St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-11-15
REBUILDING THE BANK.
National Bank of Newbury Erecting
a Modern and Attractive Build
ing.

a Modern and Attractive Build
ing.
Wells River is to have one of the
most modern and attractive bank
buildings of the state as soon as the.
National Bank of Newbury has it's
remodelled building completed. It
is being built on the old site on
Main street and will be a brick
structure At by 81 feet in dimen-
sion and two stories high with gran
tie trimmings. 1t is Colonial in style
with a balustrade elevation on the
roof. 1t is expected the work will
cost from $4,000 to $4,000 and
it is being done by Contractor S. D.
Morgan of Lisbon, N. H. He has a
large force of men hustling to get
the walls up and the building en-
closed before winter sets in.
The entrance to the bank will be
an especially attractive piece of Col
onial architecture with white pillars
at each side. The windows on the
exposed sides of the building will be
of nice glass and the windows on
the front and north sides will be
crowned with colonial arches. The
steel beams are 10 inch, 55 pounds
to the foot beams which indicate
the strength of the structure.
Perhaps the most interesting fea-
ture of the new building will be the
large security vault which will be
located in the northeast corner of
the building. 1t will have a solid
cement floor and foundation and
steel construction. The floor and
walls will be 18 inches thick with
four inches of steel and cement. It's
in 10 will h0 ni w
16 feet, eight inches and eight feet
high. The vault is constructed by
the Mosler Safe Company of Hamil-
ton, Ohio, and they are authority
for the statement that this vault
is the best one put into a country
bank in the United States. The door
of the vault weighs Ia tons and is
Fl inches thick. The steel used in
it is drill proof. There are ID
layers of steel the majority of
which is IL inches and another two
inches thick. There are "a locking
bolts in the door each 2 u inches in
diameter and they work on roller
bearings. The Crane hinges on the
door weigh 5000 pounds and are
guaranteed to support $4,000
pounds per square inch. 1t also has
an anti-dynamiting device which
will prevent the opening of the door
when force is used on the handle
in an attempt to throw the bolts
when the locks are blown off and
takes the pressure off the bolts when
force is used on the handle in an at
locked position.
The safe deposit section of the
vault is supplied with 1900 boxes
and separated from the security
vault by steel grill. The Bankers
Electric Protective Company will in
stall a device for the protection Of
the vault If the vault is touched
after the time lock has been set an
IS inch gong which can be heard
mile will be rung.
Hutchins and French of Boston
are the architects. On the first
floor of the building in the south
west corner will be the public room
divided by steel grills into sections
for the National bank and Wells
River Savings bank work. In the
rear of this room will be the book
keepers room. In the northwest
corner of the building will be the
cashiers room. This will be large
we'll lighted room with hardwood
floor and a cosy fireplace in the
southeast corner. In the rear Oh
this room will be the vault.
Directly over the cashiers room
on the second story will be an Of
flee for the use of the bank custo-
mers. South of this and in the CEN
ter of the front will be a pleasant
! ladies' room and in the southwest
corner of the building will be the
directors room. In the rear sec
| ton of the second floor will be toilet