The Republican journal., 1909-11-18
DEDICATION DAY.

The City National Bank of Belfast Opens
for Business in its New Building and has
| 1000 visitors. Carnations and Cigars
| Distributed.
Saturday, November 18th, was the day set
for the opening of the new building of The
City National Bank of Belfast and general
cordial invitation had been extended to the
citizens of Belfast and of Waldo county and
special rates arranged for on boats and trains.
To have everything in readiness for the event
it had been necessary for some time to carry
on the work night and day. Friday evening
and night everything was moved from the old
building that the bank might open for business
in the new building Saturday morning, and the
I finishing touches were given to the decorations
of ferns and flowers, which were arranged with
exquisite taste. In the center of the Main
street window was beautiful Pearson fern
and on either side were large bouquets of yell
low and white chry santhemums, the gift of the
First National Bank of Boston, M. S. Bird &
Co. of Rockland contributed American Beauty
roses, Ralph Emery the pink roses that graced
the corridor. chrysanthemums were sent by
L
c. A. Horton and W. f. Hamilton, and other
friends loaned ferns and plants Miss Mar
garet A. Dunton gave the bank fern and
President VIM. B. Swan gave the rubber plant
at the first stair landing.
Immediately after the opening hour in the
morning the visitors began to arrive and the
regular business of the bank was suspended
o,,I al. Al.
itor extended courtesies from 9 a. m. to p. m.
and from to 9p. m. 1t was planned to give
every lady, and the gentlemen who did not
smoke, carnation, and the smokers a cigar
About 500 Blackstone cigars and over 800 car
nations were distributed before the evening
hour. Waterville was called upon for carna-
tions. but the supply was soon exhausted, much
to the regret of those in charge, but the attend
ance far exceeded their anticipations. con-
servative estimate places the number of visit
ors during the day and evening at two thous-
and and all were loud in their praise of the
splendid new bank building, which is certainly
credit to the city and to the State.
The bank officials had many willing assist
ants in entertaining the crowd of visitors, and
among them two of Belfast's bright boys, Tom
Randall and Dana Southworth, who opened the
doors for the visitors.
The building on the corner of Main and
Beaver streets vacated by the City National
was built for the Belfast National and is fine
building in every respect, but the accommoda-
tions it afforded were not sufficient for the
rapidly increasing business of the City Ma
tional, and deal was made BY which the bank
secured the very desirable business location
corner of Main and Church streets, long known
as Chase's Corner, and began the erection of
an up-to-date bank building for their exclusive
use. The building is 60 by 25 feet, two stories,
of steel grey brick with granite trimmings and
metal cornices, the latter bearing in raised let
ters the front and on the Church street side
the name of the bank. The entrance is from
Main street, through double swing doors of ma
hogany. On the left as you enter is the cashiers
working room, off of which is his private room,
in which is a telephone, an elevator and speak
ing tube leading to the directors room above.
The elevator is for conveying the books to the
directors, which otherwise would have to be
carried upstairs. Beyond these rooms is
handsome mahogany counter 30 feet long, with
an ornamental iron grill above an etched glass
panel The dealing plates are plain plate glass,
suspended on plain brass brackets. Two plate
glass shelves have been ordered and will be
placed in the corridor opposite the dealing
plates. They are to be feet long, 20 inches
wide and one inch thick and will be placed on
verde green brackets. The vault and book
safe are to be separated by verde green
grille, feet tall, made of three quarter inch
iron bars. 1t will extend from the staircase to
the counter and then to the Church street
wall. The work room is spacious, Well lighted
by the many large windows and is supplied
with the necessary desks, books, chairs, ETC.,
all of mahogany which is the finish throughout
the building The vault, which is one of the
best in the State, opens from this room. 1t
rests on a solid foundation of cement and
stands foot from the wall, which is an
added security. On the left of the vault is
coupon room for the use of those who do not
care to ascend the stairway to the coupon rooms
above. The floor in the corridor is terrazo
and all the rooms up stairs and down, except
the directors room which has a hard wool floor,
are EoFeitu Will green Coih toi PStS- 1LeoS
are noiseless to the tread and can be washed
the same as wooden floor.
Ascending the handsome mahogany stair
case you come to four coupon rooms, and then
to the ladies' waiting room, in which we noticed
mirror. A toilet opens from this room. Next
is the gentlemen's waiting room, similarly
furnished, save for the mirror. In the
front of the building facing Main street
is the directors room, which is lighted by
a large arched window in the center, with
smaller windows on each side and at the
Church street end. In the center is a sub
stantial mahogany table, ten feet long by four
feet wide in the center of which is desk tel
ephone, the wire carried up through leg of
the table. The mahogany arm chairs in this
room have green leather cushions. At one
end of the room is an ornamental red brick
fireplace. with brass androns and the man
telpiece is clock brought from the old bank
and spoken of as DR.. Brooks clock, as it was
his selection. In this room is hung the en-
larged photograph of the old Chase store, of
which mention recently made in The
Journal.
The ceilings and all the walls are tinted
ivory white. The windows are to be curtained