Evening journal., 1922-06-28


When the plant was operated by
electricity there was no complaint,
Mr. Taylor said. but he understood
that the current was weak. After the
traction company had made some
r. changes. Mr.. Taylor said he under
stood the current was then too
strong.
This caused some present at the
hearing 10 laugh. Mr.. Taylor. how
ever, with tears in his eyes declared
It was no laughing matter, that his
life and the lives Of others were at
stake. He pleaded for some action
whereby he could get rest at night
after his days work.
, Mrs. Walker corroborated what
] the previous residents had stated.
Carl Flickinger, 503 North Har-
{ rison street. said that when the wind
was blowing in the direction OF his
home. he nor his family could sit on
the front porch OF their home be-
cause Of the fumes. The fumes af-
feoted his eyes. Flickinger said.
Mrs. \. 5. Taylor. AIS Harrison
street. also complained OF the
fumes from the plant and told how
the window sills and floors of her
home were always covered with the
black smudge from the oil smoke.
Albert Cunningham. 1903 West
Fifth street. told how his wife. who
had been brought home from a
local hospital following an oper
alton. had been compelled TO leave
her bed because OF the vibration OF
the engine shaking the bed in which
she lay The windows could not be
opened he said because OF the
fumes.
Cunningham caused some laugh
ter when he said that last Sunday
morning neighbors child on
awakening from its sleep was found
TO be black from the SCOT that had
entered its bedroom. The child
looked like a negro Cunningham
said The bed covers were black
Albert AckermaD. a tailor of 40S
Harrison street. whose home is di- |
rectly opposite the ice plant. told |
Of how his wife who has been i'll. I
II
the smoke from the plant.
Mrs. Burton Sharp. 415 Harrison |
street. also complained of the smoke /
nuisance, saying that she was made |
III a week ago by it. Mrs. Sharp /
said that last Saturday night when I
the smoke condenser on the com |
panys stack was found to be burn |
ing, her husband had called one I
member OF the ice firm and told him /
OF the fre saying. you will set the 1
neighborhood afre." The reply. ac-
cording to Mrs. harp was, 20 let
her burn"
The Board then received a COM
munication from residents OF West
street between Front and Second
streets protesting against the fumes
from the ice plant Of William II.
Briggs in that blo~k. The Board
took no action on this petition. it
being referred for investigation.
The meeting then adjourned 20 the
Board of Health quarters but not be-
fore Miss Dugan had asked Dr.
Hanoy when the residents might eX-
pect some relief DR.. Handy replied
that the matter would be thoroughly
by the Board. this being the
first time it had been brought TO
their attention al a meeting.
After convening in their own Of
fees the board discussed the COM
plants. DR.. McBirney. secretary.
said he had visited the plant and in
his opinion It was a public nuisance.
DR.. Handy said ne held the same
opinion. He also said he had invited
Mr.. Denney. the owner, 10 attend
the meeting today but he had re-
fused to be present. saying he plan
ned TO move the plant at the end OF
the present season.
Harry L. Maier, city engineer,
said he considered the plant a nui-
sance. He said he had suggested 10
the owners how the vibration Of the
engine could be eliminated. The
owners. Mr.. Maier said. desired to
divert the oil smoke into the sewer.
but this was not permitted.
Assistant City Solicitor Green
then read section No. Of the Health {
which gives the Health |
Board power TO order a nuisance |
lbated on ten days notice. The law
a penalty of SO and costs
1or' the noncompliance with the z
order. The Board also is given
power to abate the nuisance and | I
,harge the same against the owners
Z he refuses to comply with the re-
quest.
DR.. Harvey A. Murray. one OF the
members. then made a motion that
he plant be declared a nuisance
and the owners notified to abate q
he same within ten days. City En-
sineer Mailer seconded the motion.
The motion carried without a dis
ienting vote.
Joseph S. Lawson. one of the
expressed the thought that
he board by its action might be
,alled on TO consider complaints
against other industrial plants. DR.. ;
Handy said that Mr.. Denney had !
old him that he proposed to enter
1 protest against the SCOT from the
Water Department stack at Sixteenth
and Walnut streets. If his own stack
vas declared a nuisance.