The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-03-01

| county are particularly Interested in
the safe condition of their mines. both
on their own account as well as on
account of the men employed therein:
| yet we find that the Inspector has in
troduced many safeguards In and
around the different mines notably the
planking up of ladder ways, separating
them from the skip shafts, thereby i'll
case of a msstep or a broken rung
in the ladder, preventing a person from
falling into the shaft. And also we
found that Mr.. Harvey has had re-
duced TO a minimum the amount OF
explosives stored in abandoned drifts
or crosscuts underground and we. al
so find that the quality of explosives
and fuse used by the different mines
are of the best grade manufactured
The charge made bv Duluth Attorney
in court recently, that Mr. Harvey did
not visit the underground workings
of the mines we find to be entirely
without foundation in fact; on the
contrary all the miners we conyersed
with say that the inspector never
visits a mine without going in it,
Your committee also found manv i'm
provements on. the surface of different
properties made through instructions
of Mr.. Harvey. such as having COW
cred or blasted in several hundred test
pits scattered over the ranges and
fence those steam shovel ore pits that
are inactive DURING certain portions
of the year. In conclusion your COM
mittee wishes t. sa- that ~ re well
satisfied that NJ Var ng his
work we7! as arv man n tlrr county
could The wo~'- 10 Voc - ie an
ardurous one with over seventy mines
to examine he is on tho move all the
time and if we would make any sug-
gestion whatever in this m tier. it
would be to provide Mr.. Harvey with
an assistant. Respectfully submittot
NEIL MINIS.
P RYAN.
GRANT MN tHAN
Committee.
the report of he committee was ac-
cepted and the committee discharged.
Resolutions by Commissioner McIhnis:
Resolved that the County Auditor
be authorized to advertise for bids for
the erection of steel br dye across
the st. Louis river on the Aurora
road: said bridge to have span of
100 feet in length. resting on tubular
diameter. sixteen feet in length, with
approaches at each end of IS feet,
bidders to submit their own plans and
specifications: the bids to be received
at the April meeting of the board.
Commissioner McTnnis moved the adop-
ton of the resolution, and it was de-
clared adopted by unanimous vote.
BY Commissioner Kauppi:
Resolved that we favor the construc-
ton of the WrenshallF Fond du Lac
bridge, SO called. across the st. Louis
river at Fond du Lac and that the
Leg iSldllN0 DelGSAJlOn from this COun-
ty, are herebv requested to make all
easonable efforts to secure an APP
propriation from the state for the con-
struction thereof Commissioner Sun
deem moved the adoption of the reso-
luton. and it was declared adopted by
a unanimous vote
On motion of Commissioner Kauppi
unanimously supported by the board
Kauppi, Fischer, McInnis and Pat
son, committee with the authority
to expend MOTTO exceed the sum of
$500 in driving piling and otherwise
Strengthening the piers at the Flood
wood bridge.
On motion of Commissioner McInnis
unanimously supported by the board.
the motion of Commissioner Kauppi at
the session held on January 18th to
reconsider the resolution authorizing
the purchase of Lots n and 70, Block
~ Duluth Proper Third Division;
taken from the table.
On motion of Commissioner Kauppi
sup orted by Commissioner Sundeen,
the motion to reconsider the resolution
authorizing the purchase of Lots II
and 70. Block 20, Duluth Proper. Third
Division, was unanimously carried.
Resolved, that whereas it is hereby
determined and found that it is neces-
sary to acquire the following describ-
ed property as and for a site for court
House and Jail purposes in connection
with other property already acquired.
House Commission has requested this
day, the purchase of the property here
matter described. Now therefore be
Tesolved, that the board purchase of
the owner. all of Lots II and 70, Block
70, Duluth Proper, Third Division, ac-
cording to the recorded plat thereof
and situated in St. Louis County. Mimi
esota. for the sum of $4,000, provid-
ed that before said purchase is closed
the title of said property be approved
by the County Attorney. Commission
er McInnis moved the adoption of the
resolution, and 1t was declared lost
upon the following vote:
Nays-Commissio fischer Sun
deem, McMahan, Kauppi, McInnis, Ryan
and Chairman Patterson.
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