. The street railway review . to the boilers. The ex-haust connection from each engine is fitted with a positive oil elim-hiator, which prevents the oil from getting into the boilers. The system is considered one of the largest of its kind ever in-stalled in one plant, and required over 60 tons of galvanized sheetiron for making all the galvanized ducts and casings. ployes, of which there will be over 500, are each assigned to a par-ticular fire station in the plant to which they proceed at the firstsignal of fire. The men are thoroughly drilled in the use of hose,fire signals, etc. Special pr
. The street railway review . to the boilers. The ex-haust connection from each engine is fitted with a positive oil elim-hiator, which prevents the oil from getting into the boilers. The system is considered one of the largest of its kind ever in-stalled in one plant, and required over 60 tons of galvanized sheetiron for making all the galvanized ducts and casings. ployes, of which there will be over 500, are each assigned to a par-ticular fire station in the plant to which they proceed at the firstsignal of fire. The men are thoroughly drilled in the use of hose,fire signals, etc. Special precautions against conflagrations have been taken in thepaint and varnish departments. All large supplies of oil and paintare stored in a separate brick building outside the main plant, butfor mixing purposes and for keeping the small paint and varnishsupplies wliich are in constant use, there is provided a fireproof par-tition in one corner of the main paint room. This small partition fc>^_3 wy (■^<*^ ^^M^ ■ ^((fll. MILL AND CABINET SHOP, SHOWING HEATING PIPES. The pits arc also connected with the hot air circulating pipes sothat cars entering the shops with ice on the motors and trucks canbe readily thawed out and dried. All drainage from the roof, from the toilet rooms and from thecar barn floors is provided for by a system of specially constructedsewers by which any unusual amount of water such as would bepresent in a hard rain storm is automatically turned into overflowpipes. The water from the floors is passed through strainers before STORE ROOM, CARROLL PARK SHiiPS. or room is 35x35 ft., two of the walls being the two brick walls ofthe main building, the other two being of wire screen with a doorfor entrance and exit. The room has a terra cotta roofing, and alarge chinmey passes up through this roofing and through the mainroof, the theory being that if the contents of the mixing roomshould take fire, (he flames and heat woifld pass directly up thischimney and wo
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