Daily Republican., 1885-11-25
THIRD EDITION.
Tne New Security Trust and Safe
Deposn Bufidfng-who Bufis ff'
nm0 Wnns as N Intended For.

The new Security Trust and Safe De- CD
poslt Company Building, at DIV Market ~
arrest. is, without doubt, the handsomesti tn
bank building In the city Of Whining or
ton, though Others may equal 1t in itsl al
exterior arrangements and conveniences' q
The building, which was only COM ii
xnenced last April, and which is now 10
about com pleted, contains both Central tol
National Bank, new institution, ana lci
the ofices and vaults of the Security
Trust and Safe Deposit Company, and b
altar bang thrown open for the inspec' b
tton OF the pubic to morrow, from 70
5 o'clock D. M, and on Friday and Sat .
uxdAy from q. m, TO 8 p. m will open =
for the regular transaction OF business o
next Monday.
The Central National Bank officers
Will occupy the front portion OF the IL
building on Market street, and the
oficeu 81 the Security Trust and Safe
Deposit Company viii be farther TO the
rear, while the vaults Of each are loca-
ted side BY side.
The following are the officers OF the
respective institutions ::
Security Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany, President, John III Adams vicet
President, Samuel McClary, Jr; Sec
rotary and Treasurer, James b. Clark
son.
Central National Bank, President,
John n. Adams Vice President; Sam.
ucl McClary, Jr; Cashier, John Peoples;
Teller, Henry p. Rumford Clerk,
Phillip @. Churchman. Mr.. Adams
and Nh. McClary, it will be seen, MI
the came Offices In both institutions.
Mr.. Peoples was for many years
cashier Of the Union National Bank,
until recently, when he resigned. Mr..
Rumford was, until recently, teller o.
the National Bank Of Wilmington and
Brandywine. Mr.. Olarkson has been
Deputy Collector of the Port OF Will
minRton and resigned his position on
Monday to take his new position OF
trust and honor as Treasurer OF the
Security Trust and. Safe Deposit Com
pany. These gentlemen are all admirA-
bly, qualified by business experience to
all the positions TO which they have
been selected.
The front exterior Of this magnificent
building is of Hummelstorm brown
and Carlisle red stone rock faced and
rubbed with sand. The roof Is OF
Ackyon tila The cornice and cresting
il Of heavy copper. There are heavy
ornamental iron grills at the door and
windows, the door grill weighing loOO
pounds
Upon entering the building the visi
tor 10 struck with the grandeur spread
out before him. The building extends
frsm Market to Shipley street, a dis
lance OF liz feet, and it is 30 feet wide
The main room is 27IS by 30 feet and 81
feet 20 the square, but 30 feet to point o
roof. The walls Of the building averag
two feet In thickness, and rest upol
foundation walls two 10 four rect thick
The entire main floor is constructs
of brick and iron, the passage-way be
ing handsomely tiled and the floors !
the offices Of ash oiled. The floor l
basement of lithogen. The side wal
are wainscotted with glazed prici
and above that the walls are bu
color. The ceiling is fine illustratio
of exposed construction, ornamente
with hard wood color and gold.
~>-- 5in-.@a- a~ah oytPnns the en- til
length OF the ceiling and contains Il
lights OF rubbed plate glass, and throw
remarkably fine light TO every part
the banking room. By an ingeniol
arrangement, ia number of the sash ca
be easily raised for summer ventilation
The fixed furniture and partitions
the room are OF mahogany, and the a
rangements comprehend department
Tor the offices and desks of the Tru!
Company. A main feature of the al
rangements is waiting room near tn
centre, arranged with door leading int
the various rooms belonging TO bot
AAoVAtatAo1b- <aOUF6 tdCu uOOI IL 10
name OF each officer occupying sue
rooms, 80 that any one can find tn
official wanted without inquiry at an
other Office.
The glass partitions between the off
ces anords an opportunity so see. before
hand whether the officers are In thei
rooms
The arrangement of rooms include
atelephoDe m:adjoining the cashier
room: 1t has glass ceiling that shut
out q II noise, and the instrument can b
used with perfect secrecy.
A gallery extends across the from
end OF the building formed by the yes
tiDule. In recess at the front are
couple OF mahogany desks for the use o
persons who wish to draw checks O
drafts. Beneath this gallery are apart
ments for the night and day wstchmen
private stairway leading both to III
gallery and to the basement. In tn
walls are alternate registers for no
air and yentilators.
Tho air from the registers comes from
the Shipley street front The Ventilation
carry the foul air TO duct in the base
mont, from whence it passes to stacl
at the front of the building. Tn,
plum bling and gas fixtures are remark
able for their ingenuity. The building
is lighted with gas, and the differen
JOYS hAo AZ ny oloSbtlCiGy Dy Inc BlIn pli
pulling of little knob, and it is extin
guished in the same manner. NJ
matches whatever are needed. An cleo
trio wire with knob at the entranc.
OF room affords facilities tor lighting
the room before entering it by gentlS
pressing upon the knob. The vault,
are lighted in the came manner
The directors room Is IN the rear O
the building and is reached by very
handsome stairway. Here also are
private rooms and rooms less priyat.
Tor depositors, and desks where they
can either stand or seat themselves K
count over their effects or clip off
coupons. stairway from the real
also leads down 10 endorsement, where
there IL tire proof vault, in which Il
deposit silver articles, and \ large apart
ment hre-proof where trunks, con Ia n
ING hikE fuTs, audiother costly cloth Il
and household articles can bs kept at ,
Irihipg cost All the s5one work ano
floors have been laid in cement Art
cies left for sats keeping arc taken il
through tina SIMPLIFY stroet entrance,
Tue door and windows on Shipley
street arc all heavily barred. ANY
attempt TO eutes ~ removing the 50,
j ~ an 'Wered uy IN electrical alarm q
th'- poiica station 1t would rsuuir
large space 70 ulinuteiy deacribe al! IN
reception rooms counting roOns, Glokl
rooms, toilet ms, waiting rooms alt
water closet rooms, which are loa-,,,
In Jus9 be r.4lt place for con qenial c