The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-06

 bank are glass, the general furnishings plain but rich and substantial, At either end of the building, reached by circular iron stair ways, are front and back galleries, available, should occa sion require 1t, for extra clerical help, From the front gallery visitors get an excellent view of the entire interior the gallery Is lS feet above the main floor Tho building from top to bot tom Is strictly flre-proof.
 The arrangements for natural light on sides and front and the several sky lights are exceptionally nne,
 The basement, full size of main building, Is a lofty room, which ulti- mately may be used for safety deposit vaults, In 1t are the immense ducts for perfect indirect heating and ventl- alton. All the air eventually finding cgress through the roof-thc are glass ceiling having ona inch open space all around at the base The heating plant Is apart from the main building.
 There is one more item of the build ing to speak of particularly, that Is the mammoth quadrupe safe. This is structure In itself, built from the foundation upward and embodylng the very best known principles of bank vault construction.
 The main or middle safe for the keeping of the banks funds is made of one solid piece of manganese steel. IL was made by the Manganese Steel company of Plainneld N, J. It door weighing eight tons. This door, by the way, is the first round corner cd, oblong safe door ever made. It was question with the makers whether 1t could be done and was therefore the first part of the safe constructed. It has two combination locks and one quadruple movement time lock, running sevcnty-two hours, to allow for Sundays and combined holidays. On either sides are large safes, one for the books and papers of the bank the other for It's mort gage securities overhead, access from the rear. Is fourth or supplementary storage safe. The entire safe is pro- tected by an electric burglar proof jacket. so that any attempt i'd drill into the vaults from any point is inn medIately made known at the local police headquarters before any con tact can be made with the vault itself,
 There are many minor features, es- peclally In tho furnishings, that are new and interesting and reveal to the lay mind the wonderful progress that has been made in bank equipment within the last few years, among them being complete interior telephone system.
 The Connecticut Savings bank was incorporated In 1857 It was original ly located in the Brewster hall build ing on the corner of Chapel and Union streets, of late years occupied by the Second National bank and re- gently razed by the railroad company for its local road enlargement
 The bank building on the corner of Church and Center streets was erect cd in 1862.
 The bank has had (including the present. but three presldents-GoV- crnor James F. English, from 1857 to 1890; Governor Luzon E. Morris from 1890 to his death in 1895. and Burton Mansfield who was elect ed to succeed Governor Morris. There also have been Oncluding the present. but three treasurers- Joel Ives from 1851 to 1869; John w. Mansfield from 1862 to 1879 and Elotot II. Morse since 1879. Of the original incorporators but one is llving-Congressman N. D. Sperry.
 It's present officers and trustees are: | Burton Mansfield. presidentt Henry F. English, president; Elliott II. Morse. secretary and treasurer; Eu- gene A. Beecher, assistant treasurer, and William R. White, tellar. The trustees are: Benjamin R. English, Joel A. Sperry, Alfred F. Hammer, Eli Whitney, Frederick B. Earns worth, Albert S. Holt, James T. Moran. Charles F. Curtis and Charles & Mellen. These gentlemen, together with Wilson II. Lee, constitute the present corporators of the bank.
 In speaking of the building, J. F. McAfee. the New Haven representa- tive of the contractors, " J. Hedden X Sons Co. of New York, said that of it's type Il is ono of the finest bank structures he has seen.
 A savings bank is a semi-public l institution and the officials deserve the public at large to feel this rela- tionship. They extend to them a cor dial invitation, as soon as the bank Is opened, to visit and inspect at any and all times, during business hours, their new business home.