Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1912 . circulation, the steambeing diverted to these several systemsaccording to the seasons of the this it is evident that the cost ofelectricity is only the maintenance andrepair, which relatively is very The problem of garbage disposal ishandled in rather a unique way. Re-cessed into the wall of each kitchenthere is provided a cast-iron box whichis provided with a garbage can. Thecans are so made that when the door isshut a cover, by means of a series oflevers from the door proper clampsclown on top of the can. ther
Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1912 . circulation, the steambeing diverted to these several systemsaccording to the seasons of the this it is evident that the cost ofelectricity is only the maintenance andrepair, which relatively is very The problem of garbage disposal ishandled in rather a unique way. Re-cessed into the wall of each kitchenthere is provided a cast-iron box whichis provided with a garbage can. Thecans are so made that when the door isshut a cover, by means of a series oflevers from the door proper clampsclown on top of the can. thereby keep-ing at all times the refuse matter vir-tually hermetically sealed. The refusethus collected is periodically removed,every morning and evening, by meansof dumb-waiters running to each apart-ment. This will give an idea to whatdegree the problem of sanitation wasconsidered. Coal Storage. For coal storage there is provided avault large enough to supply, undernormal conditions of operation, onemonths demand. For handling this(Continued on page 20.). » ^ % a a e —J^zxrc ~ • One-quarter roof plan, showing typical ventilation Tips for Helpers-By Phoenix (Chapter 10)Can a man lie a good steamfitter and agood plumber working at either or bothtrades ? Only the other day I went into ashop and one of the fellows theremade haste to spring a question on methat I have heard many times the same as appears at the headof this article, in short can a man bea plumber and a steamfitter at the sametime and be equally good at both. Puthim in any place and can he make goodat whatever job he may be put to ateither trade? Now that question has been disputed(in both sides all over any section ofGods green earth wherever a plumberor a steamtitter has chanced to cometogether. The two trades have manythings in common; then again they havesuch radical differences that there seemsto be no similarity between them. Take Fig. 1 shown here, for shows how to take a me
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