The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-15
NEW METAL MINE
INSPECTION BILL
introduced in Senate By Rasband of
Park City.
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Senator Rasband's bill senate bill
No "A, was introduced yesterday. Gre
ating the office of state inspector of
metalliferous mines. 1t provides that
the inspector shall be citizen of Utah
of not less than FIVE years practical
experience in quartz mines, not less
than 80 years of age. and a man who
has knowledge of different systems of
mining. The term of office provided is
four years at an annual salary of $200
and travelling expenses, payable quar-
terly- The inspector is not TO be per
mitted TO act as manager, agent or
lessee for any mining company during
his term OF Off &c and must give his
whole time TO the job. He is to be
allowed to appoint one deputy Inspector
at salary of 81 per day. The in
spector is to maintain an Office at
Salt Lake City and is to have free
access to all mines with reasonable as
Slstance in making his eXaminat tons
Each mining district is to be visited
at least quarterly and mines are 10 he
examined as 20 safety of employees, ma
chinery. ventilation, drainage, etc. If
anything is found wrong the company
is 10 be notified in writing and given a
reasonable time to correct the condi-
ton, under penalty of having the prop
erty shut down.
Uniform Signal System Provided.
The inspector is to establish a uni
form system of signals between the
tops and bottoms of all shafts and
slopes in mines where men are hoisted
by machinery and in tunnels through
which steam pipes are connected
The inspector is to Investigate all ac-
cidents and prepare reports of the
same. His annual report os to contain
a list of accidents during the year. a
list OF mines visited, a list of notices
served, a list of complaints received, a
list of prosecutions and other Informal
ton and suggestions.
For the protection of the mine owners
it is provided that the inspector or his
assistant shall be fined from $500 to
81 900 and imprisoned from one to five
years for revealing any information in
regard to ore bodies, character and
course of underground workings or any
other information or opinion obtained
! by them in making inspections.
Set of Rules Laid Down.
Three general rules for mines opera
/ tors are provided as follows;
| First-Every owner, agent, manager
| mine foreman and employee of every
mine shall use every reasonable pre-
| caution to insure the safety and health
| of the workmen in all cases.
! Second-No person in a state of in
| toxicatiOn shall be allowed to go int
! or lOlter about the mine.
Third-Any miner or other workman
! who shall discover anything wrong Will
| the condition of the roof. sides, tim
! bers or roadways, or with any othe
! part of the mine in general, such a.
! would lead him TO suspect danger t
1 himself or his fellow workmen, or TIT
| property of his employer, shall, as sOol
/ as possible, report the same TO the per
! son being in charge of that portion o
| the mine.
Mine operators are also required Z
| have on hand all necessary timbers 70
| the safety and protection Of the live
| of the workmen and a sufficient qu1n
tity of pure air "a
Grocers' Bill is introduced.
The salaries of public servants will
| no longer be exempt from attachment
/ No. IS, introduced by Senator Bamber
| ger yesterday. becomes a law.
| The bill has the endorsement of tn
! Butchers & CrOcerS' association, ant
/ provides that the salaries, wages or am
/ other credits of any employe of tn,
! state, any county. any city, town, dis
! tTict, board of education OF other sub
| division of the state shall be subject t.
| the same procedure as those of Othe
! persons.
Senate bills No. ~ and 70, introduce,
! by Lawrence yesterday, are the meas
ures designed to reduce the size of cit,
| councils In cities of the first and sec
ond classes CSalt Lake City and Ogden
! the council is to consist of five mem
bers, one from each ward. In cities o
| the third class. five councilmen are Z
J be chosen at large. Salaries of 81. so
! per annum in cities of the first clas
! and of $1,000 in cities of the secon'
| class are provided for. while the saIar,
! in cities of the third class is TO be fixer
! by ordinance.
Senate bill No. Il amends the existini
| law so as to bring about the chang
/ called for in senate bill No. 7S BY tn
| Ogden would get on the five-membe
| basis in 1908.