Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-06
No FIGHT AGAINST
OUST|NG SMOKE
BOARD SEEN
Councilman Smiths Act AboI-
iShing Commission Will Be
Considered Nov. II.

Councilman Charles w. Smith, who
Is leading the fight to abolish the smoke
commission, said today he did not be-
lieve there would be any opposition to
his ordinance abolishing the commits
sion. 1t will be considered at the meet
ing of council on November II.
THE members of council and the cit
liens of Atlanta generally realize that
the smoke commission must be abolish
ed if We are ever to make any progress
in abating the smoke nuisance" he
declared. "a majority of the commits
sion is clearly blocking the crusade to
reduce the smoke evil. We will have
to abolish the board to get rid of that
undesirable majority"
Mr.. Smith said that he had received
assurance of support of his ordinance
from a number of officials. He said he
had not heard a single councilman or
alderman express himself as approving
the action Of the smoke commission.
Broyles Fines Four Offenders.
Recorder Nash Broyles stated from
the bench yesterday afternoon that the
smoke ordinance was a good law, and
should be enforced against all who are
violating it. He fined four Offenders
Frank Harrell, of the Aragon hotel;
j. L. Deceive, of the Grand building; J.
B. Whitney, of the Atlanta Milling
Company, and w. F. Winecoff, of the
Austell building-$25.75 each.
Smoke Inspector McMlchael inform
ed the recorder that 80 per cent of
smokestacks in the city were violating
the law There were more than twen-
ty-five owners of stationary steam
plants in the court to hear the position
taken by the recorder.
Judge Broyles declared:
These four men should not be made
the goats Of this situation. Cases
should be made against all the violat-
ors"
Councilman Smiths first move will be
to request Wilmer L. Moore, president
of the Chamber Of Commerce, and j. NJ.
VanHarlingen, chairman of the smoke
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce, to hold a meeting of the com
mittee of the chamber to discuss the
matter
Would Give Chamber a Voice.
Mr.. Smith said the attitude of the
commission made some immediate ac-
ton imperative. Four we'll known men
have been fined, while the commission
virtually has instructed the inspector
not to make any more cases against the
numbers of others who are violating the
law. He said as the Chamber of Com
merce had begun the agitation for a
smoke commission, he thought it should
have voice in solving the present
problem.
r. NJ. Harwell, chairman of the smoke
commission, and who has insisted all
along that the smoke ordinance should
be enforced, said that he had received
many letters from citizens thanking
him for his stand and urging that At
lanta be relieved from the smoke evil.
Mr.. Harwell showed this letter as
typical of the sort he was receiving.
which, he said, indicated very clearly
the attitude of the public on the mat
ter:
Sample Smoke Complaint.
Mr.. r. NJ Harwell Chairman of
the Smoke Commission:
Dear Sir-I have noticed of your
action requiring people to comply
with the smoke law
My porch is covered two or three
times a day with SCOT from the
North avenue railroad yards. 1t Is
a continual nuisance and every
thing in the house is ruined by SCOT
where there is chance for 1t to
get in.
The apartment houses all over
the city are about as bad as the
factories They should be looked
after also
I hope you will get right behind
everybody and enforce the law to
the letter
The loss from SCOT in houses Of
private families to say nothing of
the outside loss and the danger to
health is enormous l am sure the
whole city will back you in every
thing you do to get rid of smoke.
| am citizen and a taxpayer of
Atlanta and have been here for
nearly 80 years.
Yours very truly.
A. A. SMITH,
1913 West Peachtree Street
WHITE. 81 AWE TRAEEIH