. The Street railway journal . anged on top of walls on this elevation, the coping beingbroken into caps at the pilasters. This entire stone finish andbrick corbeling develops into a very neat appearing and sub-stantial design. The south elevation, next to the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks,has double windows with wood mullions and steel lintels, and isfinished plainly but substantially with a 12-in. salt-glazed tilecoping. The east and west elevations contain the doors forthe entrance tracks, the details for which, as well as the win- quality of light. In deciding on a standard design for the s
. The Street railway journal . anged on top of walls on this elevation, the coping beingbroken into caps at the pilasters. This entire stone finish andbrick corbeling develops into a very neat appearing and sub-stantial design. The south elevation, next to the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks,has double windows with wood mullions and steel lintels, and isfinished plainly but substantially with a 12-in. salt-glazed tilecoping. The east and west elevations contain the doors forthe entrance tracks, the details for which, as well as the win- quality of light. In deciding on a standard design for the shopbuildings at hand a great deal of study was indulged in toselect an economical, efficient and substantial roof, and numer-ous plans were discussed and considered. Of course a roofdelivering a north light was desirable, but there is only onetype that up to the present has been very much in vogue, andthat is the familiar saw-tooth or weaving roof. This has sev-eral very serious defects. Tt is difficult to get a very satisfac-. Street Ry. Journal SECTION SHOWING MAIN TRUSSES IN NEW PAINT SHOP
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