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the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association, and have a tup of 2,000 lbs. weight, the striking face of which shall have a radius of five (5) in.
"The anvil block shall be adequately supported and shall weigh 20,000 lbs.
"The supports shall be a part of or firmly secured to the anvil.
[Sidenote: No. 1 Rails.]
"15. No. 1 rails shall be free from injurious defects and flaws of all kinds.
[Sidenote: No. 2 Rails.]
"16. Rails which, by reason of surface imperfections, are not accepted as No. 1 rails, will be classed as No. 2 rails, but rails containing physical defects which impair their strength, shall be rejected.
"No. 2 rails to the extent of five (5) per cent. of the whole order will be received. All rails accepted as No. 2 rails shall have the ends painted white, and shall have two prick punch marks on the side of the web near the heat number near the end of the rail, so placed as not to be covered by the splice bars.
"Rails improperly drilled, straightened, or from which the burrs have not been properly removed, shall be rejected, but may be accepted after being properly finished.
"Different classes of rails shall be kept separate in shipment.
"All rails shall be loaded in the presence of the inspector.
[Sidenote: Inspection.]
"17. (a) Inspectors representing the purchaser shall have free entry to the works of the Manufacturer at all times while the contract is being executed, and shall have all reasonable facilities afforded them by the Manufacturer to satisfy them that the rails have been made in accordance with the terms of the specifications.
"(b) For Bessemer Steel the Manufacturer shall, before the rails are shipped, furnish the Inspector daily with carbon determinations for each heat, and two complete chemical analyses every twenty-four hours representing the average of the other elements specified in section 2 hereof contained in the steel, for each day and night turn respectively. These analyses shall be made on drillings taken from the ladle test ingot not less than 1/4 in. beneath the surface.
"For Open-Hearth Steel, the makers shall furnish the Inspectors with a complete chemical analysis of the elements specified in section 2 hereof for each melt.
"(c) On request of the Inspector, the Manufacturer shall furnish drillings from the test ingot for check analysis.
"(d) All tests and inspections shall be made at the place of manufacture, prior to shipment, and shall be so conducted as not to unnecessarily interfere with the operation of the mill."
FOOTNOTES:
[Footnote A: Presented to the Annual Convention, June 21st, 1910.]
[Footnote B: These reports were published in Proceedings, Am. Soc. C. E., as follows: February, 1903, p. 43; February, 1905, p. 60: February, 1906, p. 50; February, 1907, p. 69; August, 1907, p. 290; February, 1908, p. 85; February, 1909, p. 61; February, 1910, p. 62.]
[Footnote C: Bulletin No. 118, December, 1909.]
[Footnote D: Bulletin No. 118. December, 1909.]
[Footnote E: Reprinted from Supplement to Bulletin No. 121 of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (March, 1910).]
[Footnote F: Note: The clause in brackets in Sections A and C to be added to the specifications when the deflection limits are specified.]

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