Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-02
INSPECTORS
BOARD MEETING AT DEPART
MENT OF COMMERCE.
Matters Pertaining to Government
of Steam Vessels Being Care
fully Considered.

The board OF supervising inspectors o.
steam vessels of the United States is hold
ing its annual session in the office of the
steamboat inspection service bureau of
the Department of Commerce and Labor,
International Investment Company build
ing on 18th street north of G. street
northwest, and matters pertaining to the
government of steam vessels are being
considered. AS yet no action has been
taken on any of the regulations. The
time of the board has been somewhat
taken up in testing equipment that manu-
facturers desire to have approved for
steamboat use. The sessions of the
supervising inspectors are presided over
bv George Thler. supervising inspector
general, and inspectors from all sections
Of. the United States are in the city to
attend the meetings.
The supervising inspectors constituting
the board are as follows:
First district, John Birmingham, San
Francisco, Cal.
Second district, Ira Harris. New York,
N Y.
Third district, John W. CAST, Norfolk,
Va.
Fourth district. Joseph ]. Dunn. ST.
Louis. Mo.
Fifth district. John D. Sloane. Dubuque,
Iowa.
Sixth district Eugene L. Dorsey, Louis
Vile. Ky.
Seventh district, Samuel r. Crumbaugh,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Eighth district, Charles III. Westcott,
Detroit, Mich.
Ninth district, James Stone, Cleveland,
Ohio.
Tenth district, John A. Cotter, New Or
leans, La
The following territory is embraced in
the supervising districts:
First district embraces all waters and
rivers of the United states west OF the
Rocky mountains.
Second district embraces the waters Of
the Atlantic coast. rivers and tributaries
between the Bay of Passamaquoddy and
Cape Charlie
Third district embraces the waters of
thd atlantic coast, rivers and tributaries
between Cape Charles and Cape Sable.
Fourth district embraces the Mississippi
river and tributaries from above Green
field. Mo-, up to and including Keokuk.
Iowa: the Illinois river below Peoria, and
the Missouri river up to the mouth of
the NiCorara river at it's junction with
the Missouri river.
Fifth district embraces the upper
Mississippi river and its tributaries above
Keokuk Iowa; the Red River of the
North and that part of the Missouri river
and its tributaries above it's junction with
the Niobrara river. and all that portion
OF Lake Superior bounded by the states
Of Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Sixth district embraces the Ohio river
and tributaries up 10 ard including Car
rollton, KY. and the Mississippi river and
tributaries from Greenville, Miss, up to
and including Greenfield. Mo.
Seventh district embraces the Ohio river
and tributaries above Carrollton. Ky.
Eighth district embraces all the waters
of the lakes north and west of Lake
Erie, with their tributaries. except that
portion of Lake Superior which Is bound
ed by the states of Minnesota and Wis
consin, and also includes the upper por-
ton OF the Illinois river down to and In
Guiding Peoria. Ill.
Ninth district embraces all the waters
of the river st. Lawrence. Lakes Erie,
Ontario and Champlain and their tribu-
taries.
Tenth district embraces the coast and
tributary waters of the Gulf of Mexico,
between Cape Sable and the mouth of the
Rio Grande and the Mississippi river and
tributaries to Greenville, Miss