. The street railway review . view. The construction of the columnfoundations is also shown in one of the drawings. The roof is 18 the ground at the sides and is formed of ifj-in. iron sheeting,on which are placed four coatings of tar and gravel. An orna-mental terra cotta coping extends along the edge of the roof at thefront and back of the structure. The front wall for the entire width of the building is fitted withsliding doors on upper hangers so that at least one-half of the en-trance may be thrown open at one time, this feature greatly facili-tating the ingress and egress of cars
. The street railway review . view. The construction of the columnfoundations is also shown in one of the drawings. The roof is 18 the ground at the sides and is formed of ifj-in. iron sheeting,on which are placed four coatings of tar and gravel. An orna-mental terra cotta coping extends along the edge of the roof at thefront and back of the structure. The front wall for the entire width of the building is fitted withsliding doors on upper hangers so that at least one-half of the en-trance may be thrown open at one time, this feature greatly facili-tating the ingress and egress of cars. The front wall above thedoorways is supported on two 20-in. I-beams. Seven tracks extendthe full length of the interior. In designing the barn special care was taken to secure good venti-lation, lighting and heating. Twenty-lour small ventilators alongeach side of the raised portion of the roof and numerous windowsand doors in the sides and ends of the building as shown in the ele- 386 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. X, No. \eroaenorth Llei/ation iron*BKl - .^^2 % •■QiOiO Coping^ T » DD inn DD DD DD \fiooroJdarn 1 I P ^0 front cr eotn 5T ^evarion At tntrgnce^
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