The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-17
SMOKE BELCHERS
ARE PHOTOGRAPHED
Inspector Jones Will Introduce
Pictures in Prosecutions
This Week.

Photographs Of ten offending smoke
! belchers have been taken under the direc-
ton Of Charles H. Jones. Smoke Inspector.
10 be offered in evidence in the prosecutions
which Mr.. Jones promises will be instituted
this week"
! Yesterday Mr.. Jones called upon Harry
C. Glover, the Prosecuting Attorney at the
Court OF Criminal Correction in reference
, to the cases he proposes to bring against
yiolators of the smoke law. The warrants
! will be issued by Richard NJ. Johnson. As
, sistant Prosecuting Attorney, who was
/ waited upon by Eugene NcQuilIin, secretary
of the Citizens Smoke Abatement Associa-
ton.
Al the meeting of the Citizens Associa-
! ton Monday IL was decided tina certain
members should see Mayor Wells informant
ly and call his attention 10 the delays in
the enforcement of the smoke law. II was
stated yesterday that the Mayor was seen
Vi any more "diliy-dallying.:
Inspector Jones promises TO confer with
Secretary McQuillin OF the Smoke Abate-
final details OF evidence to be presented in
the first prosecutions. William II. Bryan,
consulting engineer of the association. has
offered his services gratis in visiting the
various plants and testifying that in any
case smoke can be readily abated.
"On every clear day since the first or
April" said Inspector Jones yesterday,
we have been taking photographs of the
bad plants. Tonight I have pictures of ten
stacks that emit smoke in dense quantities.
l have from three to nine pictures of each
plant, and enough in each instance TO show
to what extent the smoke belcher is a
nuisance. Some of the snap shots were
taken at the mouth of the stack, and the
others from one to three blocks away"
These photographs will be placed in cyl
dence to comply with that phrase in the
law which requires it to be shown that
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most important feature in the law is the
paragraph exempting persons who can prove
that smoke from their particular plant
cannot be abated."
Among the ten plants we have photo
eraphed," said the Smoke Inspector, there
is not one that could not get rid of smoke
II they made the proper effort. And to prove
this fact 1 shall call upon practical ergi-
neers and fireman who have accomplished
smoke abatement in similar plants. When
we took the photographs I had my deputies.
who are experts. to remain in the boiler
rooms and thereby be prepared to give EVIL
dence Of the existing conditions, and also
testify that in boiler-rooms Of the same type
smoke has been abated."
Inspector Jones stated that he would con-
fer with the Citizens Smoke Abatement As
ISOLATION before asking for warrants. for
the reason that 1t may be necessary to have
an expert like Mr.. Bryan visit the plants
and be prepared to cover any technical
points that may come up in the PROMISED
prosecutions.
The photographs have been taken by Will
lam E. Rolfe. assistant engineer in the
Water Commissioners Office. and W. c.
Wood, Mr.. Jones's clerk. They began de-
veloping the negatives yesterday afternoon.
According to the Smoke Inspectors last re-
port there were 1S violators who had not
made ar effort TO comply with the law. Mr..
Jones said yesterday that about eighty had
since installed devices. This leaves more
than eighty who have had warning and are
subject to arrest. Heating plants are not
included. the Inspector having decided to
give these offenders until next fall to put in
understanding devices