Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-21
SCHOOL
FURNACES
SCORED
Complaints by Neighbors Move
HarweII to Propose Case
Against Superintendent.

Chairman Harwell, of the Smoke
Commission. declared Friday that if
superintendent Slaton, of the Atlanta
public schools, would stand by his
patriotic statement that he would go
to court for the sake of the schools
The Smoke Commission would accom-
modate him by making case in Re
corder Broyles' court for violations of
ne city smoke ordinance.
Citizens are complaining bitterly
hat the schools are not complying
with the smoke law" said Chairman
HarweIl I'm a number of instances
owners of apartment houses near
schools have spent considerable mon
ey to comply with the law.
They are complying with the law
hut the schools continue to oelch
forth smoke and SCOT, and the neigh
borhoods are suffering just as much
as ever from the nuisance
Thinks Protest Is Just.
a think the protest of the private
citizens that the city itself should
comply with the law before ordering
private citizens to do so is just
We have been unable to get relief
from the schools smoke. 1t struck
me that the law should be enforced
and the natural man to make a case
against would be Superintendent Sla-
ION
Il want to congra tulate him on the
clever way he accepts his position. l
think Il we would air the matter IN
The cold judicial light OF Recorder
Broyles court the Council Finance
Committee, or whoever is responsible
would he convinced that the city was
in ridiculous attitude in not com
plying with the smoke law, and the
necessary funds to comply with the
law would be provided.
SIaton Holds Key.
Superintendent Slaton, | know, can
Impress the court and any other Off
cial better than any other man of
The need for action. If he would but
apply his ability to explaining the
damaging effect of the showers of SCOT
that constantly are falling around the
schoolhouses there could be but one
verdict by the court and the public
That would be that the school
smoke nuisance must be stopped. II
he will stand by his declaration OF
willingness to play the star part IN a
Recorders courtroom, the Smoke
Commission will have a case against
him docketed."
Following Chairman Harwell's in
timation Thursday that case might
oe made against him, Superintendent
Slaton said:
There is nothing that would please
me better than to be hailed before the
Recorder on every charge OF viola
lion of law by the schools. 1t would
result in the court issuing an order
70 the city to provide sufficient FUNDS
20 operate the schools properly.
Will Try to Comply.
Superintendent Slaton said ne
would Immediately take up with the
ianitors at the various schools the
question of violation of the SMOKE
sw, and that he would do his best to
nave the schools comply with the law
Chairman Harwell said that while
progress was being made In tine
abatement Of the smoke nuisance in
Atlanta, all desired was not being &C
eomplshed. He explained that
number Of owners of bad smoke pro-
ducers persisted in the attitude Of not
'ading the work of the department
seriously.
One councilman elect who owns
number of apartment houses has
snored our notices that his furnaces
'Fe violating the law" said Mr. Har-
well. Il will not give his name be-
cause he is out of the city. But when
he returns. if he does not get busy to
comply with the law, we are going to
nave him summoned to Recorder
5royles' court He may get there
before Superintendent Slaton does