The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-17
The Butchers Of New York City
Make a Vigorous Protest.
BLACK SMOKE is TERRIBLE.
II II Continues Along Line Of Manhattan
Railway They May Have 10 Close
Their Shops.

New York, June. 1.-THE decision OF
the corporation counsel 20 bring action
at once to stop the use OF soft coal on
the engines OF the Manhattan Railway
company is applauded by the butchers
doing business along the lines OF the ele-
waited railroad.
At the last meeting OF Local Union
No. ls4, Amalagated Meat Cutters and
Butches' workmen. the nuisance of Gin
ders. SCOT and dust which fall from the
locomotives and sift into the shops on
the street below was complained OF
bitterly.
A resolution was adopted ordering
william c. Wellman, OF the organiza-
ton, 10 make an investigation, and
he spent last Saturday on Ninth and CO.
lumbus avenues talking not only with
butchers but with bakers. grocers and
other storekeepers on the line OF the
elevated road.
The shopkeepers said to a man that the
black SCOT prevented them from making
any sidewalk display of their wares. and
that in most instances they had to keep
their awnings lowered TO prevent the Of
fensive deposit from covering everything
in the shop. In many cases the awnings
made the stores so dark that gas must be
burned in the daytime.
Mr. Wellman will make a report TO the
union at its meeting In Narragansett hall.
West Fortieth street. between Ninth and
Tenth avenues. He said yesterday that
several butchers told him they would
close up their shops II the deposits OF SCOT
did not cease.
DELEGATE MADE A KICK.
James Barry. walking delegate OF the
Actors Protective union, was on q Third
avenue elevated train on his way to
meeting of the Central Federated union
yesterday. when a passenger. who was
preparing TO get off. lit a match to light
a cigar.
Hey, there" grufhy shouted the con-
ductor. mo smoking please"
mo smoking. eh." snapped Barry. IF
you're so particular why don't you stop
the engines from smoking. This black
smoke is terrible"
Barry brought up the soft coal question
at the meeting OF the Central Federated
union. Eugene A. Johnson said:
THE burning OF soft coal along the
line of the Manhattan Elevated road on
the east and west is an outrage. When
the people living In the tenements opens
the windows for a breath Of fresh air,
smoke cinders and ashes fll the apart
ments and is breathed into the lungs OF
delicate children. who are made sick, as
well as annoying grown people. The
board of health will do nothing to help
us. Protests to that department have
been OF no avail"
Delegate McMahon, OF the eccentric
engineers. said:
II want to say for the engineers that
the employers give them soft coal and
they must use the soft coal or give up
their employment In this connection /
wish to state that while there are 5000
licensed engineers In the city, only $500
are organized. The firemen are better
organized"
WILL TRY TO STOP NUISANCE
Thrugh the efforts OF Delegate Daniel
S. Jacobs IT was decided to employ coun-
sci 10 institute injunction proceedings
against the Manhattan Elevated to pre-
vent IL from using soft coal.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Arthur
f. Crosby will apply in the Centre Street
Police court today for a summons for
either Superintendent Skitt or Secretary