. Electric railway journal . ines north, eastand west of Akron, the remaining thirty-four being used south of Akron to Canton, Massillon, and other towns. Of These buildings, together with the yard tracks, have oc-cupied practically all of the lot except low, swampy por-tions which will be filled in the future. When filling hasbeen completed there will be room for considerable growth. A complete sewerage system has been provided, thestorm water from the roofs and car-washing pits beingcared for by one system which discharges into a swampadjacent to the canal. Sanitary sewers from the toilet ro
. Electric railway journal . ines north, eastand west of Akron, the remaining thirty-four being used south of Akron to Canton, Massillon, and other towns. Of These buildings, together with the yard tracks, have oc-cupied practically all of the lot except low, swampy por-tions which will be filled in the future. When filling hasbeen completed there will be room for considerable growth. A complete sewerage system has been provided, thestorm water from the roofs and car-washing pits beingcared for by one system which discharges into a swampadjacent to the canal. Sanitary sewers from the toilet roomand lavatories are connected to an 8-in. cast-iron sanitarysewer which passes through the companys property paral-lel to the carhouse and discharges into one of the mainsewers of the Akron city system. Al sewers within thebuilding limits, with the exception of the sanitary sewers,are of glazed terra cotta tile. The relation of the three main buildings is clearly shownin the general plan. The two shop buildings are arranged. Northern Chio Shops—Entrance End of Carhouse the city cars sixty-six belong in Akron, forty-one in Canton,twenty-five in Massillon and fifteen in Canal Dover. Heretofore this equipment has been stored and main-tained at Silver Lake Junction, South Akron and several years the carhouses and shops at the abovepoints have been badly crowded, and early in 1912 fifty-five new cars were purchased and it was decided to erectnew storage houses and shops. These shops are intendedto care for the greater part of the heavy work, the shop atCanton being retained for the Canton city cars and theother two for minor repairs, inspection, etc. Althoughplans were rushed and most of the contracts were let inthe spring of 1912, owing to the press of other work, thescarcity of labor and other unexpected delays, the build-ings were completed and occupied only recently. The complete layout is shown on one of the accompany-ing illustrations. The group consists of six b
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