"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. 11