The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-17
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shall furnish written statement CIV
Ing the style and dimensions OF such
boiler and furnace. together with the
height and size of stack or chimney.
and the method or device to be adopt
I'd for preventing the emission of such
tense black or gray smoke therefrom
II. in the opinion Of the Chief Of the
Fire Department 1t shall appear neces-
sary. drawings of the above apparatus
may be required.
Section 1. The owner. agent. lessee
Or occupant of any building or struc-
ture Of any description. from the
or chimney OF which there
shall issue or be emitted such dense
black or gray smoke within the cor
porate limits of the City of Richmond.
and the general manager or supertn.
having charge OF any boiler
or locomotive within the City OF Rich
mond, from the smokestack or chin
ney Of which there shall issue dense
black or gray smoke. within the COR
porate limits of the City Of Richmond.
shall be deemed and held guilty OF
creating public nuisance and Of vio-
lating the provisions ofsthis ordinance.
Section 5. The general manager.
or other officer Of any
or other company, having In
charge or control the operation of any
or engine within the cor
porate limits of Richmond, who shall
cause, permit or allow such dense
black or gray smoke to be emitted
from such engine, within said corpor.
ate limits. shall be deemed guilty OF
creating public nuisance and Of vi0-
lating the provisions OF this ordinance.
Section s. Every boiler or other
except in private residence.
used within the corporate limits OF the
City of Richmond. and In which b.
luminous coal il burned a. fuel, shall
be SO constructed or altered or have
attached thereto such efficient proven.
tives as shall prevent the production
and emission of such dense black or
gray smoke therefrom. And no per.
son or persons. association or corpor.
alton being the owner or lessee, or
having control OF any such steam
boiler or other furnace shall use or al
low the use of any such steam boiler
or other furnace which shall not be 90
or II already constructed
at the time OF the passage OF this or
which shall not be 80 altered.
or shall not have attached thereto
such efficient smoke preventives In
good and efficient order and oper-
alton.
Section Z. Every person having
charge OF the igniting. feeding, stok-
ing or attending to any such steam
boiler or other furnace. or any smoke
preventive attached thereto, shall %
ignite, stoke. feed or attend such fur.
mace, fire and shall keep such furnace
and smoke preventives attached there
to In good and efficient order % that
such dense black and gray smoke
shall not be produced or emitted
Section s. It shall be the duty Of
the Chief Of the Fire Department to
inspect all chimneys. steam
plants, and all apparatus.
In use and to make written reports
Of the same to the Board OF Public
Works. and to keep = permanent rec.
ord giving all essential facts relating
thereto. II, in the opinion Of the Fire
Chief the escape OF smoke u the
dense black or gray smoke which II
declared to be Z nuisance within the
Of this ordinance, he shali
make complaint to persons % main.
said nuisance and defining Ito
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Of is unskillful hand stocking. he shall
make immediate complaint against all
such persons violating this ordinance.
In event that said nuisance 10 owing
to the construction Of the furnace.
size or height Of stack, connections
Or engineering details relating to
boiler or furnace construction or con-
nection, he shall make statement OF
the cause Of such nuisance and report
to the owners or operators AZ to nee
essary changes, alterations or addi.
lions and fixing limit of time for
such changes, alterations or additions
to be made. and In such case such
time in no instance shall exceed not
more than three 80 months. In tho
event, however. that 1t becomes neces-
sary to install stokers. six co. months
shall be given. In the event that It
should appear from the inspection Of
the Chief Of the Fire Department that
no change, appliances or alterations
Of the furnace. boilers, connections,
stack or appurtenances thereto would
eradicate said smoke nuisance, and
that said nuisance II owing to the
steam generating plant being worked
In excess Of its normal capacity or
for other organic reason cannot b
by such changes into =
steam generating plant which II not
nuisance. then he shall report TO the
owners or operators az above men
toned the conditions Of such plant and
the required changes or additions nee
essary therein 30 that II may not b
operated as . nuisance. Not more than
Tour az months shall be allowed in
which to make such changes II tubts-
lar boilers are to be installed: and In
the event of the installation Of water
tube boilers not to exceed nine (S)
months shall be given for such
changes. Notices as above shall Be In
writing, and at the expiration OF the
time allowance the Inspector SHAH
make report ~ to the condition OF
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