New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-06-04
TO ENFORCE SOFT COAL LA w
HEALTH DEPARTMENT SENDING OUT
NOTICES OF COMPLAINTS.

The decision of President Lederle of the
Beard of Health to let the law take its course
with reference to the violations of the sort coal
ordinance did not lessen the consumption of soft
coal in this city yesterday. All day long wagons
with soft coal unloaded their contents at the
cellars of apartment houses and office pulld-
ings. the intention evidently being to test the
ordinance by inviting arrest Most of the soft
coal came from Communipaw. and number Of
coal trimmers, who have been idle since the
anthracite coal famine began. got work yester-
day for the first time.
With view to taking decisive action of some
kind with regard to the handling of soft coal
while the strike of the anthracite miners con-
tinues. meetings of the stationary en-
gineers and fremen's unions will be held on
SATURDAY. The engineers will meet in Brevoort
Hall, No. 1G3 East -fourth-st.. and the
fremen in Military Hall, No. 1913 Bowery.
representative of the firemen's union said that
the question of how the miners could be as
sisted most effectively would be considered at
these meetings
eff we find that it will help to refuse to nanole
soft coal under all circumstances sc will re-
fuse to handle It," he continued I'VE Will De
within our rights in doing So inasmuch as IL Is
a violation of the Sanitary Code to burn sou
coal within the city limits
1t was learned yesterday that the Board Oh
Health was making particular inquiries ABOUT
the Manhattan Elevated Railroad. against whcn
there have been many complaints that IL was
regularly using soft coal These charges nave
been denied by the company, but on account ol
the increasing number of complaints against the
railroad the company has received notice tnat
it will be prosecuted and the law enforced unless
it observes the soft coal ordinance
lanes P Holland of the Eccentric FIRE
mems Union said yesterday that in the mean
time quarters would be opened at Brevoort ana
Military halls, where engineers and hremen WHO
would otherwise be going to the anthracite
mines could secure positions.
Two new agencies were opened yesterday ior
engaging pumpmen. engineers and firemen to
take the places of strikers at the mines One
was at the Crystal Hotel, No Greenwich-st-
7-bore on,v dremen we're engaged by an agent,
who said his name was James Wilson and VINO
admitted that the men were wanted for the MIN
ing regions. .,, ,. :. .to
basement of the Occidental Hotel. Broome-st-
and the Bowery There advertisements in New
York. Philadelphia and other papers Tor FORMER t
soldiers policemen and firemen TO act as Watc1-
men brought a crowd Of applicants Inc au-
vertisements are also for 'laborers, hremen ana
pump runners" Good wages ana Ipee 'i az.
portation to the places OF employment WEI
offered. Only a few men were engaged ana Ine
others were turned away. Later the headquar-
ters closed. ~
Ar the original recruiting headquarters. NO
81 Ann-st business was more brisk \ laIse
crowd of applicants appeared as soon as the
doors opened. ,
President Baer of the Reading Railroad was
in this city yesterday and had talk with the
other anthracite presidents over the telephone
about the strike situation. but no conference
with them was called. He had also a ccnsulca-
ton with representatives Of j. P. Morgan q -
President Truesdale of the Delaware lacAa-
wanna and Western Railroad said yesterday
that the reports from the mines were encour-
aging. II. .rvr-o
'Our mines are not flooding" he said we
have men enough 10 take care OF our properly;
President Olyphant of the Delaware and Hud-
son Canal Company said: 1--WE are satisfied
No matter what the strike leaders may say, less
than one-haIf of the pumpuen. engineers anu
iremen obeyed the strike order.
The Department Of Water supply Gas ana
Electricity which is one OF the upper floors
OF the Park Row Building. registered an Cd
lection with the Department. of Health yester-
dav against the burning of soft coal IN the
vicinity of the offices The complaint alleged
that the smoke from the soft coal was pouring
through the windows all day. The Health De
partment yesterday sent out 13i notices OF
complaints to hotels factories apartment
houses breweries and railroad companies