The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-01-28

pfdeJledUS all JHe NOfN OF thlS " aijstf IT.
Ment i confined il the enforcement Of
the clad labor law While litsi: t,rassca
is a very important one a the same
time we are entrusted with the enforce
ment of certain faetary c0nditi0ns Afcl
are, III my mind, almost. if not quite.
important The protection 81 elnployas
from accidents arising from the lmpFpnr
er guarding of heissways. hasehwaTs. elss-
yators, We'll holes and dangerous mael3lll7
cry. such as saw planners. cogs, gearing
betting. set screws ere. The provisions
relative to the use Of hoods and blowers
over emery wheels and belts are import
sat.
BY the enforcement os this law the
small paris Of metal which arise e1l
the use OF emery wheels are nInlnszFsA
1t Is an undiSpuTea fact that The fen-
tinuouS use of the emery whee, without
a hood or blower is very detrimental 60
the health Of the operator, iii many eases
producing consumption and fyequenziy
affecting the eyesight The Department
had not issued any blower orders pre-
yious 20 the first day Of November, the
two first months during NhIch that iaw
was in force being devoted to inyeSsl~
gazing the connexions IN factories in
which grinding bnfing and polishing
were carried on. On account of the celi-
siderable expense enisiiied in the install
Iation Of blowers it was deemed bet 10
make this Investigation Il shar0neil one,
rather than to issue orders which afseht
subsequently be subject 70 modification
We are entrusted with the enforcement
of sufficient ventilation throughout tie
various wcrkShes9s If the State. Tie
sanitary arrangements sf factories are
also regulated by rs. We are called upon
10 see that separate and sIisE5Hc5 water
closets are provided for each sex and
tllaf they shall be properly screened,
ventilated and kept clean. and also that
sepaIsrse approaches shall be provided
for closets used By women. Ii women
or girls are employed a 1ges ssirlSSr IN
shall be provided for them when ordered
By the commissioner 4 large amount
Of g90d work has heeel1 done aspn1 these
lffs%s. s4stf 4aflle
generally are gradually becoming mn
proved
The regulation of sweatslops is an
other section of the labog law, sut ia the
limited time that NE have had a sufii-
eient number of inspectors to devote te
the work we have not been able 70 SO
into this branch 20 the extent that It's
Importance demands.
AThe law requires suitable fire escapes
to be erected on buildings where more
than Twenty-Five employees are lecatga
higher than the second story. The style
Of the fire escape is speeiaed IN great de-
satisfactory. 1t calls for a strong. veil
made escape. but one which can be made
By any competent monworker. fbFis ilcHf-
ring every degree Of competition for their
erection We are making Il special eifnFr
to provide suitable means Of escape n
case of fire in every factory IN the STATE.
The present manner Of conducting tae
affairs of the department Is. | belisye,
greatly superior to the old system, when
orr
ervised their execution. Now the head
Of the department is held reSpaIlSIllle tor
the acts of the deputies, whose auty il =
to report facts as they ind them, aceenl-
panied bv their suggestions aud reeon-
mendations. If III his judgment eoilfia-
ti0nS warrant an order. It IS ISSUED III
nraDer form and the case Is followed I'D
SYSTEMATICALLY to see that it Is 0beye1-
The new law has been IN eject alaiy
since the first of last September and a
large number of deputies are new. IT
has naturally taken It's most af this time
to get down To Il practical warking hasis-
and no doubt proportionateiy better re-
suits Will be obtained during the coming
YEAR The conditions Surrounding the
employment of minors and fire protection
changed so frequently within the past
few years that, in my opinion, Il Is not
advisable to attempt any further leglsla-
iion on these subjects until the pleseift
Law is given a fair trial.
The enforcement Of fhe law relative
to bake shops was not placed N tue
hands of this department and think
that the supervision Of the bake shep
conditions Of the State should be handled
BY the department Of labor.
sTke enforcement of proper FIRE protee-
ton in places where the public eongEe-
gate IN small towns of a ceT1ain class.
should, in my opinion. be regulated py