The sun., 1918-01-03
New Plan Will Increase
shipments Here by 800
Cars Daily.
WORK 81 HOUR SHIFTS
Federal, City and Railroad
Officials Believe PROBE
lem Is Solved.
DEMAND CONSERVATION
New Order May Darkcn All
Non-Essential Lights
in New York.
DEMAND CONSERVATION


sad Board Of Estimats OF the city Of
New York and the Federal. State and
county Fuel Administrations took direct
action yesterday to relieve the coal fam.
Inc in New York city. and during the
night the first 100 cars Of coal from the
tidewater stations was rushed through
the Pennsylvania tunnels to Long Island
City for distribution by cartage to the
various borouchs
With 4,2l6 cars Of coal actually a.
tsewater stations and the assurance
tba; the Pennsylvania would double the
100 cars night through the tunnel
route, in addition TO the efforts Of the
barge men. the offic!als promised that
there would come real relief to the cpal
lunsry town:
Mayor John +. Hylan and his new
Eoard OF Estimate. III spite OF the fact
that they cannot legally hold a meeting
until Tomorrow. went into conference
yesterday and reached a nunc pro tune
decision to throw the entire working
forces Of the city departments into the
breach 10 aid Mr.. McAdoo and the Fed
@al authorities In the movement Of the
eongested coal s.ccks.
Mr.. McAdoo had wired the Mayo.
asking II the city's employees and carts
might be used in connection with the
Federal EFFORTS to do something to supply
the coal deficit. and when the conference,
IN the Mayors Office was over a te!egram
WA sent to Washington. pledging the
use OF every man and every wagon that
could be spared from the usual city SER
vice FOR the coal movement.
To Divert CIty's Labor.
The head Of each city department was
tod to check up his men and wagons
and report Immediately What humber Of
each could b. ntserted to tire .aelivery of
coal. Pres:dent Frank L. Dowling said
that the Highways, Water. Gas and E1ec-
tricity. street Cleaning and Park DEPART
ments could be relied upon for a strong
and wiling supply of workers.
In advance OF the conference at the
City Hall there was 4 lively rumor that
the Mayor intended to hunt for the
hoarders Of coal. seize their surplus
stocks and distribute them to the needy.
The rumor especially dealt with the coal
held by public utility corporations. and
the chairman OF the Fuel Conservation
Committee. Harry T. Peters, issued a
statement at once that such q seizure
would hamper the committee in its work
and be grave error.
The only reference to such seizure In
prospect came In paragraph Of a state
ment issued by the Mayor after his un-
official board meeting. In which he said
that the Police Commia19pr,er had been
ordered to ascertain whsttn Gay. ahnor-
NAL stocks Of coal there wefe In the
city available for distribution aud report
such facts to the Mayor at once.
The statement that came from the
City Hall showing what the Mayor and
Board Of Estimate had done Is as fol-
lows:
THE city rendered to the Federal and
State authorities all the men and equip
ment available from the city depart
men's and departments Of the respective
Borough Presidents for unloading and
distributing fuel throughout Greater New
York. or make recommendations as to
facilities for handling this coal; and
that heads OF departments and respec-
tive Borough Presidents forthwith re-
port 10 the Mayor all the men and
equipment they respectively have avail
able and also make recommendations
and suggestions for facilities that may
he used In tine various parts OF the city
N aid OF this distribution: and that the
Mayor Immediately advise Director-Gen-
tral Mc.\doo by telegraph OF this action.
The Mayor. with the concurrence OF
The entire Board Of Estimate and APP
portionmen:, has directed the Police
Commissioner to instruct the various
captains, inspectors and police officers
under his Jurisdiction to take such steps
a. nay hc necessary to ascertain any
shnorral quantity OF coal at any place
within the city's limits, or airy hidden
Or concealed coal. which coal might be
made available for general relief and
report same forthwith to the Mayor.
The Commissioner was also instructed
10 have the police report any cases OF
extreme suffering due to lack Of coal"
Tubes Can stand Trsmc.
The joint action of the Federal. State,
city and railroad forces to relieve New
York was accelerated by n meeting OF
railroad presidents, the Fuel Admins
uators located in New York, and the
chairman Of the State Conservation
committee. which was held in the direc-
t'rs room OF the Chase National Bank
hrre tho decision to use the pennsyl-
Nania tubes Was finally ratified upon
Gould stand the iraifc. 1T was stated
mat the first 100 cars that went over
would relieve Brooklyn and Queens. and
Wat the following cars could be trans
IerFed for trucEage over tho greensboro
bridgc to Manhattan.
Hhe session decided that all OF the
coal docks shall he worked twenty-four
h'urs straight. IN threh shifts. and that
'hHy Will bc o,,tTatcd in future hy the
;"hroa.s instead III by coal dealers o,
Intermediates
=. v II, WIpg,n sad after the meetin1
flt 'ho action taken would 70 ions
,ssy i""a'I relieving the shortage IN
"s G'y and represrrtel h!g AZ
!: ca1, lie sid that he thought any
"''hH 'n tho part of the Mayo look,
h@ 4" tak'ny over the coal reserve,
VIC luo'i' utilities would he by
'Nlh"' ard that he dopbted the power
w" Mayo" - take snch action
WIG Nj, WisS.n iiG no, know VIA
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