Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-02
MUST CUT DOWN ON
 LIGHTING
FIJI FL ADMINISTRATION ASKS THAT UNNECES- SARY LIGHTS AND ALL SIGNS BE CUT OFF ON 2 NIGHTS EACH WEEK.
(From Saturdays DaiIyJ

possesses any such an institution-is to be materially dimmed on two nights each week, according to orders ! which were received yesterday by , Mayor Timerhoff from the United
 States fuel administration. In an ef- fort to save coal, oil or any other sort , of fuel which IS used to generate
 eleetricity, the fuel administration has
 undertaken to cut down the amount
 of electricity which is devoted to
 street lighting and used in the incan- descent display signs so common everywhere. The directions received by the mayor ask that all unnecessary
 street lights and all electric signs be
 cut off on Thursday and Sunday
 nights, and that lights used for win dow display and other inside lighting be cut down as much as possible.
 Inasmuch as the power which sup. plies the lights for the City of Pres colt comes from the hydro-elcctric plant on Fossil creek, the question has been raised as to whether the curtailment of the lighting hereabouts would result in any material saving, because there is little or no fuel used ! in the manufacture of the current. While 1t is fact that not very much oil or coal Is used in the Fossil creek power plant, 1t is true that in the power company's new plant at Tapco great quantities of fuel oil are con sumcd in the generating of the i'm mensc amount of power which IS used in the mines and plants in the Verde district, and in case the Fossil creek plant should have a surplus as re- lumination in Prescott, the surplus can be diverted into the Verde dis trict, as there is a steady demand for more juice than IS at present being delivered there, and the consumption of oil and other fuel at the Tapco plant materially reduced. Consequent ly, it will be seen that the saving ot current in Prescott will be great help in the way of conserving the fuel supply.
  merchants signs, theatre signs. also display lighting on buildings and else where, hotel signs and advertising signs are ordered discontinued com pletely on Thursday and Sunday nights of each week. On these same nights stores not open for business must not show inside lights more than are necessary for safety, and munic- qualities with cluster lights or cxtrs bright lighting for White Way ef- feet must reduce on Thursday and Sunday nights to only so much light ing as is necessary for safety. These !, nights will be called ''lightless nights and houscholders are urged to ob- serve these nights with as few lights in homes as possible.
 The spirit of this order is that on Thursday and Sunday nights there shall be no moro outdoor lighting than is absolutely necessary for the safety of streets, passages and dangerous spots, and city officials are charged by the United States fuel administra- ton with giving full effect to this order, using the full authority grant, ed by the fuel administration to en- force same if there are individual violators.
 The complete text of Mayor Timer hoff's proclamation Is as follows:
 WHEREAS, The following order has been received from the United States Fuel Administration at Wash ington, D. C.. and,
 WHEREAS objects of interest to the United States require the proper of said order, and
 WHEREAS the municipal au- thoritics arc charged with giving full effect to said order;
 NOW THEREFORE, l, w. II. Mayor of the City of Prescott, do hereby declare and pro claim that said order effects objects of interest to the United States and 10 order that all persons within sald City of Prescott abstain from any and all acts inconsistent with said order
 Said order shall be m full force and effect from and after the date Of first publication in a newspaper print. d in the City of Prescott.
 Any and all violations thereof shall be reported to the Judge of the Recorders Court of the City of Pres ,ott, for such action as may be dc crmincd by the United States Fuel Administration.
 "In witness whereof I have hereun- o set my hand and caused the seal ,f the City of Prescott to be affixed.
 "Donc at the City of Prescott, State ,f Arizona, this 27th day of Decem- ,er. A. D., 1917.
 "W. II. TIMERHOFF,
 Mayor, City of Prescott. F. C. Whisman.
 Clerk