Evening journal., 1918-02-04
AB0L SH CIR STOPS
TO conserve FUEL
Utility Board Orders Trac-
tion Company Changes
Effective Wednesday
TO SAVE ALSO ON
STREET LIGHTING

Notified that unless the citizens Of
do something 10 assist In
conserving the electric power OF the
city so that shipyai ds aud munition
plants can be operated. the Government
would act in the matter, the Public
1 tility Commissioners have instructed
the Wilmington and Philadelphia Tfac-
ton Company 10 abolish several hum
drcd car stops now made on the Nari-
Ous lines. on and after next Nednes-
day.
The question OF eliminating some OF
the street lights or turning them on
half an hou. later and Off half an hour
earlier, was referred to the street and
sewer Department. The traction COM
pany was directed 10 have signs pre-
pared and posted showing where the
stops Will be made. The question was
b. ought 10 the attention OF the Utility
Board at a special meeting held In
Mayor Lawson's ollce Saturday after
noon, when q special committee from
the Chamber Of Commerce and several
city and State officials attended.
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once. John B. Bird. chairman, opened
the meeting and then presented the
following statement.
Wilmington, Del, Feb ?, 1915.
Board of Public Utility Commits
sioners, Municipal Building, VIII
mington, Delaware
Gentlemen: At the suggestion Of
officials Of the United States Ship
ping Board and other Government
officials at Washington, our local
War Shipping Committee headed by
Hon. George Gray, recommended to
the President Of the Chamber of
Commerce that a Special Committee
be appointed 10 Investigate ways
and means OF supplying continuous
ly TO local shipyards doing Govern
ment work, their required amount
of electric current for power and
lighting purposes.
The sole aim Of the War shipping
Committee Is 20 facilitate and speed
up the production Of ships SO badly
needed in our national crisis. The
special committee for want of a
better name has been termed the
Power Committee and consists Of
the following: John 3 Bird. chair
man; John S. Mullin. Jr.. Levi l..
Maloney, John c. Saylor, Chester
Hubbard
We give this explanation ly way
Of preface in order that you may
understand the spirit in which the
suggestions contained herein are
made.
Your Board, as individuals, has
certainly for sometime been aware Of
the fact that the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company has
been experiencing difficulty IN gem
Grating sufficient current TO supply
all their customers and tho different
utilities with sufficient electric cur
rent. The opinion Of several enrin-
eers who have investigated the sit
uation shows unmistakably that the
central power station il working
under too heavy a load. ] think u
does not require argument 10 prove
that the shipyards should receive
without interrupt on on the current
they require for continuous opera
tion. Our committee has been invcs-
tigating several WAYS by which the
total load OF current may be lessen
ed IL has not been deemed advisable
I
crease production in the local manu-
featuring plants. Nor has il been
deemed wise to make any sugges-
tions relative 70 limiting the don-es-
tic consumption Of current for light
ing heating and power purposes 10
would seem, then, that reief can
come only from making changes in
the manner OF operating different
trolley lines.
We respectfully request, then, that
your honorable body after investi-
cation, take under consideration
the advisability Of Issuing an order
looking toward the elimination OF
unnecessary trolley service on lines
that are little used, With the excep-
tion Of the early morning and the
late evening hours, such lines as
the King street line, the South
Harrison street line and the Front
street and Dupont street line.
Il is also recommended that your
honorable body investigate the
feasibility Of eliminating unneces-
v'h''h trolley cars now
make. With this end In view wo
Dog 90 suggest mat you. body con-
slder the following suggested elimi-
nation plan and make such orders
as seem wise 10 you:
MAm.ng.on-Chester Darby line).
That stops only be made at Front
and Market, Fourth and Market,
Sixth and Market. Seventh and Mar
ket. Eighth and Market, Ninth and
Market, Tenth and Market, Van
dever avenue, Thirtieth and Market
and shellpot Park. with the usual
stops beyond Shollpot. In either di-
rection, stops to be made at these
points only.
The following stops TO be elimin-
ated;
Delaware avenue, west bound. Far
side Of Second street, Third street
Fifth stree, and Opera House on
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