IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 I.! 1.25 36 US 1.4 M ilM ^ lilllM IIIM l|m 1.6 V. vQ %1 ce^ ^» .N Fhotogi^aphic Sciences CoqxFcition ?3 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER NY I45B0 (716) 873-4S03 CIHM/ICMH Microfiche Series. CIHM/ICMH Collection de microfiches. Canadian Instituta for Historical Microreproductions Institut canadien de microreproductiors historiques 1980 Technical and Bibliographic Notes/Notes techniques et biblio^raphiques The to 1 The Institute has attempted to obtain the best original copy available for filming. Features of this copy which may be biblio.iraphically unique, which may alter any of the images in the reproduction, O" which may significantly change the usual method of filming, are checked below. 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Un des symboles suivants apparaitra sur la dernidre image de cheque microfiche, selon le cas: le symbole ^^> signifie "A SUIVRE ", le symbole V signifie "FIN". ^•^ps, plates, charts, etc., may be filmed at di 'Cerent reduction ratios. Those too large to be entirely included in one exposure are filmed beginning :n the upper left hand corner, left to right and top to bottom, as many frames as required. The following diagrams illustrate the method: Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent dtre filmds A des taux de reduction diffirents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour dtre reproduit en un seul clich6, il est film6 d partir de Tangle sup^rieur gauche, de gauche d droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images n^cessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrant la mdthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 I J I INTERCOLONIAL RAILWAY. General Instructions (No. 3.) Progress Reports, Ac. Chief Engineer's Office, Halifax, 26th May, 18G9. For various reasons it is important that as full in- Roconisot formation as possible should be regularly transmitted to the head office respecting the condition and pro- i2:ress of all works under construction. It is also of very great importance that an accurate record should be kept of every fact connected with the construction of the works ; tlieir jirogress from day to day ; the time of the comuiencement and conipletion of dis- tinct parts; tlieir chnrju'ter ; whether in accordance with specifications, i)lans, and directions, or other- wise; and generally, full notes of every oj)eration or service performed on the line of Railway, or in con- nection therewith. It is important also to have notes respecting the force employed, the character of the weather, whether it be such as to enable the men to work full time, or otherwise. It is important also to provide means by which Inspectors and Assistant Engineers can readily draw tlie attention of those over them to any attempt at passing off inferior work or defective materials, or to any neglect or improper conduct, or to anv other matter. It is thought that the simplest and most effective mode of securing the objects desired, is for inembers of the Engineering Staff to keep an account of daily transactions, and to furnish copies thereof, together with such additional remarks as circumstances may appear to recpiire for record in the several oflices. The undersigned has already reijuested each l)is- Ln^ri.,, Irict, Division, and Assistant Engineer to keep Daily trail!*- BCtiDlH. Duty of As- sistant Kii- V'iiiwr.*, Jii-I t'ctors, Dntv of l>i\ islou Liijriin'.is. Dutv of District Kiis-'i'ioor?. I'riijfri'no Ki'ports. regular official diaries in accordance with clause 28, General Instructions No. 2, and lie has provided books for that purpose. To accomplish fully the ob- jects in view, he now requests that the following scheme be carried into etfect : (1.) Each Inspector and Assistant Engineer shall daily transmit to the Division Engineer a copy of the observations made and entered in his diary ; no occur- rence should be considered too trifling: it is impossi- ble to tell how important, a matter ai)parent]y of little or no moment, may ultimately become. (2.) It will be the duty of the Division Engineers to read tlie observations of the Assistants and Inspec- tors, and to instruct them with regard to any neglect or omissions on their ])art. He will also add to their observations any remarks which may ap})ear to be called for, and he will transmit them, along with a copy of his own journal entries, to the District Office. These documents should be transmitted by the Divi- sion Engineer not less frefpiently than twice in each week, viz. : on each Wednesday and Saturday even- ings. (3.) The District Engineer will examine these various documents, and cause them to be regularly copied on tlie form provided, designated "Weekly Progress Ileport." It v.ill be the duty of the District Engineer to take such action on the documents sent to him by tlie Division Engineers as the contents may seem to render necessary, aad he shall instruct them with regard to any points or duties referred to therein. In the Weekly Progress Reports the District Engi- neer shall register his own observations, referring, when necessary, to the subjects alluded to in the other documents, drawing special attention to matters of more than ordinary imi)ortance; he will see that nothing is omitted which ho considers necessary to render these Weekly Reports an accurate register of the daily occurrences of the staff, and a coinplete record of the progress made from day to day in the construction of the Railway. (4.) The District Engineer will make it the duty of one of his office assistants to file in regular order, 3 :n the District Office, the documents and daily records forwarded by the Division Engineers, after havini: fir;'5t copied them consecutively on the Weekly Pro- gress Report forms, and in the proper columns. It is intended that there shall be distinct Weekly Progress Reports for each separate Contract, pre- parod as above described, and regularly transmitted to me. SANDFORD FLEMING, Chief Engineer.