The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-01
JEFFERSON COUNTY
 BANK MOVES TODAY
Ready for Business In New
 Quarters Tomorrow
TO BE OPEN ALL DAY
No Business Will Be Transacted Af- ter Noon, But Visitors Will Be Received Throughout Day-De-
 tailed Description of Bank

tailed Description of Bank When the clock strikes ? o'clock today the officers and employees of the Jefferson County Savings bank will start imme- diately to move into the banking rooms of the 25-story bank building All dur ing the afternoon and through the night forces will be engaged in hauling books. papers, notes, money and the like into the new bank and at o'clock tomorrow morning the Jefferson County Savings bank will open for business The bank officials announce that the bank will conduct the regular Saturday business on the first day, but that husi- ness will only last three hours, as the banks close at noon. All during the aft ernoon the bank officials will be on hand and will show visitors through the new banking rooms.
 Eugene H. Knight, principal assistant to William c. Weston, the designing arch itect, yesterday sketched brief descrip- ton of the banking rooms without enter ing into minute details. It was as fol- lows:
 The Banks New Home "The principle entrance to the bank is on Second avenue, beneath the large arch and between the massive granite columns. The main entrance doors of solid bronze are the largest doors in the south. They weigh two tons each. Thea are richly ornamented. were molded by experts and are hand chased. These doors slide into pockets and are operated on overhead trolleys. Behind these doors are secondary doors of Kolamein sheet bronze and plate glass full eight feet wide, for use in winter during banking hours, when the bronze doors are in their pockets.
 The entrance vestibule Is 1ox11 feet with white marble floor. walls and cell Ing of white plaster. Greek cornice. and concealed radiators behind bronze grlils precedes the banking room and is sepa- rated from it by other doors of bronze and plate glass.
 The main banking room is 40x70 feet, with clear ceiling height of 2s feet. is designed in Greek classic style, entirely In white marble. The banking screen, which forms the front of the tellers' cages, Is formed of white marble pilas- ters, with bronze caps and bases, resting on tho white marble paneled base with white marble cornice. Tihs is surmounted DIV white artifix separating the public space from the working space.
 The space between the pilasters Is filled with plate glass in front of solid bronze grills. A special feature of the screen is the bronze wickets which are raised automatically by simply press Ing button and upon being lowered are automatically locked
 special attention has been given to the requirements of each separate clerk behind the screen. The tellers are pro- vfded with special cash drawers file cases and pistol pockets the exchange, discount, collection, clerks. with rol- Ter shelves. drawers, according to their needs.
 Furniture of Steel
 All or this furniture including the desks, chairs. foot rails cabinets in fact. every piece of furniture in en- tire bank Is of steel even to the roll top desk. Special attention was also given to the lighting which is direct " penind main cornice and invisible from public space.
 All departments handling currency are covered with roof of metal screen.
 The name of each department will be found etched on the plate glass over each wicket
 The space behind the cages Is de- voted to bookkeepers, clerks
 private branch telephone ex- change connects all departments.
 Tn the public space is provided two large desks with specially designed trays to receive the different sizes of checks and deposit slips.
 These desks are built of solid bronze and heavy plate glass. spe- cial feature is the invisible light fix lures inside of these desks.
 Another feature of the main hank ing room is the indirect illumination. There are no chandeliers on the main ceiling. The light is reflected from ion eornfce of screen and from indirect fix lures on check desks and at other points. The main banking room may be entered from elevator lobby through two sets of bronze doors
 "On the west wall of banking room three special candelabra lighting fix lures standing eight feet high are ar ranged.
 The officers space is directiIy in front of banking room and Is lined with white marble and hard cork floor. Opening off of this is the presidents private office. The walls and ceiling are paneled in genuine Circasian wal Tt and floor of cork
 Just west of the main banking room and separated from same by bronze erills Is the coupon room and coupon booth lined with marble floors In this room is the massive circular vault door weighing 25 tons, all in polished nickel and brass The door and inside of safety deposit vaults can be viewed from elevator lobby.
 All vaults, the money and collat- eral. books and safe deposit vaults are the last word in vault construction. The foundation is of solid concrete re- inforced both ways with steel and carried down to bed rock The doors are of the latest approved make and are the best that money can buy.
 "In the rear of the bank will be found the private bank elevator, pri- vate stairway, freight entrance. locker rooms for men. all lined with white marble. walls. floors
 "On the mezzanine floor at the rear is provided ample space for the book keepers. stenographers. and clerks. well lighted by skylights from court above. Adjoining this is found the sta tionery room, freight entrance and re- tiring rooms
 Tn front of the bank and separated from same by bronze casement doors is the large directors room and recep-