Evening journal., 1918-08-02
LIGHTLESS nights
MUST BE OBSERVED
Suel Administration Fines
City Restauranter Who
Ignored Regulation
ORDER EFFECTIVE
ON LAST JULY "a

That the Federal Fuel Admlnistra-
tlon Of Delaware is going to enforce
the regulations Of the United states
Fuel Administrator regarding llghtless
nights was clearly demonstrated today
when upon the recommendation OF the
Wilmington Feul Committee, the state
Administrator notified the Plaza Hes
taurant that their electric power would
be discontinued for twenty-four hours
for violation OF the regulation by US
ing unnecessary lighting.
IJpon the owner voluntarily agreeing
70 make a contribution OF $50 TO the
delaware CHAPTER OF the American Red
Cross. the order dlscontinuing their
power was held up.
70 is the intention Of the administra-
tlon 20 take similar action in all cases
brought TO their attention and the 20
lice department Is cooperating WIN
them by reporting the names OF Violat-
ors. ,
Of the administration 20 notify the mer-
chants when they violate these regula-
tions. Herewith Is printed copy OF
the regulations for the information OF
the publls,
4 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 the maintenance OF
lIghts In the streets, parks or other
publlo places Of such city, village or
town. except under the following re-
strictlons and limitations:
ial street illumination automatically
LIGHTED. maintained by or for any such
ciiv. village or town, in the streets
marks or other public places thereof,
shall not be lighted before sunset ana
shall be turned out not later tnan
sunrise;
lbl Street Illumination lighted by
hand in any such city, village or town
shall conform as nearly as may be 70
the requirements hereinabove prescriD-
ed for automatic lights;
tc) The amount Of public lighting
IN any city. village or town snail DC
only so much as may be necessary Tor
safety. and the use Of lights commonly
known as cluster lights. for purposes OF
display or decoration, shall be reduced
10 such portion only Of the cluster as
IS necessary for safety.
3 The local fuel administration lot
the territory within which any city
village or town Is located, shall ar
range with the proper municipal OF
town authorities Of such city, village
or town for the regulation Of pubic
lirhting in accordance with the proyis-
IONS of paragraph No. 1, Of this order
pegnlations Tor public lighting so ar
ranged shall. in each case, be suDlee'
40 the approval Of the proper otate
S,el administrator. and in case regula-
tions in accordance with said paragraph
4 for the public lighting OF any CITY
,-ilege Or town. satisfactory 10 th'
STATE Fuel Administrator Of the STATE
within which the same Is located, snal
not have been arranged between the
local fuel administration and the proper
municipal or town authorities as mere
inabove provided within ten (tOl DAYS
from and after the effective date oi
This order. said State fuel admlnlstra-
for Is hereby authorized and directed
10 prescribe such regulations Tor sucn
citv village or town and the same shail
be valid and binding.
3. outdoor lights within city, VII
lage or town, other than those men
TONED In paragraph No. 1 OF thls OF
der which involve. directly or indl-
rectlv. the use or consumption OF coal
oil gas or other fuel. shall not De
lighted until thirty minutes after sun
set.
a (a) The use Of light generated or
nroduced by the use or consumption
~ coal. gas. oil or other fuel. for IL
Illuminating or displaying advertise
rnents. announcements or signs, or TOT
the external ornamentation OF any
building shall be entirely discontinued
on sunday, Monday, Tuesday. Wednes-
day and Thursday Of each week. WITHIN
New England and the States OF New
York. Pennsylvania, New Jersey. Della
ware. Maryland and the District OF
Columbia and shall be entirely dlscon-
tinued on Monday and Tuesday OF each
week in all the remainder OF the
United States.
Exception: Bona flde roof gardens
where meals are served and outdoor
restaurants. also establishments de-
voted exclusively 10 the exhibition OF
outdoor moving pictures at which ad-
mission is charged, are exempt from
this section.
4. d. The use OF light generated OF
produced by the use or consumption OF
fuel for Illuminating or displaying any
shop windows, store windows or any
signs in show windows, shall be dis
continued from sunrise to sunset and
shall also be discontinued on the nights
specified in paragraph 4 (al
5. The State Fuel Administrator
within the several states are hereby di'
rected and authorized TO see that ths
purovlsions Of this order are observed
and carried out within their several
States. TO report violations thereof tc
the United States Fuel Administrator
and to recommend to him action to b'
taken with respect TO such violations.
This order shall be effective on anc
after July "a, 1918.