Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-31
COUNCIL GETS DRASTIC
LAW TO PREVENT
SMOKE NUISANCE

,unntnued from rage l.,
smoke stack shall be instituted by
the commissioner of public health /.
and safety in the name of the city Of
Ottawa.
This ordinance shall be in force
and effect ten days after its passage
and publication"
Starts Fireworks.
As soon as the import of the
referred law thOrouehly soaked in in
the minds Of representatives Of the
fireproofing company, Attorney Clar-
ence Griggs, representing the tile fac
tory, asked permission to address the
council in behalf OF his client. Mr.
Griggs announced that the proposed
ordinance was 50 drastic II would
drive the factory away from Ottawa
We've all got TO admit he said,
chat the smoke is nuisance but
there are other things we must also
admit
"A short time back, when Ottawa
was looking for dock space convenient
20 town and suitable for waterway
purposes, an official of the company
offered such n site free to the city
and promised to furnish the materials
This was an Indispensable convent
ence to the city and showed the com
pany's heart to be in the right place
The prOfer was made 10 me as nresi-
dent of the Chamber # Commerce,
and informed the official la in case
| could be Of some assistance to them
I would gladly serve them. am full
filing that promise now,
Before we legislate this industry
out CT business. and this ordinance
! threatens that the plant will have to
! close down, we must consider several
| important things affecting Ottawa as
| whole.
| "The Pioneer employees a total OF
! l34 men, dependant upon whom are
2S4 more people, making Ala in al
who derive their livelihood from wages
| paid them at the cOmpanys plant.
'lt seems to me that when a council
! Is asked TO attack an institution O.
| this kind whore Ala people are con
| cerned, it should take serious cOnsd
Grafton Of the facts involved. In ms
last two weeks the pay roll alone wa
! $500. That means dollars pourinl
out of the company's Golfers into tn
cash registers of our merchants ant
| benefits everyone in Ottawa.
Il take issue with someone who
stated here that sulphurons oxide /
fe'rimnotal 10 health rr. Weis in
uit | recall stated or the witnes
stand that such gases wore gormicide
and prevented many di eases. Of
feed FOR rwantNeiaht years over III,
Keller & kroehnhe iewelry store. an,
! never was seriously bothered by tht
fumes from The tile works.
As FOR smoke consumers. ] do no
know Of any such thing. There Is al
appliance which burns SCOT. but I have
never been appIscd Of any devise
#hich will consume smoke The refer
ences made here 70 the system in use
ut the Chicoeo Retort and Fire Brick
| Company is not available to the piOn
Ger The processes of making tile and
fire brick are very different. For the
Aakin- Of lile each kiln must have -.
',dFiduaI chimney, making it impos
s!hIo TO connect four or five kilns to a
stack.
I'm closing. gentlemen, I ask you tc
consider this ordinance very carefully
before you drive ono of Otawa's best
industries out of business. I don,
think this is going to g a radical coun
| ill think it the most conservative
'@ncil we have ever had. You have
e.fned and Won the plaudits of the
people. and J know you will weigh this
ordinance very carefully before adopt
ing it,"