. The Street railway journal . eight station 69 x 100 ft. The front of the passenger station is of Bedford lime-stone, and its appearance is enhanced considerably by anornamental steel and glass awning. The track opening forthe freight room is closed by a rolling steel door. The lowerfloor is taken up by waiting rooms, ticket and local freight both floors, opens into the general managers office on themain floor and into the auditors office on the second are provided for communication betweenoffices. The building is heated by steam from a heater inthe basement. The walls an
. The Street railway journal . eight station 69 x 100 ft. The front of the passenger station is of Bedford lime-stone, and its appearance is enhanced considerably by anornamental steel and glass awning. The track opening forthe freight room is closed by a rolling steel door. The lowerfloor is taken up by waiting rooms, ticket and local freight both floors, opens into the general managers office on themain floor and into the auditors office on the second are provided for communication betweenoffices. The building is heated by steam from a heater inthe basement. The walls and roof structure have been built to permitthe addition of a third story whenever expansion of busi- December 28, 1907.] STREET RAIL ness necessitates. This third floor, moreover, may be builton without exposing the second floor to the weather. Witha view to increasing the size of the waiting room at somefuture time, the wall adjacent to the freight room is builtin a steel frame which supports the building in such a man- tfx/OO. PLAN OF FIRST FLOOR ner that the wall may be removed and the waiting roomsextended over the present track space. Credit for thecompleteness of the plans of the station and the manner inwhich all details were carried out is due in a great measure
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