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b The safety valves must under no circumstances be overweight.
ed. Atleast once every day they must be raised carefully, $50
that it may be known with certainty at al times that they
arc in working order.
CLEANING OF THE BOILER must take placed az often as it shall
be necessary in the cleansing all incrustatiOn and sediment
must be emoved from the boiler.
The feed-pipe, discharge pipe and the tubes Of the water.
gauge and of the gauge-cocks must be carefully cleared OF in
pheric,valve and the different stop cocks must be carefully ex.
amined and adjusted ard, if necessary, reground.
AT every cleaning of the boil er, the boiler must be examin-
ed carefully both outside and inside and faults OF leaks disco,
vered in the course ofthe daily use, or during the cleansing must
then be repaired. Ifthe 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 observation-disclosures, whilst
the water is yet undisturbed( In that case, at the cessation of
work at night the boiler must be supplied with at least as much
water, over and above the normal waterleyel, as is to be blown
off next morning.
Ifneglectf1lness is shown in regard to the proper cleaning
of the boiler, the surveyors may order its cleaning at certain,
specified intervals, which shall not be less than 5 weeks when
the boiler is used for - hours out OF "a, and shall be fixed pro-
portonally if the working time is either longer or shorter.
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he supplied with water above the common level, even as, in case
the boiler is left without attendance, the fire must be drawn.
Before or during Il brief StOppage, the fire must be SlaCkenei
and water pnt ON the boiler, in order to prevent explosions Of
gas in the fur. The damper must never be closed entirely
while there is fire on The CRATE.
While the boiler is in tension care should be taken to avoid
blows or shocks on it's surface; hence the tightening of hanges
or packingjonts whilst the boiler is being used is inadmissbIe.
The person in charge of the boiler shall note down in q
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 lie elalI 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.
II. Concerning the uc Of LOcOmOtOrS IN the proximity
Of 6uidings 0md imfammaMe objects.
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Every person has the right to oppose the use of a locomotor
within the distance of 100 feet from any building, rick or dung
heap of his, rooted with straw, flag or any other mfammabl
material. The person who uses Il property has III this respect
the same right as the owner.
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LOCOmOtOrS must not he used at n less distance than 20 feet
from amy building rooted with straw, flag or any similar inham-
mable material, or from any rick, dungheap, or any other large
out door accumulation OF equally lndammable matter; and II
amy lOcOmOtOr is used within 4 distance of less than 40 feet from
amy Of the objects thus specified, the following rules must DO
observed.
az Below the crate shall he placed a ~cIose-ftting ashJor
of caStirOn, or of wr%Oughtiron plates of proper thickness, with
a properly constructed trontpIate under the tlrnacedoOr;
b. Around the l0cOmot0r shall be placed a treScreen OF
strong timed plates or wood, not less than 4 feet i'll height, and
at such a distance from the locomotOr as to allow a man to pass.
0 No other fuel than coal, or coke and CinderS must be
used for firing and
d. The Iocomotor shall be provided either with a dome
shaped spark catcher, the entire lower rim OF which opens into p
water TT ServOir fitted round the upper edge of the funnel, ami
kept supplied with water by a pipe connected with the feed
pump,-Or with a dOuble-net SparkCatcher made OF iron wire
closely fitting the upper rim of the funnel with no more than t
inch width OfmcSh, and not less than 2 inches distance between
the nets.
When a Iocomotor is used within a distance of 100 feet from
buildings rooted with straw, flag or any similar infammable
material, or any rick, dungheap or any other large outdoor accu-
mutation of any equally inhammable matter, the place where the
use be kept clear, OF straw and similar intAmnahle matter, say
within a circumference of 20 feet from the lOcom0tor: and during
the use a large tub Of water shall be placed i'll immediate
proximity to the locomotor, and a hre-adder kept Ill 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.
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a copy of the regulations at any time i'll force in regard to
the use Of lOcomOtOrs i'll the proximity of buildings and lnham-
mable objects shall always accompany any l"cOmOtor hired out
for use. In the case of locomotors used within 100 feet of q