New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-22
no NOT SEE BLACK SMOKE.
VIOLATIONS OF THE HEALTH LAW UN-
NOTICED BY OFFICIALS
MUCH COMMENT AND PERMITTING A DIS
GUSHING NUISANCE TO GO ON IN
ABATED - SPECIFIC IN.


STANCES GIVEN
There is no indication at present that Deputy
Health Commissioner Robert A. Black. of Brook
lyn intends to resign although suffering public
would applaud such act to the echo and feel
perfectly certain that his successor would make at
least one honest effort enforce the law against
the use OF soft coal in the borough of Brooklyn.
With a flourish of trumpets DR. Black announces
that he is going to conduct crusade against
Coney Island by tearing up the plank walks and
shoshing the bad odors. This reads well. but
brooklyn people asking why 1t is that Dr.
Black and his staff of wel-paid inspectors do not
suppress the black-smoke nuisance. A ride across
the Brooklyn Bridge through Myrtle and Kent
ayes or through Third-ave 10 Bay Ridge Will
afford DR.. Black an opportunity to note a dozen
cases where violators daily befoung the at
r,osnhere with soft-coal smoke. The simple fact
NJ the matter is that Dr. Black is drawing $500
q wear and leaving unprecedented any number OF
CONSPICUOUS violators of the health ordinances.
WHY does not DR.. Black call on President Ros-
sitter Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company and
aoroana that no more black smoke be allowed TO
.scape from the stacks OF the Thrd-ave. power
house!
President Rossier is reasonable and law-abid-
ing citizen and would comply with any request
from a public officer calling attention to his com
nanys violation Of city ordinance. The crowds
hicb Witnessed the ball games al Washington
park on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday saw the
hack smoke but DR.. Blacks inspectors apparently
sid not as the power-house goes right on belchng
ont a great volume of sooty smoke
In plain view OF the baseball park are three
other chimneys which send out huge volumes of
black smudge. DR.. Black can count four OF these
any time he goes to see ball game .,o-.,,.os.
Then there is large concern at the northwest
corner Of Nevins and Union SITS Dr. Blacks at
tenton is respectfully directed TO IT,; treque e
at night this place burns fuel which gives a
smoke so black that 1t forms a cloud, shutting out
the moonlight Thu people living in the neighnor-
hood are so accustomed TO II that they no longer
are surprised at It. r,,,, - Ill,
encounter half dozen tall chimneys working iuii
time AT violating the law which he is paid $500
year to enforce. polluting the atmosphere 10 an
unbearable extent. a. - A..
Dr. Black is making farce OF his Office and the
inactivity and ineftciency OF his inspectors prompt
serious rnisgivings to their INSTRUCTIONS from
their chief. If they were made TO UNDERSTAND that
they would lose their places they ala not dts see
Brookynites day by day, they would turn IN 70 II
Black scores of complaints day by day. backed py
ircontrovertible proof. =. . ,r,,,,,a
reporter he assumed haf-iniured ar ana as as
serted there violations or the sInohe
nuisance law He is entirely mistaken II ms d IN
snectors are not able to black smoke coming ou
Of scores Of chimneys along the Brookyn Was snt
front they should be discharged, and II Dr. BACK
cannot select men for inspectors who can see e., rs
other people do he should leave his $3.50 place TOT
a more competent man 10 NIL