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6 Nothing in these conditions shall prejudice or detract from the right of any 

 company owning or operating or using the said railway to adopt, at any time, the use 

 of electric or other motive power, and to place and maintain upon, over, and under 

 the said 1 right of way such poles, wires, pipes, and other fixtures and appliances as may 

 be necessary or proper for such purposes. Liability of the cost of any removal, change 

 in location or construction of the pipes, conduits, wires, or cables constructed or laid 

 by the applicant rendered necessary by any of the matters referred to in this para- 

 graph, shall be fixed by the Board on the application of the party interested. 



7 Any dispute arising between the applicant and the company owning, using or 

 operating said railway as to the manner in which any pipe or conduit, or any works 

 or appliances herein provided for, are being laid, maintained, renewed, or repaired, 

 shall be referred to the Engineer of the Board, whose decision shall be final and 

 binding on all parties. 



UNDERGROUND LINES 



Specifications 



AA Conduit. Vitrified clay, creosotei wood, metal pipe, armoured cable or fibre 

 conduit may be used. 



BB Depth. The excavation to be of sufficient depth to .allow the top of the d*uct 

 to be at least three ft. below the bottom of the ties of the railway track. 



CO Laying. The conduit or duct to 'be laid on a base of 3 in. of concrete, mixed 

 in proportion, 1 of cement, 3 of sand, and 5 of broken stone or gravel. Where stone 

 is used, such stone is to be of a size that will permit of its passing through a 1-in. 

 ring. After dlucts are laid, the whole to be encased to a thickness of 3 in. on top 

 and sides in concrete mixed in the same proportions as above. 



Where the track is on ,an embankment a pipe may be driven through the latter. 



DD Filling in. The excavation must be filled' in slowly and well tamped on top 

 and side. 



EE Guard. The excavation must at all times be safely protected by the appli- 

 cant. 



APPENDIX E 



FORESTRY BRANCH STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS 

 1 Specifications for Galvanizing 



(a) General. All iron and steel materials requiring galvanizing shall be pre- 

 pared according to the following requirements : 



The galvanizing shall consist of a deposition of zinc laid on by either the hot 

 or electric process ; this coating shall be evenly and uniformly applied over the entire 

 surface; all holes, grooves, threads, or other irregularities of surface shall be thor- 

 oughly coated, and there shall be no excess deposit, rough places, or other imperfec- 

 tions. All galvanizing of parts intended to fit together shall be so performed that 

 such parts can be readily and properly assembled. 



(b) Test. All galvanized equipment shall be required to pass the following test, 

 a reasonable quantity of each shipment not to exceed 10 per cent being selected for 

 test and the shipment passed or rejected on the basis of test: 



The sample snail be immersed in the standard solution of copper sulphate for 

 one minute, removed, wiped dry, and! cleaned. This process shall be repeated until 

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