Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-13
FIGHT ON SMOKE
BOARD STAYED
BY ACTION
Commission Orders PrOSeCu-
ton of VioIators to Proceed,
Resembling Former Act.

Councilman Charles W. Smith, who
has been leading the fight to abolish
The smoke commission on the grounds
that it was blocking the enforcement
Of the smoke ordinance, said today that
he would not introduce an ordinance
o wipe the board out If the commission
adhered TO the policy adopted yesterday
fternoon.
The commission is now proceeding
IN correct lines" said Councilman
smith.
II have prepared two ordinances. one
To abolish the commission and the 9TH
o. to place the authority to make cases
a yainst violators OF the smoke law in
ne hands of the inspector and the
hartman of the commission. ! viii
hold both Of them and watch future de-
yolopments,
Il am speaking the sentiment Of a
large majority OF the city council and
OF 90 per cent of the people of Atlanta
W hen 1 say the smoke ordinance must
be enforced
Following The Georgians fight
a gainst the attitude of the SMOKE COM
mission and for a continuation of a
vigorous smoke crusade. the commits
sion yesterday ordered Inspector Paul
McMichael to docket cases in the re-
corders court against all violators of
the smoke law who were not making a
sincere effort to comply with the law.
He also was instructed to make new
cases against the violators of the law
who have already been fined in the re-
rorder's court il they have not taken
steps to comply with the law within
Fifteen days.
The board withdrew its instructions
to the Inspector that he must make no
cases without instructions from the
commission on each individual violator
The commission unanimously adopted
a militant attitude against smoke and
there was no evidence of its former
reactionary attitude.
The specific instructions TO the in
spector were that he must make cases
against offenders who have been given
two notices that they are violating the
law and who have made no real effort
to comply with the law. The offenders
are required to notify the inspector in
writing Of their efforts to comply with
the law
100 Facing Prosecution.
Inspector McMichael said today he
had list of about 100 owners of steam
plants who had twice been, notified of
violations and who had not yet notified
him of any real effort to comply with
the law In these cases he was in
structed to make conhrmatory observa-
lions and proeeed with prosecutions In
the courts
Many cases for violations OF the
smoke law will be made within the
next few weeks unless there is some
very diligent work on the part of own
ers of steam plants to comply with the
law
Inspector McAIichael told the COM
mission that the furnaces in many
apartment houses and buildings could
not be made to comply with the law.
and that the only way the owners of
the buildings could live up TO the smoke
ordinance would be to tear out their
old furnaces and build new ones
The commission instructed the in
spector that ne should notify these peo-
pie that they must build new furnaces
If their old ones could not be made to
comply as soon as warm weather comes
again
Chairman Satisfied
Chairman r. NJ Harwen. who re-
Gently declared that the commission
should be abolished, said today that he
was satisfied with then we attitude Of
the board
The commission adopted a resolution
of subcommittee requesting the
railroad commission to fix a standard
of twenty cahdle power for all gas sold
IN Atlanta. Inspector McMichael was
instructed 10 confer with City Kttor-
ney Mayson as to how to proceed with
petitioning the railroad commission.
: Under its charter from the legisIa-
tnre, the Atlanta Gas Light Company
now fixes its own standard OF quality.
1t claims that it is eighteen candle
power