The Newtown bee., 1904-07-22

building is very handsome, with a dome ceiling, divided into two hal1
 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 a golden tinge. The desk work and in terior fixtures were furnished by The Hayden Co. of New York City. Out side the banking rooms the finish used in the building is of white ash. The main banking rooms are about 29x35, with directors and presidents room
 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 cell ing, Kings Windsor cement was used with metal laths. The locks and hard ware in the building were furnished by the Ccrbin Co. of New Britain, and the bronze and grill work by the Brad ley & Hubbard Co. of Meriden. The firm also furnished the heavy, but or namental, iron grates for the windows. The floor in the lobby is of white mar ole Mosaic, and the floors in the bank ing lobbies are of terrazzio. The watnscOttng 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 acetyiene gas and electricity. A stalled in the building with three sta
 IS by 0. E. 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 will be opened by electric
 door openers. The plumbing in the
 building was done by Charles M. Beach
 and the heating plant installed by J.
 A. Northrop & Sons. The painting
 and finishing contract was let to Ar
 chic 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 already let to Attorney Francis Marsh and the
 New Milford Water Go.
 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 nve-ply welded steel and iron and of
 besSemer steel, and is two and One- half inches in thickness. The outer door is i've 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-plv welded steel and iron, drill proof, These plates are fastened together with one inch diameter steel screws elgnt 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 a goose-neck ball bearing adjust- able crane hinge with two horizontal pressure bars operated by a worm-gear wheel power, which closes the door squarely,, tightly and perfectly into e~' HA1sS~ AAVo VAO JULIE Ut duu RIOOve. giving protection against wedgine and making very close fitting joints. The bolt work on this door consists of 9 tw0-inch diameter steel bolts which operate through heavy wrought steel bolt frame and extend entirely around the inner edge of the door with center bars, and cross bars at ton and bottom. The twO-inch Bessemer plate having one-1nch rebate and all the ] bolt work attached to 1t, makes a l separate door of itself, which is great l protection against explosives. The bolt | work IS operated by three-movement 1 sargent: & Greenleaf time lock and 3 Burton & Harris self-actuating open and close itself at any hour of the day: The vault is lined through put with three plates thick of tive-pIy chrome steel and iron (drill proof. and by fire proof brick and Portland cement wall 20 inches thick, In the vault Is case of l25 safe de- pos1t boxes of three sizes. These boxes are for the use of persons who desire a lire and burglar proof place for valu- able papers, and can be rented for a small sum per annum according to size. The book vault is by the side of the burglar vault, and in size and ap- pCdA duCc lS tuc 6duc. 1U IS Q1Cely 1C- ted up with steel shelving and files for the convenient filing of books and pa- pers. The Mosler Safe Go. were so pleased with the design and appear ance of these vaults that they had H. D. Hine photograph them in large ,lze plates for advertising purposes. They will be ready for public inspec- 5ion on August 2. The vaults of the savings bank are of the same design md pattern, so that a description of 'ne covers both. The cellar also con- iains large fire proof vaults for the forage of old papers, books, etc. Taken as whole 1t is one of the most complete and substantial bank build ngs in the state and home worthy # the two sound and reliable institu- ions which occupy it.
 DROWNED IN THE HOUSATONIC.
 John Madigan, son of Mrs Robert 'eck, was drowned in the Housatonic
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