The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1907-02-14

coal, slate and rock overhead in tht
"oFklng places and along the haul
ways be removed or carefnIIy -
cured SO as to prevent dapoer ro
persons employed IN such mines
ana ana thaf sufficient props, caps ana
timoers, as nearly as possible OF suit
aoie dimensions, are furnished fn,
the places where they are 10 he used
ana such props. caps and thinkers
Shau be delivered and placed at su.I.
points as the rules for the govern.
ihent OF each respective mine uro-
'ode Tor them 10 be delivered. a,6
every workman IN want of nro,,S
cap pieces and rimbers shall MOTH,
the mine foreman, or such other per.
son who may be designated Tor tbm
purpose, at least one day in adj
vance, giving the length and mum.
oer OF props, or timbers and car
pieces ne requires bur in case o,
an emergency the timbers NAV II,
ordered Immediately upon the di,.
covery of any danger; and it shall h,
the duty OF each miner to properl,
prop and secure his place in ordrI
10 make the same secure Tor him 10
work therein. The said mine forc-
man shall have all water drainec
ana hauled out of the working place,
where the same is practicable, befor,
the miners enter and said workin,-
places kept dry as far as practice,
whlie the miners are at work. /,
snail be the duty of the mine fore
man to see that the cross-cuts ar,
made as required by law and tha,
the ventilation shall be conducted
through said cross-cuts into III.
rooms by means of check door.
placed on the entries or other suit.
able places, and he shall not PERM,
any room to be opened IN advanc,
OF the ventilation current. Should
the mine inspector discover any
room, entry, airway OF other work
ing places being driven in adyanc.
OF the air current contrary to th.
requirements of this act he shall
order the workmen working such
places to cease work at once until
the law is complied with.
And the mine foreman shall meas
uSe the air current at least twice
each month at the inlet and outlet
and at or oear the faces of the adj
vanced headings and shall keep q
record OF such measurements in a
book having a fern prescribed bv
the chief of the department. OF
mines. An thermometer shall be
provided for this purpose by th,.
operator of the mine.
And in mines in which the opera
tons are so extensive that ali du-
ties developing upon the mine fore
man cannot be discharged by one
man, competent persons having had
three years experience in coal
mine may be designated and ap-
pointed at assistants, who shall act
under the mine foreman's instruc-
ton, and shall be responsible for
their conduct in the discharge OF
their duties under such designation
Or employment
Refuge Holes; Bore Holes. Signals
and Lights
On all haulways space not less
than ten feet long and two feet six
inches wide, between the wagon and
the rib, shall be kept open at dis
tances not exceeding one hundred
feet apart, in which shelter from
passing wagons may be had. 1t
shall further be the duty of the mine
foreman to have bore holes kept not
less than twelve feet IN advance of
the face, and, where necessary, Oh
sides Of the working places that gre
being driven toward and IN danger
GUS proximity to an abandoned mine
or part of mine suspected of con-
tanning inhamnable gases or which
Is filed with water. On all haul
ways where hauling is done by ma
chinery of any kind, the mine fore
man shall provide proper system
OF signals and a conspicuous light
and also for the carrying of a con-
spicuous light on the front and rear
end of every trip or train OF cars
when IN motion in a mine, and when
the hosting or lowering of men oc-
ours before daylight III the morn
ing or at evening after darkness, at
any mine operated by shaft, the said
mine foreman shall provide and
maintain at the shaft mouth a light
Df II,