Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-20
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L~htAho-o AAhot o@S'l
light produced by coal, oil or other
tuel for illuminating advertisements,
announcements or signs, or for eX-
ternal ornamentation of any build
ing on Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday
ad Thursday of each week in New
England and the states of New
York, Pennsylvania. New Jersey,
Delaware. Maryland and the District
of Columbia. In the remainder of
the United States they will be dis
continued Monday and Tuesday of
each week. Outdoor moving pic
lures. roof gardens and restaurants
are exempt.
Public lighting will be curtailed
as much as possible through ar
rangements to be made by the fuel
administrator with the city authori-
ties.
The enormous demand for coal,
necessitating the conservation of the
coal resources of the nation as much
as possible, is responsible for the
stringent order. The regulations,
which go into effect July "a. follow:
"F1rst-No city, village or town
and no person, firm or corporation
under any contract with any city,
village or town shall use or consume
any coal, oil, gas or other fuel for
maintenance of lights in streets.
parks or other public places of such
city, village or town, except under
the following restrictions and limi-
tations:
"(a) Street illumination automat-
ically lighted, maintained by or for
any such city, village or town in the
streets. parks or other public places
thereof, shall not be lighted before
sunset and shall be turned out not
later than sunrise.
"(b) Street illumination lighted
by hand in any such city, village or
town shall conform as nearly as may
be to the requirements hereinabove
prescribed for automatic lights.
"tc) The amount of public light
ing in any city. village or town shall
be only so much as may be neces-
sary for safety, and use of lights
Tor display or decoration shall be
reduced to such portion only of the
cluster as is necessary for safety.
Fuel Officials Authority Final
"Second-The local fuel admins
!ration for the territory within
which any city, village or town is
located shall arrange with munich
pal or town authorities of such city,
village or town for regulation of
public lighting in accordance with
the provisions of Paragraph No.
of this order. Regulations for pub
lie lighting so arranged shall in
each case be subject to approval of
the proper state fuel administrator
and in case regulations in accord
ance with said Paragraph No. 1 for
the public lighting of any city, viii
lage or town satisfactory to the
state fuel administrator of the state
within which the same is located
shall not have been arranged be-
tween the local fuel administration
and the proper municipal or town
| authorities Is hereinabove provided
within ten days from and after the
effective date of thi sorder, saw
effective date of this order, said
authorized ana directed to prescribe
such regulations for such city, VII
lage or town, and tho same shall be
valid and binding.
"Third-Outdoor lights within a
city, village or town, other than
those mentioned in Paragraph No. l
of this order, which involve, directly
or indirectly, use or consumption of
| COAL oil, gas or other fuel, shall not
be lighted until thirty minutes after
sunset.
"(a) The use of light generated
or produced from use of consump-
ton of coal. gas, oil or other fuel for
illuminating or displaying advertise
ments, announcements or signs, or
| for external orpamentation of any
| building, shall be entirely discon-
tinued on Monday. Tuesday, Wednes-
| day and Thursday of each week
within New England and the states
of New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and the
| IOiGt riot nf Fnl1Irf1 hia and chall he
entirely discontinued on Monday and
Tuesday of each week in all the re-
mainder of the United States.
Three Exemptions Allowed
"Fourth-(a) Except: Bona fide
roof gardens, where meals are
served, and outdoor restaurants,
also establishments devoted eXclu-
sively to the exhibition of outdoor
moving pictures, at which admission
Is charged, are exempt from this
section.
"(b) The use of light generated
or produced by the use or consump-
ton of fuel for illuminating or dis
playing any shop windows, store
windows or any signs in show win
dows shall be discontinued from
sunrise to sunset and shall also be
discontinued on the nights specified
in Paragraph 4 (a).
"Fifth-The state fuel administra-
tors within the several states are
hereby directed and authorized to
see that the provisions of this order
are observed and carried out within
their several states. to report viola
tions thereof to the United States
Fuel Administrator and to recon-
mend to him action to be taken with
respect to such violations.
This order shall be effective on