The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-12
THREE Fine BUILDINGS.
The Hudson County Bank
Changes It's Plans.
NEW ST. ALoYSlUs' ACADEMY.
The "Beehive" Bank Will Soon
Have Another Place Of Business.

The Board of Directors OF the Hudson
County Bank held meeting yesterday
and decided to alter the plans of the new
building which the bank Is erecting az
Washington and York streets so as 70
admit of the addition of another story.
The plans as finally adopted contem
plate the erection of fine four-story
structure with frontage of so feet on
Washington street and depth OF 5O feet
on York street, with small extension 20
feet by Is feet in the rear.
The building will be in the modern
Romanesque style Of architecture, and
the material used in its construction Will
be for the basement granite, while the
upper stories will be OF Indiana lime
stone. The building will be hreproo1
throughout.
In the subcellar will be located the
boiler for heating the building, and the
machinery for operating the elevator.
The basement will be made into one
large banking room suitable Tor truse
company or similar concern,
A HANDSOME ENTRANCE.
The bank will occupy the second noor,
which will be gained from the street up q
fight of wide granite steps through ves-
tibule tiled in an attractive design, ana
walled with glazed brick. An artistic en-,
trance, surInounted by the monogram or
the bank done in stone, and guarded by
two massive iron doors OF a fantastic
design, will be passed before the vestibule
is reached. ~,
A wide hall, tiled and walled with
glazed bricks in manner to harmonize
with the similar work in the vestlbule,
will lead from the entrance to an IRON
stairway and the elevator in the rear. 10
the right will be the banking ROOM, a
large, airy apartment, sixteen feet IN Vne
clear, and occupying the remaining space
upon that floor. 1t will be furnished in
quartered oak, and 1t Is confidentlally
stated by the directors that no banking
institution in the city will have hand
somer or more convenient counting
room.
All the modern appliances and convent
ence known will be placed in this bank
for the comfort and accommodation OF the
public. as well as for the officials OF tne
bank. At the rear of the banking,room
will be placed the vaults, which are to be
fire and burglar proof, and no mistake
The foundations of these vaults begin In
the sub-cellar, and are so constructed that
the firm occupying the basement can nave
fire and burglar proof vaults built into
the solid wall
The small extension at the rear of this
floor will be connected with the banking
room and will be used as meeting room
for the directors.
OFFICE ROOM
The upper floors will be divided into
offices and will furnish ten large and
conimodious rooms. Each will be a light
room, heated by steam, and SO constructed
that it can If required be lighted with
electricity. The drainage will be made
with all the latest improvements in san1-
tary science, and the ventilation. is ex-
pected to be as near perfection as human
ingenuity can bring 1t.
The toilet arrangements are upon Jne
most improved plan, and everything Will
be done to make them among the most
desirable offices in the city.
The woodwork throughout the build
ing, with the exception of the banking
room. will be in oak, and the walls and
ceilings will be finished in manner in
strict keeping with the artistic design OF
the building.
MEN WHO WILL DO THE WORK.
Herman Kreitler and Charles HebDerd,
of No. 60 Broad street, New York, pre-
pared the plans for the building, and have
the general supervision of its construc-
ton, Richard English, of this city, Will
do the mason work; j. J. Spur & Sons,
of East Newark, the stone cutting. The
granite will be furnished by John Pierce,
Of Maine and New. York, and keary
Bros, of Jersey City, will do the car
penter work, while Mansfield q Pagan,
Of Hoboken, will furnish the iron work.
The structure is estimated to cost $SO,-
OOO and the bank people expect that it
will be ready for occupancy on April l.