Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-03
THE S. 7. rs. D. C. BUILDING
A DEoIDEDLY METROPOLITAN
AIR ABOUT 1T.


The Classification OF the Deposit
and the Precautions Taken fn re
gard 10 Reaching Them-The Cen
trsal National Bank.
The handsome new structure of th
| Security Trust and Safe Deposit Cor
| pany, No. 519 Market street, just brougf
to completion, will for long time forr
the most striking architectural feature q
the street. The building, whose beauti
full exterior of brown and red stone, high
pitched roof, and quaint mullioned win
dows, now 80 familiar TO passers-by, wer
thrown open for public inspection Frida,
and Saturday last.
Standing within the entrance doorway
the visitor is again impressed with th,
novelty of architecture. The whole spac,
| of the interior as one sees it, from foo
to -high-groined roof, extends upward il
one unbroken mass. The effect is striking
and affords an impression of lightness
grace and solidity hardly to be expected
in a structure contemplated for business
purposes purely. This large apartment
is devoted TO the purposes of the main
Office of the Security Trust and Safe De.
posit Company and the Central National
Bank. The immense banking room is 90
feet in length, its other dimensions being
width, 81 feet and hight 80 feet. The
general effect is in keeping with the archi-
tectural features. The ceiling is of what is
called "exposed construction orna
mented with hard wood color and gold.
There is peculiar arrangement for gain
ing light called diffuser sash, extending
the entire length of the ceiling, contain
ing Id lights. These are of ribbed plate
glass and throw soft agreeable light to
every part of the banking room. The
side walls are lined with glazed tiles of
mahogany red to the hight of five feet
and above that colored with warm buff.
The floors are of red and black Minton
tile along passage ways and cor
ridors, and of hard wood oiled
and shellacked in the offices.
Fixed furniture and partitions are
of mahogany in rich warm coloring.
The arrangements comprehend depart
ments for the officers and clerks of the
Central National Bank, which will occupy
the front portion of the room and also
for the officers and clerks of the Trust
Company in the rear portion. A waiting
room with doors leading into the various
rooms of either institution is found in
advantageous position. Close to the
cashiers department is telephone room.
This is constructed with glass ceiling
and other contriyanees 30 that all noise is
excluded and the use of the instrument
is available with the utmost privacy. In
this room will be placed the burglar
alarm indicator, which is SO contriyed as
to ring simultaneously in the bank and
IL police station. To these conveniences
is idded that of telegraph call
In the Trust department are located
the vaults. These are unusually solidly
constructed, being built upon founda-
ton of Brandywine rock, feet deep, laid
in cement and flooring of five tons of
steel bars. The lower vault, entered
from the basement is intended for the
storage of boxes, trunks, larger valuables,
silverware, and more ponderous articles.
There are spacious shelves along either
side of the largest vault affording room
for the safe keeping of unlimited
store of valuables. The upper vaults,
two in number, rest upon floor.
ing of heavy steel bars similar
to the floors of the lower vaults and have
welded iron and steel walls two inches
thick. The exterior doors of these vaults
are very massive, the inner doors measur
ing three inches and tho outer ones foul
inches in thickness. The walls are sur
rounded by external ones of brick and
cement over two feet thick and faced
with glazed tiles, the whole being sur
mounted with massive cornice oi
Indiana stone and ceiling of steel bars
and bricks laid in cement. The vaults
were constructed by the Hall Safe and
Lock Company expressly for the Security
Trust Company and are furnished witt
their best combination and time locks
One of these vaults will be used
entirely for the accommodation of safe
renters. 1t has capacity of 1000 small
safes A schedule will be issued for rates
of renting for term of one year depend.
ing upon the nature of the valuables
deposited. For instance government and
other securities, or those transferable by
delivery will be charged 81 per 81 600
Securities negotiable by endorsement 81
cents per 81 900. Gold coin or bullion
$1.25; silver coin or bullion So; jewelry,
diamonds, watches, $3.50, &c. Deeds,
bonds, mortgages, and important papers
generally when of no fixed value 81 q
year each, or according to bulk. There
will be no charge less than dollar.
Wills are securely kept, giving the testator
the assurance of absolute inviolability
free of charge. For small safes, the
renter exclusively keeping the key (Which
will fit no other safe in the vault), charges
will be made from IS to $50 per annum,
according to accommodation. Conditions
of contract for renting the safes include
the following rules; Satisfactory reference
must be given on application for safe.
No person other than the renter. or ap-
proved deputy named in the books of the
company, or legal representative in case
of death, insolvency or other disability
of the renter, shall have access to the safe
except as stipulated. The renter or repre-
sentative will not be permitted to enter
the vault unless in the presence of vault
clerk, and only two renters are allowed in
the vault at the same time unless the
company in its option may see fit to
admit more. Each safe will be furnished
with different lock upon every change
of its renting, and on its surrender the
keys must be returned. The company re-
serve the right to terminate at any time
the renting and possession of the safe
upon their notice mailed to the address
or otherwise delivered to the renter, ant
upon the surrender of the keys of tht
safe and the removal of its contents due
proportion of the fent received will b.
refunded. If the renter of safe at thu
expiration of any term, or upon an earliel
termination as above provided shal
not renew such renting and shal
fail to give up possession of th
safe, the company shall have the right, q
the end of Is days after mailing notice o
their intended action to the address o
the renter as registered on their books, h
forcibly open the safe of such renter, il
the presence of the president or trea
surer, and of one other witness, and re
move the contents therefrom, to hold an,
retain the same on special deposit sub
| ject to the payment of rent, &c. Boxe
must not be opened or papers examined
within the vault but in the rooms pro
vided for such purposes. Access shall b
had at the vault only from 8 a. m. to
p. m, each day, excepting Sundays am
legal holidays.
When customer needs to deposi
papers, bonds or other valuables with til
trust company he is required to make ou
list which the company's officer the
proceels to verify, and should a contrac
be made, the customer is handed certif
cate in exchange for what he delivers II
for safe keeping, in which all the article
are specified. For valuables of negt
table nature the company grants gual
antee in cash value. In other instances
however, where lock boxes are hired, I'll
arrangement is different and the GU
toner has sole control of his sal
with the exception that the vau
attendant has key also which mu
first be used before the owner of the be
can gain access to his securities. Thel
are also larger grades of safes in the san