. The Street railway journal . t departmentof the company are in a newly constructed addition on the roof ofthe Cable Building, 621 Broadway, where the main offices arelocated. The room is about 75 ft. x 33 ft. and is exceptionally lightand airy, making it an ideal place for the purpose for which it isintended. The chests of drawers seen in the center and at the side of theroom contain blue prints of practically all the working drawingsin use by the engineering department. The original tracings arekept in a special vault conveniently situated near the draftingroom, where they are thoroughly pr
. The Street railway journal . t departmentof the company are in a newly constructed addition on the roof ofthe Cable Building, 621 Broadway, where the main offices arelocated. The room is about 75 ft. x 33 ft. and is exceptionally lightand airy, making it an ideal place for the purpose for which it isintended. The chests of drawers seen in the center and at the side of theroom contain blue prints of practically all the working drawingsin use by the engineering department. The original tracings arekept in a special vault conveniently situated near the draftingroom, where they are thoroughly protected against fire or otherdanger of destruction. The immense amount of new constructionwork which is being done continually by the Metropolitan, both inthe track department and in connection with new car houses and has no intention of entering other fields in New Hampshire withnew systems. The first electric railway to be built by the companywas between Hampton Beach and Portsmouth. ♦♦♦ Electrifying; a British Railway. NEW DRAFTING ROOM FOR THE METROPOLITAN other builtlings, keeps from fifteen to twenty draftsmen busy atall times. Before the electrification of any of the horse car lines,Mich as is now being done on Ninth Avenue, a complete survey isnecessary and the conduit construction laid out in the draftingroom from the surveyors notes. President H. H. Vreeland has shown his appreciation of thevalue of his drafting department in providing such excellent ac-commodations as the new quarters. The plans for the draftingroom were prepared, in co-operation with the architect of the com-pany, by C. E. Corby, the chief of this department, through whosecourtesy the photograph reproduced herewith was obtained. has been with the Metropolitan Company since 1891, and,as will be seen from the arrangement of his work room, has as keenan understanding of the requirements of his men and as great aregard for their comfort as he has a thorough familiarity with allthe details
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