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Show BOTH CELLAR AND ICEHOUSE. Combination That Is Frequently Found Dealrable. A comblnntlon of a cellar with nn icehouse may bo desirable, tho cellnr being tiBed for cold storage, Tho plan shown Is for a building 14 feet by 10 feet nnd 10 feet high, with a 10-Inch wall which Is filled with sawdust. When packing tho Ico pluco It within with-in 4 Inches ofthe lining of tho Inner wall nnd fill the open spaco with sawdust. saw-dust. 1 No part of tho Icehouse Is under ground.. Tho cellnr Is beneath tho Icehouse and tho cntrnnco to It Is on tho outside. The cellar ts 0 feet by 10 feet and 0 feet high, Inside measurement, meas-urement, can of courRQ bo made nny desired she. Tho top of It Is in tho form of n hnlf circle or arch, tho middle mid-dle of which extends 2 feet up Into tho Icehouse. The walls nro of brick, plastered ovor with cement. The side walls aro S Inches; those of tho arch, 4 Inches plastered outsldo nnd Instdo with cement. When building tho arch, a wooden support should bo used, which Is mado of six-Inch fencing fenc-ing supported by n 2 by 4-lnch on each end. Two of these supports aro noA .................. ,y ( yi ict jfjT-5 l I lcu nut Ground Plan. required placed about 2 feet from each end of tho cellar and nro covered with 6-Inch fencing laid lengthwise of tho collar. All of theso wooden structures struc-tures aro removed after tho brick arch is made. A drain tllo extends around tho outsldo out-sldo of tho cellnr and enters tho one which drains tho collar. Tho outsldo cellar door Is raised nnd lowered by a weight and pulley. |