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various Fire Inspectors appointed by the Board have authority to 

 waive the requirements wholly or in part, from time to time, as 

 may be practicable, it being understood that the Roadmaster will 

 restore such patrol upon request of the Board's representative. 



In order to make the system properly effective, it is essential 

 that your General Superintendents be authorized and directed to 

 furnish additional men for patrol work from time to time, as 

 requested by the superior field officer of the Board having juris- 

 diction. 



It is essential also that the necessity be impressed upon your 

 employees of complying in the utmost good faith with the pro- 

 visions of Regulation 14 of Order 16570. In particular, section 

 men shall be instructed that they must give the same attention to 

 fire that they do to the safety of the track. On this basis, it is 

 believed that damage by railway fires can be very greatly reduced 

 in the future, at a minimum of cost to the Company. 



Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter. 



Memorandum for the Information of Dominion and Pro- 

 vincial Officials Appointed Officers of the Board of 

 Railway Commissioners, for the Enforcement of Order 

 No. 16570 of the Board. 



The object of the plan of co-operation in effect with the 

 Dominion and Provincial authorities is the prevention and control 

 of railway fires, through the enforcement of Order 16570. To 

 this end, it is expected that the fire-protective work of the Com- 

 panies will be carefully and constantly checked at all points, as 

 indicated in the various requirements above enumerated. 



Each superior field officer should get in touch with each local 

 Railway Superintendent, and should notify him in writing, in 

 advance of the fire season, of the name, title, address, and 

 jurisdiction of each subordinate field officer of the Board who 

 will handle fire inspection work within the railway district in 

 question. The Superintendent should likewise be informed of 

 any changes in personnel affecting railway fire inspection in his 

 district. 



Each Divisional Fire Inspector should have some definite sta- 

 tion, at which he can always be notified by railway officials of 

 fires occurring within his jurisdiction. The railway officials con- 

 cerned should be notified of this address. Arrangements should 

 be made at the official station for the prompt forwarding of mes- 

 sages to the Inspector, wherever he may chance to be in his dis- 

 trict. 



The attitude of the Inspector should, so far as possible, be that 

 of co-operation with the Company, rather than of criticism. The 

 direct decrease in fire losses and damage claims should render the 

 fire-protective work a paying investment on the part of the Com- 



