Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-20

is wen lighted and oc good height
The Concrete Ncor is laid on ..olid lois
SO there VIII lie little SHOW to" damp
ness.
Returning to the first ;l0or. thi
banking rooms are % cliCf Interest
The public room for the traasaG ion @:
ordinary banking business il D-&2
feet. The floor is of ceramic i3!osai.
tile in a very pretty pattern. TIL" cell
Ing is done in the heavy beam effect
nicely mouidef and frosc0ed. Al! III,
wood work is OF Il dark rich sycamor,
Of beautiful grain. Tho Hainscuttins
is high ard vHry p@2ttiIy panrcNcd
The general effect of this .oonl is We Y
rich and substantial.
The vault is placed in the center an(
at therrcar Of the public room. Thi.
is Of the Remington x Shcrwin nrak,
and tho WY latest il Ill its fixtures
there ~" massive steel doors witt
Etine lor...; ANA all the contrivances
cafe u!atcl to bother tn" hpiI burglar
To get 10 the steel chest where thu
cash will 10 kept it will he necessary
to unlock Eve locks all Of them abou
-; difficult to tamEcr With a. locks car
l." made.
The ,.nult on the first floor is PIX
feet and Givi led into two comrart-
rncnts. one of these is lined with stec
81. inches thick and Will be used 70,
I :hc cash ana securities carried by the
bank. The other section VIII be usef
! for the storage Of books and docu-
| n"nts5 of loss value.
| Under this vault in the basement
| -.
will BE- used for general storage
Trnrn is I small room corrected With
tila far the convenience of the bani
officials i'll examining any of the docu-
merits stored in this vault.
Back Of the principal vault on the
first nacr there is a room. finished like
| the rain banking room and 20X24 feet
IN size FOR the trustees. Off this there
i; 2 snalln. room. 9x16 feet for the
president Of the bank. These rooms
az, connected with the large banking
rooms by corridors on either side of
the vault. Tho trustees room is fur
nishcd substantially with book shelves.
tables; and other furniture and has a
c".:ey little fire place. The banking
rooms are especially beautiful in their
quiet. tIark colors and air of subs;an-
till comfort without apy undue dis
piay.
The store opposite the banking
rooms is ESx92 feet. This is lighted, in
addition to the big front window and
other cnalar ones. by Il sky light, 1ty
l. feet With the basement room and
other facilities it will make an excel
lent location for most any kind Of bust
nnsr.
, At the rear end of the main corridor
which goes only a short distance into
, ! the building. there is fine passenger
. elevator that runs from the basement
TO the fourth flour. This is of the very
II latest approved pattern. run by elec-
: t,icity and equipped with all the safety
land other appliances of most modern
construction. Wide stairs follow by
. eas$ stages up around the elevator
: We'll.
i The second and third floors. as al
I ready stated. will be devoted to offices
Y These floors are finished in North Car.
X DINA pine. The first and second floor:
have been constructed according to tht
o Columbian fire proof system and are a:
p nearly immune from fire as they can bt
2 made. The entrances TO the offices arr
. from roomv corridors and all are so ar
!. ranged as to be as light as any in thu
/! b1,iding. Each is provided with a Sc
4 bowl ana nearly AL OF them have pri
. vate toilet rooms.
o The whole building has been wiret
! for telenhones so that any office can b,
easily connected. All the electric ligh