Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-05-14
BARTON.
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
BANK BLOCK.

In giving description of this block |
1t will be remembered that the mats-
rial of which it is constructed is brick,
the building is three stories high, is
located on the corner of Main street
and Harrison avenue, 81 front on
Main street and so feet on the avenue.
The first floor is finished in oak AID
the two upper floors in ash. The
walls and ceilings are finished in pulp
plaster, tinted in oil. The main en-
trance is from Main street.
The quarters occupied by the Bar
ton National and Barton Savings
Banks contain four rooms on the t1rst
floor, and two vault deposit rooms
and miscellaneous room in the base
ment on the Harrison avenue SIDE OF
the block. These rooms occupy looo
feet floor space. They are finished in
quartered oak. The public reception
room has terazzo floor and contains
seats, desks, etc., for public conven-
fence. 1t is lighted by exceedingly
large plate windows. The two bank
business rooms are separated from
the public room by oxidized iron
grill work at the top and fine pan
nelled oak finish at tne bottom.
There are rolIer-top desks, portable
filing cabinets, abundance of drawers,
aud other appliances as are needed
for a frst-class and modern banking
business department. The directors
room is finished in waiDscot panel
dado work, has tables, fireplace, four
large windows and all othes neces-
sary appliances. 1t is situated on the
north west corner of the building.
The floors in the business department
are of hard wood. The vault is exceed
ingly strong, is commodious and ap-
parently burglar proof. 1t is s TT.
IN. high, it. in. wide, and TT. in.
deep. 1t is Ia inch thick and made
of hardened steel, and the brick cas-
ing covering it ia about IS inches
thick. The outside door is 211a inches
thick, and the inside door is 2 inches
thick. The bolt-work on both doors
lie alike, namely, four bolts on each
side of both doors, and two bolts on
the top and bottom of each. Each OF
these bolts is Ia inches in diameter.
The bars are 215x2 inches. There are
two combination locks on each door,
in addition to time lock. The safe
which is placed in the vault is gift
high and TT. wide; the door is AZ
inches thick and of hardened steel
drill proof. 1t has six bolts on eaci
side, and three on each end. These
bolts are IL inches in diameter. /
has an inside treasury vault whicl
like the outside door has combina
ton lock. There are thirty five pri
vate deposit boxes. These are 15x5x
~ inches; also, seven 15x5x5 inches
and there are several larger ones
The vault has a day gate in addition
to the other doors. This safe is on
of the Remington fisherman Co.
celebrated safes. With that safe, am
the burglar proof vault, both beini
fire proof, the danger from loss by fir
or thieves is eliminated, z The tw,
storage. vaults are in the basemen
under The safe and vault on the frs
hoorland the two are built on a sepa
rate foundation from the rest of tn
building, so should the building burr
the books and treasures would b
safe. To make assurance doubiy sur
the safe has an air compresser.an
air tight. All these precautions hav
been taken by the directors to max
this one of the best and safest bank
and banking rooms in Vermont.
The post Office, which is located c
the opposite side of the building fro
the bank on the ground door, is
thoroughly equipped and model
Office in every respect. The case col
tanning the boxes is quartered os
nicely finished and is fitted with 2
Frankil Combination Keyless 10
boxes, and 300 call boxes. The ca
contains general delivery and stan
window and window on the call b.
side, and the postal money order d
partment is in separate room, fl
nished with large and convene
postal money order cabinet, which
separated from the public part of t
room by oxidized iron grill VOL
Entering the private part OF the OH
we find every modern equipmel
desks, mail tables, stamping tabl
r. d. case, distribution cases, ct
all new. A fire and burglar pre-
vault measuring 81 by nearly 5 fe
and s1lfeet high, is for Office use, a
inside is Postmaster Webster's privs
safe. The brick wall surroundi
this vault is about Is inches thick a
the doors are of the latest combir