"Whereas the cities of Los Angeles County, Calif., members of this division of the League of California Cities, are in agreement that it is necessary that construction of air pollution control facilities and equipment be encouraged in every reasonable and possible way: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the City Council of the City of South Pasadena respectfully urges the Congress of the United States to enact Senate bills 2938 and 3115. The city clerk is hereby instructed to transmit a copy of this resolution to Senator Capehart and a copy of the resolution to Senator Kuchel and a copy to each of the Senators from California and to each of the Representatives in Congress from Los Angeles County." I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of South Pasadena at its meeting held on the 7th day of April 1954, by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmen Billings, Robinson, Ttanyer, Anderson, and Partsch. DEAR SENATOR: The advent of industries to desirable locations on the west coast has created very quickly an air pollution problem. Our city is an industrial city and we welcome the location of industry here and are proud of the fact that we are an industrial city. However, our industrial development has not been as rapid as it might be because of our strict requirements for the control of any possible air pollution coming from the industrial plants. We appreciate the effort put forth by you and your colleagues in the development of legislation such as that in S. 2938 and S. 3115. This will materially aid industries in meeting their problem in air pollution and will assist in the proper development of west coast industries. Thank you for your efforts in this direction and let us know if we can be of any assistance in developing this much needed legislation. Very truly yours, H. K. HUNTER, City Manager. CITY OF TACOMA, Tacoma, Wash., April 8, 1954. Senator WARREN G. MAGNUSON, Senate Office Building, Washington 25, D. C. DEAR SENATOR MAGNUSON: Enclosed you will please find copy of Resolution No. 13877, adopted by the City Council of Tacoma on April 5, 1954, favoring and requesting support for the Capehart amendment to the administration's housing bill (S. 2938) on the subject of air pollution, which is being forwarded to you in accordance with the provisions of said resolution. Very truly yours, By Hooker: JOSEPHINE MELTON, City Clerk. RESOLUTION No. 13877 "Whereas the city of Tacoma is convinced that air pollution causes extreme economic loss to housing, increases deterioration of homes, hastens the decline in property and neighborhood values, and contributes to slum-like living conditions; and "Whereas Senator Capehart has agreed to sponsor an amendment to the administration's housing bill (S. 2938) to help municipalities overcome the problem of air pollution, by (1) providing rapid tax amortization for air pollution control facilities, and (2) providing an FHA or FNMA insurance program for loans to construct such facilities, and (3) authorizing a large appropriation for increased research into air pollution causes and cures; and "Whereas the proposed type of legislation will be of great value to the city of Tacoma because, while Tacoma is far ahead of most cities in such a program its efforts have been frustrated by the lack of government support; Now, therefore, be it "Resolved by the Council of the City of Tacoma, That the Council of the City of Tacoma is in favor of and requests support for the Capehart amendment to the administration's housing bill (S. 2938) on the subject of air pollution; and that copies of this resolution be sent directly to Senator Homer E. Capehart, Room 241, Senate Office Building, Washington 25, D. C., and to the various Senators of the State of Washington, Senate Office Building, Washington 25, D. C." DEAR SENATOR: It has come to our attention that you have introduced an amendment to S. 2938, designed to provide tax relief for the construction of air pollution control facilities. The city of Tacoma has only recently (1950) adopted an air pollution control ordinance. Administration of the air-pollution program has already pointed out the desirability of your action for providing an incentive for the local industry. As you probably know, the installation of a pollution-control facility very rarely pays for itself. It is also true that the local industries are relatively small and find themselves hard put to find money to put into a facility that has no prospect of returns. The proposal that an air pollution research program be maintained is also commendable. It is desirable that the Federal Government direct its effort toward setting standards of pollution, pollution measurement and organization, in order to make various municipal ordinances and structures more uniform. Very truly yours, E. C. BASHEY, Acting Director, Department of Public Works. By A. E. HARSTAD, THE LEAGUE OF TEXAS MUNICIPALITIES, Senator HOMER E. CAPEHART, 241 Senate Office Building, Washington 25, D. C. DEAR SENATOR CAPEHART: We should like to join the American Municipal Association and other organizations in urging you to sponsor an amendment to the administration's Housing Act of 1954 providing for the rapid amortization of air pollution control facilities built in conformance with State or local law. We hope your proposal will also provide for the insurance of loans to individuals or corporations to construct air pollution control facilities. We believe the city officials of Texas will greatly appreciate your efforts in connection with this subject. Very truly yours, E. E. MCADAMS, Executive Director. CITY OF TORRANCE, CALIF., April 7, 1954. Hon. Senator HOMER E. CAPEHART, 241 Senate Office Building, Washington, D. C. DEAR SENATOR CAPEHART: The city officials of the city of Torrance, Calif., are fully in accord with your bill S. 2938, which provides a means of preventing and controlling air pollution. Air pollution has become a serious menace to our area and if continued or increased will adversely affect the health, industry, and agriculture of our city. We believe your bill affords a means of ultimate abatement to air pollution, and urge its passage. You can be assured of our full support in any manner which may be effective. Yours very truly, GEO. W. STEVENS, City Manager. ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON CITIES, Hon. HOMER E. CAPEHART, Room 241, Senate Office Building, Washington, D. C. DEAR SENATOR CAPEHART: Word has been received through the American Municipal Association that you have agreed to sponsor an amendment to your housing bill to aid municipalities in overcoming the problem of air pollution. The Association of Washington Cities, representing the cities and towns of Washington, approximately 65 percent of the population of the State of Washington, wishes to commend you for this forward-looking step and to give any support possible to the amendment. Please be assured that anything you can do to help solve this vexing problem will be appreciated by the municipal governments of this State. Very truly yours, C. M. McCOSH, President. BRONX, NEW YORK CITY, N. Y., April 12, 1954. Re: Article Smog Versus Lives, April 10, 1954. Hon. HOMER E. CAPEHART, Member United States Senate. DEAR SENATOR: We are endeavoring to eradicate this situation in New York City which is honeycombed by a low standard of political expediency, and we will need to work with you to do something about it. Sincerely, JOHN FINKBEINER, NATIONAL AVIATION TRADES ASSOCIATION, Senator HOMER CAPEHART, Senate Office Building, DEAR SIR: We were delighted to read in a recent press release that you were trying to interest Congress in doing something about the increasing problem of air pollution. Our members have been harping on this for years admittedly for somewhat selfish interests since when the air gets so smoky that you can't see, our flying activities are severely curtailed. We would like to pledge the assistance of our organization in whatever way we or our members could help you in your smog investigations. Nobody is in such a good position as the average pilot to observe where the smoke comes from around any large metropolitan area. In my own case in the New York area, I have worked with various agencies interested in abating the smoke nuisance. Actually, if we could require the powerplants to install smoke-control devices, eliminate the burning of garbage and trash in various city dumps, mostly in the Jersey meadows, and control the |