. American engineer and railroad journal . ch tank is provided with a vent pipe carried outside thebuilding for discharging any gases that might accumulate, andeach is provided with a storage indicator scaled to gallons, whichpermits an inventory of the oil on hand to be obtained at anytime. Three of the pumps for the heavy oils are placed togetheroutside of the partition, each connecting to a single tank. Thesepumps, as well as the whole equipment of the house, were fur-nished by the Gilbert & Barker Mfg. Co., 80 Fourth Avenue,New York. .This pump is of the long distance self-measuringtype, w
. American engineer and railroad journal . ch tank is provided with a vent pipe carried outside thebuilding for discharging any gases that might accumulate, andeach is provided with a storage indicator scaled to gallons, whichpermits an inventory of the oil on hand to be obtained at anytime. Three of the pumps for the heavy oils are placed togetheroutside of the partition, each connecting to a single tank. Thesepumps, as well as the whole equipment of the house, were fur-nished by the Gilbert & Barker Mfg. Co., 80 Fourth Avenue,New York. .This pump is of the long distance self-measuringtype, which accurately measures in gallons, half gallons, quarts,pints or smaller quantities at a stroke and discharges the oildirectly in to the can or receptacle without the use of measuresor funnels. It is fitted with discharge registers and a continuousmeter, the latter registering to 100,000 gallons, and then auto-matically repeating. It is provided with a locking device whichabsolutely prevents an unauthorized person from obtaining any. TYPE OF SELF-IIEASURING PUMP USED. OcTOBERj 1910. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 417 HORIZONTAL BORING MACHINE Rochester Boring Machine Co. On many classes of work usually done in railroad shops ahorizontal boring machine that is also adapted to drilling, tap-ping and milling operations, is practically a necessity. On ttiisbasis the advantages of the machine shown in the illustrationwill be appreciated at once. Its simplicity, compactness, easeof operation and adaptability, make it practically as valuablefor each different kind of work as the regular type of , in general appearance, the construction is compara-tively light, it is very rigid and is designed for severe duty andfor producing accurate work rapidly at the minimum cost. The machine illustrated is the No. ,3 Rochester horizontal,boring, drilling, tapping and milling machine, floor boring type,made by the Rochester Boring Machine Co., Rochester, NewYork. The floor
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