Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-01-21 | Page 7 | Mine Inspection Subject of Bill

MINE INSPECTION SUBJECT T OF BILL Elwood Etwood Would Increase Efficiency Efficiency Efficiency Effi Effi- of This State Department Providing Providing for a a. general generl increase In Inthe Inthe Inthe the efficiency of at tho the office of ot state mine Inspector with wih a regular deputy deput and permanent clerk clerIc and Increasing salaries salaries W. W J. J Elwood Etwood Rep Carbon Cabon Intro Introduced two bills In la the house yes yes- erday Both Doth bills were referred to the tho th committee on mines and mining the existing The first bill amends laws lawM aws with reference to the Inspection of or coal wih and hydrocarbon mines b by makIng mak mak- Ing ng coa tho following changes Tho The governor governor JOV- JOV gov gov- is authorised ed to fill 1 b by appoint appoint- ment In the tho nn any vacancy by y resignation death or removal Al Also o otho ho thu state mine Inspector of coal caRl and hydrocarbon mines shall shaH have have tho the power power pow pow- er with tho the consent of at the governor und arid tho the approval of ot tho the state board of at examiners to appoint one deputy mine inspector Inspector the said Maid deputy to possess all al tho the qualifications required of at the state tate mine inspector by section ecton 1509 Compiled Laws of ot Utah 1907 as amended amend amend- ed d in chapter 1 Laws of ot Utah 1911 Said deputy mine Inspector shall devoto devoto de- de voto vote his entire limo to the perform perform- anco of or his duties dutes under the direction of at f tho the state mine inspector and shall receive a n salary salar o of 2000 per annum and nd necessary traveling tra expenses Another rule added to the law provides pro- pro Ides vides that it shall bo be unlawful for tor the owner operator superintendent superintendent mine foreman oreman or employee in an any an mine mino which generates explosive gas to remove re- re move lovo tho the accumulated hod body lOdy of at gas sas by hy waiting wafting or brushing and provides provide that all al ll such bodies bOdIce of ot gas must bo ho removed from rom the mine mino b by approved cd methods of ot ventilation The second measure advocated by Mr 11 Ir Elwood proposes to raise tho salar salary sal- sal ar ary ry of at the state mine inspector front from rom romI I 2400 a n year to and permits him himo to o pay PY tho actual amount of ot expenses each ach month from rota a I contingent fund Tho present sal salary lY for depute deputies Is 1800 a year Jear and tho the proposed bill bil raises it ito to o 2000 a a. year car