The Newtown bee., 1904-11-11
lIRCTiL. ALTON
Ten Pages.
COUNTY
THE UNITED BANK BUILDING.
Nj Y MILF ORD

THE BEE gives, this week, picture )f the United Bank building, one Oi the most complete structures of it's | kind in the state. It is the home of two of New Mllford'S most valued in- the First National bank | and the New Milford Savings bank. The building is located on the site of the New Milford house, destroyed in the memorable fire of May, 1902. The the dimensions being 7Ox73. The plans were drawn by Architect Wilson Pot ter of New York, and the contract was let to Carpenter & Williams of Norwich, who built the fine residence of H. Le Roy Randall and the business block of Randall & Green. The build ing is after the Grecian style of archi- lecture, and is solid and massive in The building is we'll set up from the street, showing off the to good advantage. The de- tails of the building arrangements were looked after by w. B. Rogers, foreman for Carpenter & Williams, a most gentlemanly man, and a person who has made many friends during his residence of two years in town. The building is constructed of pressed brick from the plant of the l oWud Dl lCh NOs LII S1dy NllC, d. Medina sandstone was used for the window lodges, while the decorative friezes on the building are of terra cotta. The entrance lobby to the bank building is very handsome, with a dome ceiling, divided into two half domeS on either side. They are of galvanized iron, paneled with zinc decorations. These are painted in three colors, giving very fine effect. It is in the interior appointments that the building excels, the banking rooms being large and rOOmy.
 The finish is of quartered oak, of golden tinge. The desk work and in-. terior fixtures were furnished by The Hayden Go. of New Yofk City. Out side the banking rooms the finish used in the building is of white ash. The nam banking rooms are about 29x35, in the rear. In the front part is an office for the cashier, separated by glass partitions, and room for the general public, which will be furnished with tables, chairs, etc.. for those who may wish to arrange their deposit slips or write checks. In putting on the ceil- ing, Kings Windsor cement was used with metal ]aths. The locks and hard ware in the building were furnished
 by the COrbin Go. of New Britain, and the bronze and grill work by the Brad icy & Hubbard Co. of Merjden. The firm also furnished the heavy, but or The floor in the lobby is of white mar ble Mosaic, and the floors in the bank
 ing Hobbies are of terrazzio. The
 WainScoting in the banking Hobbies IS of Mycenian marble, which gives a
 handsome and substantial finish. The lighting fixtures in the building are furnished by Black & Boyd of New
 York, the building being lighted by
 both acetylene gas and electricity. A
 private telephone plant has been in- stalled in the building with three sta
 tions on each. All the electric wiring
 is by 0. B. Ventress of the Berkshire
 Electric Co. All the electric wires are
 placed in iron pipes, ensuring the
 greatest safety. All the doors in the
 building are opened by electric door
 ing was done by Charles M. Beach and
 the heating plant installed by J. A.
 Northrop & Sons. The painting and
 finishing contract was let to Archie
 Robinson of Holliston, Mass. The sidewalks and grading contract ::was
 let to the reliable Christian Hansen of the village. He has received many compliments on the walks put down
 On the second floor are eight large and rOOmy offices, two of which are let to Attorney Francis Marsh and the New
 Milford Water Co.
 The vault work for the First Nation al bank was designed and constructed
 by the Mosler Safe Co. of Boston, and is of the most scientific and modern make. The vestibule of the vault is formed of four layers of five-ply welded steel and iron drill proof and of
 Bessemer steel, bent and welded into perfect box angles at the corners, the entire frame being in one solid piece
 when finished. The inner door to the
 vestibule is formed of four layers of
 tive-ply welded steel and iron and Of
 Bessemer steel, and is two and one- half inches in thickness. The outer door is five inches thick and made up of four plates, three being one inch thick and one plate two inches thick
 in one of BeSsemer steel and five-ply
 welded steel and iron, drill proof. These plates are fastened together With one inch diameter steel screws eight inch on centers, and each plate IS fastened to the adjoining plate with
 blind fasteners. This door is made with tongue and groove and hung upon goOse-neck ball bearing adjust able crane hinge with two horizontal pressure bars operated by worm-gear wheel power, which closes the door squarely, tightly and perfectly into it's place into the tongue and groove, giv- Ing protection against wedging and making very close fitting joints. The bolt work on this door consists of P two-inch diameter steel bolts which operate through a heavy wrought steel bolt frame and extend entirely around the inner edge of the door with center bars, and cross bars at top and bottom. The two-inch BeSsemer plate having one-inch rebate and all the bolt work attached to it, makes a door of itself, which is a great protection against explosives. The bolt work is operated by three movement sergeant x Greenleaf time lock and Burton x Harris sself-actuating bolt devise, and can be controlled to open