The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-08


been at work tearing down the build
ing at No. IS Montgomery street next
door to the New Jersey Title Guaran-
tee and Trust Company's bank. During
the coming months another force of
men will be as industriously engaged in
putting up a new structure, which, when
finished, will indeed be an ornament to
the city. This Improvement is the new
home of that very healthy Institution,
the Title Guarantee and Trust Company
This corporation Of comparatively re-
cent growth has increased its business
to such an extent that more room be-
came momentous question, and the di-
rectors began to look around for suit
able room. Mr. E. F. c. Young was
instrumental in purchasing the adjoin-
ing building, No. S5, which was held
jointly by the estate of Peter Bently and
Mrs. T. H. Tower. The price was $685.
900, and on May last year the COM
pany took title to the, property Then
the professional services of Architect
Kreitler were engaged and he drew the
plans for the new annex and the con-
tract for the entire work was awarded
to the well known firm of William Rob
ertson & Son. whose men are now en-
gaged in clearing the old structure away
to make room for the new.
The new building will be in the high
ly artistic style of the Renaissance and
handsomely finished in stone and brick.
1t will be fifty feet by one hundred feet
deep, covering the lots Of Nos. 50 and S.
Montgomery street and will be FIVE
stories in height, having a tower TWEEN
ty-five feet square, and from its apex to
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one hundred and five feet The new
building or design will harmonic with
that of the existing structure and the
principal materials will be buff-colored
brick and terra Gotta
When the building is finished the entire
ground floor will be one handsome bank
ing parlor with the safe deposit Depart
ment in the rear. A light shaft will run
up one side of the building in an open
court sixteen feet by thirty feet amply
lighting the several departments by a
skylight The banking floor communicate
ing directly with the Street will be fitted
up in very handsome manner with
polished hard wood, ironwork and stone.
On the second floor there will be the
directors, room, rooms Of officers and
meeting rooms for the many corporations
which make the Title Colnpany's building
their official headquarters, deposit Their
securities in its vaults and do genel al
banking business with it.
Tho third floor VIII be used by the
title department of the company, the
business of which has increased enor
mousIy during the past few years. Here
the rooms will be devoted to the several
title officers and there will be excellent
accommodation for the work of passing
titles. AT the rear on this ;noor will be
room thirty-six feet by forty-eight feet,
which will contain the records and will
be occupied by these engaged in search
ing On this floor also will be room
exclusively for maps.
The fourth floor will be used partly by
the title department. There will be a
lunchroom and retiring rooms for the
employees OF the company Precisely to
what use the fifth floor will be put has
not yet been determined.
The entire building, says Architect
Kreitler, will be constructed in the strong
est and most substantial manner, and it
will be thoroughly fireproof. Messrs.
Robertson and Son stand very high in
their profession as contractors and build
ers,. and they will make e. the building as
cheap work in it, and every possible pre-
caution will be taken to secure the
building from the unwelcorne visits of
inclined towards other peoples money.
This will be done by securing every win
dow and door opening on the place with
strong steel guards and steel rolling shut
ters.
Especial attention has been paid to-
make the Safe Deposit Department as
impervious as the Bank Of England It
will be protected by heavy steel grilles
separating it from other parts Of the
building, and will be of such a Character
that all of its sides are exposed, and
what with mechanical devices, strong
locks and vigilant guards, II ever a place
could be safe surely it will
But thieves are not the only dangers
feared. Fire is infinitely more to be
dreaded and the new building will be
constructed on the most modern and re-
the interior of the building there will be
as little woodwork used as it possible,
and in the banking room. halls and safe
deposit department, whenever marble
and Mosaic tile can be used wood will he
discarded The walls of the Safe De-
posit Department will be faced with en-
amelled brick All the columns support
proof material, and those of the first
story will be finished in imitation Of ma
Bile. Where woodwork has to be used IT
will be of oak and ash. s. ~
Electric elevators swill run from fhe
ground floor to the fifth story and to
prevent any possibility of fire here the
car and Enclosure of the elevator viii be
the elevator. shaft will be of iron with
marble treads. IS -
Returning to the safe deposit depart
ment in the new building there will IA
a vault built of the size now IN use II, the
old building, and in this department also
will be retiring and committee rooms
Throughout there will be steam heat and
paid to ventilation As further prevens ssvs n
tive against IRE the boilers VIM be