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Show three large windows, aud contains a snf-Acient snf-Acient number of lockers to meet ail requirements. re-quirements. From this room we pass into the toilet and wash room on one side and the library and reading room on the other. A NEAT ENGINE HOUSE. Quarters for the Fire Department of a Town of 10,000 Inhabitants. This structure is designed to meet the requirements of a town of about 10,000 inhabitants. in-habitants. Its approximate cost is about $8,000. It is designed in the Romanesque style of architecture, the first story being of brown-stone, brown-stone, rock faced. The upper story and tower are built of pressed brick and terra cotta, and the roof of the tower is of tile. Bed B. B. a B. I ' SECOND STORY. The toilet room is well lighted and contains a bath, water closet, and wash basins. The library is a large room, 15x18 feet, and lighted from the rear by two large windows. It is intended as a lounging loung-ing room for the men when not on active duty. This floor is finished throughout in cherry. David W. Kino. ENGINE HOUSE ELEVATION. The portion of the second story above the arches is built of brick of two colors-black colors-black and red and arranged checker board fashion. The string courses, cornice, etc., above tho first story are all of molded terra cotta. On the first story are situated the office, stalls and harness lockers. The stalls are arranged so as to be within with-in easy distance from the engine, which stands in the central space ready for use. Directly opposite these are the harness lookers, containing spare harness, trappings, trap-pings, etc., with drawers underneath for the various grooming implements and tools necessary for the keeping of the engine in good order A staircase leads to the cellar below, used mainly for the storage of fodder fod-der for the horses and fuel. FIRST STORY. A spacious staircase leads to thsfloor above, while more rapid egress may be made from this floor to the one below in case an alarm is sounded by means of the slide pole on the left, a device which has of late come into general use in all first class engine houses throughout the country. coun-try. On the upper story is situated the dormitory, sufficiently large and commodious com-modious to accommodate a working force of seven men with coaifort. -It is well lie-hted and ventilated from the front y |