Architect and engineer . one side, and theannoying, but indispensable electric fan is forever buzzing. Incidentallythe corridors are devoid of natural light, and the few electric ceilinglights are made useless by ornamental enclosures. The tunnel-like dark-ness of the corridors does not hinder one from reading the room num-bers, which are carved large, and so placed that one may distinguish 86 THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER them by sense of touch, or a pocket light. The electric bulbs have beeneffectually screened with ornamental wood, or, metal, or mostly withNikko stone and terra cotta, so that
Architect and engineer . one side, and theannoying, but indispensable electric fan is forever buzzing. Incidentallythe corridors are devoid of natural light, and the few electric ceilinglights are made useless by ornamental enclosures. The tunnel-like dark-ness of the corridors does not hinder one from reading the room num-bers, which are carved large, and so placed that one may distinguish 86 THE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEER them by sense of touch, or a pocket light. The electric bulbs have beeneffectually screened with ornamental wood, or, metal, or mostly withNikko stone and terra cotta, so that the office staff can scarcely detecta departing non-paying guest, after the sun has gone down. The kitchen is in the basement in the rear. Servants must go up anddown stairs ior everything which the kitchen provides. The stairs tothe private dining rooms are boxed, making complete turns. They areso narrow that two servants with trays cannot pass each other; per-haps a block system may be useful in preventing
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