Evening journal., 1918-07-09
LIGHTLESS NIGHTS
START ON JULY 10
Rule Applies TO the First
Four Days of the
Week
ALSO
TO BE RESTRICTED

The lightless night order goes into
effect tomorrow. The regulation will
affect the first four working days Of
the week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday nights being light
less.
Whether theatres, motion picture
houses, amusement parks and similar
places viii be effected by the rule Will
not be known until the official order
arrives from DR.. Harry Garfield, Fed
eral fuel administrator.
Concerning the curtallment OF the use
OF elevators and office lights, which
viii go into effect next Monday, July
10, the following information is given
It Is imperative that the use OF ele-
yatOrs be restricted during three sum
mer months to conserve fuel for next
winter. Therefore the fuel admlnislra-
ton issues the following:
First. in ofllce buildings where there
are flve passenger elevators eliminate
one; where there are ten passenger ele-
vatOrs eliminate two.
Second. All passenger elevators TO be
shut down at $50 p. m, 10 start again
at 7.30 a. m. All elevators shut down
from Saturday, 3 p. m, until Monday,
7.30 a. m.
Third. First stop up and last stop
down, third floor.
Fourth. Exclusive freight elevators
IN office buildings TO run a. m. to 10
a. m. and p. m to p. m.
Fifth. All passenger elevators not
running above third floor TO be elimi-
mated.
Sixth. Necessary elevator service for
employees to clean. police anu meet
emergency cases to run after 6.3O p. N.
TO 7.30 a. m.
seventh. No cars will be permitted
TO leave the first floor during the on
peak hours unless loaded 10 30 per cent.
OF Its certified capacity.
Eighth. Cards to be furnished by the
fuel administrator at the expense Of the
owners embodylng the above
for purpose OF being placed
in the elevators.
Ninth. Elevator operators must avoid
trips; must also avoid un-
stops, and see that signaling
apparatus is kept In good condition.
Tenth. Passengers must call number
OF floor when entering car, as no re-
turn trips viii be made after once
passing the. floor In either direction.
Eleventh. operators must exercise
care in making floor landings TO avoid
making more than one stop to meet the
floor level.
Twelfth. Particular attention must
be paid to oiling and adjusting OF all
elevator apparatus.
Thirteenth. Signs should be posted
advising the public that elevator oper-
ators will not be allowed to carry pas
sengers to one foor In either direction.
Fourteenth. Tenants Of all buildings
TO Observbe these rulings equally with
operators and owners Of buildings.
Fifteenth. Where there are less tnan
ave elevators one elevator must be
closed down outside OF the rush hours.
The same ruling applies TO buildings
with only four elevators or less, as ap-
plies to all other ofllce buildings.
Sixteenth. No Office lights shall be
furnished any tenants for any purpose
after elevators are closed in accordance
with these regulations, except Tor
cleaning. policing and emergency cases.
Seventeenth. Application for eXemp-
tions from this order must be made 10
the county chairman. who VIII investi-
gate the claim and make his recOmmen-
iatlons to the state fuel administrator,
who is the only one authorized to is
sue exemptions.