The Detroit news: eighteen hundred and seventy-three, nineteen hundred and seventeen, a record of progress: . ly at intervalsfor purposes of inspection. It is controlled from a station some distance away,and is automatically protected in case of disturbance on the system or accidents 39 ^ 40 The Detroit News. to the machine itself. The economy of this system is obvious, especially as itbears upon the reduction of labor cost and the elimination of heating expense. In the sub-basement which houses the sub-station, provision has been madefor the storage of fuel and the installation of boilers sho
The Detroit news: eighteen hundred and seventy-three, nineteen hundred and seventeen, a record of progress: . ly at intervalsfor purposes of inspection. It is controlled from a station some distance away,and is automatically protected in case of disturbance on the system or accidents 39 ^ 40 The Detroit News. to the machine itself. The economy of this system is obvious, especially as itbears upon the reduction of labor cost and the elimination of heating expense. In the sub-basement which houses the sub-station, provision has been madefor the storage of fuel and the installation of boilers should The News at anytime choose to heat its own plant instead of bringing in steam provided by acentral heating company. Here also are vacuum cleaner pumps, air pumps,sumps, water heaters, steam controls and by-passes, emergency water supplytanks for the stereotyping department, house water tanks and such other mechan-ical equipment as is needed. Elsewhere below ground is a room where are to be found all the metersin the building, easily accessible to inspectors auid involving no inconvenience o
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