B-143493: Feb 02, 1961

WHICH WAS LOST WHILE ON LOAN TO EXTINGUISH A FIRE IN A PRIVATELY OWNED COAL MINE. DOES NOT UNEQUIVOCALLY ESTABLISH THAT THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE OPERATION WAS RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENT IN MINE FIRES TO PERMIT THE USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO REIMBURSE THE OWNER OF THE EQUIPMENT FOR ITS LOSS AND TO OVERCOME THE RESTRICTION AGAINST EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PRIVATELY OWNED MINES IN SECTION 4 (B) OF T...

B-143493: Aug 12, 1960

A FIRE WAS DISCOVERED AT THE PECA MINE. THAT SOON AFTER ITS DISCOVERY THE FIRE WAS DETERMINED TO BE OUT OF CONTROL AND NOT SUBJECT TO ATTACK BY DIRECT MEANS WITH AVAILABLE FACILITIES. THAT THE POSSIBILITY OF EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE BY SEALING OR FLOODING THE MINE WAS DOUBTFUL. BECAUSE SUCH EQUIPMENT BELONGING TO THE BUREAU OF MINES WAS BEING PREPARED FOR PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION AT A DISTANT LOCATION....