. Railroad structures and estimates . House. — A pump house, built onthe C. L. 0. & W. Ry. at a number of points, is shown. Fig. inside dimensions are 10 7 X 13, to accommodate a10 horsepower combined gasoline engine and pump. The foun-dation for the pumping outfit is a solid block of concrete, sup-ported on piles, where soft bottom is encountered and provisionis made for a stove and coal bin. A separate pit for gasolinetank is built of concrete with a wooden top, located in a suitableposition some distance from the pump house. The pit is drainedand is large enough to hold a 50 gallon
. Railroad structures and estimates . House. — A pump house, built onthe C. L. 0. & W. Ry. at a number of points, is shown. Fig. inside dimensions are 10 7 X 13, to accommodate a10 horsepower combined gasoline engine and pump. The foun-dation for the pumping outfit is a solid block of concrete, sup-ported on piles, where soft bottom is encountered and provisionis made for a stove and coal bin. A separate pit for gasolinetank is built of concrete with a wooden top, located in a suitableposition some distance from the pump house. The pit is drainedand is large enough to hold a 50 gallon tank. The house itselfis of the ordinary frame construction with 2 X 6 wood joistson cedar sills, finished on top with 2 in. plank for the floor; thewall studs are 2 X 4 at 2-ft. centers and the roof and ceilingtimbers 2 X 6. The roof is covered with |-in. T. & G. boardswith building paper and shingles over. The walls are doublelined with |-in. T. &G. boards and drop siding with building 468 WOOD PUMP HOUSE. Shingles ^. Fig. 217. C. L. O. & W. Ry. Pump House. DAMS. 469 paper between. The cost of this type of house, without thepumping outfit, but including the foundation for the pump andthe gasoUne concrete pit, is about $500. Dams. — Dams for impounding water for gravity serviceaverage from 6 to 12 ft. in height, consisting usually of an earthembankment or such material as can be had conveniently nearthe location, or wood crib, or stone or concrete retaining wall. Slopa 1 In 20
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