Letter from the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Biddle, John, 1859-1936, Coal, Coal-fired power plants, Courts, Environmental policy--Law and legislation, Macfarland, Henry B. F. (Henry Brown Floyd), 1861-, Potomac Electric Power Company, United States. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, United States. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, United States. Supreme Court, Washington (D.C.), West, Henry Litchfield, 1859-1940
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The District of Columbia Board of Commissioners writes to President Roosevelt to discuss the enforcement of a “smoke-law” approved February 2, 1899, which intended to reduce the harmful emissions of power plants. Despite some legal setbacks, enforcement of the law has been generally successful, except in a handful of cases, including the Potomac Electric Power Company. Due to the “frequent and flagrant” violations of the plant, 66 prosecutions have been brought against it in court.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-01-05
Creator(s)
District of Columbia. Board of Commissioners
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
5
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 5, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48405. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
District of Columbia. Board of Commissioners. Letter from the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners to Theodore Roosevelt. [5 Jan. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48405.
APA:
District of Columbia. Board of Commissioners., [1905, January 5]. Letter from the District of Columbia Board of Commissioners to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48405.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
