St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-17
FAvORs SMOKE CONSUMERS.
The Committee From the Chamber
OF Commerce Believes They Can
be Utilized.

The Committee From the Chamber
OF Commerce Believes They Can
be Utilized.
AT the meeting of the board of directors
Of the chamber of commerce yesterday
morning communication was read from
Gov. l.. f. Hubbard suggesting that pro-
vision be made for hall to accommodate
the Farmers National congress during the
fair. and the same was referred to Mayor
Rice. A communication was read from
the Pierre board of trade relating to the
Dawes bill for the opening to white settle
ment of that portion of the Sioux reserva-
ton lying between Pierre and the Black
Hills, which was referred to the tranSporta-
ton committee. A communication from
the Bonn Manufacturing company inform
ing the chamber that the terms and condi-
tions imposed by the subscriptions in aid
of the removal to st. Paul, had been &C
copied by the company, was read and filed.
A communication from Mr.. Charming
Paine, manager of the Graphic Printing and
Publishing company, relating to proper
methods of advertising the city during the
state fair, was referred to the committee on
statistics and correspondence. A report of
the committee on streets recommending to
widening Como avenue. from Rice street to
Warrendale, was adopted, and the commit
tee on streets was requested to aid in pro-
noting the recommendation. The presi-
dent of the Chicago board of trade Mr.. A.
NJ. Wright, was introduced and spoke
briefly. The president appointed Capt.
Berkey to fill the vacancy on the state fair
committee, caused by the death of Gen.
McLaren.
THE SMOKE ORDINANCE.
The special committee Ito whom the
smoke ordinance was referred made re-
port, through the chairman, d. ID. Merrill.
setting forth the following conclusions and
recommendations and the report was made
the special order for next Monday
EirSt-ThaL the emission of smoke from
chimneys and smoke stacks within the city is
avoidable, and is a serious loss to merchants
and property owners, as well as a nuisance to
all citizens.
Second-Dense smoke from bitumnous coal
or other fuel can be to a considerable extent
avoided by care and skill in the construction
and management Of furnaces and their ap-
pendages.
Third-There are several appliances that
will prevent smoke after fires have been
started, and their use is neither harmful to
the plant nor so expensive as to be burden
some either in their first cost or subsequent
use.
Fourth-That the enforcement of the ordi-
nance relating to dense smoke will not, fol
reasons already stated, and for the further
reason that similar ordinances are being en-
forced in other manufacturing cities, notably
Chicago and Cincinnati, prevent the establish
ment of manufactures in this city.
Fifth-That the ordinance should be 81
amended as TO make a compliance with it,
provisions more practicable; that the penalty
for the first offense should be placed at $40
and be made cumulative for subsequent
otfenses to maximum of 500, and that en-
gineers and firemen operating plants used 70
the purpose Of generating steam be helC
especially responsible
Sixth-That the building ordinance be S,
amended as to enforce proper construction
arrangement and coordination of the plant
particularly us 10 the suitable proportion o