Chapter 1456. To amend sections forty-four hundred and eighteen, forty-four hundred and eighty, and forty-four hundred and eighty-three of the Revised Statutes, and to repeal sections forty-four hundred and thirty-five, forty-four hundred and thirty-six, and forty-four hundred and fifty-nine of the Revised Statut
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CHAP. 1456.— An Act To amend sections forty-four hundred and eighteen, forty-four hundred and eighty, and forty-four hundred and eighty-three of the Revised Statutes, and to repeal sections forty-four hundred and thirty-five, forty-four hundred and thirty-six, and forty-four hundred and fifty-nine of the Revised Statutes, all relating to the Steamboat-Inspection Service. March 3, 1905. [[H. R. 18201](/us/bill/58/hr/18201).] [[Public, No. 189](/us/pl/58/189).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section forty-four hundredSteamboat-Inspection Service. and eighteen of the Revised Statutes of the United States be, and if is hereby, amended to read as follows:
" ”Sec. 4418. The local inspectors shall also inspect the boilers andInspection of boilers etc.[R. S., sec. 4418, p. 856](/us/rs/s4418/p856), amended. their appurtenances in all steam vessels before the same shall be used, and once at least in every year thereafter, and shall subject all boilers to the hydrostatic pressure. All such vessels shall comply with the following requirements, namely: That the boilers are well made, ofRequirements as to construction, etc. good and suitable material; that, the openings for the passage of water and steam, respectively, and all pipes and tubes exposed to heat, are of proper dimensions and free from obstructions; that the spaces between and around the flues are sufficient: that flues, boilers, furnaces, safety valves, fusible plugs, low-water indicators, feed-water apparatus, gauge cocks, steam gauges, water and steam pipes 1028Fire doors.connecting boilers, means of prevention of sparks and Hames from fire doors, low-water gauges, means of removing mud and sediment from boilers, and all other such machinery and appurtenances thereof, are of such construction, shape, condition arrangement, and material that the same may be safely employed in the service proposed without Compliance with regulations, etc.peril to life; and the local inspectors shall satisfy themselves by thorough examination that said requirements of law and regulations in Hydrostatic tests.regard thereto have been fully complied with.
All boilers used on steam vessels and constructed of iron or steel plates, inspected under the provisions of section forty-four hundred and thirty, shall be subjected to a hydrostatic test, in the ratio of one hundred and fifty pounds to the square inch to one hundred pounds to the square inch of the working steam power allowed. No boiler or Hue pipe, nor any of the connections therewith, shall be approved, which is made, in whole or in part, of bad material, or is unsafe in its form, or dangerous from defective workmanship, age, use, or other cause.
” " Sec. 2. That section forty-four hundred and eighty of the Revised Statutes of the United States be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: " ”Sec. 4480. Tiller ropes, rods, chains, and bell-pulls, etc.[R. S., sec. 4480, p. 867](/us/rs/s4480/p867), amended. Every steamer carrying passengers shall be provided with such tiller ropes, tiller rods, or chains for the purpose of steering and navigating the vessel, and such bell-pulls for signalizing the engineer from the pilot house, and such tubes or other arrangement to repeat back the signal to the pilot house, as may be prescribed by the board of supervising inspectors, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor.
” " Sec. 3. That section forty-four hundred and eighty-three of the Revised Statutes of the United States be, and it is hereby, amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 4483. Fire protection for river passenger steamboats.[R. S., sec. 4483, p. 867](/us/rs/s4483/p867), amended.Requirements. Every such steam vessel carrying passengers shall keep such fire buckets, axes, and water barrels as shall be prescribed by the regulations established by the board of supervising inspectors, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor.
The buckets and barrels shall be kept in convenient places and filled with water, to be in readiness in case of fire, and the axes shall be kept in good order and ready for immediate use. Tanks of suitable dimensions and arrangement, or buckets in sufficient number, may be substituted for barrels.” " Sec. 4. Boilers: and inspector’s bonds.[R. S., secs. 4435, 4436, 4459, pp. 859, 863](/us/rs/s4435/4436/4459/pp859/863), repealed.Effect. That sections forty-four hundred and thirty-five, forty-four hundred and thirty-six, and forty-four hundred and fifty-nine of the Revised Statutes of the United States be, and they are hereby, repealed.
Sec. 5. That, this Act shall take effect and be in force on and after the first day of July, nineteen hundred and five. Approved, March 3, 1905.