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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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MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING tests were conducted by O. M. Rau, superintendent of theelectric lighting department, and his assistant, F. A. Vaughn,electrical engineer of this department, in order to arrive atthe best method to be followed. The method finally decidedupon is in line with the best knowledge on the subject, thatof providing an even distribution of light rather than concen-trating lights in central chandeliers and giving a surplus oflight in some places and dark ccrners in others. With very few exceptions all portions of the building are lighted byindividual incandescent lamps suspended about 3 ft from theceiling by brass electroliers. These electroliers are fitted withthe new General Electric metallized filament lamps of 50, 75and 100 cp, the intense glare of the filament being destroyedby frosting the lower portion of the bulb. Each of theelectroliers is fitted with either a class C or a class D Holo-
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INTERIOR OF MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING phane reflector, the former over desks where a concentrationof light is desired, and the latter where general diffusion iswanted. The lighting of all the offices was figured out on abasis of 2 candle feet at the desks, and practically the samebasis was used in the lighting of the corridors, toilet roomsand other portions of the building. In several portions, forexample, the theater and the directors room, an ornamentaleffect rather than equal distribution was desired, and heresome pleasing modifications in the method of lighting werefollowed. FIRE PROTECTION Although the building is of fireproof construction, carefulattention has been given to protection against local fires inany portion of it. Hose racks with standpipe connection arelocated at convenient points in the corridors and otherplaces, and the car sheds, freight elevator shafts, and base-ment door openings are provided with automatic fire doors.The car sheds store rooms and the stage

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