Radford's cyclopedia of construction; carpentry, building and architecture. Based on the practical experience of a large staff of experts in actual constrcution work (1909)
Johnson, Alfred Sidney, 1860-, Radford, William A., 1865- · Chicago Radford Architectural Co · leaf 311
STANDARD MILL CONSTRUCTION The succession of heavy fire losses each yearis the penalty which this country is paying forthe erection of light, cheai), and poorly designedbuildings. The cost of fire insurance is a directyearly tax on the building and its occupants.It is the duty of those responsible… … p4 a CQ 276 TEAMING 277 According to tests made by the Boston Insur-ance Engineering Experiment Station—whichonly confii-m and bear out the experience ofyears—it has been clearly shown that, all thingsconsidered, the mill or slow-burning type of con-struction is to be recommended for most…
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