New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-21
THE SMOKE NUISANCE MUST CO.
NO EXTENSION or TINE GRANTED TO lhE
STEAM HEATING COMPARTMENTS
PROTEST FOR PURITY OF AIR

There were two important hearings al the o'"ce
of the Health Board yesterday afternoon oo'h .,
which had relation TO the purity OF the ar o'ed'e
nv NEWCOMERS Oue had been asked iO' upon
a protest by the Ladies' Health Protective Asso-
citation against the operating OF new renueI.ne
works nj First-ave and Forty-fourth-st Inc othef
was on the recent order Of the heaItn ho'.u -
abate the smoke nuisance at the Nc"-ho'N steam
Company's plant. in Creenwichst. huihDe' Vi
women were present with Mrs. Trautmann the cor
responding secretary OF the Health Assocla'io"' "
Mrs Baum the Chairman OF the Executive COM
mittee Opposed 10 them was Levi Samueis' iep'e-
senting the United Dressed Beef Company o. Ne"
York II was said that eight OF the company
slaughter-houses in the city had been gro"peu ,'o
one at Frst-aye and Forty-fourhst.. ana 'he
comnanv had built works for the manufacture OF
fertilizers out Of blood and offal from 'he siaue"
ter-houses The rendering WORKS nave i'o'
been used yet. and the Health BOARD hao oeei,
asked TO prevent the use of them on the ground
that the rendering OF offal and the crying Vi po"f
there would give rise TO offensive doors Decision
on the protest of the association was reserved.
w. c. Andrews the president Of the New-fork
Steam Company. was present win sA-'u'ee
to ask the Health Board to rescnd me o'der oi
last week which directed the company to stop It's
.rooxe nu,ssnce Superintendent Duncan, OF the
Havemeyer Building. was present 10 insist mat
the order should be carried out. President Martin
of Police Board gave some meas n asking one
tons The conversations ran much as follows:
Mr. AndreWs-We have two mecnanlcel stoheis
and smoke burners in operation now ana We ex.
pect to have others put In as soon as tne ey
can be obtained. We want time to complete our
arrangements. . 49,. -. mn,
MI Wilson-when did you begin to burn SOFT coal
under the boilers? .,, =, tho
Iehgh strike ,.- -..ts.,oo ,or, 7.
IS the intention OF the company to proceed win WIN
vent the smoke from the burning OF soft coal
Mr. Wilson-You expected to make smoke White
YOU experimenting :, A. burma,
Mr. Andrews--Soft coal makes smoke WheH pt.Iiieu
IN the ordinary way We are doing pubic service serve
IN demonstra Ing how soft coal can be Durne0 WIN
out smoke , .-. MT, !, ,bere
has been no diminution Of smoke Inc nuis hr
was as had as ever this morning. why not purn
hard Goals untn all OF the stokers are IN use RI.
MIR Andrews-3ecause of the corner IN coai. 4 ne
company is losing 500 day now on account -.
, Sba advance in The price Of coal. We can save
Something bv burning some soft coal in connecuSh
with fine hard coal. Nobody has been seriously
hurt yet. .,, .
Mr. Andrews-No: and only 5 per cent OF ne
smoke from soft coal in the city comes from the
Mr. Martin--What would you say. Mr. Duncan
"a giving the company month In which 10 per"
fect Their arrangements for stopping smoke:
MI Duncan-I would oppose that. Dad nassa,
After a consultation the Health bodiu Pd''V1
the appended resolution: 49,. ., ,ho
"ResoIved That this board, after hearing .ne
New-York Steam Company IN respec, 70 the E, mus
arce caused by smoke at Nos. l1O 70 ia Green
wich-st hereby refuses TO grant, any cNteiisioii
of time for the abatement Of said nuisance anu
requires its abatement forthwith