The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-02-22

HIS ASSlSlANIS.
Sec. 6.-The chief of the bureau of
mines shall keep in his office a journal or
record of all examinations made and
work done under his administration and
copies of all official communications and
is hereby authorized to procure such
books, instruments and chemical or other
tests as may be found necessary to the
proper discharge of his duties under this
act at the expense of the state. All in
struments plans, books and records per-
tanning to the office shall be the property
of the state and shall be delivered to his
successor in office.
Sec. THE chief of the bureau of
mines shall at all times be accountable
to the secretary of internal affairs for the
faithful discharge of the duties imposed
upon him by law and the administration
of his office, and the rules and regulations
pertaining to said bureau shall be subject
to the approval of the secretary Of inter-
nal affairs, who is hereby empowered TO
appoint an assistant to the chief of the
bureau at salary of Sl,SO0 per annum
and a skilled stenographer and typeWrit-
er at a salary of 200 per annum, all
these salaries to be paid out of the state
treasury.
Sec. S,-No person who is acting as a
land agent or as a manager, viewer or
agent of any mine or colliery or who is
interested in operating any mine or col
liery shall at the same time serve as chief
of the bureau of mines under the proVi-
siOns of this act.
Section 9-That the operator or super
inteIdent of each and every coal mine
subject to inspection under the mining
laws of the state shall, within six months
after the final passage and approval of
| this act, deposit in the bureau of mines
| an accurate map or plan of such coal
mine, which may be on tracing muslin
| nr S11T ri m ~ n la n
| than 200 feet to an inch, which map or
| plan shall show the actual locations of
| all openings, excavations, shafts, tunnels,
| slopes, planes, main headings, cross head
| ings and rooms or working places In
| each strata operated, pumps fans or
| other Ventilating apparatus, the entire
| course and direction of air currents, the
| relation and proximity of the workings
| of such coal mines to all other adjoining
| mines or coal lands and the relative ele-
| walton of all tunnels and headings and
of the face of working places near to OF
| approaching boundary lines or adjacent
| mines, and on or before the close of each
| calendar year transmit to the chief of the
| bureau of mines a supplemental map 81
| plan showing all excavations, changes anC
| additions made in such mine during the
year drawn to the scale as the first men,
| toned map or plan. All such maps oil
plans to be and remain in the bureau OF
|
| Office
Sec. 1O.-All acts or parts of acts incon'
sistent with this act be and the same are
| hereby repealed
The framer of this bill, Representa-
tive Mansfield of Beaver county, Is
himself coal miner and operator o.
extended experience. His aim has beer
to frame measure which would sys
tematize the work of themine Inspector
without adding largely to the costs o
mine supervision. The principal objeC
tion advanced against his bill is the
difficulty in the way of finding one
man for chief of the proposed depart
ment who would be equally posted as t
| bituminous and anthracite mining
methods. The Tribune would be glat
to hear what its readers have to sug
gest in way of criticism or amendmen
| of this bill.