. The Street railway journal . lity of Trenton front bricks,laid in red mortar in the best possible man-ner, and was afterwards cleaned down withaqua fortis and oiled with raw linseed brick work is tied every six courses. The front and interior of the building ishandsomely trimmed with terra-cotta workof the best quality, and is laid in positionin a fiim and substantial manner. In plastering the office buildings all theoutside walls were prepared with 2 in. fur-ring of porous terra-cotta tiles, and finish-ed with hard finish, the ceilings also werefinished in the same manner. The rear
. The Street railway journal . lity of Trenton front bricks,laid in red mortar in the best possible man-ner, and was afterwards cleaned down withaqua fortis and oiled with raw linseed brick work is tied every six courses. The front and interior of the building ishandsomely trimmed with terra-cotta workof the best quality, and is laid in positionin a fiim and substantial manner. In plastering the office buildings all theoutside walls were prepared with 2 in. fur-ring of porous terra-cotta tiles, and finish-ed with hard finish, the ceilings also werefinished in the same manner. The rear walls of the basement are pins-tered on the outside with a heavy coat ofhydraulic cement, against which the groundis damped. This is to prevent the water coming inand rendering the lower steps damp. All the floors and roof, except thoseof the office building aud lantern of themain roof, are arched in between the ironbeams with moulded brick and filled to the —I-r-j -i4---!t-iI j-r- I fl - ro-!-rr 1 ri - vrr j j | _j . ■ J]. ■ill} Tin .L lS8tli STREET
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