Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1909 . a-tion of a station unless it be also theproper point for its erection from thestandpoint of greatest service to thepeople. On account of the fact that few ideallocations for public convenience stations and for the proper insulation of thewalls and roof. Serious errors in de-sign have been repeated instation afterstation on account of the unfamiliarityof the designer with his subject, and hislack of information on the reasonswhy for all the various considerationsentering into the building of an under-ground structure which must be the v
Mechanical Contracting & Plumbing January-December 1909 . a-tion of a station unless it be also theproper point for its erection from thestandpoint of greatest service to thepeople. On account of the fact that few ideallocations for public convenience stations and for the proper insulation of thewalls and roof. Serious errors in de-sign have been repeated instation afterstation on account of the unfamiliarityof the designer with his subject, and hislack of information on the reasonswhy for all the various considerationsentering into the building of an under-ground structure which must be the veryopposite of the usual damp, ill-ventilat-ed cellar or vault. The work of designing an undergroundconvenience station should be intrustedto a competent engineer with experi-ence in, or with a knowledge of, thisparticular class of work. The engineergenerally builds his house around themechanical point, while the averagearchitect puts the mechanical plant inthe house. I do not mean by this thaithe symmetry of plan and artistic fin- 1 1 ^ Fovi-Aiia, I in. I
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