GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND PROTECTION. 81 



Standard Telephone Equipment. 



Before ordering material for telephone construction the circular "Instruc- 

 tions for the Building and Maintenance of Telephone Lines on the National 

 Forest," should be consulted to secure conformity with the standards of con- 

 struction and equipment prescribed therein. 



Telephone Wire. 



In ordering telephone wire the amount* desired should be given in miles, 

 although payment is made by the pound. No. 12 BB. wire weighs approxi- 

 mately 165 pounds per mile and No. 9 BB. about 330 pounds. Both wires 

 are furnished in one-half-mile coils. 



The following form is a model Form A to use when telephone wire is being 

 ordered. If a voucher covers both annual contract and uncontracted material, 

 the words "Annual contract " should be placed opposite each item which is on 

 the contract list, instead of being written at the bottom of the Form A. 



6 miles ( pounds) No. 12 BB. galvanized-iron telephone wire, at 



$3.89 per hundredweight. 



2 miles ( pounds) No. 9 BB. galvanized-iron telephone wire, at 



$3.68 per hundredweight. 



(Annual contract.) 

 " IT. S. F. S." Stock. 



The contract price for the current year should always be stated on the 

 voucher. In ordering, the statement should be made that the wire is to be 

 shipped from the stock sea fed and stamped " U. S. F. S.," and shipments re- 

 ceived without this seal and stamp should not be accepted. 



Insulators and Brackets Instruments. 



Insulators and brackets are included in the annual contract. In the case of 

 instruments and extension bells, the type should be given, whether 1,000, 1,600, 

 or 2,500 ohm resistance, and orders for all other equipment and tools should 

 conform as nearly as possible to the names and descriptions used by the com- 

 pany. Catalogues or booklets of the accepted bidders for different classes of 

 material will be furnished supervisors each year. 



PURCHASE OF IMPROVEMENTS. 



When there are suitable quarters or other improvements on an unperfected 

 entry within the Forest, and the claimant desires to relinquish his claim and 

 dispose of the improvements, their purchase may be considered. 



In such cases the policy and procedure outlined in Reg. L-41 and in the in- 

 structions covering Administrative Sites (p. 53) and under Quarters (pp. 19-21) 

 should be followed strictly. 



After the relinquishment has been made and the purchase authorized by 

 the District Forester, the supervisor will complete the purchase and submit 

 the Form A to the District Forester, together with a bill of sale (which must 

 be properly witnessed and acknowledged), executed by the former owner. In 

 no case can the purchase price of a building exceed $650. 



Belinquishment of Unperfected Entry. 



The land on which purchased improvements are situated must pass to the 

 control of the United States by lease if patented, and in such case the lease 

 must contain a clause providing for retention by the United States of title to 

 the improvements and the right to remove them at the expiration of the lease, 

 or by lease or relinquishment if an unperfected entry. (See Quarters Leas- 

 ing Ranger Stations, p. 20.) The relinquisliment must be entirely voluntary 

 (see Reg. L-41), must be on the regular land office form, and must be filed 

 in the proper land office before payment for the improvements will be made. 

 A copy of it will be forwarded with the Form A and the bill of sale to the 

 District Forester. 



PROPERTY. 



CUSTODY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 



Responsibility. 



Each member of the Forest Service will be held responsible for the proper 

 use and protection of any Government property which may come into his 



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