Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-04-04
DISTRIBUTION OF COAL
Regulations Concerning Purchase and
Storage for Future Use

| ton of coal and coke in Connecticut
for this year and regulations governing
such distribution were given out Fri
day by State Fuel Administrator
Thomas W. Russell. EARLY purchase
and storage of coal and coke for neces-
sary domestic requirements, is urged.
The order applied to all anthracite
coal of sizes larger than buckwheat.
TIE application of coal consumers
for annual requirements demands that
a true declaration be given to fifteen
questions. These include the kind of
building occupied, number of rooms,
kind of heating plant, size of coal de-
sired, quantity desired for immediate
delivery, quantity received during
year ending March 81, 1918, quantity
on hand on that date and quantity de-
sired for year ending March 81, 1919.
A penalty of $5, 900 fine CT two years
for wllfully making false statement.
In making the announcement of re-
tail distribution the fact is pointed out
that the United States Fuel Admins
tration recommends and encourages
the purchase and storage of coal and
coke for necessary domestic require
ments as early as possible in order,
first to insure the delivery of coal and
coke for this purpose; and second, to
assist the transportation companies by
effecting delivery Of as much coal and
coke as possible before next winter.
The following general pan has been
adopted governing retail distribution
for 1918:
/. Every consumer should be urged
to place at an early date with his regu.
lar dealer his order for his reasonable
normal requirements for the year end
ing March 81, 1919. Such order must
be made in writing and must state
substantially the information called for
in regulations hereinafter set forth.
When such orders have been entered,
the dealers shall proceed to make de.
llveries thereon, until each consumer,
willing to accept the same, has re-
ceived two-thirds of his normal annual
requirements. provided that orders of
six tons or under may be filled in full.
When all consumers, who are willing
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thirds of their normal annual require
ments the dealers may proceed to nil
the balance of such ders up to nor
NAL annual requirements Of each con-
sumner. (The provision for two thirds
delivery should apply only to antha-
cite With respect to bituminous for
domestic use. the dealer may proceed
to deliver the consumers normal an
nual requirements). If consumer al
ready has quantity on hand, he she'll
receive only such additional amount
as shall make up his normal annual
requirements.
Any consumer who finds it impos.
sible to place an order with any dealer
should communicate with the local
fuel committee, who will endeavor to
arrange for supply. Carload or barge
load lots shall not be delivered to a
single domestic consumer except with
the permission of the State Fuel Ad-
ministrator. Dealers shall file with the
local fuel committee weekly state
ment containing the names and ad-
dresses of consumers to whom deliver
les have been made during the pre-
vious week and the quantity delivered
to each.
Q. The following regulations have
been established by the Fuel Admins.
tration:
(a) Until further notice no domestic
consumer of coal or coke shall purchase,
receive, or otherwise take possession
of, more coal or coke than Is required
for his actual and necessary require
ments prior to March 81, 1919. If con.
sumner already has quantity on hand
he shall receive only such additional
amount as shall make up his actual
and necessary requirements prior to
that date.
f. (b) No person, firm, association or
COZ poration, whether acting alone or
in conjunction with others, shall di.
rectly or indirectly provide any do
nestle consumers of coal or coke with
more coal or coke before March 81,
1919, than Is necessary with the
amount already on hand, to meet the
actual and necessary requirements of
such consumer prior to that date.
(c) No person, firm. association or
corporation, shall deliver coal to a
domestic consumer who does not first
furnish 70 the person selling or de.
livering such coal, q statement which
the consumer declares in writing to be
true, and which specified (D the
amount Of coal the consumer has on
hand; (2) the amount of coal he has on
order and the name of the person from
whom ordered; (3) the amount of coal
received by him in tie twelve months
ending March 81, 1918; and a. the
amount of coal needed to meet his
actual and necessary requirements
prior to March 81, 1919.
(d) Until further notice, no retail
dealer shall deliver or cause to be de.
llvered to any domestic consumer more
than two. thirds of his normal annual
requirements of althacite coal until
each domestic consumer who has placed
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