, 1884-10-18

b The safety Ualves must under no circumstances be overweight
cd; At least once every day they must be raised ca~refuny'so
tn"C t may be known with certainty at all times that they
are IN working order.
CLEANING OF THE BOILER must take placed AZ often as Il sb.,,
be necessary; in the cleansing all incrustation and sediment
must be removed from the boiler.
The feed pipe, discharge pipe and the tubes of the wafer.
gauge and of the gangecocks must be carefully cleared of in
crustatlon or mud. The safety.valve, the counter valve, atmos.
pherlc.VaIve and the different stOpcOckS must be carefully ex.
ahmed and adjusted ard, if necessary, re-ground.
At every cleaning of the boile 4, the boiler must be examin.
ed carefully both outside and inside and faults or leaks disco.
yered IN the course ofthe daily use, OF during the cleansing must
then be repaired. 1t the faults are SO considerable that they can.
not De 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 stopp@ge OF duration-(hence, whilst
the water is yet undisturbed). In that case, at the cessation of
work at nght the boiler must be supplied with at least as much
water, over ana above the normal waterleyeL as is to be blown
Oft next morning.
OIL me o0l!er, the surveyors may order its cleaning at certain,
specified intervals, which shall not be less than 8 weeks when
the boiler is used for u hours out of "a, and shall be fixed pro.
portlonally If the working time is either longer or shorter.
Before any SroppAGE of longer duration, the boiler mnst
ne supplied WITH water above the common level, even as, in case
the boiler is left without attendance, the fire must be drawn.
ieioTe or during a brief StOppage, the fire must be Slackened
and water pnt on the boiler, in order to prevent explosions of
gas i'll the hue. The damper must never be closed entirely
"hIle there Is fire on the CRATE.
While the boiler is in tension care should be taken to avoid
blows or shocks OH its surface; hence the tightening of fanges
OF pacNlhgJolhtS whilst the boiler IS being used is inadmiSsible.
II.
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 in use, when it is cleaned and
examined, and any essential defects which have been discover
ed or are supposed to exist. Such defects lie Shall 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 use Of LOc0m0t0rS IN the prOrimitv
Of buildings md imfammaWe objects.
Every person has the right to oppose the use Of . ,ocomotor
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 in this respect
the same right as the owner.
Locomotors must not he used at a less distance than 20 feet
from any building rooted with straw, flag or any similar inham.
mablc material, or from amy rick, d%ung.heap, or any other large
outdoor accumulation of equally in1ammable matter; and if
amy locomOtor is used within d distance of less than 40 feet from
any OF the objects thus specified, the following rules must be
observed.
a. Below the CRATE shall be placed a closefttng ashton
of cast iron, or Of wrought iron plates of proper thickness with
a properly constructed front plate under the furnace-door;
b. Around the locOmOtor shall be placed Il fire screen of
strong timed plates or wood, not less than 4 feet in height, and
at such a distance from the lOcOmOtOr as to allow Il man to pass.
q No other fuel than coal, or coke and cinders must be
used for firing and
d. he locomotor shall be provided either with a dome.
shaped spark catcher, the entire lower rim of which opens into a
water reservoir fitted round the III per edge of the funnel, and
kept supplied with water by a pipe connected with the feed.
pump or with ~dOuble-net spark.catcher made of iron wire
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 infammahe
material, or any rick, ~dung-heap or any other large ont door accu.
mutation of any equally infammable matter, the place where the
lOc0mO;Or is set up shall previously be cleared, and during tho
use be kept clear, OF straw and similar inf1ammable matter, say
within a circumference of 90 feet from the locomOtor and during
the use a large tub of water shall be placed in Immediate
proximity to the lOcOmOtOr, and a freladder kept in readiness.
90
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.
81.
A copy of the regulations at any time in force in regard to
the use OF lOcOmOtOrs ill the proximity of buildings and inham.
mdDl6 ODleCtS snail always accompany any lOCOmOtOr hired ont