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<br />TUESDAY
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<br />OCTOBER 13. 1964
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<br />In accepting the following letter of report from the Smoke Abatement
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<br />Committee, dated October 7, 1964, and pursuant to the Committee's request,
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<br />the Council discharged the Committee but acknowledged with sincere
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<br />appreciation--to be relayed by letters from Council's Clerk to the
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<br />members of the Committee--the splendid work and accomplishments of the
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<br />Committee toward the voluntary abatement of smoke and air pollution by
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<br />local industrial plants:
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<br />SMOKE ABATEMENT COMMITTEE REPORT
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<br />For the past 25 months the Smoke Abatement Committee has been
<br />functioning in accordance with your instructions as stated in
<br />your letter dated September 7th, 1962.
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<br />Mr. John L. Gregory, Jr., President, Pannill Knitting Company,
<br />was unable to attend any of the cOmDlittee meetings because of
<br />illness.
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<br />Mr. B. B. Thomasson, Virginia Cleaners, did not attend any
<br />meetings.
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<br />More than one hundred complaints were received from individuals
<br />and organizations.
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<br />Over three hundred smoke inspections were made during the period.
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<br />All but two of the offenders have eliminated the causes of
<br />complaint by correcting firing methods, improving equipment, or
<br />installing new machinery and equipment.
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<br />It is with regret we must report that Moorefield Cleaners and
<br />Laundry, Inc. and County-City Laundry Corporation are still
<br />drawing complaints because of smoke and soot nuisance.
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<br />As recently as Friday, October 2nd, 1964 between 10:46 A.M. and
<br />10:59 A.M. soot of vruying sizes was observed emitting from the
<br />chimney at Moorefield Cleaners and Laundry, Inc. Soot emission
<br />waS also observed on Friday, October 2nd, 1964 between 11:27 and
<br />11:40 A.M. at County-City Laundry Corporation building. It is
<br />the opinion of the committee that both of these companies can
<br />remove the causeS of continual complaints through better firing
<br />practices and better equipment.
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<br />The committee further believes that it can take no further steps
<br />in soot control matters, and recommends that it be disbanded.
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<br />Please let me know what disposition you wish made of the files of
<br />this committee and the previous committee.
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