. The Street railway journal . t is ft. long, 175 ft. wide, 140 ft. inheight from the ground floor to the^peak ofthe boiler room roof, aud is divided longitudi-nally by a brick wall. The inside dimensionsof the engine and boiler room are ft. ft., respectively. Figs. 6, 7, 8 and 9 showthe general appearance of the building duringthe various stages of construction, and and 11 the east and Thames River eleva-tions, respectively. There are four chimneys built of Custodisbrick, each 19 ft. internal diameter and 275 Concrete, expanded metal and asphaltare used in
. The Street railway journal . t is ft. long, 175 ft. wide, 140 ft. inheight from the ground floor to the^peak ofthe boiler room roof, aud is divided longitudi-nally by a brick wall. The inside dimensionsof the engine and boiler room are ft. ft., respectively. Figs. 6, 7, 8 and 9 showthe general appearance of the building duringthe various stages of construction, and and 11 the east and Thames River eleva-tions, respectively. There are four chimneys built of Custodisbrick, each 19 ft. internal diameter and 275 Concrete, expanded metal and asphaltare used in the construction of the roof and all down to the London clay at an average depth of 30 ft. to 35 the ground floor level. An aggregate of about 40,000cu. yds. of concrete was used in the construction of these foun-dations, necessitating over 100,000 cu. yds. of excavation. Thebuilding is arranged for ten 5500-kw turbo-alternators and one 6fu IPcJcoNCRETE SECTION X PCCOHCRETE. X T 7toI rc concrete IOto I PCConcrete. —Section CD.— FIG. CROSS SECTION OF TUNNEL, SHOWING PLATFORM, TILING, CONCRETING, ETC. Lots Road.
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