Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-09-14
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR
NEW THAMES BANK.
Boston Firm Will Do the Work, Ac-
cording to Decision Reached Mon
dayHandsome Building for Shetuck-
ct Street.

On Monday the contract for the new
building of the Thames National bank
was awarded to Angus Mcdonald &
Co. of Boston, and the new building,
lit is understood, will cost about $780,
900. There were seven bidders. The
building will be erected on the site
Of the Chelsea and Thames bank
buildings in Shetucket street, having
a frontage of fifty feet, while on the
north side it will extend back liz feet
and on the south side so feet. The
building will be A feet high from
sidewalk to peak. There will be but
one floor. although there will be a
mezzanine floor at front and bank.
The foundation of the building is to
be built on bed rock, the walls to be
two feet thick and Waterproof while
the basement will have concrete
floor. All the tile arches in the build
ing viii be of cinder concrete. The
sidewalks will be of brick, but the front
large columns of West Townsend
granite with moulded bases and caps,
with an architrave frieze, cornice and
pediment. The columns will be joint
ed and on the frieze will be cut The
Thames National Bank. There will
be granolithic sidewalk and curb in
front OF the building, and two bronze
lamps located in front of the two front
windows.
There will be three granite steps
leading to the bank entrance. There
Will be revolving mahogany doors at
the entrance to the banks public
space. on the left of the entrance
will be the committee room and pres
jGents room, closet running out
from the latter at the left. Follow
ing along the working space on the
Lift the cl1faT draft f1arlx M
ing teller, tie stenographer's quarters
being in the Arear corner. On the right
running down the bank is q ladies'
room. 13x9 IL, well located so that
the light from the window will fall
into the room. Then come the GUS
toner's room. the receiving teller and
the bookkeepers' space.
At the rear of the public space a
corridor leads to the room where are
located the safe, book and safe deposit
vaults with booths, examiners room
and working space. in the rear. On
the mezzanine floor in the rear and
ON the right will be the directors
room, on the left being the work room.
There will be a mahogany railing and
marble steps leading to this floor.
There will he two sxylights, the
larger, over the banking space, to be
built of steel with wire glass, with two
copper ventilators. The smaller sky
light, over the rear portion Of the
building, Is to be constructed In the
same manner. There will be a scut-
tie over the spiral stairs, built with
iron frame and covered with copper.
The stairs from the first floor are to
be constructed of cast iron strings and
wall carriages with Tugs to support the
marble treads. The main window
frames and all metal on main facade
will be constructed of bronzed iron.
There will be considerable terra Gotta
work about the rear elevation Of the
building
The roof Of the building will be laid
with seven-ply cap sheet composition
and gravel roofing and the floors OF
the main vestibule. the public space
and lobby will be laid in white Italian
marble of the best and hardest grade.
The corridors. passageways will all
be laid in white Ceramic mosaic and
the vault floors, basement toilet and
the mezzanine floor will be laid in
the same material The round por-
ton Of the marble flooring In front of
the revolving doris will be covered with
a perforated ruber mat. White marble
finish will be provided in all toilet
rooms. The basement, lobby, locker
room, stationery room and filing
room will be laid in Terrazzo floor
ing. The floor of the public space will
De lalQ IN patterns Win the intro
duction of small pieces of Breccia
violet marble in the corners. The en-
tire counter will be of Breccia violet
marble with sunken panels. All stair
treads in the building will be of white
Italian marble.
There will be a handsome fireplace
in the directors room, the marble fac
ing and hearth to be of Alps green
marble. The floors of the cashiers
rom are to be of tonged and grooved
quartered oak, blind nailed. All other
floors on the first floor which are not
marble or tile or cork will be maple
All the floors of the mezzanine level,
except the directors room, which are
not tile or marble, will be of maple.
The directors room is to be of quar-
tered oak Interior telephone systems
will be installed. On the mezzanine
floor across the front of the building
will be a gallery with an attractive
mahogany rail.