, 1884-10-22

deviation from this, such as to indicate some diSarrange-
ment of the gauge, the owner of or the party using the boil.
or must be informed.
ed. Atleast once every day they must be raised carefully so
that it may be known with certainty at al times that they
are in working order.
CLEANING OF THE BOILER must take placed as often as it shall
be necessary in the cleansing all incrustation and sediment
must be remoyed from the boiler.
The feed-pipe, dischargepipe and the tubes of the water.
crustaton or mud. The safety.valve, the counter valve, atmos.
pheric.valve and the different stopcocks must be carefully ex.
amined and adjusted ard, if necessary, reground.
Atevery cleaning of the boil er, the boiler must be sxamin.
ed carefully both outside and inside; and faults or leaks disco.
vered in the course of the daily use, or during the cleansing must
then be repaired. If the faults are so considerable that they can.
not be repaired at once, the owner of, or the party who uses, the
boiler must be- informed.
If the water with which the boiler is fed leaves much mud
and sediment, then such a quantity of water as to remove the
greater part of the mud and sediment shall be blown off every
morning, or after any other stoppage of du~ration-(hence, whilst
the water is yet undisturbed). In that case, at the cessation of
work at night the boiler must be supplied with at least rs much
water, over and above the normal waterleyel, as is to be blown
Ifneg1ectfulness is shown in regard to the proper cleaning
specified intervals. which shall not be less than 5 weeks when
the boiler is used for IL hours out of "a, and shall be fixed pro.
portionally if the working time is either longer or shorter.
Before any SroPpAaE of longer duration, the boiler must
he supplied with water above the common level, even ~. in case
the boiler is left without attendance, the fire must be drawn.
Before or during a brief stoppage, the fire must be slackenel
and water pnt on the boiler, in order to prevent explosions Of
while there is fire on the crate.
blows or shocks on its surface; hence the tightening of hanges
or packingjonts whilst the boiler is being used is inadmissible.
The person i'll charge of the boiler shall note down in o
BOOK, which must be produced at every yearly examination,
how many hours the boiler is i'll use, when it is cleaned and
examined, and any essential defects which have been discover.
ed Or are supposed to exist. Such defects he tIal at once
report to the owner OF, or the party who uses, the boiler, who
is bound to have them remedied as soon as possible.
q. Concerning the use Of LocomotOrs in the proximity
Of buildings and imfammaWe objects.
Is.
Every person has the right to oppose the use of IL locomotor
within the distance of 100 feet from any building, rick Or dung
heap OF his, rooted with straw, flag or any other infammable
material. The person who uses a property has i'll this respect
the same right as the owner.
LOcomotors must not be used at a less distance than 20 feet
from any building rooted with straw, flag Or any similar inham.
Unable material, or from any rick, ~dungheap, or any other large
out door accumulation of equally infammable matter and If
any locOmOtOr is used within a distance of less than 40 feet from
amy Of the objects thus specified, the following rules must bs
observed.
AZ Below the CRATE shall be placed a c~loseftting ashbox
of caSt-iTOn, or of wrOughtirOn plates Of proper thickness, with
a properly constructed front plate under the turnacedoor
6) Around the locOmOtOr shall be placed a fire screen of
strong timed plates or wood, not less than 1 feet in height, AMI
at such a distance from the lOcomOtor as to allow Il man to pass.
@ No other fuel than coal, or coke and cinuers must be
used for firing and
d. The locomotor shall be provided either with a dome.
shaped SpGrkrcatcher, the entire lower rim of which opens into q
water. reservoir fitted round the upper edge of the funnel, and
kept supplied with water by u pipe connected with the feed.
pump,-Or with a double-net spark-catCher made of iron wire
closely fitting the upper rim of he funnel with no more than +
inch width of mesh, and not less than 2 inches distance between
the nets.
When a locomotor is used within a distance of 100 feet from
buildings rooted with straw, flag or any similar inhammable
material, or any rick, dungheap or any other large outdoor accu-
mutation of any equally nfammable matter, the place where the
locomotor is set up shall previously be cleared, and during the
use be kept clear, OF straw ami similar mHammable matter, say
within q circumference of 20 feet from the locomotor; and during
the use a large tub of water shall he placed in immediate
proximity to the locomOtOr, and a freladder kept i'll readiness.
By the use of locomotors in towns, the Police is entitled to
demand that such precautions shall be taken that the smoke
does not Inconvenience the neighbours.
q.
A copy of the regulations at any time in force in regard to