Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-18
AVENUE IMPROVEMENTS.
The Washington Safe Deposit Company
to Erect New Fire-Proof Building.

The Washington safe deposit company at its
meeting yesterday evening voted to increase
| the stock OF the company to an extent of
$4,000 (making total capital s12O, 0OO) said in
crease to be applied to payment for ground
! next to present building and erecting thereon
an additional building for purposes of storage,
also for equipping vaults and erecting new
silver vault.
I THE NEW BUILDING
Will be duplication of the present bull ding
| located on Pennsylvania avenue, between 9th
| and 10th streets, so far at least as the size is
concerned. 1t will be built in the same SUBJ
stantlal manner, and the style of architecture
gives the appearance of solidity and security,
which is the characteristic feature of an insti-
| tuition of this character. The present main en-
trance will remain, and in the enlarged space
OF the first floor will be provided commodious
quarters for the owners of boxes. where they
| may examine their papers in privacy. new
feature OF such an institution will be rooms
where bank directors, officers of associations,
committees and other bodies may meet and
| transact business. In addition to the large
vaults already built, there will be in the new
addition
LARGE SILVER VAULT,
erected for the storage of household silver, &c.
In the upper stories there will be thirty-nine
fire-proof rooms, which will be leased to those
who may wish commodious storage accommo-
dations. These rooms will be rented in the
same way as the boxes, the keys being held by
those renting the rooms The upper floors of
the present building will be devoted more
exclusively for the purposes of storage
OF furniture and large articles. In the
tower, which is at the west end of the
building, there will be an elevator which
has no connection with the first floor. Massive
iron doors, on level with the street, open into
the elevator-shaft, and goods can be conveyed
directly to the proper place in the upper floors.
The interior walls Of the first floor, with its
lofty ceiling, will be faced with an English
glazed brick, which will not only be ornamental,
but will add to the perfect fire-proof character
OF the entire building. The large increase in
the business OF the company has made neces-
sary this extensive addition to their facilities.
OTHER NEW BUILDINGS.
This improvement will be made ct once and
will be followed by improvements in the ada
cent lots which will add very much to the ap-
pearance of that side of Pennsylvania avenue
Mr.. John t. Lehman proposes to build fine
business building adjoining on the west the
new addition to the Safe Deposit building. Ad-
joining the Lehman building Mr.. Maddox pro-
poses to erect a handsome building. These
improvements will replace all the old buildings
now standing between the present Safe Deposit
office and the new building recently erected by
the Great Falls Ice company.
g" No city in the world is so thoroughly
covered by the circulation of a single news
paper as is the city of Washington by that of
The EVENING STAR. 1t reaches all readers in
the city and vicinity. II s,oears to its circula-
ton. Dare any other paper in Washington
back up its claims in the same way?