. Electric railway journal . ce at Decatur. Reporting to thesuperintendent are six foremen of bridges and buildings,one foreman bridge painter and one foreman buildingpainter. In general the system of reports is similar tothat followed by the maintenance-of-way department. Eachday the foremen send a report to the superintendent of thedepartment and the superintendent reports weekly prog-ress by letter to the general manager. The daily reportsused by the foremen are in the form of large postal cards 20 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXIII. No. 16. properly addressed on one side and having rul
. Electric railway journal . ce at Decatur. Reporting to thesuperintendent are six foremen of bridges and buildings,one foreman bridge painter and one foreman buildingpainter. In general the system of reports is similar tothat followed by the maintenance-of-way department. Eachday the foremen send a report to the superintendent of thedepartment and the superintendent reports weekly prog-ress by letter to the general manager. The daily reportsused by the foremen are in the form of large postal cards 20 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXIII. No. 16. properly addressed on one side and having ruled spaces forthe report on the reverse side. Space is indicated for re-porting the number of men working and the total hoursworked during the day. These postal-card reports are for-warded on the company cars as railroad business at theclose of each days work. The department now has in hand considerable construc-tion work of an interesting character. Many new stationsare being built at the smaller towns, right-of-way fixtures. Electric Rg. J uncial Illinois Traction System—Reinforced Concrete ShelterShed are being standardized and erected and plans are beingmade for new rotary converter substations on the divisionsnow operated by alternating current. STANDARD BUILDINGS An illustration is presented showing the floor plan andelevation of a type of standard 36-ft. x 16-ft. depot justapproved for small towns. These structures will be offrame resting on the best available foundations. The build-ings will be simple and comfortable and the roof is givena wide overhang to afford shelter from storms. The sidesare constructed of i-in. x 6-in. creosoted drop siding onthe outside and lath and plaster above a 3-ft. 6-in. wainscotinside. The ceilings are 10 ft. 3 in. high and are of a depot will be set off for the office and wait-ing-room and the other half for the accommodation of thefreight and express department. It is estimated that suchdepots will cost about $800 eac
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