St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-11
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC SHOPS.
The Work That Will BE Done On
Them This Wear.

A GLOBE representative yesterday made
a cursory examination of the plans for the
new car shops of the ST. Paul & Northern
Pacific road, in the Office of P. W. Ken
drick, the chief engineer, at Minneapolis.
THE MAIN BUILDING
is in the form of huge cross, and includes
the following shops or departments: Wood
working shop, 60x172 feet; car-erecting
shop, 90x172 feet; machine shop, 00x92
feet, the second floor of which is to be Oc-
cupied by the tin shop; coach repair shop,
S0X92 feet, the second story to be used as a
cabinet shop; engine house, 26X50 feet;
boiler house, 50x66 feet. The entire length
of this monster building is 344 feet east and
west, the length of the coach repair shop,
which corresponds to the arm of the cross,
being 24O feet, extending north and south.
The building is three-stories high in reality,
but in the woodworking shop, there
being no floors, the interior is thrown into
one vast room, which is lighted with three
rows of windows on either side. The brick
to be used in construction is of the best
quality, having been made at Little Falls
for this especial purpose. For the trim
mings and facings Mankato stone will be
used. The roof will be fOur-ply asphalt.
THE OTHER BUILDINGS
include the Office and store-house, two
stories high, 40xe2 feet; the blacksmith
shop, 65x1O0 feet; the paint shop, 15Ox94
feet; the stock house, two stories, 30X60
feet; the oil house, 15X29 feet; the lavatory,
27X42 feet; freight repair shop, 70x321 feet;
coke and iron house. 25X100 feet; double
dry lime kiln, 40x72 feet; boiler house for
dry kiln, 1Sx35 feet. All of these buildings
are to be of brick and stone. the same as
the main building, with the exception of
the freight repair shop, which will be
frame structure.
MINOR DETAILS.
The upholstering department will occupy
the upper floor of the the coach repair shop,
which is to be supplied with elevators. The
electro-plating department will be in con-
nectiOn with the tin shop on the second
floor of the machine building. The black
smith shop will be provided with twelve
FORCES. The paint shop will have con-
crete floor. The woodworking shop will
be supplied with exhaust fans, which will
convey the shavingS, Sawdust, etc., to the
furnace. The buildings at night will be
ILLUMINATED BY ELECTRICITY.
The water supply will be secured from
an artesian we'll, which has been already
sunk. Two immense tanks of $4,000 gal
Ions capacity each will be used as reser-
voirs from which the distribution will be
made. Hydrants will De placed in all the
buildings and an efficient fire extinguishing
apparatus will be furnished. The system
of drainage will be as perfect as possible,
and will be laid with a view to connection
with the city sewers. A 416-horse-power
engine will furnish the motive power for
the machinery.
The contracts for the building of the
shops and grading the grounds have been
let and the foundations are well under
way. The contracts call for them to be
finished Dec. 1. The location of the shops,
as is well known, is between the state fair
grounds and Lake Como.