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I believe houses had coal heat. A truck will show up set a conveyor belt to the basement and deliver coal to the bunker below. One of the inhabitants usually got the dirty job of stoking the boiler and keeping the bunker neat. With World War Two, Oil replaced Coal as heating for houses. Some coal dealers probably had a small trestle to dump coal which then is conveyed into trucks or stored until needed. Industrial customers probably had it discharge into a large hopper which then fed into a "Leg" a endless belt with buckets which then hoisted the coal into the boiler. Keep in mind the boiler probably not only provided power but also hot water, heat etc. It is quite possible that the "Black Gangs" were to hand load the boilers and keep them operating in tip top shape. Such as happened in the Navy during that period. Best of luck! Lee
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