The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-10
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AN ORDINANCE to amend an ordinance an
titled AN Ordinance relating to and regulat-
Ing the emission Of dense smoke containing
SCOT from chimneys, stacks, hues or from tar
Kettles and other contrivances, within tho
corporate limits of the City OF Newark; Great
Ing the Department Of Smoke Abatement and
the position Of Smoke Inspector, prescribing
the duties and salary and the manner in
which his work shall be done controlled and
supervised, and providing penalties for the
violation OF this ordinance approved May
twenty-four, one thousand nine hundred and
he it ordained by the Common Council OF
the City of Newark as follows:
J. That section two of tho ordinance TO
which this is an amendment be and the same
is hereby a%nlended 50 az to read as follows:
Section :. BE II further ordained, that any
owner. agent, manager. lessee or occupant OF
any building within the limits of tho City Of
Newark, To which Is attached any chimney,
or smoke stack. connected with any station
sry engine. or steam boiler. or of any apart
ment house, Office building, institution, cs-
t~ablishment. place, premises, or building. used
as Il factory, or for any purpose of trade, or
other than as a private residence within the
limits of said city, and any owner or man.
ager of any locomotive engine, steam roller,
steam derrick, or tar kettle, or other ma
chine, furnace or contrivance within the lin
it's Of the City of Newark, who permits or
allows to be emitted from any such chimney
roller, steam derrick, tar kettle or other ma
chine. furnace or contrivance. dense smoke
which contains SCOT or other substance in
such SCOT or ether substance ON any surface
within the limits OF the City Of Newark shall,
/ upon Receipt . Il u lOllCG III WIllllk uhig
served upon him or them, by the Smoke In
spector. without delay, file a plan or state
nuisance. and shall within thirty days after
the receipt OF such notice. GAUGE such nui-
sance TO cease. and upon failure so to do. upon
jurisdiction, be fined not less than twenty
five dollars, nor more than nifty dollars; or
be imprisoned in the county jail for ten days,
at the discretion Of said court. Each and
every day said smoke shall be emitted shall
he deemed to be and shall constitute a separ-
ate yiolaliOD of this ordinance.
2. That section five Of the ordinance to
which this is an amendment be and the same
is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
Section 8. If the emission of dense smoke
containing SCOT or other substance be duo
height OF stack, connections, or other en-
cheering details relating to boiler or furnace
construction or connection. or the emission
OF such dense smoke may be prevented by the
use of some proper device, and the owner or
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shall apply to the Smoke Inspector for time
to make alterations or changes, or to install
such device, and shall file with the Smoke
Inspector a plan of the proposed alterations
or changes, or a statement or plan of such
device, the Smoke Inspector, II he approves
such plans, or such device, shall stamp them
approved. and shall give thirty days time
from and after his approval to make such all
t~erations or changes, or TO install such de-
vice. and IN at the expiration OF said thirty
days. such alterations or changes are not com
pleted. or such device not fully Installed. the
| Smoke Inspector. III satisfied that the owner
or owners, lessee or lessees, or manager are
acting in good faith. and have hecn unable
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fully install such device within the said period.
may extend the Wine for such alteration or
changes or installation, not 10 exceed IN all
four months from the first approval OF said
plans or said device, unless upon
lion of the Smoke Inspector, or it be proved
to the satisfaction of the Finance Committee
Iof the Common Council of said city that such
owner agent. manager lessee or occupant OF
stallation OF such device or make such aitera-
lions within such time, then n such case
said committee may extend the time for such
alteration or installation as to them may
seem reasonable. and during such time. such
owner or owners, lessee or lcsEeos. or man
8ger shall not be held liable for a violation
OF this ordinance; but the approval OF any such
proposed alterations or changes. or device,
shall not relieve such owner, or owners, lessee
or lessees, or manager from liability for VIOLA
tion Of sections one and two OF this ordinance,
IL such alterations. changes or device when
completed or installed. fail to prevent the
emission Of smoke Of the kind prohibited by
this ordinance.
8. This ordinance shall take effect imme-
! diately.
The foregoing ordinance was presented in
Common CouHcii on Friday evening. March 6,
1905, was read twice under suspension of the
rules. and duly ordered TO a third reading.
ART G. BROSS. JRa
mar9.5t Acting city Clerk.