The Republican journal., 1921-09-29
Waldo Trust Company's
o.,ns TO be Among the Best and
Nost Attractive in Maine.

.ootrsct for the alterations to :be
The rooms of the Waldo Trast
,av has been awarded to the firm
I.e,yn & Landry, general contrac-
" Boston, who expect to commence
| thus week.
,s the general contract will be
u ,o Boston concern, Belfast labor
.,rsrlal will be used wherever possi-
| a1fRis will mean that large amount
,rsy that woulI not otherwise be
~rsd here will be paid to local labbr
"a oeaI stores.
mans for the new quarters of the
| tampany were drawn in the offices
|agsains & French, one of Boston's
4as Drus of architects and have had
.srs1na attention of Mr.. Arthur E.
no mas had great deal of eX-
.,.- ii designing bank quarters.
X, t7e High street side the present en-
t. 60 the banking rooms will be re-
M with a large plate glass window
the new entrance will be where the
,,,s To the store formerly occupied
r. P Palmer now is.
H. g-acipaI change inside will be the
|.oYl of the brick wall between the
|.s1t banking rooms and the former
rsr store. The wall will be replaced
+ gs5yy steel beams and steel columns
[nJort the floor timbers of the second
(, THIS will result in making one
n 50m forty by fifty-one feet and in
E.5u there will be room ten by forty
n the rear of the main banking
-,w-ch will also be available for
=!
Fre trance to the new rooms will be
...ied design, following somewhat
general architectural style of the en-
Lre To- the offices and Masonic rooms
ia. p0uble mahogany doors will open
ssg Dule from which double SWING
rs sad open into the public space.
Tag along the right wall of this
ss sill be mahogany and plate glass
-ag shelf.
mtas eft of the vestibule and where
3 .-s5ut entrance to the banking
NOS ail be the presidents room and
s..-s-lu room. Here the president
.sse lis private office and the GUS
-s-, Il the Trust Company can consult
a.tle Ulcers in private.
5..a I'd The consultation room will be
lge-s' space where the officers will
}. their desks and will be accessible to
,gu5-s at all times as only low rail
/. gale will separate them from the
3 space.
5s back of the public space is tie
.u-- If mahogany with bronze grille
.uslule base. Her are four vic ckels
s4= uto the two cages which are Ell:
KY stosed with strong metal grilles
as ge Will be the paying and note
il vi the other the receiving teller
.,Nlgs department.. From the cages
y controlled locks on the main
.> ON the grille door giving access
saje deposit department will be
.g.- by push buttons.
.- right of the counter will be
door opening into a passage leading
'l5 safe deposit department where will
y.5red the coupon booths. The safe
2s boxes will be located in the large
/. which will be reached by passage
20 he safe deposit department behind
asss and also from the cages them
7sS
.a allt will measure eight feet widd,
Z sIee- .ong and eight feet high inside
+. will be protected on the outside by
enforced concrete and inside by
i, -esl plates and by a special lining
gUally connected with a modern
,r alarm system of the most ap-
Ns1 7eslgn.
--ault doors together with the vault
,--5 Of which they form part weigh
asi the lining weighs three and "a
Ions, The outer door is seven inches
'a a4l the inner one two inches, both
tIAlr proof construction and con-