Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-06-10


EEs IN AND ABOUT THE MINES OF
THE CONSOLIDATION Coal COMPANY
WHEREAS, The General Assembly
of the State of Maryland at its late
session passed law entitled an Act
Regulating the Working and Proper
Ventilation of Coal Mines in Allegany
and Garrett Counties, and providing
for the appointment of an Inspector
for said Mines, and imposing duties
and liabilities upon Mining Com
panies -
Therefore, the Consolidation Coal
Company, of Maryland, in order to
have better understanding between
itself and its employees, have adopt
ed, and, now publish the following
Rules for the Government of its Miners
and others:
l. No person shall ride upon or be
on the rails of any incline plane, slope,
tram road or railway, above or below
ground, whilst it is at work, without
an order or pass from the Boss Miner,
or the Superintendent. Any person
accepting and using such order or
pass, assumes all risk of accident and
damage to himself while in and about
the Mines
g Every workman shall pay par
ticular attention, at all times, to the
state of roof, and he must set the
timber and sprays in the best possible
manner, and see that he is supplied
with timber; and if he shall not at
any time have sufficient and suitable
timber to keep himself perfectly safe
from all danger of roof or coal falling,
he shall stop working at once and re-
port to the Boss Miner, Overseer, or
Superintendent, and under no circum-
stance shall he resume work until the
Boss Miner, Overseer, or Superintend-
ent, notifies him that the timber has
been delivered and that he may 60 to
work. And in consideration of the
present price paid Miners for mining
coal, it is considered to cover also
their service in taking props and other
timber from the place of deposit out
side of the mine, to the place of work
ing as usually done heretofore,
8. Every man shall be responsible
for his working place, and every man
who has boy, or boys, at work, must
be responsible for his or their safety
while in or about the mine and any
man refusing to take such responsible
ity, shall not take boy or boys I'M
der the required age of twenty-one
years in any mine belonging to the
Consolidation Coal Company.
4. Every person passing through a
door must not prop it open, but close
it carefully after passing, and if any
man finding his place of working
with appearance or presence Of foul
air, and not sufficiently ventilated for
him to work without endangering his
health, he must cease working at
once, and report to the Boss Miner,
Overseer or Superintendent, and not
under any circumstances whatever,
shall he resume work until the Boss
Miner, Oversee1 or Superintendent
shall notify him of the removal of
foul air, and that he may go to work.
5. No person shall iniure any air.
course, brattice or stopping, nor do
any other act whereby the lives Of
workmen or the security of the Mine
would be endangered.
g. Every person discovering any
danger in the roof of roads or head
ings, shall give notice to Overseer or
Boss Miner, in order that the same
may be medied at once, and any
workman neglecting or refusing to
comply with these rules shall not
work for the Consolidation Coal Com
pany after the date of this notice.
7. Every miner or other employee
who shall continue to work under the
present Mining Superintendent, Boss
Miner and Overseer, signifies his &C
acknowledgement of their competency
and willingness to work under their
charge, and that all employees who
continue their service after the date
OF this notice does so at their own
risk, and agrees to the whole of the
above rules.
JAMES B. THOMAS,
Superintendent Mining.