The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-02
BAD SMELLING AUTOS CAUGHT
FIRST ARRESTS UNDER NEW RULE
IN CENTRAL PARK.

Smoking and Noxious vaper Motoring 10
Strictly Barred-Niagislrate hIoss Die
charges Prisoners with Reprimsnds
One Rubberneck Car IN Offender.
The ordinance ~forbiddlng travel in the
city, parks to motor vehicles that emit
~noxious vapors and offensive smoke or
odors went into effect yesterday. Com
missioner Smith, who introduced the reso-
hition at the meeting Of the Park Board,
insisted that the ordinance be strictly
enforced. and the police under Capt. Farrell
followed instructions. to the great disoom-
future Of many owners and drivers Of gaso-
lsne cara.
In the morning the men arrested were
taken promptly to court and were discharged
with r~eprimands. In the afternoon, the
courts not being ip session. the prisoners
were subjected to the annoyance Of giving
bail for appearance In court Monday. Most
Of them protested ignorance Of the so-called
anti-smoking ordinance.
The first Victim was John Boyken Of
SOS Weudover avenue. q chauffeur. who
was taking his employer. q lawyer. to the
latter's downtown Office. They were In
q light gasolene automobile. Boyken's
speed was very moderate and he was pass-
ing Mounted Policeman McKenna with
an easy conscience when there was o pun
from the vent pipe ct the rear Of the car.
'That's smoke all right. and no auto. 10
a anit~sm. to 81 smoke Ok In shs Part said The
the spurs and moved over where he could
get q Whit Of the smoke.
Awful. Awful That's clearly against
the law be went on ss he touched. up his
mount again and went after the machine.
Thn 1hastHoatr - ru,~~~fa~l yuhAx vN1anaI
under arrest and 30 was his employer.
The prisoner was taken to the Arsenal
and then to the Yorkville police court.
Whats thisP Smoking In Central Park?
There's no law to prevent q man from
Moss as the policeman stepped upon the
bridge and explained that he had zone
OF those park smoking cases.
1T was not the man. 1t wa his machine
that did IT," further explained the police
man.
The Court didn't seem to take Q very
serious view Of the new law and discharged
the chauffeur with q reprimand.
The next offender to be a~rraigned in
court was Dr.. Emory j. Thomas Of 70 West
Nihety,seoond street. who wal also ar
There was only one little puff Of smoke
and there was nothing offensive about that
the policeman. asserted.
discharged with a reprimand.S an
hOuflCtu U16 Mag lbtTdt8.
What am ] arrested for, anyway /
was going carefully n was not breaking
any law that I ever heard or read Of said
DR.. Arthur L. Howard Of lss West Eighty
fourth street, who was next arraigned,
The officer say MI automobile was
smoking the Court explained.
Il didn't zee it.
Same Observation-Disclosures with O
r~eprimand,' said the Magistrate.
The policemen were w~atohfulan over the
park for clouds OF smoke whenever an auto
mobile appeared. They had made five
more captures before noon. but by the time
the prisoners got TO court the Magistrate
had adjourned for the day. The prisoners
were, taken back to the station and were
there bailed out. -
One Of the five was Christopher Walker Of
5as Tenth avenue. who 10 employed 10 opera
tor by the company that has q permit from
the Park Cemmissi oner to carry visitors
through the park. Thars are o number Of
these Seeing Central. PARK automobiles
that 20 from Fifty-nlnth street to 10th
street and back, and there were indignant
protests from b crowd ip Walkers MAJ
chine when the operator ves arrested ON
the East drive and the passengers had to
leave the car. Some Of the passengers said
they we're not offended by any smoke, but
Mounted Policeman Sullivan said he saw
the smoke and he was sure Il wa offensive.