. The Street railway journal . the directors as theollicial ballot. 536 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXL No. 14. A FINE PARLOR CAR FOR THE UNITED GASMENT COMPANY IMPROVE- The J. G. Brill Company, of Philadelphia, has lately com-pleted what is said to be the finest parlor car ever built for I in the platform near the kitchen. Acomplete electrical cookingapparatus is provided, and a sink is supplied with water froman enclosed tank, located over the platform window, to be filledfrom the roof. In a corner of the buffet is a nickel-platedwater-cooler. The floors of both compartments are covered wi
. The Street railway journal . the directors as theollicial ballot. 536 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXL No. 14. A FINE PARLOR CAR FOR THE UNITED GASMENT COMPANY IMPROVE- The J. G. Brill Company, of Philadelphia, has lately com-pleted what is said to be the finest parlor car ever built for I in the platform near the kitchen. Acomplete electrical cookingapparatus is provided, and a sink is supplied with water froman enclosed tank, located over the platform window, to be filledfrom the roof. In a corner of the buffet is a nickel-platedwater-cooler. The floors of both compartments are covered with cork mats. Thus the. DIRECTORS CAR L-OR INSPECTING NEW ENGLAND electric service. The appomtments for comfort and con-venience, as will be seen, are exceedingly complete and attrac-tive. The car is to be used by the oflicers and directors of theUnited Gas Improvement Company, of Philadelphia, forinspection tours over the extensiv and con-nected systems operated by the company inMassachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Referring to the exterior view of the carone will at once note the large observationplatforms enclosed in handsome grill work ofold brass. The extension of the monitordeck over a portion of the platforms and thegraceful lines of the grill work supportingthe hood, preserve the harmony of form whichwould otherwise be lacking in the long plat-forms and hoods. The rounded upper cornersof the deck and window sashes add consider-ably to the rich appearance of the car is painted a dark green, with neatornamentation in gold-leaf. Of the six win-dows to each side four have po
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