The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-02
COMMITTEE WILL
RECONSIDER THE
SMOKE ORDINANCE
When Measure Came Up for
Second Reading It Was Op.
posed Because It Provided
for New Office.
ENGINES CAUSE MOST
~ OF SMOKE NUISANCE
Campaign to Have Weeds in
Vacant Lots Cut Will Be
Started by City.-Com-
plants About Sewers.

After a motion made by Councilman
Alphons weishaupt, the smoke ordin-
ance. which was up for second reading
In council last night. was sent back
to the committee on ordinances and
franchises with the recommendation
to eliminate the clause creating the
office of smoke inspector. The office
viii be placed in charge OF the board
Of works or chief OF the fire depart
Il was believed by council the
ado. .e,Snal salary necessary to pay a
smoke inspector could not be met with
the present financial condition OF the
city.
Various Richmond factories will be
visited and an effort made to obtain
their consent to eliminate the smoke
nuisance as far as possible. The Rich
mond Baking company and Commons
Dairy company have been visited and
have promised to remedy the trouble.
stokers have been installed at the
Richmond Baking company but some
of the councilmen claimed the smoke
was an bad an ever. II is however be-
lieved the manufacturers will cooper
ate with council on the matter.
Engines Are offenders.
Engines on the G. & O. railway near
both the North and South End sta
tions were complained of as being
something fierce" in the amount OF
black smoke emitted. One council
man said they were worse than all the
factories In Richmond put together.
He said every morning about six en-
gines would line up on the tracks and
steam up" making tremendous
amount OF smoke.
Health conditions near these sta
tions are regarded as very bad. 1t
was declared many people In these
vicinities are being troubled with very
bad physical condition. 1t was stated
IL 10 impossible to live and enjoy life
near one OF these railroad stations.
Other councilmen oppose the ordin.
ance on the ground 1t will work a
hardship to many manufacturers in
Richmond, when really cnly few are
at fault. Councilman Will II. Bartel
asked the board OF works to appoint
a committee of three to call on the
Richmond Baking company and the
Commons Dairy company and to re-
quest these companies to remedy the
smoke nuisance created by them. He
stated there were many factories
which made little smoke and that all
should not be made to suffer for the
faults OF few.
The ordinance and franchise COM
mittee was ordered to report on the
ordinance at the next meeting OF
council.
Complaints on Weeds.
Weeds In vacant lots of Richmond
have been the source OF much com.
plaint to councilmen and II was decid.
cd by council to investigate every
case reported to the board and order
the weeds cut. II these are not re-
moved within ten days the board will
order them cut and charge the ex-
pense to tho taxes assessed against
the properties.
City Attorney A. NJ. Gardner said
the people could be forced to cut their
/ weeds or the expense charged to them.
This ID under a law that was passed
by the state legislature at the last
session. Sanitary Inspector Scherb
will serve notice on the people own.
Ing lots covered with weeds. The Of.
Tense is under the jurisdiction of the
health department.
Dsagreeable odors arising from
eeWers along tho river hank uaro ~
ported by Councilman Frank L. Wal
dele. There are number of sewers
on the west side Of the valley empty
ING near the top Of the bank. The
contents OF the sewer Is left to run
down the bank and when ever there
10 wind from the east the odor of the
foul waste Is driven back through the
sewer and II comes uo at the first
catch basin.
Mars Valleys Beauty.
IL n considered most unhealthful
besides marring the beauty of the val
ley. Mr.. Waidele said there are a half
dozen OF these sewers emptying near
the top of the valley and only one that
10 sanitary. This sewer is just north
OF the Doran bridge and flows into
the river just below its surface so
that no foul odor Is sent up. Mr..
Waidele wants all the sewers con-
structed in this manner.
Mayor Zimmerman said that all
such improvements would be consid.
cred In making up the tax rate for
1911 and that the rate would be made