New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-25
YONKERS.
THE NEW BUILDING OF THE CITIZENS
NATIONAL BANK.
WOODY pr,xo CARRIED ON on THE OLD SITE
WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH THE OLD
sTRUCrURE-PUBLIC BATHS TO BE FIN
IsHEp BY AUGUST IS-A BURNS
CELEBRATION PLANNED.

ISHED BY AUGUST ia bOhNS
CELEBRATION PLANNED
The Citizens National Bank has IN course OIL
erection a handsome new banking house. WHICH Is
10 take the place and stand on the site OF the pres
ent bank building In the southeastern portion Oh
Getty SQUARE A peculiar circumstance ABOUT INC
new building that the old structure Is peihg TORN
down and the new one erected without interfering
materially with the business OF the BANK Inc
architects Edwin a. Quick & Son. have so piahheu
the work that 1t Is being conducted under ABOVE
and around the present banking room. Inc front
of the new building will be constructed OF STONE
and Roman pressed brick The first story VIII DO
built entirely OF Fox Island granite Inc STONE
work above including the main cornce VIII be Oh
Indiana limestone. All Of the stonework IL 10 Dc
richly carved. The building has frontage oi
twenty-seven feet in South Broadway and depth
OF lo5 feet The present building was Formerly
portion OF the Getty House property. having peeh
purchased by the bank officials about three years
ago The main floor Of the building Will run the
entire depth OF the lot There will be two en-
frances from the street. that on the north SIDE TOT
men, and the other on the south side Tor women
This arrangement is made on the part OF the oaiiN
in recognition of the increased business now peihs
done in all banks by women A special screen
and teller will be provided for their especial accom-
mediation The main floor will be subdivided with
reference to accommodating the severai depart
nents connected with the bank. The front por-
ton will be used for the deposors ana inc paying
and receiving teers. In the rear VIII De .he o''e
Of the cashier and Tce-president. the sale-uepos"
vault coupon and consultation rooms AoJoiiins
this will be the bookkeepers' department ana 'hc
directors room There will be three vaults on inc
first noor. one for money one for the safe-deposis
boxes and one for the books Of the bank Inc
entire first floor is being constructed OF hreprooi
material steel beams, tile floors ana marpfe wan"
scoting The general finish OF the interior "ooo
work will be of quartered oak. The banking room
will receive It's light in the daytime through iarse
steel dome ornamented with panels ana caINeu
wood The second third and fourth floors Will pe
left for future changes as occasion may requ"e
but the arrangements generally are such 'ia' '''
eoors will be used entirely for business purposes
The building will be warmed by indrec- s'ea'"
beat arranged In such a manner that perfect
svstem Of ventilation will be secured In all the oe
partments by means OF an electric motor co'''e0.
al with the heating and ventilating apparatus
This motor will force through the rooms cooi ar
in the summer and hot cir In the winter i"'
building will be lighted by electricity All" e
Most NJ tho contracts for doing the Work nave
been awarded. Robert L. stewart ~ uo'i'e VIZ
mason and iron work. Nee & Mckay the carpeh-
tor work and Herring & Co will furnish the sale-
denosit vault The Citizens National BANK was
organized In 1873. Its capital Is sl"V'o. Nha'e' -
Warning Is its president Peter J. Elting Vice-p'es
dent: John II. Keller cashier the directors !"
addition to the officers are Charles ~ Du''' 80
Henry r. Hicks, F.. j. Elting. H. j. Ahdrus' Al"
drew Devo and Joseph A. Lockwood
Eui,ding operations IN this city have been ser'-
ouslv retarded by the wet weather prominent
architect who has number OF large improvements
under way said that some of his WORK was Pi"."
oouv At standstil The difficulty Hes In not being
able to get the mason work TO Dry Inc "o'' I'M
portant Instances are In the improvements a' ''e
GETTY House and the remodelng Of the wynn
Work on these Improvements was pesuh a'ou'
Nav 1 and under ordinary circumstances wouid
have been completed by this time. Other pulioers
Il is said are experiencing the same ulcui'' anu
tho result Is that contracts cannot be finished on
time and this involves a loss to the investor WIN
is delayed in getting the use OF MS bu'iuihs
There will be meeting Of joint COMMITTEES
,roro tho Robert BURNS Club and Clan McGregcr OF
this city. on Monday evening to mako the maj ai
ranpements for meeting in commemoratlon OF
the Tooth anniversary Of the death OF tho poet
Burns The exercises will be held at WEIGHS
Hall on Friday evening Of next week. IL mas NO.
been determined who will preside az the mee'ihs'
but members Of the committee say 1t Will be ei'he'
Senator J. Irving Burns or City Judge Wlilam -.
Kellogg The Rev. DR.. Allison. OF Park-ave.' VIII
he the orator of the evening. and there VIII DC
readings and songs by members OF the t"o vi sai,
cations and their friends me coiin heer held on
the day Of the anniversary, BUY at ,
could not have been perfected by that tme nv tho
A meeting Of the committee appointe1 ny tle
BOARD of Directors Of Hollywood Inn to make ar
engagements for the laying OF the rS Oh
the new building in course OF erection az i1 t
son-st and South Broadway has Deen cliIeu Io !.
Wednesday evening Of next week 1t IS hoped ,hn n
the work will allow the cornerstone 10 o l'u U
Labor Day The committee is composed OF O mar
p Gorton chairman George wsay Tha1eS
The COMMITTEES Public Building, ana Grou cum
Of the Common Council haye N deS,ds 20 frns
Sutberand who is chairman of tina; committee,
that an effort VII be maze ' ms yeaf 30 II IS
the only place along the river front owned by the
city where mothers can take neir oa9ss nov
that they shall no longer be annoyed II they can
prevent II. $1,000, -. o,,
bathhouse in JeHerson-st. this week ard urged
the contractor to make all possDe has'e ~ OF the
baths az soon possible The CONTRACTOR h,d tGla
the committee that he expected TO turn the ouio'ns
One thing that makes the weekly outings OF
the Womans Institute uo go sac successf the
variety of methods employed to reach me o9-
5sstye u een the ems hi. Week
viii be employed. The afternoon outing to-day will
OF the club viii assemble at the institute building
in Palisade-ave at o'clock on their s siia
park and the return trip will be made In the early
evening. 49, ,,,. c,.... .o.,.
ton Will be open this evening to the men OF the
city, and it is hoped that large number will avail
Professor Henry P. Van Lew will give lecture
on The Slums of New York by Flashlight' He
will show 100 views, which, It is said will be IN
teresting No charge for admission will be made.
but an offering will be- requested after the lecture
About thirty members OF the A. b. G. Bowling
Club enjoyed the annual outing which was held at
CITY Island on Thursday They left the meeting
place in forth Broadway at o'clock in the morn
ing and on their arrival at the destination break
fast was served. The sports OF the day then be-
gan. These were the contests and the winners
Northumberland Lnsenbarth. first prize: F. J:
Mitchell. second; J. Winter: third and Samuel
Hunt, fourth Jumping-Charles S. Burnham.
first; Frederick Iinsenbarth. second John c.
Small third. Fifty-yard run.Charles S. Burn
ham first: A. Bittner second; d. Cummings third.
Fat mems race-W. Junge, FIRST; Edward J. Mitch
Ell, second; John Eylers third Rowing.Frederck
mings. third W. Junge, fourth. There was an
amusing game Of baseball between the single men
and the married men. The latter won by a score
OF q TO 49, The individual prizes In the game
D., Gap Iupt Nrgt dya ard I tfch