Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-08

Fuel Board Writes.
The mayor and his colleagues all
/ joined in a general rebuke of Mr..
I Fishers attitude. while the chief ex-
eeutiye set about ascertaining some
/ facts from the fuel administration he
has been in the dark on He is going
to ask particularly what reference
wafer power has TO fuel conservation
and get construction from the fuel
board on its status in both the coal
and water power branches. Mr..
Fisher in his letter refers to the con-
seryation OF power. while the fuel
board in It's letter mentions only con-
servation of coal The difference has
caused considerable speculation in adj
ministration circles
Indicating that it might be forced
to use strenuous means of bringing
Ottawa TO its knees, the fuel admins
tratiOn says in its letter:
ION Oct We wrote you letter re-
questing your cooperation on the So
called skip-stop system in your city.
Today we learned with much concern
that you requested the Chicago. o.
tawa & Peoria Company to discon-
tinue the present stops now being
, male at the request of the United
States fuel administration AS it Is
possible that our first letter did not
? reach you in time. We wish again 70
impress upon you the urgency in the
matter and trust you will be able TO
recede from your present stand taken
in the matter
"The matter of skip-stops is a ma.
4 tion-wde movement to conserve coal
at a time when this country is facing
+ a dangerous shortage of that fuel.
The country faces a shortage OF
!. | $4,000 600 tons of coal, which can only
be made up by conserving that which
~ we have, or close down some indus
tries. Nobody desires the latter. The
~ entire country is cooperating In 9
q most splendid manner in promoting
n | conservation | felt sure that the
O response from you and your council
!, would be prompt and as patriotic as
/ from the mayors and councils of many
l., other cities.
, We wish 70 call your attention tC
n The sOcalled Lever act. r. r. 49G1
approved Aug, 10, 1917, which de
Scribes a heavy penalty for hinderinl
the provisions Of that at.
We have TO report TO Washington
N all cities which have voluntarily co
operated with us, and we are very
anxious, indeed, to so report to Wash
ington and put your city on the homo
list.
g We want to again impress upol
$ you the urgency in this matter
appeal to your patriotic duty 20 assis
Y the government in every way possibl,
a to aid 1t in one of its most essentia
O. war measures, that of saving fuel.
9. Yours very truly,
> u s. Fuel Administration
"a Harold Almert, Director of Conserya
= ton for Illinois"
;, The Resembling Resolution.
In the wake of all this freWor'-
: came the following resolution from
- Commissioner Meagher, which wa
passed unanimously by the commls
~ sion
" Whereas. This council did al ;
regular meeting of the council hell
Tuesday, Oct, |. at 8 a. m. adopt
resolution requiring the Chicago, O
= lava a. Peoria Railway o stop al
passenger cars on signal at all stree
" intersections in the city in order I
= supply to the people of this city rea
~ sonable local service as provided i
u their franchise; and
1t Whereas, The United States fue
e. administration in communications c
Oct and Oct. A have requested tn
'e sNp-stop schedule be adopted as
VI fuel saving proposition for the perio
ne of the war. Now, therefore,
as Be it resolved, That in complianc
with the request of the United State
fuel administration, the resolution {
this council adopted Oct l. requirin
all passenger cars Of the Chicago o
1 tawa & Peoria Railway to stop on sit
nal at all street intersections in tn
=, city be and it is hereby rescinded
~ and
- Be il further resolved That tn
- mayor notify the United States fu,
administration Of the action of III
:. council and that the United State
~ fuel administration be asked to defin
IA clearly kind of a skip-stop pr
gram that will be acceptable at tn
l.. time, so that any future action of tn
~ council may be taken along the su
nN gested lines.
I'm -
as up. ]. MEAGHER,
Commissioner of Public Property"