Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-24
THREE IMPOSING BUILDINGS.
Planters Bank, New state Liprars' """
Chamber of Commerce.


da,ion walls of the new building. corner
of Twelfth and Main streets. wh,eh Is 70
be occupied by the Planters Na.iona,
Rank and the Virginia Safe-DeposlI ana
Fidelity Company. Mr.. Charles II. Read
Jr., is the architect. IN
The exterior of the structure wiz Rre-
sent very handsome appearances. nno
materials selected are Anderson DroWn-
stone for the lower portion and doVe-etay
hr,ck with terra. Gotta trimmings tor the
INNER mart. The roof will be tiled.
In the basement there will Dc large
| well-lighted, and well-yentiiated omcss,
| layatory, etc., and the rear portion VIII oV
divided into fre-proof and burglsr-PIoo'
vaults for the reception or vaiuaple uocu
ments, books. &C.. as well as heayy paSA-
ages and trunks, all of which VIII oe uh nv,
| the supervision of the Virginia caio De-
posit and Fidelity Company. These vaults
arc tn he separated from the offices by a
heavy grating, and will be at oil times
under guard. To the rear OF these vaults
| will be a boiler.room, and also storage
space for both boiler and kltcheh coal'
| layatories, room for engineer; &c IT
On the first floor there Will De pahk-
room 42x30 feet, running, BACK 20 la.ee
| vaults, to be used by the bank ana ny tne
| safe deposit company.
PRIVATE STALLS.
Back of the vault, on the first foor. VIII
| be located the presidents ONCE, recep-
| tion-room, an Office for the president
private secretary, and rooms fcr renters Oh
| boxes, provided with private stalls, where
customers can handle their securities.
The Office of the cashier Of the BANK, az
well az tho Offices Of the vice-president
and the secretary OF the saIe-deposit
| company, will also be on this moor.
| In the rear of the fire. and burglsr-proot
safe a stairway will lead up to a Metzza-
nine floor above. overlooking the nam
| office OF the bank, and there VIII De &C,
| commodations for the clerks not engaged
in the ordinary routine business Oh Tue
institution. ~,
On the second floor there will also be
the board-room, which will be lix!O feet
| i'm size. voucher-room, and adlnlng-room
| for the bank employees.
| An iron stairway will lead up to the
| third floor. where VIII be placed the
| kitchen, which will have lit running
| down TO the basement 10 bring up sup
| plies and fuel. This floor will also nave
| apartments for the storage OF back rec ords
| OF the bank, the accumulatlons OF tho past
| twenty-five years.
| Above this there is to be q loft, also FIRE
| proof, which will likewise be used for the
| storage of documents and records, when
are not often referred TO.
| THE ENTRANCE.
| Tho entrance to the building will be
| under large arched opening. thirteen
| feet wide by fourteen feet high, with steps
eight feet wide leading up to yestiouiee
| with entrances on either side, giving al
mittance to the basement below:
| The structure will be fre-proof through.
| out, heated by the bot-water system, and
the arrangements for ventilatlng will be
such as to preserve pleasant temperature
throughout the Darkroom, even IN the
| warmest weather. >.
MIR. Gilbert j. Hunt ls experimenting
the construction of the building and blr
w. j. Westwood has been awarded the
contract for the brick work.
The vaults will be the largest and best
| constructed in the South. no expense
| having been spared, and the contract Tor
these has been given to the Hall Safe and
Lock Company. of Cincinnati. The safe
deposit vaults will be such as to enable the
| company to guarantee absolute safety
| The vault will contain over 1000 sate-de
posit boxes, and Will be IN charge OF Z
| superintendent, who will accompany each
renter of box into the vault and no one
can have access to box unless the super
intendent is present TO insert the master
kew, il taking two keys lone in the posses
| sion of the renter and the other IN the
hands Of the superintendent TO get access
into the box. The building will be guarded
at night by watchmen inside and out, who
| will have electrical communication Will
the police stations.
The state Library Building.
The State Library Building Commission
was in session several hours yesterday
| Mr.. Poindexter the architect, was present
and submitted preliminary sketches Of
two buildings and explained the plans
Colonel Archer Anderson, DIR. W. L
Palmer. and Major Il. L. ID. Myers also at
tended the meeting IN an advisory ca
| pacity. The commissioners, the archi
tect, and the gentlemen who hac
been called in TO advise the board
spent some time during the afternoon
examining the various sites on the square
which had been suggested for the stTuc
ture. IL was practically agreed that II u
located to the south OF the executive
stables, taking in part OF the garden, anC
1t Is understood that Mr. Poindexter vii
stake off the ground plan OF the tive
buildings of which he has made drawings
In order TO give the commission = bettel
opportunity of judging OF their ap
proaches and the effect of their entrances
The commission will hold another meetln.
Oh Thursday morning.
| Tho Chamber of Commerce.
Bids are coming in for the Chamber o
Commerce building, and 1t Is regarded q
certain that the structure Will soon %
under way. The bonds. 1t IS stated OF
good authority, can be tioated as soon
the estimates are completed.