COMMISSION OF CONSERVATION 



the smoke ascends, the openings of the said mesh not to exceed a 

 quarter of an inch and one sixty-fourth (that is, seventeen sixty- 

 fourths) of an inch to the square. 



(6) On every engine equipped with a diamond stack, the 

 mesh shall be not more than 3x3 per inch of No. 10 Birmingham 

 Wire Gauge, and shall be placed at the flare of the diamond of 

 the stack, so as to cover the same completely, — the openings of 

 the said mesh not to exceed three-sixteenths and one sixty-fourth 

 (that is, thirteen sixty-fourths) of an inch to the square. 



3. Every such railway company shall cause : — 



(a) The openings of the ash pans on every locomotive 

 engine used on the railway, or portion of railway, operated or 

 being constructed by it, to be covered, when practicable, with 

 heavy sheet iron dampers ; and, if not practicable, with screen 

 netting dampers 2>^ x 2>^ per inch of No. 10 Birmingham Wire 

 Gauge, — such dampers to be fastened either by a heavy spring or 

 by a split cotter and pins, — or by such other method as may be 

 approved by the Board. 



(b) Overflow pipes from lifting injectors, or from water 

 pipes from injector-delivery pipe, or from boiler, to be put into the 

 front and back part of the ash pans and used from the first day of 

 April to the first day of November, or during such portion of this 

 period as the Board may prescribe, for wetting ash pans. 



4. Every such railway company shall provide inspectors at 

 terminal or divisional points where its locomotive engines are 

 housed and repaired ; and cause them, — in addition to the duties 

 to which they may be assigned by the officials of the railway com- 

 panies in charge of such terminal or divisional points, — 



(a) To examine, at least once a week— 

 (i) The Nettings ; 



(2) Dead Plates ; 



(3) Ash Pans ; 



(4) Dampers ; 

 (s) Slides ; and 



(6) Any other fire-protective appUance or appliances 

 used on any and all engines nmning into the said 

 terminal or divisional points. 



(b) To keep a record of every inspection in a book to be 

 furnished by the railway company for the purpose, 

 showing — 



(i) The niimbers of the engines inspected ; 



(2) The date and hour of day of such inspection ; 



(3) The condition of the said fire-protective appliances 

 and arrangements ; and 



(4) A record of repairs made in any of the above men- 

 tioned fire-protective appliances. 



The said book to be open for inspection by the Chief Fire 

 Inspector or other authorized officer of the Board. 



(c) In case any of the said fire-protective appliances in any 

 locomotive are found to be defective, said locomotive shall be 



