. Packing house and cold storage construction; a general reference work on the planning, construction and equipment of modern American meat packing plants, with special reference to the requirements of the United States government, and a complete treatise on the design of cold storage plants, including refrigeration, insulation and cost data .. . re, at their best,far from satisfactory, on account of the nature of the busi-ness. The construction and equipment should, therefore,include all the features and ^ improvements which willassist in keeping the building clean and odorless. The floors mu
. Packing house and cold storage construction; a general reference work on the planning, construction and equipment of modern American meat packing plants, with special reference to the requirements of the United States government, and a complete treatise on the design of cold storage plants, including refrigeration, insulation and cost data .. . re, at their best,far from satisfactory, on account of the nature of the busi-ness. The construction and equipment should, therefore,include all the features and ^ improvements which willassist in keeping the building clean and odorless. The floors must be of impervious materials and laidwith good drainage to the sewers. The walls should be plas-tered with cement mortar for at least four feet above thefloor line and given a hard, smooth surface which can bewashed down and kept clean. Light and ventilation should be provided for on asmany sides of the building as the arrangement of the plantwill permit and if ventilating flues are built in the walls,they will materially assist in carrying off the steam andodors. 70 TANK HOUSES The equipment should include vapor condensers forall tanks and driers, and these must be operated contin-uously during the hours of cooking and drying. The health, department in many cities does not permitthe operation of tank houses within the city limits unless. FIG. 4 5—CELLAR FLOOR PLAN. precaution is taken to eliminate the odors. They requirethat all windows and doors be kept closed and insist upona system of mechanical ventilation whereby the air isexhausted from the building and discharged into the lowerend of an air-washing tower. The construction of thistower must be such that the air will be washed and purified TANK HOUSES 71 by passing through a continuous spray of water before itl-eachesthe outside atmosphere. In Figures 45 to 48, inclusive, is illustrated the arrange-ment of a modern fireproof tank house, designed to handleedible and inedible products, under Government super-vision.
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