Building construction and superintendence, by F.E. Kidder ... (1896)
Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 461
the posts in the upper stories, instead of rest-ing on the cap of the post below, either rested on the girder or on across-shaped pintle cut in between the ends of the girders. Thesemethods have now given place to the square post with chamferedcorners and large bearing plates, as shown in the… … FiK. 496. <ame way as the floors, but with lighter timbers and 2^-inch roofingplank. 270. In applying this principle of construction to stores and officebuildings, it is necessary to deviate considerably from the originalmill method of framing. In stores it is desirable to have as few posts as…
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