The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-01-07
TONS OF FUEL
STALLED NEAR
CITY LIMITS
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this afternoon. Two of the barges,
when they arrive, will be given to fac
tories in the vicinity Of Black Rock
harbor.
The domestic situation hovers
around the famine point, and under
Chairman Siemon's supervision all
means are being exerted to prevent
unnecessary suffering in the homes
Four hundred orders, which the deal
ers had expected to fill today, were
held up by road conditions and as a
result only 200 families were sup
piled.
More than $50 men and women
braved the dangerously slippery
pavements this morning and walked
to the fuel committees office in the
Stratfeld building. All were given
orders for one-quarter of ton, but
deliveries will not be made for sew
eral days. The police, cooperating
with the committee, will follow out
the plan suggested by The Times and
will canvass homes in an attempt to
get relief for needy families. The
mayor has also instructed the police
men to report cases to their superior
| officers, who will turn them over to
the fuel committee.
| The coal committee, and a
committee from the Liquor Deal
ers association were scheduled
to meet this afternoon on the
matter of shortening saloon hours. 1t
may be positively stated that the sal
oonkeepers will not welcome the gov
J ernment's suggestion to open at 8
o'clock and close at o'clock. They
fail to see where fuel will be conser-
we'd as in a score of instances related
by Thomas P. Flynn, president of the
association, who says, many tenements
and offices are heated by furnaces
from the cellars of saloons.
A letter has been written by Chair
man Siemon to the managers of thea
es and moving picture houses, ask
ing them to discontinue performances
Manager Matt Saunders OF Pills thea
tire has agreed to this and will cut out
one SATURDAY. 7f+4rno perfer nance
Chairman Siemon today requested
Frank Miller, banker, to take his place
on the committee leaving for Wash
can do more good directing the situa-
ton in this city than by appealing to
officials.
A spel1-bindfng campaign on fuel
conservation in the homes is being
planned by Siemon, who will arrange
with several lawyers to speak at all
public places. Slides, depicting vari-
Gus conservation methods, will be
shown on the screens of the various
) theatres.
IT. J. Pardy has been appointed
head of the wood committee and will
make arrangements for the Transport
tation of several thousand cords of
wood from the lands of the Bridge
port Hydraulic Co. in Botsford.
The committee is furthering it's
plans to institute six Iightless nights
in the city, leaving only Saturday
night for full illumination. Thus far
the city has failed to observe the two
lightless nights and Sun
day - as designated by the govern
ment
The benefit of light conservation in
the homes is a source of mystery to
hundreds of patrons of the United
Illuminating Co., who declare their
conservation will be to the benefit OF
the Illuminating Co. as their rate was
recently increased and they must pay
minimum amount each month, no
matter how much electricity is con-
sumed.
The relief plan of the Bridgeport
Hydraulic Co. is entirely different
than the proposition originally an
nounced. The price Sc a cord is for
wood standing at Botsford. which
means that the buyer must get it out
himself. 1t now offers cut wood at
ST. in Bridgeport yards. This price
is, however, SIS less than is being
charged by Bridgeport dealers.