The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-05
FOR A PRACTICAL TEST
Try the Smoke Consumer on the
Owsley Block Chimney.
THEN ALL COULD SEE 1T
Black Smoke Isn't as Bad as Sulphur
Smoke, But It's Bad Enough-A
Smoke Ordinance Passed by
Kansas City Council.

The committee appointed by Mayor
Harrington to investigate j. d. Mitch
ellis smoke consumer and report on it
to the council will meet this evening in
the Office of the city engineer. Mr.
Mitchell will show his plans and ex-
plain his system to the members of the
committee, and the committee will
doubtless assist him in getting prac-
teal test of the apparatus made some
day next week. There may be some
difficulty in obtaining permission to
have the apparatus put into a plant
but Mr.. Mitchell says that no altera-
ton is required in furnaces and no
damage is done, so that with the au-
thority of the city back of him, doubt
less ready acquieScence will be given
Tor the test. A number have expressed
themselves as DESTROYS of having the
consumer tried on the Owsley block
plant, which turns out very black
smoke, and a good deal of it, and being
in the center of the city, can be OBJ
served by the people generally 1t is
to be hoped that Mr.. Mitchell through
the committee, will have a chance to
try ms apparatus on the sulphur
smoke of the Butte reduction works, or
some other smelling plant.
While the main game Butte is after
is the sulphur smoke, it is generally
abolished the smoky condition of
Butte's atmosphere would be greatly
relieved, and it is proposed to go
ahead for the abatement of the black
smoke, and in the meantime continue
experiments for abating the sulphur
smoke as effectually as possible
1t being pretty well conceded that
the general use of smoke consumers
Will dispose of most of the black smoke.
IL is proposed to introduce at an early
council meeting an ordinance declaring
The black smoke nuisance and requir-
ing its suppression. Many cities now
have such ordinances, and a COPY of
the one recently passed in Kansas CITY
has been received here. and Butte or
dlnance Will be prepared modelled after
1t. The Kansas City ordinance is as
follows:
An ordinance declaring the ennis
sion of dense black or thick gray
smoke to be a nuisance and to provide
for the suppression thereof
BE 1T ordained by the common coun-
Gil of Kansas City:
Section THAT from and after the
LIST day of October. 1897, the emission
of dense or thick black or gray smoke
from any smoke-stack or chimney used
IN connection with any stationary en-
CINE, steam boiler furnace or any de-
scription. or any locomotive engine
used exclusively for switching pur-
poses, is hereby declared to be a nui-
sance.
Sec. 2-The owner or owners or
users of any such smoke stack. Chin
ney furnace or locomotive engine, or
the agents of such owner or owners
VINO shall permit or allow dense smoke
TO issue or be emitted therefrom with
IN the corporate limits. shall be deemed
guilty OF creating nuisance and shall /
for every such offense be fined in a
hn e1 L.
Sec. Sit shall be the duty of the |
mayor and members of the police |
toree of Kansas City, in connection
With the superintendent of build;- gs. |
o Keep constant watch and supervision t
1yer all such smoke-stacks, chimnevs, I
furnaces and locomotive engines. end I
such police force shall notify the SUI
of buildings of ALI persons |
this ordinance. and In con-
1ection with said superintendent of |
buildings. shall enforce compliance |
With and obedience TO this ordinance"