The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-08
On Terminals
Report by Committee of Engineer. Appointed by
Mississippi Valley Terminal League
No.

heavy, as in the case OF excursion
boat trains, the expense of adjustable
inclined bridges set in dock may be
justified. Provide comfortable wait
ing-rooms. with usual conven1ences,
on dock floor, covering elevators and
stairways.
20. Floor Of dock should be above
nigh water as above. Face Of dock to
be inclined, say, one vertical to three
horizontal. Provide stairways perpen-
dicular to stream built into face OF
dock. No elevators. Provide waiting
rooms as above.
%. Regular paved levee, grade say
IL per cent, well paved. Provide wait
ing-room or shelter-house at top Of
levee above high water.
Materials and type OF construction
should depend on local conditions and
amount of money available. Perma-
nent construction only is recon-
mended
"PIan u. Terminal for Industrial Or
Local Freight-The terminal should
7 be arranged to accommodate both
wagon and rail traffic.
THE warehouse should be Of sub
stantial construction and proof
against ordinary theft. 1t should be
built Of fireproof or hre-resisting
materials: fire walls may be provided
at intervals. At least a portion Of the
warehouse should be built with view
to the accommodation Of commodi-
ties which would be injured by ex-
posture to high or low temperatures.
Ample protection should be provided
against rain or snow, as for example
by roofs overhanging the platforms.
Protection also should be provided for
goods in transit between the ware
house and vessel, IL possible by roofs,
but at least by canvas coverings. The
interior of the warehouse should
preferably be free from posts, and the
clear height should be such as to al
low of high piling OF freight.
"It should be we'll lighted and
should have connection for ire hose.
Dry sprinkler system should be con-
sidered. Doors should be numerous,
ample in size and should lift vertical
ly. Ample loading and unloading
platforms should be provided.
"As to dimensions, the width should
be as narrow as is consistent with the
required cubical contents; and the
length should be less than that of'the
uOCh uIlll, 81 I3laI thSA o WILL No @ SoAA
siderable space between the ware
house of adjoining dock units. This
for fire protection and also to permit
wagons and trucks to drive up onto
the dock and as near the face OF same
as possible. Maximum width of w
feet with a minimum of 30 feet be-
tween adjacent warehouses, sug-
gested.
LAS to the minimum storage ca
pacity it should be borne in mind that
a considerable part of the freight will
arrive in railroad cars and be loaded
direct from car to vessel and vessel
to car. One might assume that at least
so per cent Of the freight will not go
through the warehouse. The storage
capacity of the warehouse, II made
equal to the capacity of the largest
vessel to be handled, will accommo-
date both so per cent Of the inbound
freight. As the dock unit Is made OF
such length as to accommodate the
largest possible craft, say 300 feet
mcoring space, the capacity per foot
of length OF warehouse should be
about the same as the capacity per
foot of length of the vessel A some
what general rule would be to make
the storage capacity OF the warehouse
a function Of the annual tonnage han
died over the dock. For example, the
storage capacity per hneal foot OF
warehouse would be the annual tom
mage handled over the dock times the
number of days between sailings, d.
vided by the total number of days in
the working season times the length
of the dock in feet
ITO Be Continued.)