Review of reviews and world's work . GROUND FLOOR OF METROPOLITAN UFE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWER. I There are three elevators on either side. The indicators are over thehandsome marble and bronze ; THE PROBLEM OF FFRTICAL TRANSPORTATION. 709. runs with four-tenths of itsmaximum h)ail. IMlORTANCK OF THE OPER-ATIXG SYSTEM. But conditions of opera-tion are no less importantthan those of design. UK-starter or floor superinten-dent is no perfunctory per-sonage, as the success of thesystem depends upon theregular movement of thecars, and in the new Met-ropolitan Tower as well asin the Singe
Review of reviews and world's work . GROUND FLOOR OF METROPOLITAN UFE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWER. I There are three elevators on either side. The indicators are over thehandsome marble and bronze ; THE PROBLEM OF FFRTICAL TRANSPORTATION. 709. runs with four-tenths of itsmaximum h)ail. IMlORTANCK OF THE OPER-ATIXG SYSTEM. But conditions of opera-tion are no less importantthan those of design. UK-starter or floor superinten-dent is no perfunctory per-sonage, as the success of thesystem depends upon theregular movement of thecars, and in the new Met-ropolitan Tower as well asin the Singer Buildingstarter and engineer are indirect telephone communi-cation with each operator,a loud speaking receiver be-ing placed near his head inthe car. Indicators, show-ing the movement of eachcar, are placed before thedesk of the chief engi-neer while there aremileage recorders automat-ically operated which sumup the travel of each ma-chine in miles just as isdone in railway engineer-ing, in order to determinethe efficiency of the operators posi-tion is one of constantlyincreasing importance, forthe longer nms and higherspeeds not only requiregreater skill in making thelandings accurately, but asthe ingress and egress ofpassenge
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