The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-03-18
Removal to New Home in
|. Aldrich Block Was Com !.
pleted To-day
OPENING
HELD TOMORROW
La IS and Well-Appointed
\ King Quarters : Three,
$ Vaults Constructed

been located in the Worthen building,
corner of North Main street and Keith
avenue, will open its new banking home
in the Aldrich building, corner of North
Main and Elm streets, tomorrow morn
ing The finishing touches to the exten-
sive alterations necessary for occupan-
cy are being made to-day, and the final
transfer of bank property will be made
late today.
In honor OF the change the bank viii
observe open house" tomorrow, and a
general Invitation is extended TO the
public TO inspect the new bank home
between the hours Of ? and in the att
crnoon and I and in the evening An
orchestra will be present, and attrac
tive sou+ernirs Of the occasion will be
distributed to the adults
The public will find banking quar-
tiers which in size and other appoint
ments compare mos; lavoraby with
any other banking accommodations in
the state. For nine months the Aldrich
fund trustees and the bank have been
engaged injthr work OF alterations lln-
til to-day q model bank home i, pro-
vided. The bank has made long term
lease with the trustees whereby the
hank secures the cnt ire first foor oi
the building, togrther with the greater
part Of the basement Formerly thc
first floor was occupied by the offices
of the Montpelier & Barre Light s
Power Co, the Barre and Montpelicr
Traction & Power Cos waiting room
and the store al the Tiden Shoe Go.
fhe entire space ha. hrcu brown into
one large banking Lpom with numerous
rooms for banking purposes while the
secoudstory entrance. formerly in the
middle OF the building has been moved
TO the north side
Although the bank mas frontage on
North Main and Elm streets. tho On
trance is on North Main street, fanked
with plate glass windows In fart there
are five plate glass Windows. permitting
r food of daylight 10 pour into the
bank at all hours Of the day. while
there are numerous smaller windows
which add to the almost perfect nat
ural lighting facilities. For night light
ing there are ten sPmi-indireot lights
well distributed over the pure white
ceiling. The fixtures of these lights
have old gold trimmings
Mahogany is used in the entrance as,
indeed. through the entire interior
woodwork The outer doors Of mahoc-
anv open upon vestibulc of beautiful
design; aud mahogany doors open into
the large public space. This public space
Is hoored with terazzo. To the right.
the space will be utilized largely by
the savings department. and there are
provided suitable resting places, a com
modious upholstered settee, chairs
drawn mp TO mahogany table. with
wall desks for the use of patrons. To
the left the space is intended chiefly
for commercial patrons.
The counter screen is of irregular
contour. being so arranged TO give pat
rons plenty OF room while at the same
time making the working space behind
the counter compact Following out the
scheme Of the interior. the counter
screen is Of mahogany. with black met
al grill. and the base is Of Missouri
grav marble There are six business
windows in the counter screen, two for
commercial business, one for savings
department. another for ladies. fifth
Tor foreign exchange and sixth for
the italian department.
Inside the screen. the counter is COW
cred with wsxed linoleum and under
the counter is a multiplicity OF draw
ers closets and other compartments.
Floor space in the rear OF the counter
i covered with quarter-inch battleship
Iinoleum: and the space itself is occu-
pied bv half a dozen or more desks, 10
rether with other equipment of the
most approved type. including an cleo
tric bookkeeping machine, two Bur
roughs adding machines and one ad-
machine Opening from the
working space is a lavstory Of hne
finish.
On the north side of the bank. look
ing out on North Main street. is the
Office. easily accessible for the
OF the bank Just back Of the
cashiers Office il the Office Of the pres
dent. while 10 the rear Of the latter =
a coupon booth for use Of the banks
patrons.
Bank Has Three Vaults
Running between the presidents Of
see and the main working space Is
Dassapeuav Of ample width separated
from the working space BY tall. heavy
rril. having two doors constantly.
oeked. The passageway leads 20 she
.Wo vaults. the first 81 which. built ~
concrete and lined with
.teel il the securities vault measuring
IT, bv feet ard having in the rear
he hanks depository for it own cur
-encv aud securities and protected by
,ea,y grill work III the front of the 80
-uritjas vaft are the safe deposit
,rxes Of the patrons - the hank. The
ark has Just added l25 more u these
,avss and they were PLACED Yesterday.
K deserves 10 b. ssid at this point.
,erhaps. that The door leading from the
,ublic space to the passagcWsy Is con
rolled hv an electrical device operated
rom the interiar Of the working space.
ADJOINING the secgritie- vault is an
.+hrr vsult. measuring llta by s feet.
lhirh : 80 contain the hooks and sc-
its resords ~ ths hank. this double
.ant system enabling hank employees
q uark ~ bcsks vithnut ths necessity
Il arrnug the securities vsuf. The