. The road-master's assistant and section-master's guide: . e same distances from the end of the \till be observed that the ends of rails, at alljoints having joint-ties properly laid, will be ingood order; while those having one joint-tienearer than the other to the end of the rail willbe battered and broomed, being subjected to apounding from every wheel that passes. Bypaying proper attention to laying joint-ties theiron will last much longer than when laid in acareless manner, and it would be a great savingto railroad companies if the managers wouldsee that more care is exercised in
. The road-master's assistant and section-master's guide: . e same distances from the end of the \till be observed that the ends of rails, at alljoints having joint-ties properly laid, will be ingood order; while those having one joint-tienearer than the other to the end of the rail willbe battered and broomed, being subjected to apounding from every wheel that passes. Bypaying proper attention to laying joint-ties theiron will last much longer than when laid in acareless manner, and it would be a great savingto railroad companies if the managers wouldsee that more care is exercised in this respectthan is generally given. SIGHTING IN TIES. Almost every one has a way of his own of doing certain kinds of work, and every oneconsiders his method the best. It is the practiceof some engineers to set grade-stakes 20 feetapart for laying ties. This is unnecessary laborfor the engineers, and, moreover, it is inconve- * In addition to this the track cannot be kept in perfect gauge when tiesare laid diagonally.—C. L. THE ROAD-MASTERS SIGHTING IN TIES, 7 nient for those who lay the ties. The men wholay the leading ties must handle a straight-edge21 feet in length—a difficult proceeding, espe-cially in windy weather. It is a slow and tediousoperation to place each end of a straight-edgeon the grade-stakes. A more ready method oflaying the ^* leading ties is to ** sight them in *by the use of target-boards.* These boardsare shown in the annexed cut. They are con-structed by taking a board 8 or lo inches inwidth and the length of the ties to be one end a leg, 3^ or 4 feet in length,made of a strip of board, is fastened. At thesame distance from the other end is a clasp andthumb-screw. An iron rod passes through theclasp and is driven into the ground far enough tosupport the board steadily. Two boards likeFig. I are. required, which should be paintedwhite, with a black stripe half an inch wide onthe upper edge. With this arrangement it is only nece
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