Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 18

a THURSDAY EVENING Dakland Tribune JUNE 26, 1924 MASSIVE VAULTS GUARD OAKLAND BANK FUNDS FIRMS PARTICIPATE IN BUILDING WORK Erection and Equipment Prove to Have Been Under Most Capable Hands. Completion Day will be observed at the Oakland Bank on The bank will be formally opened public reception held from 7 and a to 10 o'clock Saturday evening. Bank officials will show visitors through the new building, and exthe many new faciliplain ties that have been installed. Many firms have participated in the constructing of the new OakBank building. Reed Corlett the architects; the Oakland were furnished the rock, sand and land Building Material Company gravel; cement was furnished Cement by the Henry Cowell Lime and the Company, 81 Franklin street; Maxwell Hardware Company sup- the plied the builders' hardware; shades are from the Tri-City Window Shade waterproof Factory; lighting fixtures were de- the signed and manufactured by ventilation of the bank Thomas Day Company.

The building was handled by 229 the Fremont Doyle San Francisco. The HerSheet. Metal Works, mann Safe Company of San Franstreet, elsco designed, built and installed the massive vault doors as well as Glass was furnished by the W. P. the vault linings, Fuller Company.

The painting and A. decorating was done by J. Dixon, Turgeon, with offices in the Builders' 2081 Broadway. The hardwood finish is the work Exchange, did the plastering. Lannon Brothers, Fifth and Magnolia streets.

Tile was furnished by Scott Company, 381 Eleventh street. The oil burners. used for heating and boiler W. purposes were installed by the S. Ray Manufacturing Company, whose product is the Ray Oil Burnor.

The bank room equipment was designed and furnished by the Banking Division of the M. G. West Company. The heating contractor was L. D.

Frazee, 699 Thirty-sixth street. REPAIR SCHOOL. REPAIR SCHOOL. VALLEJO, June bid of C. H.

Bourne for repairing the Lincoln school was accepted by the board of education last night. Repairing of the sidewalks at the school wand for plastering the brick wall awarded to E. E. Johnston. Oakland Men Design New Imposing Bank Building WALTER D.

REED (left) and WILL G. CORLETT. the architects who designed the new Oakland Bank building. Work of Reed and Corlett in Creating Structure Evidences City Talent. By WILLIAM JEED and Corlett were the chitects for the Oakland Bank building, and it is a tribute to.

Oakland that we have architects in our city who are "big men" -men capable of creating such buildings. I am told by those familiar with the erection of large buildings that in the past it has been thought necessary to go into eastern fields for an architect. But now this is ancient history--a thing of the past. We hail the completion of the splendid new bank building as graphic evidence of this fact. Walter D.

Reed and Will G. Corlett are both Oakland men. Both are recognized not only in California, but throughout the country for COMPLIMENTS W. P. Fuller Co.

Paints- Varnishes--Glass OAKLAND, The ventilating system in the new Oakland Bank Building was installed by theDoyle Sheet Metal Works 292 FREMONT STREET San Francisco Telephone Kearny 461 THE OAKLAND BANK HAS DECLARED A DIVIDEND AT THE RATE OF per year on Savings Deposits for the half ending June 30, 1924 payable on or after July 1. If not called for, the dividend will be added to the principal and will bear the same rate of interest as the principal. DEPOSITS on Savings Accounts, if made on or before JULY 10 will bear interest from July 1, 1924. If you have funds in other cities which you wish transferred, this is the opportune time to make the change. Just bring in your pass book and we will make the transfer for you without charge.

Savings Department at Main Bank Open Saturday Afternoons 4:30 to 6:30. THE OAKLAND BANK (ESTABLISHED IN 1867. AS THE OAKLAND BANK OF 12TH AND BROADWAY 'OAKLAND, CALIF. THREE MASSIVE CONCRETE VAULTS PROVIDE SAFETY Oakland Bank Receptacles Are All Fire, Burglar and Earthquake Proof. Three massive steel and concrete vaults are housed in the basement of The Oakland Bank's building at Twelfth and Broadway.

features new of vault The vaults Includes construction building. Steel works in the vaults was specially designed for The Oakland Bank by experts in vault building, and include the latest developments in bank protection. All of the vaults are fire-proof, burglar-proof and earthquake-proof. One vault for the storage of coin measures 20 by 61 feet and has walls, ceiling and floor of interwoven steel imbedded in more than two feet of special concrete. This vault is lined throughout with steel and is equipped with chrome steel doors.

The safe deposit box vault and the package vault are 46 by 52 constructed of interwoven steel and concrete with heavy steel plate lining. The safe deposit has a capacity of 18,000 safe deposit boxes. The vault is built of 170 tons of steel and 600 tons of concrete. which called for 3600 sacks of cement in its construction. The circular door giving entry to the safe deposit vault is seven feet in diameter and about two feet thick.

It is made of chrome steel a and is the largest vault. door west of Chicago. Twenty-four great steel bars, each bar over three inches in diameter, hold the door in place until the clocks. locks are released by three Adjoining the vault are 50 private booths and large conference rooms with doors. two.

The locks are so arranged that the doors can be opened from the inside while occupied, but cannot be opened from the outside. When the occupant leaves the booth, the door automatically locks, preventing the disappearance of any valuables left behind by the safe deposit box holder. employe of the department unlocks the door after the box holder departs and examines the booth for valuable papers, if any have been left behind. Lost articles are, by this method, always recovered if left in the booths, bank officials state. A complete a burglar alarm system has been installed in the vaults as well as throughout the banking rooms.

Dictagraphs located in the walls of the vaults are so sensitive as to pick up the slightest. noise and transmit it to police headquarters and two other outside stations. Bank officials say that the dictagraphs are 50 sensitive that, if the dials on the vault doors were turned, the dictagraphs would pick up and transmit the sound of the lock tumblers in the door. reached The safe by a deposit stairway vault at the can left be of the entrance to the main banking floor or by means of a second stairway from the outer lobby of the main building. A large lobby provides offices for employes in charge of the safe deposit department and splendid accommodations for the public.

The lobby is finished in marble and mahogany. Handsome Addition to Skyline The new Oakland bank and a view of the lob by of the safe deposit vault department. 8 A 111 111 1. Budget for Oakdale School Cut RIVERBANK, June 26. An $18,000 cut has been made in the Oakdale Union High school budget for the next year, states Trustee Arthur E.

Perrin of this city. The board decided the school could manage on $47,575 for twelve months. Teachers' salaries, howwill remain unchanged and an additional instructor will be added. Bank Room Equipment Planned and furnished by. the Bank Planning Division of the M.

G. WEST 313 13th Street OAKLAND COMPLIMENTS TO THE OAKLAND BANK 4 NA Lighting Fixtures Designed Manufactured in California by THOMAS DAY CO. 1720 Broadway OAKLAND Oakland's Largest Electric Store a a SHERIFF VEALE'S DAUGHTER WEDS MARTINEZ, June 26. Follow ing the marriage of her brothes Mortimer Veale, Antloch attorney, and 1 Miss Ida Honegger of Mar. tinez, by week, Miss Miriam Veale, daughter of Sheriff R.

R. Veale, last night became the bride of Francis McMahon, Shell company engineer and son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J.

McMahon of Martinez. The wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. F.

Bray in the presence of more than one hundred guests. The marriage service was read by Rev. W. J. Atwood of the Episcopal church.

The bride was attended by Miss Goldie Alstrom and Miss Ruby Reckart of Oakland, while Albin McMahon supported the groom. The bridesmaids were classmates of the bride at. the San Jose Teachers' College. Following a buffet supper, the couple left on honeymoon trip to Southern California. Congratulations to the Oakland Bank 111 Ill CALHOUN.

meritorious work. For Oakland, 1 it was Reed and Corlett who planned and designed such buildings as the Bank of Italy building, 'the Hutchinson building, the Tapscott building, the seven branch bank buildings and offices for the Oakland bank--and many others. In our busy world we seldom fully realize when we admire beautiful building the hourg of thought and labor that some architect has expended to make the structure possible. It's a real work, it's a hard work, but with a real reward." A reward not to be reckoned in monetary terms. It must be a source of keen pleasure to these creators to see child of their brains" grow up- -materialize.

As the building goes up floor by floor, what an affectionate interest must be that, which appears to utheire cold steel and stone. They know the "inside story." Step by step they have vis. ualized it on paper- nda then, the reality, Somewhere, I am told, about the new Oakland Bank building is a bronze plaque. On it is inscribed: "Reed and Corlett, Architects." To me this plaque is the artist's signature to a beautiful piece of work. 160 SENIORS WILL RECEIVE DIPLOMAS SAN JOSE, June than 160 seniors of the San Jose high school will be awarded diplomas of graduation at commencement exercises to be held in the school ditorium tonight.

Dr. Tully Cleon Knoles, president of the College of the Pacific, will preside. Diplomas will be presented by Raymond B. Leland, principal of the high school. George W.

Ebey will deliver the class president's address. Joint commencement exercises were held in the high school auditorium last night for the nine local grammar schools. One hundred and ninety pupils were graduated. A chosen pupil from each school's graduating class received diplomas for his classmates in a basket from the hands of Walter L. Bachrodt, city superintendent of schools.

One graduate from each school also delivered brief address. All public schools of this city close tomorrow for the summer vacation season. CONTRACT AWARDED. LODI. June 26.

Contract to build the new fire house in Maple park has been let by the city trustees to Kent Watson, Matt Sheridan, Matt Rodacker and B. E. Porter for the sum of $4697. Six other building firms put in bids. Work will commence at once.

The successful bid was lower. than the estimate of the city engineer. GILROY NOTES GILROY, June time alloted the Southwest Paving company to sign the street paving contract awarded by this city, expired last week and the papers have not been signed and returned. The city holds the company's bond for $50,000, but SO far no action hag been taken in the way of col-: lection. The council will hold a special meeting at which time street paving will be the sole topic of discussion.

A majority of the members are in favor of leaving the matter to the will of the people. HOME BURNS. The home of Percy Dexter located in the Prunedale district, was completely destroyed by fire causeu from an oil stove. Mrs. Dexter was lighting the stove when some 011 which had been spilled on the floor ignited and almost immediately the house was in flames.

The loss is estimated at $10,000. FOUND DEAD. The body of Ng Sing, a resident of the local Chinatown, was found hanging from the rafters of a shack in the rear of the apple dryer on south Monterey street. The er's jury returned a verdict of suicide. COMPLIMENTSW.

S. Ray Manufacturing Co. Rotary Oil Burners-Oil Burning Ranges J. C. HEMINGWAY, MGR.

Oakland Branch Head Office and Plant 2442 SAN PABLO AVE. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Phone Oakland 3944 British Tax Payers Have Big Incomes LONDON, June tax payers in Great Britain and northern Ireland whose incomes for the year 1922-23 amounted to more than $500,000 each numbered 137, according to figures made public by treasury. The total income of the 137 averaged nearly 000 each. A portable on pump mounted on tripod, has been made to combat fires.

GREETINGS to The Oakland Bank! L. D. FRAZEE Heating Contractor 699 36th Oakland Phone Piedmont 7613 after this, Ramsay let me buy your shirts! A new ally Yes, the woman 1 that Man, let your wife or mother pays when the men folks choose buy your shirts. She's probably shirts unwisely. She pays and a better shopper than you arepays in hours of work sewing on with a keener eye for values.

buttons, working over button- She has an instinctive knowledge holes, mending ripped seams of fabrics can pick the ones and turning cuffs. Then often that will and launder well. wear she gets blamed for "picking a She has an appreciative eye for poor trouble is laundry" that the when the real a well-sewn seam and a perfectly man picked worked buttonhole. She has nata poor shirt. That is why Neustadter Broth- ural aptitude for choosing tastein their endeavor to put bet- ful patterns and colors.

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