New-York tribune., 1918-01-11

be difficult for New York to continue
to insist upon having n priority order
issued under which coal would be sent
here to heat Broadway cabaret resorts
while New Jersey factories-many of
them having to do with war orders
were working on half time because Of
the lack of fuel.
Mr.. Wlggin announced that prob
able order OF priority on fuel that
finally trickled into the city would
be something like this:
l: Hospitals and other institutions
caring for the intirm or for children.
Q. Pedlers handling anthracite coal
for the poor.
8. Public service corporations.
4: Apartment houses and hotels.
5. Small consumers and other users
of fuel.
During the afternoon it WIS reported
at the Office of County Fuel Admins
traitor Schley that the New York Life
Insurance Building had but three
hours supply of coal on hand. The
building continued to run elevators,
however, and it was believed that
enough fuel had been obtained through
small orders to make its maintenance
of which was not made public, was
said to have closed because of lack of
coal. while several others were dc
clared to be within few hours of
cold bedrooms and probable complete
shutdowns.
Mayor Hylan continued to make tours
of the city. with the result that he
reported several moro big finds" Of
fuel that he believed were available
Tor the general public. The fuel ad-
mlnstrators, however, did not credit
him with making discoveries, saying
that all Of the fuel he had "found"
was on their lists and was being drawn
upon from day to day for the uses
for which it had been reserved.
Mayor Tells of His Finds
In letter to Cyrus C. Miller. fuel
administrator for The Bronx, the
Mayor said:
at tho Central Union Gas Com
pany's works, at 136th Street and Lo-
Gust Avenue, I found approximately
5000 tons of egg and stove coal stored.
At another yard Of the Central Union
Gas Company, on Walnut Avenue, run
ming from 139th Street to Hist Street,
found two entire square blocks of
domestic coal | estimate that the
amount of coal stored in these two
blocks is about $4,000 tons. This coal
Is Of domestic size and could be used
for family use.
AT the Fort Morris power house. in
the New York Central yards observcd d
twenty one loaded cars of coal In
thls same yard, which occupies about
an acre of ground, there was stored
about $4,000 tons of pea coal At the
cock Of the power house | saw four
barges loaded with domestic coal
might also state that at the Central
Union Gas Company's docks there
were six barges loaded with domestic
coal. '''e' ~
IN all should say there were about
izo'ooo tons OF coal belonging to these
two companies. Is it not possible for
you as the Federal Fuel Administrator
OF Bronx County to take some stems ia
release some of this coal for use by the
suffering people of this city? The re-
lease OF $4,000 tons OF coal in Bronx
county would materially help the
1rl2httul situation that exists in your
borough. appeal to you as the Mayo.
o1 thls city to take some immediate
action IN connection with the boarding
or coal by corporations, when a larrc
part Of the population are SUFFERING fo,
want of coal.'
Asks Schley to Seize Coal
The Mayor also write letter tt
keeye Schley, administrator for New
York County. in which he denied tha
the coal he had "discovered" in tht
yards of the "ashburn Wire Works
several days ago, was dirt and slate
as had been asserted by officials of the
company. He asked why it could no,
at once be appropriated for genera
consumption.
Officers of The Central Union Ga.
Company said that the coal found b,
the Mayor on that company's grounds
consisted of about $4,000 tons. which
is being drawn upon for the daily use:
of that company. They denied en-
phatically that they carried any larg.
surplus that might. be used elsewher re