Milford chronicle., 1928-03-16
WORK ON new BANK
ALMOST COMPLETED

On entering the lobby from the LETT
Won see a handsome Colonial STAIR
wav which leads to the second
floor. Here is a large room Whlcn
will serve the stockholders ana
, will also be used for community
meetings. There are two small
rooms in front which can be USED
for offices if desired, and small
room in the rear, which will be USED
as a kitchen or cloak room as the
demands may require. Another en-
trance to the second floor IS pro
vided by a stairway on the outside
of the building from the Flemming
street side. There are three lava
tories in the building, two on the
first floor, one for customers OF the
bank. the other for the bank, the
third being on the second floor, all
of which have white ceramic tile
floors with tile side walls and be-
ing furnished with fixtures of the
latest improved type.
All the latest appliances to facll-
itate speedy work are being IN
stalled in the work room, and the
bank will be furnished throughout
with modern furniture. An import
ant part of the building is the
modern vaults, of which there are
three. The two on the first floor
are for the use of the bank for their
current records, books and papers.
The main vault is for the banks
money and valuables, also for Gus
toners safe deposit boxes, same IS
divided with steel grill and gate.
The vault in the cellar is for stor-
age of old records, books, etc. They
are constructed of heavy reinforced
concrete and have massive steel
doors equipped with time locks and
pressure system of the latest con-
struction, and fire-proof and burg
lar-proof. Both vaults as well as
the entire bank, are equipped with
burglar alarm system of the latet
sdesign. A feature of the bank, and
new in Harrington, is the night de-
pository system, which the bank
feels will add greatly to the Gus
toner's convenience and at the
same time lessen his worry. On the
front of the building is a small
door,a which when opened will ac-
commodate a small parcel. When
deposited in said doorway it en-
tiers a chute and goes thence to the
vault, or safe for this purpose. This
10 for use anytime after the bank
is closed and when customer does
not wish to have money or valu-
ables in his possession over night.
The heating plant is the latest
improved Kreible Vapor system,
and hot and cold water is available
throughout the entire building. The
electric fixtures are of beautiful de-
sign, having white opal glass tops
and cut glass bowl bottoms. wall
brackets are of condle effect. All
windows are equipped with Victoria
Venetian blinds which greatly i'm
prove the beauty and comfort OF the
building. The roof is of Stag, with
16 OF. copper Hastings, and down
spouts, and carries a twenty-year
All framing used in
the construction work is No. 1
grade West Coast fir, with poplar
trim. All inside doors are 1 ga in.
birch.
The architect was Joseph H.
Of Gainesville, Md. Mr..
Henry B. Pilchard, of Pocomoke
City, Nd, who has built most of
the banks on the Del-Mar-Va PENN
sula, was the supervising contractor
and builder, and that he has done a
good job goes without saying. The
concrete, brick and carpenters
work being sub-contracted to the
Johnson-Pepper Construction Com
pany of Milford, which will also
show for itself
The building committee is COM
posed of Mr.. D. B. Tharp, Warren
T. Moore, William 1. Masten, Loren
B. Harrington and G. d. Murphy.
They also deserve much praise for
their untiring work and attention
at all times while the building was
under construction.