Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1893-05-11

and, upon conviction thereof,
before any court Of mp pete }ut tn accesd
one hundred dollars, .Or be imprisoned III
the county jail not to exceed ninety DAYS.
The expressions factory or mill, uwor OK
shop" and ''public or private works" USED
in this act shall have the same meanings
defined for them, respectively, in an act en-
titled can act providing for the protectoh
of employees" approved March ~, 1885.
Sec. 6. No report or return made TO the
said bureau in accordance with the provis-
ions of this act, and no schedule, record OF
document gathered or returned by its ofil-
GERS or employees, shall be destroyed within
Two years of the receipt OF coltectlon
thereof, such reports, schedules and doc1.
ments being declared public At
the expiration of the period Of two years
above referred to in this section, all RECORDS,
schedules and papers accumulating III the
said bureau that may be considered Oh 10
stroyed; provided, the authority or the gov
ernor and the senate. be first obtained 1of
such destruction.
Sec. d. In addition to the assistant COM
missioner and the factory inspector, pro
| yided by section one of this act, the COM
missioner of labor shall appoint two depu-
ties and two assistant factor! lnspec,oiS'
one Of whom shall! act as inspector OF lall-
ways. He may also employ such other as
%sistants and incur such other expense, not
exceeding three thousand dollars a year. as
may be necessary in the discharge or lhe
official duties Of said bureaus; such othef as
sistants shall be paid for the service rem
dered such compensation as the comlnls-
sioner of labor may deem proper, but no
sTch assistant shall be paid more than tour
dollars per day in addition to necessary
travelling expenses. u. ~,
Sec. s. The biennial reports OF Ine pu,
reau of labor, provided for by section W
of this act, shall be printed in the same
manner and under the same regulations as
the reports of the executive oiiicers OF h ene
state: provided, that no less than one tnou-
saad nor more than three thousand COPIES hs
of the report shall be distributed. as me
} Judgment of the commissioner may ueela
hest. The blanks and other stationery re-
Guired by the bureau of labor, in acceptance
With the provisions of this act. shall be fuf,
nished by the secretary of state ana paio
for from the printing fund OF tne esq aatS b,,,.oa u
shall be two thousand five hundred ao.Ials
nnual salary for the commissioner tli1eeli
hundred dollars annual salary Tor the d aSHsS. e
animal salary for the factory inspector; a.u
one thousand dollars annual salary eaeh lol
the two deputies and the two asslstaa. iau.
tory inspectors. ard a sum hot sI . ho
| three thousand dollars per ann I'm shali De
allowed fol the necessary traVehnS anu VI
cidental expenses of the bureau; pro'nnen'
that only those persons who possess a. pih ho
teal knowledge OF anu, experiences ~ t tm
work and duties required Of them ulder lne
nroyisions of this and other acts shah be APP
lointed factory inspectors. an
sec. 1G. There is hereby annuaily dp-
n,on1ia Tod ont of any money in the treasury;
not otherwise appropriated. the sun VI
Twelve thousand two HUNDRED dollars. or SO
much thereof as may De necessary ~ e"hA'
oe. ene Chantar one hundred and fifteen
IF the general law of 1887 and all amend
ments thereto and all other acts anH par -
Of acts incon hsEdhn ra wltn d dpe PROVISIONS "
Sec -. This act shall tnke effect ana De
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April ~. le93.
CHAPTER I'll. +. NC. 95.
AN ACT providing for the protec'ion u ~
pp pii + enacted by the Legislature OF the
state of Minnesota: -,ooa sbon-
Section /. All saws, planners, o Moon.s. amd
ers, %jointers, san q, ape srTews' drums and
machinery, including belts. shailihs, n y
! and tly-wheels of every descrllptlon, uni e1ec.
tricai dynamos and other aanaeioa and all
vatss mans. or other structures fllleu wiz
n nm,i' metal, or boiling liquids, in an?
factory, mill OF workshop, shal, ne ,, so =, %.
Gated as not to be dangerous to Worklm onsr or
shall be, as far as practicablei properly od niI
guarded, fenced OF otherwise, protecten: AL Z
dangerous places in or about 1ac.9raes D.
mills, worhshop tn a mhicPR up any s emp1oye is
ob]iged to pass, or to be employed, SNAIL De
securely fenced, enclosed OF otherwise plo-
tected. No grindstone, ene ein WV vi WnrKshop
! shall be used when the same IS Known "
be cracked or otherwise defective,
Sec. .. 1t shall be the nc. duty oh me Or g"i his
! agent, superintendent, or other person III
charge of the same. to furnish ana SUPPLY
or cause to be furnished and suppleu .mer az
in wherever practicable, where machinery
is in use. belt shutters or other safe mechan-
ical contrivances. for the purpose of throw.
ing on or off belts or puileys; ana WhereY 81
n 14;f; cable n ma C Exh snast fans an Shall be
nnroTided for the purpose Of carrying Off
dust from emery wheels and grindstones;
tor re wells and wheel holes in factories, mills,
vyorkshops, store-houses, warcrooms or
stores shall be securely fenced, enclosed OF OF
otherwise protected, aud que olllsetee r e4a.l
tion closed, except when it is necessary 70
| have the same open, that the sald hatch-
ways, elevators or hosting apparatus uiay
be used. All elevator cabs or cars, Whether
,1sed FOR freight or passengers. shall be pro-
vided with som suitable mechanical device,
whereby the car OF cab Will pc securely
rope or hosting machinery, or from any ~
similar cause: provided. however. that ele,,
vators regularly inspected and insured
against loss resnlting from PERSONA eomn,n nJut aus
thorized to do business in Minnesota shall
not be subject to the supervision OF the
commissioner Of labor or the factory III
spectors of the state.
Sec. 4. All factories, mills, and "orh1
shops shall be kept in a cleanly state anu
free from any at1luvia arising from any
sewer, uId11, Il1NS '" olHSA
They shall be so ventilated that while the
employees are at work therein the air shail
not become so exhausted as to be injurious
to the health of said empioyes. 70 en Mat be
within or communicate directly with the
bake room of any bakery, or the kltcheh OIL
any hotel or public restaurant. me sieen-
ing places for work1nen and others EN-,
pioyed in bake houses shall be separate ana
distinct from the places used for the max
ing of bread. .-.
or other buildings, in which people are EN-.
ployed at manual or other labor, proper ana
sufficient means of escape in case OF lire
shall be provided by more than one way
Of egress; and such means of escape shall
ct all times be kept free from any obstfuc-
ton, in good repair and ready for use. Al
doors leading in or to sucn 1a ons4reste dl. us
to open outward, when practicable, ana
shall not be SO locked, bo'ted or fastened
during working hours as to prevent Tree Tree
shall be provided on all stairWays IN rae
tories, mills and workshops. and in ali rae
tories, mills and workshops, in when re-
males are employed, the stairs regularly
used by them shall be properly screened at
the sides aud bottom.
Sec. 6. If in the opinion OF the commits
siOner of labor it is necessary to insure tne
safety of the persons employed in any FAC
tory, mill or workshop, three or more
stories i'll height. one or more microscopes
as may be deemed by the said COMMISSIONS
as necessary and sufficient therefor, shall
be provided on the outside of such factory,
mill or workshop, connecting with each
floor above the first, well fastened and Sc
cured and of sufficient strength. Each of
such fre-escapes shall have landings OF
balconies, not less than six feet in length
and three IN width, guarded by. iron rail
ings, not less than three feet in height ana
embracing at least two windows at each
story. and connecting, with the interior
by easily accessible and unobstrncted open
ings, and the balconies or landings shall be
connected by iron stairs, not less than
twenty-four inches wide, the steps to be
not less than six inches tread, placed at