Review of reviews and world's work . years,while others have been found defective withina few months of their installation. THE PROBI IM or TR.^NSPORTATIOM. 711. CHIEF ENGINEERS OFFICE. OF SINGER BUILDING. (At left ;< position indicator board of elevator system, wlilcli the movement of elevators is indi-cated and can be supervised by ciiicf engineer. lie can coiuiniinicate tiy tehphone willi each operatorand the starter.) The best casualty companies charge a mini-mum rate of about $35 for insurance of apassenger and freight or a freight elevator forlimits of damage up
Review of reviews and world's work . years,while others have been found defective withina few months of their installation. THE PROBI IM or TR.^NSPORTATIOM. 711. CHIEF ENGINEERS OFFICE. OF SINGER BUILDING. (At left ;< position indicator board of elevator system, wlilcli the movement of elevators is indi-cated and can be supervised by ciiicf engineer. lie can coiuiniinicate tiy tehphone willi each operatorand the starter.) The best casualty companies charge a mini-mum rate of about $35 for insurance of apassenger and freight or a freight elevator forlimits of damage up to five and ten thousanddollars. But more is paid where the risksjustify, as in the case of departinent stores,hotels, and other buildings, where the ele-vators are in constant use and are patronizedby women and children, rather than thetrained occupants of down-town commercialbuildings. Policies amounting to as much as$60,000 for a single elevator have been writ-ten for department stores where the mechan-ical equipment may be of the highest grade,but the risk to passengers due to their ownhabits and possible negligence is apt to bevery high. It is estimated that abo
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