. The street railway review . hitects plansfor this building were partially completed when the negotiations forthe lease were started; nevertheless numerous changes were ar-ranged for to meet the particular requirements of the companysbusiness, particularly in the addition of two stories to the building has a frontage of 60 ft. on Filbert St., with a depthof 80 ft. to Commerce St., affording commodious entrances forhandling freight on both streets. • It is nine stories high, includinga i2-ft. basement, and is completely equipped with electric passengerand freight elevators. The
. The street railway review . hitects plansfor this building were partially completed when the negotiations forthe lease were started; nevertheless numerous changes were ar-ranged for to meet the particular requirements of the companysbusiness, particularly in the addition of two stories to the building has a frontage of 60 ft. on Filbert St., with a depthof 80 ft. to Commerce St., affording commodious entrances forhandling freight on both streets. • It is nine stories high, includinga i2-ft. basement, and is completely equipped with electric passengerand freight elevators. The second floor is used exclusively for theoffices of the company, enclosed private offices for the heads ofdepartments being provided. The main floor is used as a generalpacking and shipping department, and here the lighter character ofsupplies in broken packages are carried in bins and shelves. Thebasement is used for heavier classes of supplies and unbroken orig-inal packages. On the upper floors arc stored goods of lighter. ^ .ill ^ Lw ■^ m ■ ^^^ ^s ■ ■■ « i^sa ■ ^ —.mn i-.^ VW W 1 U
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