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Merchandising Terminal (Continued from Page 52) of 73 feet 8 inches. The roof is of planks covered with tar and gravel. The shed doors are of the sliding type with the exception of the driveway doors which are of the roller type. The doors are constructed of metal frames with galvanized iron sides. The covered driveway is 20 feet wide. The space between the edge of the pier and the shed is 18 feet 6 inches on the sides and 20 feet 5 inches on the outer end. A railroad track runs along the outer edge of the pier on the west side. The shed roof projects over this area about 10 feet, giving protection to truckers during inclement weather. The headroom within the shed is 138 feet. The saw tooth loading and unload- ing platform for street trucks is pro- vided for convenient and rapid dis- patch of trucks, the indentation be- ing of such depth that a truck may be placed alongside the platform in -one indentation and if there is a trailer it can be placed in an adjoining in- dentation. These indentations or “saw teeth” are 8 feet 9 inches by 15 feet 9 inches. This type of platform increases the space in the driveway as compared with the straight edge platform. With the straight edge platform, the truck would be at right angles to the’ platform and would project further into the driveway. Trucks can get away quicker from the saw tooth plat- form and can load or unload from the end or the side of the truck with equal facility. There is space for Al trucks and trailers. To further facilitate handling of trucks a turning area 72 feet in diam- eter is provided half way down the | driveway. The “saw teeth” along the driveway face the turning area. The platform floor is 3 feet 6 inches above the driveway. This height was de- termined upon by measuring motor truck platform heights and by com- parison with railroad terminals. Trucking cargo is facilitated by the provision of excellent floors. The base is of reinforced concrete designed to earry a load of six hundred pounds a square foot. This will be covered with one and one-eighth inches hard- wood, providing an ideal surface for trucks. Seventeen ramps (cut gangways) are provided on the sides and end of the pier. These range in width from 8 to 16 feet and are spaced so as to accommadate the various types of ships operated by the Canada Steam- ship lines. A portable gangplank or apron is installed in each ramp. Five ships can be handled at one time, two on each side and one on the end of the pier. Four electrically-operated mono- rails of five tons capacity are pro- vided. Three run across the dock from one ramp to another. The fourth runs over a ramp on one end only. This equipment will be used for handling heavy pieces across the ter- minal and to and from trucks and railroad cars. Heavy pieces that can- not be economically trucked into or out of the ship will be handled overall with ships booms. Skids and gasoline and hand lift trucks together with tractors and trailers, will be provided for handling cargo on the terminal and in the ships. The use of this equipment in the ships will be aided by the elevators with which the fleet of the Canada Steamship lines is being equipped as fast as conditions permit. Three flush platform automatic scales will be installed in the shed. The office is to be housed in a build- ing which is being built separate from the freight shed. The lighting in the shed will be provided by three continuous monitors running the length of the shed. Water service both for supplying water to ships and for fire protection, will be provided so around the entire dock. Electrical power will be provided so that ships laid up for the winter may be supplied with light, and with power for small tools, without the necessity of generating power on the ship. - German Liner Reconditioned After Fire J AVING undergone temporary re- pairs at the Morse plant of United Dry Docks Ine., the North German Lloyd liner MUENCHEN, which burned at her pier last February, has sailed for home under her own power. The principal item in the recondition- ing to stiffen the ship for her voyage home was the installation of a steel framework in No. 6 hold, where the ! fire and explosions caused the greatest damage. The framework was con- structed of 12-inch channel beams and extended across the lower hold and *tween decks, connecting with the ship’s_ sides. Approximately 80,000 pounds of steel were used in the framework. Heavy wooden supports also were installed to strength D, E and F decks. Every opening caused by fire and explosion in the deckhouse was cov- ered over and made watertight. All loose planking on decks left in bad condition by the blaze was . removed and the exposed decks given a coat of cement. No repairs were made to the damaged passenger accommoda- tions but temporary living quar- ters were constructed for the crew that took the MUENCHEN to Ger- many. The ship caught fire Feb. 11 and was a spectacular blaze for many hours. Two men, the pilot and a ship’s electrician lost their lives. 66 MARINE REVIEW—June, 1930