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Ju ly 20 th , 1932# Mr# J . C . T a l o r , S ales M anager. ATT: MT. E . M. W a lte r Dear S ir: The a tta c h e d m ixing in s t a l l a t i o n in s p e c tio n re p o rt in d ic a te s an u n s a tis fa c to ry co n d itio n a t the U nited S ta te s Naval A ir S ta tio n # We r e a l i z e t h i s i s a s e r i o u s s i t u a t i o n an d i t is a very d i f f i c u l t one fo r us to h a n d le . As o u r Mr. T a y lo r p o i n t s o u t we c a n n o t i n s i s t u p o n our re g u la tio n s b e in g c a r r ie d out as an -a rb itra ry sta n d on o u * n a r t s im p ly a r o u s e s r e s e n tm e n t on th e p a r t o f t h e fayal o f f i c e r s a n d v:o c a n g e t n o w h e re . On th e o t h e r h a n d , L'.r. b a r-lo r h a s b e e n vorhing w ith the Naval o ffic e rs during th e p s t y ear and b e lie v e s ho h as ra c e a one headers y in prom oting f r ie n d s h ip and co o p eratio n # C e r t a i n l y i f anyone i s a b le t o g e t a n o r d e r from th e '.'fc'rgetfnif G e n e ra l to th e Commander o f th e Hampton Roads A ir S t a ti o n o rd e rin g h im t o c a r r y o u t our- i n s t r u c t i o n s 100^ t h e r e i s no <iw estion b u t w h a t v/e c a n c l e a r u p t h i s s i t m t i o n at- o n c e . ( -. On th e o t h e r h a n d , th e l o c a l o f f i c e r s f e e l th e y a r e , or r e p r e s e n t, th e Government*and i f th ey choose to ta k e chances we c a n n o t d i c t a t e t o th em . 'W hile some headw ay i s i n d i c a t e d i n th e p r e s e n t r e p o r t *-i o v e r t h a t o f a y e a r a g o , I 'w ould a g a in p o i n t o u t t h a t we h a v e m ore t r o u b l e a t. G overnm ent f i e l d s , l a b o r a t o r i e s , e t c , t h e n we do a t any or a l l of our re fin in g custom ers# Yours v ery tr u ly , KF V0W553 OBL: ST 2nc. ' \C opy uSDr. R o b e r t A. K ehoe, U n iv ersity of C in cin n ati, C in c in n a ti, Ohio# 0 . B. Lewis N 5452 D octor Kehoe's Copy ETHYL GASOLINE CORPORATION MIXING INSTALLATION INSPECTION REPORT Date...... ....................................... Oil Company....................U. 8 . Haval A ir S t a t io n ....;...................;......................................... Refinery A d d ress............H ^ p t o n R o a d s. V o. ;.......................................................................... Refinery Superintendent * .......... .S.twehaua ggparlntandant..................... Type Mixing Equipment ...................................................................................................................... ' .r - . Material--Mixing--Storage P la tfo rm ......................................................................................................... Size of Platform .............. E?" ....................................Is Gate Kept Locked When Not in Use......X.S.. V o Are Rules and Regulations Posted........ .,,.....................Is W ater Available for Flushing.......... J m ... W hat Solvent is Used in Case of a Spill.. G asoline Is Solvent Available in a Tank or by Pipe Line........ ...................Is Drainage Satisfactory............ XS......... Is Ventilation Satisfactory....................... Are Washing Facilities Satisfactory............................... Kq........ Are Clothing and Gloves in Good Condition...... .................... Are Respirators Available..............X.es......... Date when Canister was put in Service...............r....Approx. No. of Hours Canister has Been Used........... Method of Adding Dye................M$..*I...................................................;................................................. No. of Men Engaged in Mixing......2..............Do Men Understand Their Duties..........................,XS..,,........ Are Drums Handled Properly....... ...,,............ When was Last Medical Inspection...................................... Has There Been any Spillage or Leakage Since Last Inspection...............H a................................................ Have Proper Steps Been Taken to Eliminate a Recurrence of such Leakage or Spillage........................... Quantity of Mixes..........?.*.?.??..... ......................,,How Many Mixes per Month............................................ . Average Lead Used per Gallon.......................*>..9.$/..SS-! ............................................................................. Date of Last Inspection by a Field Representative.....................Pqb.*,,,...lS32................................................ Remarks ....................................................naafl ^.n ..E a ,n ?..,.a... ....A f t e r s t r e a - l n g t h e ^ o f L e a d f U r. MeK an g to S t a t e d . th a i . . h.Q...W0^ in the future. J *g ! . i f c L J J z . . . Ul KE 0000554