Evening journal., 1918-07-20
LIGHTS OUT -FOUR
NIGHTS A week NOW
Only Sufficient illumination
for Public Safetp to be
Permitted
ONLY RESTAURANTS
IN EXEMPTED CLASS

WASHlNUlONt ~. u, July ZO-
Regulations governing the new light
less night program recently forecss
by the fuel administration have beer
announced, ordering discontlnuance Of
all outdoor illumination four nights {
week in northeastern States and two
In the rest Of the country.
Street illumination is restricted tC
lighting needed for public safety, and
use Of light for shop-window display
will be discontinued also during day
light hours.
Under the order. which is effective
July p. use OF light produced by use
OF coal, gas. oil or other fuel for Il
Illuminating advertisements. announce
ments or signs, or for external orna-
mentation OF any building. Will be dis
continued entirely on Monday, Tues
day. Wednesday and Thursday OF each
week within New England and the
States OF New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey. Delaware, Maryland and the
District Of Columbia and will be en-
tirely discontinued on Monday and
Tuesday Of each week in all the re-
mainder Of the United States. The
order excepts bons1lde roof gardens
and outdoor restaurants and outdoor
movlng-picture theatres.
Local fuel administration officials
are charged with the duty OF arrang-
ing with municipal authorities for
regulation Of public lighting, in ac-
cordance with the order.
Doctor Garfield announced the ef-
forts Of the fuel administration, oper-
ators and miners TO increase coal pro-
duction must be supplemented by elm
ination Of every unnecessary use OF
coal. The enormous war demand for
fuel. he said, makes II imperative the
country make the most economical
use possible OF the output.
The regulations follow
First. 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 y
town, except under the following re-
strictions and limitations:
"(a) Street illumination automati-
cally lighted, maintained by or Tor
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 10
the requirements herelnabove pre-
cribed for automatic lights.
"(c) The amount Of public lighting In
any city, village or town shall be only
so much as may be necessary for
safety, and use OF lights commonly
known as cluster lights for display or
decoration shall be reduced to such
portion only OF the cluster as is neces-
sary for safety.
Second. The local fuel administra-
ton for the territory within which
any city, village or town Is located
shall arrange with municipal or town
authorities Of such city, village or
town for regulation Of public light
ing in accordance with the provisions
IN Paragraph No. 4 Of this order.
Regulations for public lighting so ar
ranged shall, in each case. be subject
10 approval Of the proper State fuel
administrator, and In case regulations
IN accordance with said paragraph one
for the public lighting Of any city,
village or town satisfactory to the
state fuel administrator OF the state
within which the same Is located shall
not have been arranged between the
local fuel administration and the prop
or municipal or town authorities as
hereinabove provided within ten days
from and after the effective date OF
this order. said state fuel administra-
tor is hereby authorized and directed
TO prescribe such regulations for such
city. village or town, and the same
shal be valid and binding.
"Third. outdoor lights within a city,
village or town, other than those men
toned in Paragraph No. 1, Of this Or
der. which involve, directly or indirect
ly use OF consumption OF coal oil.
gas or other fuel, shall not be lighted
until thirty minutes after sunset.
"ta) The use Of light generated or
nroduced by use or consumption OF
coal, gas, oil or other fuel for illumin-
ating or displaying advertisements, an
nouncements or signs, or for external
ornameutation Of any building, shall
be entirely discontinued on Monday.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Of
each week within New England and the
states Of New York, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Delaware. Maryland and the
Distict OF Columbia. and shall be en-
t!rely discontinued on Monday and
Tuesday Of each week In all the remain
der Of the United States.
Fourth. (a) Except: Bona flde roof
gardens, where meals are served. and
outdoor restaurants, also establish
menis devoted exclusively to the ex-
hibltion Of outdoor moving pictures, at
which admission Is charged, are ex-
empt from this section.
"(b). The use OF light generated
OF produced by use or consumption OF
fuel for Illuminating or displaying any
shop windows, store windows or any
signs In show windows shall be discon-
tlnued from sunrise 10 sunset and shall
also be discontinued on the nights spec
fled in Paragraph ta).
Fifth. The State fuel administrators
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 violations thereof 10
the United States fuel administrator
and 10 recommend to him action to be
taken with respect TO such violations.