month, and report directly to the railroad official held respon- 

 sible for the condition of the motive power of that road. 

 Authorized officers of the Board may also inspect any loco- 

 motive and remove same from service if found defective. 



"Back dampers shall be kept closed while engine is run- 

 ning ahead and front dampers while it is running tender first. 



"No live coals shall be deposited on track or right-of-way 

 outside of yard limits, unless immediately extinguished." 



"The questions of clearing rights-of-way, burning debris and 

 litter, and building firebreaks, together with other measures 

 thought necessary, are to be taken up in detail in a, state- 

 ment submitted each year to the different railroad companies 

 by the Chief Fire Inspector. 



"No railroad company shall construct fire-guards upon land 

 under cultivation without the consent of the owner or occu- 

 pant of the land. If this consent cannot be obtained, a report 

 must be made to the Board at once. 



"No unnecessary damage shall be done to the property of 

 the owner or occupant of the land on which the fire-guard 

 is being constructed. 



"No railroad company shall burn or cause to be burned any 

 slash, debris or litter, unless sufficient precautions are taken 

 to prevent the spread of such fire." 



Make it Compulsory That All Employes Shall Report Forest 



Fires. 



There is issued also another yearly statement by the Chief 

 Fire Inspector taking up the matter of patrol with the dif- 

 ferent roads, stating the number of men required, their loca- 

 tion, equipment and the means provided for transporting the 

 fire-fighting force from place to place. 



All section men and other employes are required to take 

 measures to report and extinguish all fires on or adjacent to 

 the rights-of-way ; that trains crews shall report all fires to 

 the nearest telegraph or telephone station and it shall be 

 the duty of the person so informed to notify immediately the 

 nearest forest officer and section men. In case of necessity, 

 outside assistance shall be obtained. 



Every railroad company is required to give particular in- 

 structions to its employees in regard to the regulations, and 



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