New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-15
SOFT COAL SMOKE PLENTY.
ARrNDANT EVIDENCE AS TO VIOLA
TONS OF THE LAW.
THE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION CIRCLES
THE CITY IN A TUG AND HAS A LONG
LIST OF NAMES TO BE TURNED
OVER TO COUNSEL

OVER TO COUNSEL
representatives Of tho Merchants Association
n New-York had ample opportunity yesterday
afternoon board the Government tug Daniel
Lamont to sec what soft coal smoke is doing
- DESTROY tho purity Of the atmosphere and
tee,,,l buildings which otherwise would remain
dean As tho result Of the trip on the Lamont
.,s Merchants Association will at once begin
acht on its own account against the violators
- .he smoke nuisance law in Manhattan The
,ng party discovered a number Of surprising
,b.nes They learned that the United states
Appraisor's stores at Christopher and Green
,.,h sts and city BUILDINGS on BackwelIs
Island are naerant offenders Black smoke
-oures from the chimneys and drifted up into
,he pure September air destroying one Of the
harms Of the bracing fall weather Of yes
,eriay
The tug which sent forth tho hlackest pail
,ora the name Of a prominent citizen.
What rosin factory is that hearing down on
use~ asked Lieutenant Commander John 9.
Fremont in charge Of the Lamont to william
? Corv Inc. as the tug approached them. send
.,g ~ volumes of soft coal smoke.
THAT" said Mr. CorWine. as the tug came
r.s-sr "is the New-York Central's. and its
the ChauncoN NJ. lepeW-
VEL IT'S a great pity Senator Dcpew is not
aboard This very minute" said Lieutenant Com
u..rsa~ Fremont. "If he once saw what his
,amessRa WAS doing he'd never buy another
-,gr5 ~ soft coal" at which there unre-
strained morriment
Tho Lamont left Pier A. North River. at -
o'clock on board besides Messrs. Fremont AM
corv.ine. were G. ". J. Angel Of the Mer-
chants Association: Wiltse F Wolfe of Phil
ed4,phia. the Governments expert IN the heat
,ng and ventilatinR department exhibit at the
Paris Exposition and the newspaper men The
t,r went UP the East River. through the Harlem
River and the Harlem ship canal. and thence
down the North River around the Battery to
Pier A again. The air was clear. and it was
GOOD time 10 spot" the plants making black
smoke
Messrs Corwine and Angel made a list Of
alleged violators Of the smoke nuisance law,
asserting that they found soft coal being burned
tn o. factories. gas works, on y tughoats.
cat,le boats. pile driver. dredge and ocean
steamships within the jurisdiction Of the Board
of Health Their list follows:
A LIST OF OFFENDERS.
New-York Central lighter No. Il.
Ca'rehoat John stevens.
sfea lighter P. i. Lefever
revenue cutter Calumet AZ Battery.
Neu.York Central tug No. TO-
Steam lighter Morgan ,,,,
Roher, CARS paper box factory. Brookyn' ,,
HAYWOOD Bros. & CO.. chair manufacturers Man
Erio Railroad tug Nyack ...<o,.,,.o,a
c r Raynolds Company, paint manufacturers
SFy'7-' + ~ Devoe & Co.. paint manufacturers Brook
"HHavemeyer sugar rea3sTiess
Tug Rancocas. J. p. King. CO.
Steam lighter Lime Rock. go $3.50 -.
v TPteeraye Bros. lumber mills Tenth-s''
Morgan iron Works. Eleventh-st. ,-,,....,h
Carr5ii BOX and Lumber Company Egh'een'A
I ~,e Cvpsnm J q King & co.
Campbel & Co. wallpaper manufacturers' l"'n-
New-York Central Railroad Compary's looomo-
S., ,mship ge * Kcnsing,on ot the Red star Line
aSnR ms, RRice Co Cigar boxes. Manhattan.
r,...tar ieI" Of tail chmncys' Long Island City.
1ore Island Railroad shops
7ettstcb,'5 & schwarzschrd. Manhattan
s,.odsrd oil Works. Long Island city;
Xeu.-York Architectural Terra Gotta Works Long
rriapRweii's Island. city building. ,,
tanners Feed Company Twenty-sixth-s'.' Man
josI Good cordage Company. Ravenswood
Tx John Smith. New-1 oH vorE gIE
Yorkviile Gas Works. Ninety-ninth-st' ManAa'-
'aT T-sce,er tug No. /. New-Haven Railroad Com
sh Geiqle piano works Man6a5Tsn I'd twenty
Lumber ward stacks. On'-nun''
n, ~ and Reading tug Pencoyd
Ererer Piano Manufae'ur'ns company
: ' cs,se rfe' E Co''s lumber yards. ,,-,.
N.'-lofk Ia"n'" anu
pp,h CO.. 90 contractors First-ave and Harlem River
lnspecrors engine Hudson Ne" '''"
M 'a1 losreon & CO.. foundry Spuyten DuyvL
steam lighter Belle f. Mi.r, tonsaaSY15red-and-
,rs.,'dfS.s, corai2n = c'0 .,.,s
Daniel +. Teman's color WORKS
ynrk Central tugs Nos and
Eas'mans Reef Sompa ny. Xy.,etrr-6Fftb-s,
1Is,,9 go, r. swim ladders Fify-hrstst
= S Higgins. carpet %orKTSc. it,ettlsf
Nor,h hiNeC s,~s s,UcH tmg 10 1S
JOIN McClavo lumber yard. twenty
Ca works a. 7,Nrr.hee biscuit factory. at FIJI
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