Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-29
REGULATIONS FOR
 SUPPLIES OF COAL Issued by Fuel Administrator Jensen for the Norwich District.

Local Fuel Administrator Martin B. Jensen promulgated the following in- formation and directions along coal lines on Friday:
 Coal Matters - Anthracite Coai-
 Householders.
 Under orders from the state fuel administrator, hard coal delivered in excess of the regulation two- thirds of a years supply is to be removed. Notices to this effect have been sent out to such consumers as have inad-N vertently received too much. The legal penalty, mot now imposed. is 5000 fine or two years imprisonment, or both Consumer and dealers are equally cuIpable.
 The spirit of the anthracite regula- tions is plain enough. All household CTS should get two-thirds of their years supply before the delivery of the final one third can begin.
 The plan for anthracite distribution which, it is hoped, will be carried out is to supply a certain tonnage to Nor wich greater than that of 1916-1g1T.
 The dealers are supposed to receive in the regular way what they received in 1S16-1917. The additional coal for Norwich is to be supplied through ef- | forts of the fuel administration regard less of which dealers get it. | The present dealers have understood 1 for the past three weeks that they are i to feel free to take orders up to their supposed tonnage.
 | Each dealer is supposed to treat as regular customer one who traded with him in 1916-1917. Each dealer is supposed to take, at his pleasure, or | ders from these consumers who used | to get their supplies from dealers now l out of business and from newcomers.
 Much latitude is allowed in this mat l ter and the practice of the different dealers varies and. excepting in an ad : visory capacity, it does not belong to the local fuel committee to determine how dealers shall treat applicants. I~ If, however, any consumer fails to have his application accepted by all l the dealers, then he Is to see the chair man of tne local fuel committee.
 No dealer can guarantee the delivery 1 of all or two-thirds of an order; nor can he guarantee a price
 At this time Norwich has received a third, more or less, of it's years sup ply of hard coal As usual, the earliest orders are the largest orders. As a rule, deliveries are made in rotation Therefore, about the unwisest thing for consumers to do is to become nerv- ous or hysterical or to nag the over | worked dealers by inconsiderate de- mands and inquiries daily repeated.
 Prediction is risky, but it seems fairly certain that Norwich will get its two thirds supply.
 Il Orders already in cannot be can celled, transferred or increased without written authority from the chairman Fear that a dealer cannot fill his order is no reason for a change. Later, al necessary shifting of orders will be attended to.
 Soft coal and small hard coal fol householders will be counted, ton fol ton, as large sizes of hard coal.
 Bakers restaurant keepers and publ lie greenhouses can get official coa cards if they wish to.
 Finally, it is not the duty of the loca fuel committee to get coal for con sumers That matter rests with con sumers and dealers.
 Anthracite Coal l- Consumers No
 HousehoIders.
 Factories, office buildings, hotels warehouses and business blocks hav only until July 9th, 1918. to mak special application for hard coal-No ; 1 buckwheat or larger-for manufac } turing, heating or steam power. Probably no hard coal of the abov sizes will be supplied for steam power
 Application blanks are to be foun at the coal dealers offices. Coal dealers are expected to motif their customers of this regulation. Il Hard coal supply will be shut of ] applications are not made in time.
 The object of this regulation is have soft coal or No. 2 buckwheat an 5 smaller sizes of hard coal burned : buildings above specified so that tn larger sizes of hard coal may be dis tributed to householders.
 All cases of doubt will be settled 6 the local fuel committee.
 Coke and Wood. The local gas plant will sell no cok
 The fuel administration urges 1ayin in supplies of wood.
 Who May Sell Coal.
 Coal may be sold only by local co; dealers within the city limits and b b dealers in outlying districts who bu of city dealers to sell again. Il MARTIN E. JENSEN,
 Chairman Local Fuel Committee. T Waterbury-The Waterbury Spanis