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spark arresting device, which the master mechanic shall cause 

 to be examined and the same shall he examined hy the master 

 mechanic or some employee each time before leaving the round 

 house, except when snow is on the ground. I record shall be 

 kept of such examinations in a book to be fiirnished by the 

 railroad company for the purpose of showing; 



1. The place and number of each engine inspected. 



2. The date and hour of such inspection. 



3. The condition of the said fire protective appli- 

 ance and arrangements. 



4. K record of repairs made to any of the fire pro- 

 tective appliances. 



The said book to be open for inspection by the State Forester 

 or other authorized officer appointed by him. The master 

 mechanic or emploiree making such examination shall be held 

 responsible for the good condition of the same, but without 

 relieving the company from its responsibility hereunder. « 

 As many as twenty-one states now require the railroads to use 

 protective devices on their locomotives. In New York each 

 locomotive must be inspected each time it leaves a division 

 point or round-house between March first and December first 

 to see that its protective devices are in good condition. 

 In Hew York the public Service Commission upon the request 

 of the Conservation Commission may require any railroad to 

 adopt such devices and precautions against setting fires as 

 the public interest demands. The Public Service Commission 

 requires the railroads in the Forest Reserve in the Adiron- 

 dacks to lavxn oil instead of coal between 8 A.M. and 8 P.M. 

 during the danger season. Maine compels the railroads in 



