. Official proceedings . iciently large to provide space fordesks and benches for the inspectors to write out their reportsand should be well heated and lighted. A telephone should beconveniently placed with an independent line leading directlyto the engine house office, and the necessary lockers for prop-erly taking care of clothing and overclothes should be wash basin inside and a hose connection outside will completethe facilities for neatness and cleanliness. Proceeding now to the ash pits, it may be noted that thereare as many different ways of getting rid of cinders as there
. Official proceedings . iciently large to provide space fordesks and benches for the inspectors to write out their reportsand should be well heated and lighted. A telephone should beconveniently placed with an independent line leading directlyto the engine house office, and the necessary lockers for prop-erly taking care of clothing and overclothes should be wash basin inside and a hose connection outside will completethe facilities for neatness and cleanliness. Proceeding now to the ash pits, it may be noted that thereare as many different ways of getting rid of cinders as there arefleas on a dog. The first and old reliable way was undoubtedlythe shoveling method. This was improved upon by putting theash car on a depressed track so that the men did not have tohandle the ashes twice and throw them so high over the side ofthe car. In some cases the depressed track has been put stilllower and the cinders simply slide into the car. It is not often, Some Engine House Auxiliaries. 81 !* •© <r -0. Fig. C
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