Evening journal., 1917-11-23
No SHORTAGE OF
FUEL IN sussex
Taxpayers League finds
Law Fixing Coal Ton at
2240 Pounds
$50 FINE PROVIDED
FOR VIOLATION

Charles II. Ten WeeFes, fuel admins
traitor for Delaware. has returned from
Sussex county. wherc he made an in
vestiPation OF The coal situation there.
he stated that Dee found conditions
there 90 be fair and that there is no
serious shortage OF fuel
Il was learned lasl night that In sew
eral instances The fuel administrators
orders regarding the use of electric
light signs before and after specified
hours Of the night We're violated. A.
several places along Market street cleo
iric light signs used solely for display
and advertising purposes wcrc ablaze
long before 1.iJ o'clock, which Is the
/ time at which they are allowed 20 be
turned on.
Afr. Ten Weegcs was asked today
what would be done IN casR whefe his
orders relative Go the n0n-use of such
signs for the conservation OF fuel were
violated. lie stated that he did not
know OF an instance where the order
| had been Violated, but that n it had
/ the matter would be taken up with the
lMnmingion and Philadelphia Traction
! COMPANY The fuel administrator in
tends Go enforce his orders.
The discovery that there b. law
lupon the statute books of Delaware
specifying that the "long ton is ihe
only one that can be sold iu this city
and stale. and that "a heavy penalty
Is provided for any infracii0ns of This
act has caused some concern among
local coal dealers. who have for some
time been selling the short ton. The
law in question is in Chapter No. $50
lapproved March ~. 1913 and tlxes Tho
| standard weights for q ton of coal AS
follows:
Be it enacted by the senate aDd House
Of Representatives OF the slate OF Della
ware IN General Assembly met:
Section 4 From and after the pas
sage Of this act the legal standard ton
for coal in this state shall be two
Thousand two hundred and forty pounds
ayoirdupoi, weight and any coal dealer
or other person selling or sending OUT
into the highway lane or street of this
state or any city or town OF this state
or otherwise disposing of load " coal
contaning les, than two thousand two
hundred and forty pounds ay0irdupOi'
for a ton. except when delivering frac.
lions of ton, or if delivering "a frac.
, tion OF ton and said fraction OF a ton
contains less relatively than The lcg3
standard of two thousand two hundred
and forty pounds avordupois. tine dealer
or other person so acting shall be deem
, ed guilty OF a Inisdemeanor aud upoI
j conviction thereof shall be compelled
= 90 pay a flne OF Gfiy dollars"
: This law was dug mp 10y the Tax
- payers League. which is endeavoring 4
10 have the long" ton sold and dellvere
70 In this city The league has brough
{ The matter to the attention OF the CIT
@ Council and asked the cooperation q
e that body IN having 10 enforced. The
b also ask that iu case this act is foun
y Inadequate TO cover the local siiuatio
S that the Council pass am ordinanC
y adopting the long ton as the standar
r. and legal ton for sale and delivery
l. Wilmington The LAW committee
n Council has taken up the subject
n Under the present arrangement. coi
r. dealers bin coal by the 2.0o0 pOun
y weight and not under the designatio
Of either ton or "short ton.