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Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
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he exterior of the house that the front of the buildingis three stories high, which, with the two towers, give a num-ber of large, light rooms for offices and other purposes. On theground floor is a large room where conductors and motormencan spend their time when off duty. This is fitted up with cardtables and various games. There are also on the ground floora store room, a large office with vault, and a small shop. Onthe second floor is the employees association room, fitted upwith billiard table and easy chairs. This room has a large ante-room, which is used for checking coats and serving lunch whenthe association desires to give a sociable. On this same flooris another room in which entertainments, card parties, dances,etc., are given. The third and fourth floors are used asdraughting rooms and offices. The employees toilet and wash rooms at this house are verycomplete, as will be evident from the engravings. These arefinished in tile and fancy brick, with porcelain wash bowls and
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EMPLOYEES ENTERTAINMENT ROOM, SHOWING PAINTED SPACE AROUNDHYDRANT TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER POST urinals. The toilet closets and bath room are enclosed withslate slabs. There are two showers and a large porcelainbath tub. It will be noticed from the illustrations that the fire-hydrantsystem is extended through the mens rooms and the offices,and the same color scheme and inspection system are carriedout as in the car storage and operating sections of the car house. The power house of the company is on Commerce Street, February 4, 1905.) STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 211 near the river, and has been described in previous issues of theStreet Railway Journal. All of the building foundationsand the foundations for engines, generators and boilers at thispower house are built of concrete cement. The steam and suc-tion pipes from the condensers are carried in a concrete sub-way. All the walls and roof are either brick or steel, and thereis no woodwork used in the building, so that it is as near fi

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