The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-24

mond, from the smokestack or chin
ney of which there shall Issue dense
black or gray smoke, within the oog~
porate limits OF the City OF Richmond.
shall he deemed and held guilty Of
creating public nuisance and Of vio-
lating the provisions OF this ordinance.
Section s. The general manager.
superintendent or other officer Of any
railroad or other company. having n
charge or control the operation OF any
locomotive 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 c0rpoFs
ate limits. shall be deemed guilty Of
creating public nuisance and of vio-
lating the provisions Of this ordinance.
Section 6. Every boiler or other
furnace, except In private residence.
used within the corporate limits OF the
City Of Richmond. and In which b.
luminous coal Il burned 40 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 IL
low the use Of any such steam boiler
or other furnace which shall not be 20
constructed. or II already constructed
at the time OF the passage Of this or
dinance. which shall not be 10 altered,
or shall not have attached thereto
such efficient smoke preventives IA
good and efficient order and opsr@
alton.
Section Z. Every person having
charge OF the ignitinE. feeding. st0i-
Ing or attending to any such steam
boiler or other furnace. Of 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 Of emitted
therefrom.
Section s. It shall b the duty d
tho Chief OF the Fire Department -
personally inspect all chimneys. steam
generating plants. and III apparatus
In use and TO make written reports
of the same to the Board az Eublic
Works. and to keep : permanent REQ
ord giving al essential facts relating
thereto. II. In the opinion of the Fire
Chief the escape Of smoke 4 the
dense black or gray smoke which IN
declared to be = nuisance within the
meaning Of this ordinances. he shali
make complaint 20 persons - mAin-
tanning said nuisance and denning ~
cause. In event that the cause tAerA-
OF Is unskillfnl hand stokin9. he shall
make immediate complaint against Al
such persons violating this ordnance.
In event that said nuisance q oWin8
to the construction OF the furnace,
size or height OF stack. connections
or engineering details relating u
boiler or furnace construction Or con-
nection, ne shall make statement *
the cause Of such nuisance and report
to the owners or operators ~ to neCs
essary changes. alterations Or addb
lions and fixing limit 81 time Tor
such changes. alterations Or additions
TO be made. ana u such CO.. aach
time IN no instance shaH excoed not
more than three sd months. n tn
event, however. that It becomes n0Co1.
sary to install stokers. nix (6) months
shall be given. In the event that 4
should appear from the inspection n
the Chief OF the Fire Department thAt
no change. appliances or aiteradoas
q the furnace, boilers. connecfi0ne,
800 49,. ap ~. $3.50 su..e.o o y. J.
-. sslOA nul,Au. -
tnat Saio nuisance y oWln6 70 80
steam generating plant being woske0,
IA excess OF - normal capacity -
for other organic reason cannot ~
converted Dy such changes Into =
steam generating plant winch q not =.
nuisance. tnen ne snail report 70 -
owners OF operators = above mem.
toned the conditions Ct such planf md
the required changes o. additions nec-
essary therein % that i may mot ~
operated AZ nuisance. Not more than
tour ~ months snaaI pc allowed -
Wnicn 70 make sucn changes 4 tube
lar boilers are 20 pc installed; and -
the event OF the installation Of water.