. Electric railway journal . ad-endedon either side of the entrance doors, and a connectionpasses through the wall above the openings. The bottomflange of each rolling door is provided with a V-shapedsection of sheet steel which passes over the insulated deadends of the trolley, thus providing a continuous runwayfor the trolley wheel when the car is entering the building. SPRINKLING SYSTEM To reduce the fire hazard, as well as the insurance rateon the contents of the building, a complete system of thewet type of sprinkler was installed at the time the buildingwas constructed. As will be noted
. Electric railway journal . ad-endedon either side of the entrance doors, and a connectionpasses through the wall above the openings. The bottomflange of each rolling door is provided with a V-shapedsection of sheet steel which passes over the insulated deadends of the trolley, thus providing a continuous runwayfor the trolley wheel when the car is entering the building. SPRINKLING SYSTEM To reduce the fire hazard, as well as the insurance rateon the contents of the building, a complete system of thewet type of sprinkler was installed at the time the buildingwas constructed. As will be noted in the illustration, theheight of the outlets is exactly the same as the center ofthe car windows. The sprinkler system is connected directto the city water mains, but to provide a reserve supply peratures a steam pipe coil incased in a cast-iron cylinderis installed at the bottom of the tank. A 2-in. pipe leadsto the upper portion of the tank from this cylinder, whichprovides radiation near the water surface. In addition to.
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