Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-06

bank started complete remodeling
of their bank building on Madison
street which included the building Of
an ultra modern, two story bank and
safety deposit vault and the placing
OF large special vault door, the plan
of which is the same as provided for
the Federal Reserve Bank Of Chicago.
! They also enlarged their working
rooms by taking in the first and sec
ond floor of the rear part OF the build.
! ing adjoining the bank on the east
which was fitted up for the bookkeep
ing department with special vault
for the books and files. The building
was entirely redecorated and a mod
ern ventilating system installed to-
gether with complete burglar and
day light hold up alarm system,
The First National bank was also
enlarged their headquarters by eN-
panding the west portion OF their
building along Madison street forty
feet, and building three new vaults
and installing a complete new system
of bookkeeping; they also doubled the
capacity of their safety deposit vault
and provided a large we'll lighted and
ventilated area for the bookkeeping
department.
The Berry store, corner OF Main and
La Sale street, included the altera-
ton OF the entire lower part of the
building which was converted into
four shops including seventy feet OF
floor front construction.
The Judge Hall building on Court
street is now undergoing complete
remodeling and when completed Will
have a modern plate glass and prism
store front with copper trim.
The Independent Oil Company fill
ing station ut the corner of Main and
Columbus street has materially I'M
provod that corner II is brick
structure with two drive ways, mod
ern filing pumps, free air connections
and modern rest room.
At the corner of La Sale and La
favette street the Central Oil company
have likewise erected modern hlling
station having built stucco tile ana
cement Office and restroom with a
double runway. free air connections
and are otherwise improving the place
by planting shrubs, grass and flowers
At 1918 North La Sale street the
Bauchle Auto Paint Garage Show
Rooms and apartment building is now
completed and is a large brick tile
and steel structure and with the two
apartments over the La sale street
part OF the building gives II very
Impressive appearance.
T. I.ucey & Bros. have just complet-
ed the remcdeling of the main floor
and the window section on Jefferson
street giving them a large balcony for
the display OF miscellaneous mer-
chandise.
The store now occupied by Harbold
Company and the Murphy store have
been completely remodeled inside and
ont. The Liberty Fruit Co. made a
few changes on the interior and added
materially TO the equipment. The
management OF the New Colonial
chocolate shop redecorated the inter.
ior of the building and added several
modern appliances to their ice cream
and soda fountain equipment.
Some remodeling and improvements
we're made on the two buildings that
are now occupied by the Federal
Bakery and the McManus Tire Store.
The Fox river meat market was
completely overhauled and redecorat-
ed early this year and the Chicago
Butchers have just completed the IN
5tallation of large refrigeration plant
and doubled the storage and counter
capacity of the shop. The Hiliiafa