. The street railway review . ear until one enters thebuilding and sees the splendid lay-out, and becomes acquaintedwith the perfect method of management. The main attraction atthe present time is the ice floor, which is 272 ft. long, 90 ft. wide,covered with ice 8 in. thick. To freeze the ice and keep it in goodcondition is a complete ice-making plant located at the east endof the basement. The plant was put in by the Case Refrigerator counters, where 2,600 pairs of skates are kept for men, women andchildren. It is the plan of the company to furnish all patrons witha pair of skates free, the
. The street railway review . ear until one enters thebuilding and sees the splendid lay-out, and becomes acquaintedwith the perfect method of management. The main attraction atthe present time is the ice floor, which is 272 ft. long, 90 ft. wide,covered with ice 8 in. thick. To freeze the ice and keep it in goodcondition is a complete ice-making plant located at the east endof the basement. The plant was put in by the Case Refrigerator counters, where 2,600 pairs of skates are kept for men, women andchildren. It is the plan of the company to furnish all patrons witha pair of skates free, the patrons having only to pay a small en-trance fee. There is also a large soda fountain, said to be thefinest in the land; it cost $6,000, and is brilliantly illuminated by 255incandescent lamps. The building itself is illuminated by in-candescent lamps and 40 arc lamps. The Traction Company fur-nishes the light from its 20th street power house. A large auxil-iary storage battery is placed in the basement and used to keep.
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