The Portland daily press., 1893-12-30
A VERY SAFE PLACE,
Description of the Union Safe Deposit and
Trust Company's Establishment just
Completed in the City.

trust COmpanys EstaDl1shment just
Completed in the City.
AS is we'll known to the residents of
this city, the Union Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company has made extensive chang
es in it's building on the corner OF Ex-
change and Congress streets, the purpose
in view being the construction of a
modern and absolutely burglar and fire
proof safety vault
On Thursday and Friday the premises
were thrown open for the inspection of
the public and those who contemplate
transacting business with the Company
and steady stream of visitors availed
themselves of the opportunity. Today
the vault and its annexes is open for. the
tran saction of of business, and the public
is cordially invited to inspect the splen-
did facilitles afforded by the Vault.
The entrance is through the main corri-
dor of the Union Mutual, the walls of
which are covered with large slabs of
highly polished Tennessee marble, Sc
lected for it's fine color and grain. The
suite of rooms attendant upon the vault
comprise numerous Offices and others,
for the -puprose of reception, cutting
off of coupons, examination in private
of securities and other vauables, ETC.,
W ith special rooms set apart for equlva-
lent purposes for the exclusive use of
ladies'
In the construction of the vault every
thing has been done that experience can
suggest, to which has been added the
practical adaptation of all necessary
scientific and mechanical principles, so
that the Union Safe DepositssV today
is not only impregnable, but it is also
perfect from the standpoint of light sand
ventilation, which are essentials Tor the
convenience of those using the vault.
The interior of the Vault is supplied
with several hundred steel safes Of vari-
Gus sizes, each fitted with separate locks
and no safe is rented a second time
without a change of lock. Applica-
lions for boxes can now be made, the
rental for same being determined by
their size. Rent is payable semi-annu-
ally. The whole of the floors are mosaic,
the wainscotting of italian marble and
the metal work finished in aluminium
bronze, which latter is fast superseding
the old styles of finish which have hith-
erto been so largely used for such pur-
poses.
In the basement is a storage vault
and contiguous thereto is a trunk room
with the necessary auxiliaries for the
examination Of trunks and packages,
&c
So far as it has been practicable, local
SIX lied labor has been employed in the
vaults construction, the design being
that Of John Calvin Stevens, who salts
factorily performed the duties of archi-
tect
The safe was built by the Herring-Hall
Marvin Company of New York, Philadel-
phia and Cincinnati, whose Eastern
agents are f. o. Bailey & Co. of this
city, who have also contracted to supply
the handsome furniture which will be
in strict harmony with it's surroundings.
The fittings and furnishings, in fact
everything connected with the vault and
it's attendant rooms, display most ex-
cellent taste on the part of the architect
aud those associated with him in the
completion of the work. The vault has
two entrances which not only enhances
the ventilation but serves as a guarantee
against a lockout.
The following contributed in their
respective departments to bring this
magnificent piece of work to its highly
successful conclusion: Messrs James
Cunningham, Spencer Rogers, Richard
K. Galley, William A. Lowe, Frank
Cram, Mcguire & Jones, Cleveland &
Marston, Enoch NJ. Thompson, J. M.
Fox, Mannix Bros. and Messrs. Gray &
Son all Of this, city. The carving of the
granite archway was done by John
Evans & Co. of Boston. The snosaics
were supplied by the Boston Mosaic
Company the enamel bricks by Fiskc
Homes & Co. the grille work by Bubier
& Co. and the decorations by L. Haber-
stroh & Son each of Boston.
The interests of the Union Mutu al
have been zealously guarded by Secre-
tary J.Frank Lang whom the Company
delegated to watch and personally super
wise the work through the whole of it's
phases and too much credit cannot be
given him for the excellent manner in
wA3nh he accomplished his difficult task
New Location at Rigby Park.
The County Commissioners went to
Scarboro Crossing yesterday and changed