The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30


 and machinery belonging to any coal mine, examine into the state of the coal mines as to ventilation, circula- tion, and condition of air, drainage and general security: they shall make a record of all examinations of coal mines, showing the date when made, the condition in which the coal mines are found, the extent to which the laws relating to coal mines and mining are observed or violated, the progress ma de in the improvements and security of life and health sought to be secured by the provisions of this act. number deaths in or about the coal mines, the number of persons employed in or by each coal mine, together with all such other facts and information of public interest concerning the condition of coal mines, development and progress of coal mining in this state. as they may think useful and proper and SO much thereof as may be of public in terest 10 be inclded' in their reports. comprehensive report of each inspec- ton of each coal mine shall be pronlpt- ly made to the superintendent or oper- ator. This report shall be on a form provided for that purpose and compil ed by the chief mine inspector, and the board of examiners. This report form may be changed by the chief mine in- spector and board of examiners from time to time, as may seem desirable to them"
 Under the New System
 The present report form in use is as follows:
 State of Alabama, Report of Mine Inspector
 Date~of Inspection .............. Name of mine ......
 Township where located " County where located ....
 Name Of owner or operator .......... Postoffice address of owner or opera
 LOT #'..a...'. Name of superintendent ..... Postoffice address .................. Name of bank boss .................. Postofflce address .................. Kind of Opening How ventilated ............
 Total number of miners employed .. Number of day hands employed in-
 sue ''.'....#. Total number of day hands employed
 oulslde '....... Number of mules ................ Cubis feet of air at inlet ......... Cubic feet of air at outlet ...........
 Remarks ................,
 Three copies of these reports are made two being sent to the head of ice or the company, the president, or general superintendent, and to the local superintendent, while the other is kept on Tile In the mine inspectors office.
 written report to the governor is required from the chief mine inspector prior to the assembling of the Iegisla- ture stating the condition of the coal mining Interests in this state with such suggestions, statistics and informat tion as may be of interest to the coal min- ing industry, and the report shall be printed on the order of the governor and paid for out of the funds of tbe treasury not otherwise appropriated"
 Good Maps Called For
 Another duty of the chief inspector is to procure accurate and exact detail maps of al 1.-the coal mines, made by comne- tent mining engineers and not "bv per sons claiming to be engineers who are not known as such" Rules on this phase of the inspectors and engineers work arc contained in section 65 of tile mining. laws.
 These maps are required to be ken. strictly up to date. According to the fo, lowing sections:
 Section 66. Whenever the operator of any ocal mine shall neglect or refuse. or for any cause not satisfactory to the chief mine inspector, fail for the period or three months, to furnish to said in- spector the map or plan of such mine. or q copy thereof. or of the extension there to, as provided for in this act, such op-s orator shal be deemed guilty of a mis. deameanor. In addition thereto the chief mine inspector is hereby authorized 10 make or cause to be made, an accurate map or plan of such mine at the expense of the owner thereof; and the cost of the same may be recovered by law from the operator in the same manner as other debts by suit in the name of the chic. mine inspector and for his use.
 Section 67. If the chief mine inspec. tor shall believe that any map or plan of any coal mine made or furnished n pursuance of the provisions of this act is materially incomplete, inaccurate. or imperfect, then the chief mine inspector is hereby authorized to cause correct survey and map or plan of said mine % be made at the expense of the operato. thereof, the cost of which shall be re- coverable from said operator as other debts are recoverable by law; provided that when the chief mine inspector shall cause a new survey and map or plan ot any such coal mine, and it is found that the map or plan of any such coal lninc | and it is found that the map or plan |
 
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