. Proceedings of the annual convention . orm,arranged with the proper number of cleats and mooring piles for tying upcar floats. Along the water street should be built a bulkhead in connec- FOURTH ANNUAL CONVENTION. 365 tion with each pier 325 feet long, to permit the laying up of two rows ofcar floats on each side of the pier. The pier will be used for inbound or city delivery freight, which inthe morning will be moved from the cluster or general yard on car floatsand placed alongside of the pier. The cars are at once unloaded. Out-bound freight will be received alongside of the bulkhead and
. Proceedings of the annual convention . orm,arranged with the proper number of cleats and mooring piles for tying upcar floats. Along the water street should be built a bulkhead in connec- FOURTH ANNUAL CONVENTION. 365 tion with each pier 325 feet long, to permit the laying up of two rows ofcar floats on each side of the pier. The pier will be used for inbound or city delivery freight, which inthe morning will be moved from the cluster or general yard on car floatsand placed alongside of the pier. The cars are at once unloaded. Out-bound freight will be received alongside of the bulkhead and moved bytrucks over the ends of car floats and on to the platform between thelines of cars on each float. In this way none of the outbound freightwill pass through the pier proper, and all interference will be done awaywith. Inconvenience will only be had when the inbound freight is arriv-ing so late in the day that the outbound must be loaded at the same & Transfer Br/c(ye L *Sfreer1 Career &r/re*vcr*r 2 7~~eorr7 7>crcA&. ^ *- Team De//yeri/ time. During the morning hours it is customary to store the outboundfreight on the floor of bulkhead until some of the cars containing in-bound freight have been unloaded. It is then moved directly from thewagon as it is received over the scales and into the proper car. In the design of these piers the same principles and requirementsmust be considered as in the case of covered lighterage piers. It isspecially important to provide them with fire hydrants and possibly achemical engine. Adequate roof lights should be arranged for, the light-ing at night to be by electricity. It is usually not best to double-deck thepier, but the bulkhead should be two stories high, the second story to beoccupied by offices for the agent and his staff, and for the storage of 366 PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Size: 1959px × 1276px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookidproceedingsofann41903amer
