. Packing house and cold storage construction; a general reference work on the planning, construction and equipment of modern American meat packing plants, with special reference to the requirements of the United States government, and a complete treatise on the design of cold storage plants, including refrigeration, insulation and cost data .. . FIG. 4 5—CELLAR FLOOR PLAN. precaution is taken to eliminate the odors. They requirethat all windows and doors be kept closed and insist upona system of mechanical ventilation whereby the air isexhausted from the building and discharged into the lower
. Packing house and cold storage construction; a general reference work on the planning, construction and equipment of modern American meat packing plants, with special reference to the requirements of the United States government, and a complete treatise on the design of cold storage plants, including refrigeration, insulation and cost data .. . FIG. 4 5—CELLAR FLOOR PLAN. precaution is taken to eliminate the odors. They requirethat all windows and doors be kept closed and insist upona system of mechanical ventilation whereby the air isexhausted from the building and discharged into the lowerend of an air-washing tower. The construction of thistower must be such that the air will be washed and purified TANK HOUSES 71 by passing through a continuous spray of water before itl-eachesthe outside atmosphere. In Figures 45 to 48, inclusive, is illustrated the arrange-ment of a modern fireproof tank house, designed to handleedible and inedible products, under Government PLMFOCMFIG. 46—FIRST STORY FLOOR PLAN. The building is three stories high, with a cellar, andis divided by an 8-inch brick wall into two sections abovethe first floor. On one side is the edible department and onthe other the inedible is located. There is no direct connection between the two depart-ments; separate stairways are provided and all entrancesto the rooms are from the outside. The cellar is undividedand is used for the pressing and drying of fertilizer. Thebuilding is located adjoining the fertilizer storage and has 72 TANK HOUSES light and ventilation on three sides. Covered bridges onthe third floor connect with the offal department and themeat trimming room, which are located on the third floorof the adjoining buildings. The construction is of reinforcedconcrete with brick walls. The floors are finished withcement mortar and pitched to the drain outlets with a slopeof one-fourth of an inch per lineal foot. The walls areplastered below the window sills, which are placed
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