The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-25
PASS FUEL LAW
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The Edison company uses slack coal.
They cannot burn lunb coal as used
in residences, unless it has been put
thru a pulverizer. Few other indus
trial concerns burning slack coal are
equipped with pulverizers. The cost
of production using pulveriged lump
coal is almost prohibitive. However,
the Edison company is already pull
verizing some lump coal.
Avenue Dark ut Night.
Kansas avenue took on something
of the aspect of the village .main
stem" Monday night. The light from
the few street lights displayed occa-
sional pedestrians on the almost de-
serted sidewalks. Kansas avenue mer-
chants universallY--obe the regula-
tons of the ordinance. Most inside
lightwere turned out as were all out
side lights.
The ordinance passed by the city
today:
AN ORDINANCE for the conservation of
coal by limiting the hours of opening
and closing and the hours and quantity
OF use of electric light, steam heat and
power, for the purpose of preventing suf-
fering from cold, to preserve and protect
calamity due to the shortage Of the coal
supply in the present emergency. making
the violation of this ordinance public
offense, and prescribing penalties for the
violation thereof.
WHEREAS, The available supply of coal
for n few days normal use, and severe and
continuous cold weather may be expected
WHEREAS, 1t will be practically i'm
possible to secure an immediate supply of
coal If the production is resumed at once;
WHEREAS, The comfort and health of
the citizens of this community are threat
ened and endangered by the present short
now " II THEREFdRB. Err fSpR BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF TOPEKA:
Section 1. That the following priority of
users and hours and quantity of use of
light. heat and power should be and are
(a). The following businesses are de-
clared to be essential and their full opera
tion necessary to the public service and
in normal times, with such limitations only
as shall be dictated and carried out by
the managers and operators thereof In
obedience to humanitarian motives. and
such managers and operators are requested
and directed to adopt and carry out every
possible measure of coal and conservation.
All railway buildings. offices and shops,
all express offices. oil telegraph COM
panies, all telephone companies. all hos
pitals, all bakeries, all slaughter and pack
ing houses, all hotels. restaurants, lodging.
roaming. and boarding houses and the
United States postoffices.
(a1. Provided. however, that all hotels,
restaurants, lodging. rooming and board
ing houses, shall not be permitted to sell
cigars and tobacco between the hours of
5 p. m. and a m. and provided further,
that all hotels shall reduce the lights in
the Hobbies to not to exceed fifty per cent
OBJ The following businesses are declared
to be essentials but can and must be con-
Quoted subject to the limitations herein
prescribed therefor.
Meat shops, grocery stores, drug stores.
department stores. and all classes of retail
stores, job printing plants. automobile sales
and display rooms and office buildings:
The. businesses here designed in Class
"b'' shall until further order of the COM
mission open not earlier than eight o'clock
q, M. and shall remain open not later than
five o'clock p. m, except that drug stores res
(c) The following businesses shall not
open earlier than two o'clock p m, and shall
not remain open later than eleven o'clock
p. M: Theaters. dance hall and pool halls
ID The following business shall open
close not later than five o'clock p. m, and
shall be conducted not to exceed fifty
per cent Of the normal demapd of heat,
Planning mills. trunk factories mattress
factories, manufacturers of machinery and
tej Flour mills and grain elevators
shall not use electric current for power be
30 O'Clock p.
f) All stores and businesses, including
theaters. shall discontinue the use of cleo
trle current for electric lights for signs,
lights; and dnf,nr opening hours. as de-
coed fifty per scent of their normal de-
mand of light, and after closing hours no
inside lights shall be used except such as
may be necessary for safety lights. and such
sary for janitor service in cleaning stores
limited use may be absolutely neces
and public buildings.
tg). The high school, manual training
school and public library, shall each re-
per cent of its normal demand; and said
schools are hereby required and directed to
limit school hours or otherwise arrange
the course of study That the health of the
students protected
limited supply of heat and light. available
and allowed herein
periodicals shall limit their use of heat
and light to seventy-five per cent and
ii). Residents of the City of Topeka
are required and directed to reduce their
lighting load to fifty per cent Of their nor
NAL demand. and are required to abstain
from burning an abnormal number of
lights at any one time.
flied herein. except those in sub division
"a and those herein otherwise provided
for. are directed and required to reduce
their steam heating load to fifty per cent
of normal demand, and are required and
directed TO turn off all steam heat, not
withstanding the hours Of opening and
closing hereinbefoFe fixed, at three o'clock,
y. m. except such amount of heat may
be absolutely necessary to prevent the
freezing of water pipes, or for the pre-
strict economy shall be practiced In the
use of steam for heating purposes during
business hours, as herein defined and per-
mitted.
Section 9 The hours of opening and
closing and the use of coal, steam heat
electric light electric power otherwise
than rs permitted by this ordinance shall
be unlawful, and any person, firm or cor
poration who shall violate the provisions of
this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of
msdemeanor and upon conviction there
Of. shall be fined in any not less than
fifty dollars, nor more than one thousand
dollars.
Section 3. This ordinance is enacted
solely for the purpose of meeting the pres
ent emergency and shall be in force and
effect from and after its passage and pub
lication in the official city paper and until
its repeal
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