1904Swedish and Finnish people began to work the “motions”, or the two-man quarries in Lanesville.People and Communities, Economy and Industry, Industry, Finnish History
A motion is a term to designate small paving-block quarries. One was located on Lane’s Point, between the cove and Norseman Avenue. Water was continually pumped out by a windmill.
“Glossary of Scientific and Quarry Terms.” https://quarriesandbeyond.org/articles_and_books/glossary-granite.html