IL. Thatcher, uis-
| connt c.erk, and Howard SINE d. icy,
| clerk. Farther back and at the entr-
ance to The vault ii the cashier'a = office,
occupied by Mr.. Otho Rowland. His
location near the entrance 10 the vault,
| makes hun accessible TO ali the box
Renters and thoee who have special de-
porits Ia the vauIt. The broad aisle in
Ice rear oflhis range of Offices is laid
| with very hGndscme tiling.
The Presidents room Is directly to
the rear Of the cashiers room and IL
| Icsrpetted and handsomely furnished.
The Hal, safety lock bank and de-
pcstt v%Elt lie q wonder OF surprise. and
!. "resi:ent JQnes me- ve.i Consider that
, the depoaitors Of his bank ARE cafe from
all tho Big Franks in tho country.
1t Is Gre proof as well as burglar proof.
The walls of the safe are 9 inches IN
thickness, and IL oou posed of chrome
iron steel and brick laid in cement, the
whole enclosed in a steel frame and IRE
proof covering The vault is Ii feet
long, Wide and y feet high.
1t Is surmounted by beautiful gray
etone cJrnice that reflects great credit
upon the workmanship of Thomas
| Davidson. The doorn OF this ponderous
safe arc curtosity, and require n man
of considerable physical strength to
open and shut after the lock is sprung.
After entering tho outside door, two
other pouderou5 doLrs ars met with,
and beyond this still are two CRATE.
doors leading back 10 the box depart
Inent.
| Here there are i25 boxes to rent foi
from s. year upwards according 70 tbt
box. There are two keys for each box
the renter holding one aud q clerk ir
the bank the other. One cannot oper
the box without the other. Some lIttl,
idea may bs entertained of the exJsnt
and completeness of this fire and bE.glai
Iproof safe and vault, when tho cost o.
lit $1,000, ID known. The cheerfulntss U
the room il greatly enhanced BY ,h'
well executed fresnOing that covers III,
walls aud ceiling from the wainScottinl
lup. This w&s done by Lorenzo g
SeattAgli la, an Ita liam artist of Philadel
lphia.
| In the collar another FIRE proof vaul
Is constructed To hold the books nnC
lpapers ofthe bank not in immediate
use, also tao silver ware deposits tina
are often left In care of banks. Shelly
ing In this vault are int nded for thu
reception OF the Odd books of the bank
that have been accumulating since
1910, when the hank WAS FIRST instituted
1t looked as il there twere a couple o
cart loGds Of books awaiting filing
arranging and placing away in reguln
order. The basement is also laid witt
tile and contains every copvsnieno,
for comfort.
A handsome stairway lea Is up TO
an iron corridor extending along the
south side of tie building to the box
renters room, which is handsomely
carpeted and papered. This room il
for box-renters who might prefer Q
more open space for looking over thail
papers than Is afforded in narrow
vaalt. Farther on il the Directors
room handaomaly oArpeted, paper I'd
and furnished. Besides the bank build
ing there are two other buildings to the
rear, extending back to shipley street
three stories nigh, which are to be rent
ed out as stores
The bank has been doing It's business
in these buildings while the extensive
alteration WAS going on In the front
The distance from Market to Shipley
street Is lit feet and the pavement thit
distance on Second street, the front on
Market amt the reAr on Shipley street
IL laid with North river hagssone and
handsomely dressed curbing. The
whole cost of the building Is not def
nitaIy known yet, but 1t viii closely ap
pre- ximate S25,000.
The following were the contractor.
for the building Woodwork, Jackson
s. Sharp Company PlasteriBg, Rober
McCaulley plumbing and .gasiitting
iGawthrop * Brother carpentering
isuporintended by ARustus Croft tilinf
land stons WORK, Thomas Davidson
painting, William Valentine; stair
building, Henry Egans papeiing
Ball a. Anderson.
Q. Graham * Son were the architects
and had the entire supnrirtendcy Of th.
, work. All the contractors Rave giveI
1.-THE greatest satisfaction.
1t is but right that word OF refer.
ence should be made to Washington
iJones, the honored President of thi,
Bank. He took a position in the bant
IN 1888 as clerk, whose business 1t wa,
TO serve bank notices, etc. He after
wards was elected director. and fol
the last 18 years he has been President