. Electric railway journal . rest on thebuilding columns or are cast as a monolith into the16-in. x 36-in. girders between the columns along thecurtain walls which separate the bays. As shown in the building cross-section, the roof isof solid 4-in slabs with ribbed metal reinforcing,poured on a solid forming, after which cinder-concreteridges and valleys were constructed to provide properroof pitch to the downspouts. Over this a five-ply tarand gravel roof was laid and flashed with 14-ouncecopper at the fire walls and along the skylight brick except those in the building front are Pu
. Electric railway journal . rest on thebuilding columns or are cast as a monolith into the16-in. x 36-in. girders between the columns along thecurtain walls which separate the bays. As shown in the building cross-section, the roof isof solid 4-in slabs with ribbed metal reinforcing,poured on a solid forming, after which cinder-concreteridges and valleys were constructed to provide properroof pitch to the downspouts. Over this a five-ply tarand gravel roof was laid and flashed with 14-ouncecopper at the fire walls and along the skylight brick except those in the building front are Puring-ton paving block laid in lime and cement mortar. Thefront is built of a special pressed face brick laid inblack mortar and trimmed with white terra cotta. The face of the building is 45 ft. back of the streetline and the entire areaway between it and the streetis paved. By setting the building inside of the prop-erty line, sufficient space was provided to store a carwithout blocking the street or sidewalk. All tracks in. Tri-City Carhouse—Front View of Building 1188 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLIII, No. 22.
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