New Britain herald., 1918-01-09

MAYOR CALLS FOR
COAL To help CITY
Garfield Is Appealed to Tor Supply
Of 10000 Tons

New York, Jan. 9.-Mayor Hylan
sent to Federal Fuel Administrator
GARFIELD yesterday an appeal that 1900
cars Of coal, or $4,000 tons, be al
lotted to New York daily and given
priority orders on the railroads. In
MS appeal he said that the bunkers
OF the city departments held but little
iuel, and that the municipal and in
dustrial life, as we'll as the social life,
OF the city faced grave danger unless
there was a better fuel supply. He
asked that New York be protected
against the conditions that would
threaten with another spell of bad
weather. The mayor also made ex-
tensiVe plans for the relief of the poor
of the city.
State fuel and county fuel admins
traitors declared last night that the
normal demands Of the city plus the
coal needed by ships and that needed
by New England were greater than
what the railroads were bringing, and
that if a, full crisis was to be avoided
in New York during the rest of the
winter the railroads would have to
bring more COAL They said that not
enough coal was being moved from
the mines. This is the mayors appeal
to administrator Garfield:
'The continued crisis in coal short
age compels me to make this urgent
appeal for additional relief for the
icty Of New York The bunkers of
the fire department., hospitals, schools
correctional institutions, and public
buildings are practically empty, be-
sides which many factories and apart
ment houses have but a few hours
supply of coal on hand.
AT today's meeting Of the COM
mittee composed of the department
heads Appointed by me, who are work.
ing in cooperation with your admin
istrators, it developed that from six
to eight cars out Of every ten which
reach New York are diverted else
where under priority ordrs, yet no
priority can be obtained for the in
situations above enumerated. In the
event Of another snowstorm, which is
not unlikely, the city of New York
would be entirely cut off, causing I'M
told suffering and financial disaster.
will you not provide against such
a. contingency by issuing priority or
ders for at least $500 cars Of anthra-
cite and bituminous coal?"
The mayor issued statement last
night in which he said:
"First-T have sent a telegram to
the fuel administrator at Washington
setting forth the gravity of the stu
alton in New York and urging that
a special allotment of coal be given
to this city. Dock Commissioner HUI
bert is chairman of the sub-commit-
tees comforting with the federal ad-
ninistrators on additional supply OF
coal.
'Second-The fuel administrator
agreed to make special provision for
unusual cases that are to be reported
daily by the police to the mayors
committee of commissioners. Ar
rangements have been made to receive
these complaints at every police sta
ton, and to forward them to the
executive committee of the mayors
conference Of commissioners.
''Third-Arrange ments were made
for the organization of force of city
inspectors to provide the machinery
for the Enforcement of the fuel ad-
ministrator's orders against the un-
necessary use OF light and steam.
The question Of conservatio of
fuel is the most important that con-
fronts the people Of this city. There
is no relief in sight except through
conservation. On the other hand, if
the people will not use light and heat
unnecessarily. coal enough can be sup
piled for all the needs Of the city,
The big Office buildings, hotels and
apartment houses are the worst Of
tenders against the improper use of
light. The myriad of lights left burn
ing after o'clock in the downtown
section alone means thousands Of
tons Of coal daily. 1t is coal that
is uselessly consumed and should be
saved. The company that supplies
city lights is also a grievous offender.
It has been reported that lights are
turned on in some parts of the city
long before dark and are often left
burning at o'clock in the morning.
The ordinary man has no conception
of what electric light costs in COAL
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