. The Street railway journal . placein which they could wait when wait-ing was necessary and a clean and neatplace where lunches could be the men took their lunch pailsto the car barn and there in a coldand cheerless corner did what eatingwas necessary. For a time a finished room wasgiven the men on the second floor ofthe car house next the offices. Themen did not like it. There was anunusually long flight of steps to reachit and it was too near the office andthe men did not use it, preferringthe lower floor and such corners aswere available. The president had for some timeintend
. The Street railway journal . placein which they could wait when wait-ing was necessary and a clean and neatplace where lunches could be the men took their lunch pailsto the car barn and there in a coldand cheerless corner did what eatingwas necessary. For a time a finished room wasgiven the men on the second floor ofthe car house next the offices. Themen did not like it. There was anunusually long flight of steps to reachit and it was too near the office andthe men did not use it, preferringthe lower floor and such corners aswere available. The president had for some timeintended to fit up a building for theuse of the men. It was finally de- very neat and comfortable. It consists of tables, chairsand case for books in the reading room, table and chairsin the eating room and the usual rack for cues, chairs,etc., in the billiard or pool room. The eating room will have, in addition to its presentfurniture, a gas stove or a steam table of some kind onwhich coffee, etc., can be heated and lunches
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