The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-10-23
STILL ANOTHER
BANK BUILDING
LARGE. HANDSOME STRUCTURE
TO BE ERECTED.
1t Will Be Home for the Title
Guaranty and Trust Company and
a Strong Box to Be Used Jointly
by This Company and the County
Savings Bank-Will Occupy the
Watres' Lots, Between the County
Bank Building and Dix Court.
Other Bank Buildings.

Contributing 10 scranton expansion
and in attesting a lively faith in the
future of the Electric City. the Title
Guaranty and Trust company. our
newest fiscal institution. has set about
to secure for itself "A handsome, new
home.
n number of the men interested in
the Title Guaranty company are also
interested in the County Savings bank.
whose beautiful new building is such
an adornment to court house square.
The County Savings bank Is ut sos
Spruce street. The little Guaranty
company's quarters are at 516 Spruce
street. corner of Dix court. AT 80 and
5l2 Spruce street is Il four-story stone
store. office and dwelling building and
oh Spruce is the westerly half of the
four-story brick in which the Title
Guaranty company is located.
The two latter buildings are to be
torn down to make room for the new
bank structure. On the corner OF
Spruce street and Dix court will be
erected building similar to that of
the County Savings bank. for the offices
and counting room Of the Title Guar
anty company.
BUILDING FOR VAULTS
In between. occupying the space
now taken by the stone buildings
at 80, 512 and 5l4 Spruce. will be
erected a building for the accommo-
dation of vaults to be used jointly by
the two institutions. 1t will conform,
architecturally, TO the buildings on its
either side and will be one of the most
imposing structures in the city. The
whole will make Il grand and massive
bank building.
The plans are now being prepared by
Holden in New York. A feature of the
vault building will be its front of stone
and steel. The door, which Is to be
oval in shape. will be composed of one
immense piece of Harveyized armor-
plate steel, seven feet and seven inches
high
Construction is to begin at once. The
Title Guaranty and Trust company is
already preparing to move out TO per-
nit of the razing of the old buildings.
The company will have temporary
quarters in the storerooin formerly
occupied by Nettleton'S shoe store in |
the Washington avenue front of the
commonwealth building. 1t expects to |
be in these quarters next week. Car |
penterS are now at work fitting it up. |
OFFICERS OF COMPANY.
The Title Guaranty and Trust conf
pany is composed of the following men: |
President. l.. A. Watres: vice-presi- |
dents, \. II. McCIntock, Henry A. |
Knapp: treasurer, Herman Osthaus;
vice-president and treasurer. +. j.. |
Phillips; directors, Thomas Ford, o. S. |
Johnson. John Wells Hollenback !
Henry A. Knapp, Joseph O'Brien, A.
II. McClintock, George B. Smith, Ever
EFT Warren. Thomas II. Watkins. |
Abram Nesbtt, Il. A. Watres, August |
Robinson, w. +. Hallstead: executive
committee, w. f. EIallstead, o. S. John !
son, Abram Nesbitt, Thomas II. Wat
kins; Ralph S. Hull, trust officer.
The First National bank, it will be
remembered, is also about to build a.
new home for itself. Thirty sets of
competitive plans are now being in
spected by its directors. The Mer- |
chants and Mechanics new building
on Spruce street, between Forest and |
Breck courts. is rapidly nearing COM
pletion. and the Dime Deposit and Dis
count bank has plans for enlarging its
already spacious and pretty building It
the corner of Spruce street and Wyo-
ming avenue.
Ground was broken yesterday by |
Merchant S. Roos for a five-story store |
and apartment building facing Pres
cOtt avenue. on the northeast corner |
of Prescott avenue and Mulberry street. !
The ground floor will be occupied by |
Mr.. Roos with a grocery store and !
butcher shop. and it is in prospect that |
n drug store will also be located there. |
The upper floors will be made into flats. |