. Electric railway review . Blower Company, and each inspec-tion pit has sufficient vents to insure the rapid removal ofsnow and ice from the 1|rucks of cars in winter. The samesystem also serves to dry the sand in the sand house adjoiningthe car house. Oil Storage System. The oil storage problem has been given the most carefulstudy and attention. The heavy losses by fire in car barnsin the past year have encouraged railway as well as insurancecompanies to minimize to the fullest possible extent thedanger from fire incident to the handling and storage of has been done at Maspeth to t
. Electric railway review . Blower Company, and each inspec-tion pit has sufficient vents to insure the rapid removal ofsnow and ice from the 1|rucks of cars in winter. The samesystem also serves to dry the sand in the sand house adjoiningthe car house. Oil Storage System. The oil storage problem has been given the most carefulstudy and attention. The heavy losses by fire in car barnsin the past year have encouraged railway as well as insurancecompanies to minimize to the fullest possible extent thedanger from fire incident to the handling and storage of has been done at Maspeth to the satisfaction of all the building proper, although 30 barrels of six different kindsare stored therein and are accessible at all times. All tanksare buried two feet under the concrete floor of the building, andare filled at a point outside of ^he building by means of agravity ])ipe line. This arrangement affords economy in space,as well as reducing the fire risk. It is proposed to buy oil in tank cars, deliver it by grav-. Maspeth Car House and Shops—Oil Pumping Equipment. ity into tank wagons, and then in turn distribute the oil tobarns similarly equipped with buried tanks. Each tank isaccessible through a manhole, fully protected against fire.
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