Switch timbers are sawed square, 7 by 9 inches, and in 

 lengths as ordered. The price is $18 to $20 per M feet b. in. 



Poles. 



The general specifications for poles are : cut from living tim- 

 ber, reasonably straight, free from rot, shakes or large knots, 

 limbs trimmed close and bark peeled. They must conform to 

 the following minimum dimensions : 



1 One company specifies a butt diameter of 12 inches with 7-inch top. 



The ISTew England Telephone and Telegraph Company, the 

 largest user of poles in the State, specifies dimensions as fol- 

 lows : 



[Circumference in inches 6 feet from top or butt.] 



