New-York tribune., 1918-01-18
No Elevators or Light for
Those Not in Exempt
Glasses
Fuel Regulations
Will Be Enforced
Gas and Electric Concerns
Will Not Cut Pressure
or Voltage

Tenants Of many downtown Office
buildings viii iind to-day as result OF
Fuel Administrator Garfi,ld's tive-day
eosing order, that the elevators arc not
running and that there is neither ligh.
NOR heat Tenants Of other buildings
will discover that light. power and heat
sre SIS abundant as ever, but that they
are no. to make use of them unless
they arc engaged in the industries spe.
eiacslly exempted. This somewhat com.
ylrx situation probably Will prevail un-
Wednesday, except as it is simpliiicd
dy time.
Gas and electric companies will not
reduce pressure or voltage. The New
York Steam Company. which supplies
heat and power 90 about 1000 down
town buildings. viii maintain It's nor
nal service, but building superintcn
dents arc expected by the company to
compel all tenants TO observe the reg
ulstions Of the fuel administrator.
From talks have had regarding
The order with managers of downtown
buildings, said Charles A. Gillham.
manager Of the steam company. "thc
order viii be generally obeyed Our
pressure Viii he kept up to the stand
ard OF loo pounds to the square inch.
but patrons viii he expected not TO use
1t during the holiday period fov any
purpose except to prevent damage from
freezing of pipes.
I'VE canno, keep man at every
building to see that the order is oheved
and we are not going TO cut off the
service of any patron until we &c; di-
rect Instructions on tha, point.''
The owners of nearly all the big
buildings near bowling Green notified
their tenants soon after the Offices
we're opened in the morning that the
Garfield regulations would be obserred
strictly Protests from tenants imrno-
ciatey began to pour in on the local
fuel admins One was FROM
Eugene F. Moran. president of the
Moran Towing and Transportation
Company, with Offices in the Whitehall
Building
This company operates six tugs ard
hfty barges." said Mr.. Moran, in a le.-
ter to Albert Il. Wiggin, State Fuel Al
nlMstrator. which are used in the
moving OF coal, food and munitions. T,
ciose the building means that the source
OF communication with our various YES
sells is absolutely cut off, as 95 per cent
OF our business is carried or over the
telephone. The closing of the buildino
would put us out of business for the
'lme the order was in effect.
lowing Company Exempted
Later the fuel administration in.
formed II. 0. W. Windsor. vice-presi.
dent of The United States Realty and
Improvement Company, which owns
the Whitehall Building, that trans
portation companies were exempt from
the order.
I'VE will run the elevators and lights
and supply heat to persons entitled to
II. But any person engaged in any
business other than those exempted
from the closing order, who is found
using the elevators. lights or heat will
be regarded as a pro- German"
Many Of the largest uptown and
downtown churches are heated by the
New York Steam Company and viii get
'neIr usual amount of heat Sunday, as
me officials Of the company do not con
S!der that sucn edifices come within the
scope OF the Garfield order closing in
Gustrial plants for five days. On the
aeatless Mondays, however. the
churches Will be cold