fire in any of the houses in the Rue de Richelieu and the Rue des Petits-Champs.1 The library is heated by steam with the
the libraries which have hitherto closed at sundown to avoid the adoption of any system of lighting, will now be able to
Fig. 21. Iron Uprights of the Presses.
throw open their doors at night for the benefit of workingmen employed during the day.
A night service of watchmen directed by means of special
Fig. 22. Brass Pilis.
Fig. 20. Details of the Open-work Flooring.
boilers in an isolated building, as is also the case at the British Museum.
The introduction of electricity for lighting purposes also lessens the dangers from fire; it is to be hoped that many of
apparatus, such as that regularly established for the National Library, should be organized for all important collections, and it goes without saying that a permanent post of firemen is also a necessary adjunct.
1 M. Pascal’s roofs are made wholly of metal.
[ To be continued.]
Fig. 18. Open-work Flooring.
the libraries which have hitherto closed at sundown to avoid the adoption of any system of lighting, will now be able to
Fig. 21. Iron Uprights of the Presses.
throw open their doors at night for the benefit of workingmen employed during the day.
A night service of watchmen directed by means of special
Fig. 22. Brass Pilis.
Fig. 20. Details of the Open-work Flooring.
boilers in an isolated building, as is also the case at the British Museum.
The introduction of electricity for lighting purposes also lessens the dangers from fire; it is to be hoped that many of
apparatus, such as that regularly established for the National Library, should be organized for all important collections, and it goes without saying that a permanent post of firemen is also a necessary adjunct.
1 M. Pascal’s roofs are made wholly of metal.
[ To be continued.]
Fig. 18. Open-work Flooring.