New Britain herald., 1927-11-18
PLANS OF COMMERCIAL TRUST BUILDING ALLOW EXPEDlENCY
 IN BANKING TRANSACTIONS

\ A = - = - = for high speed and accurate ac- counting. a mail desk with special | "casps" such as are used in post ! offices for distribution of incoming and outgoing mail.
 Tn this space is a steel cabinet with individual compartments for each teller. This cabinet Is mount rd on ball bearing wheels and each | teller carries a separate key for his own compartment.
 West side Fittings
 Returning towards the front. on the west side of the building is an other line of ''cagelees counters similar 70 those on the opposite side. The lower level on the tell rrs' sid,. is covered with dull tin- shcd black Carrara glass. The counters on the west side in- cIuda those which handle collections, draft purchases. payroll and change, bookkeeping and statements paying and receiving. loans and discounts. Back Of these counters is also found the bookkeeping department. An othrr enclosure like that on the east side, is made by q railing of ro5o tavernelle marble, imported from Italy,
 1 Tn the larger enclosure is found the desk occupied by Walter M. Nassford, treasurer, and those oc- cupied by Louis $. Thomas, assist ant treasurer in charge of person. mel and departmental administra- ton; Edwin P. Lamphier, Jr., as sistant treasurer in charge Of ! the new business extension depart ments, and Miss Margaret c. Alli- son, manager Of the credit depart mcnt. One extra desk for emer-' gency service also is provided here.
 Two conference rooms open off Of this enclosure. Both rooms are sound proof and equipped for con- ferences Of the utmost privacy. Be- yond this enclosure and towards the main entrance is a passa geway to the office lobby and front elevator to the upper floors.
 Presidents Office
 Tn the corner directly to the left as one enters the main door IS a section surrounded by the marble railing which marks off the office of President John C. loOmis. This office is equipped with suite of upholstered chairs, desks, filing cab inet, humidor and various other ar- ticles of furniture, all especially de- signed in American walnut of the Chippendale period. A marble stair case in the rear. reached through an American walnut doorway. leads to a meZZanine balcony, where Mir. Loomis will have a private office. This is furnished also in American walnut leather upholstered furniture Of a later design. Other furniture
 throughout the bank is of modl-
 fled colonial design.
 Back of the counters on the west side is the department of James J. , Daley assistant secretary in charge of loans and discounts; on the east | side that of James H. Passerini, as- , sistant secretary in charge of indus . trial loans. while the office of Stan ! lev Plocharczyk. in charge of the foreign exchange, is located in the ? basement
 Each officers desk is equipped , with a series of electric signal but
 tons, with annunciators in the run
 n,rs' department, on the desk ol a Miss Margaret Allison, credit man. D ager and connecting with a specially : designed inter-department telephone l switchboard ill the bookkeeping de- Il partment.
 Code signals
 !, Bcfween rhc desks of the othel Q officers and that of Miss Allison :, code system has been arranged, st | that a borrower asking for loal - may be sitting al the desk Of al q officer who will be enabled to in ? guire or Miss Allison the former
 credit status and to receive a re - ply without the prospective borrow . er being any the wiser. A duplicat - ing set of buZzers on each desk l
 provided for this purpose. bug
 yrr calls q runner, or holds an out $ side telephone call, temporaril l., closing the transmission of conNer d sation beyond the bank walls, whil k the officer communicates with tn .e bookkeeping department, and agai .c restores the outside call to an audi r blc status. Each teller's dcpartmen