Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-07
FUEL commission
NAMED TO PREVENT
SHORTAGE IN BOISE
City Council Gives Authority at
Request of Federal Admins
trator-Begins Work on
Plans Today.

A city fuel commission was appoint
ed by Mayor Ern G. Eagleson Satur-
day night, and will meet in his office
at 10 o'clock this morning to organize
and take steps to get the local fuel
situation in hand. The creation of the
commission was authorized by a spe-
cial session of the city commissioners
Saturday afternoon a I the request of
the federal fuel administrator, DR.. H.
A. Garfield.
r. Fl. Park, president OF the Boise
Trades and Labor council; Frank Mar
tin. former attorney general of Idaho:
and Edwin Harrington, former city
councilman, are the members of the
commission.
The request from DR.. Garfield was
brought to Boise Saturday by S. B.
Hilton, travelling freight agent of the
Oregon Short Line. Railway officials
in municipalities.
COMMENT BY MAYOR.
Even if the coal strike be brought
to an immediate end" said Mayor
Eagleson late Saturday night I'VE will
need to be careful and take every pre-
caution toward conservation of our
fuel supply We are not very many
days ahead with our stocks. And after
production becomes normal, it will be
some time before distribution is nor
mai in the west, assuming that east
ern manufacturing centers win be
favored with first shipments
I'VE do not desire to put down any
severe lid, or work hardship on any
one, but until such time as the gov
ernment tells us it is no longer neces-
sary the fuel commission will work
upon what plans 1t finds practical to
serve the general public good during
fuel shortage"
The resolution adopted by the city
is in part as follows:
RESOLUTION ADOPTED.
Whereas. 1t appearing to the mayor
and council of Boise City, Idaho, that
the fuel famine now existing through
out the United States is becoming
alarming, and it is necessary that the
dealers in fuel and the citizens of Boise
CO. operate together in the conserving
and distribution of fuel to avoid a fuel
famine, and
Whereas. The United States fuel
DR.. Harry A. Garfield 8
exercising the war power, given him
under the Lever act. has called upon
the railroads, the governors and the
authorities of the various
cities OF the United States to cooper
ate with him in the conserving and dis
tributing fuel during the threatened
fuel famine period; and
Whereas, on this date the governor
of the state of Idaho and the general
ma nager of the Oregon Short Line rail
road have requested the mayor and
council of Boise City to create a fuel
Now therefore be It resolved. by |
the mayor and council of the city of .
Boise, Idaho. that there is hereby Gre
ated fuel commission to consist of
three persons, residing in Boise City !
and said commissioners shall be APP
pointed by the mayor of Boise City
md said commissioners shall act until |
he council deems 1t expedent to re-
ieve said commissioners of their
luties
BE 1t further resolved, that said com
mission shall have full power and au- |
hority to commander, distribute, and 1
verse; all fuel now in the city of .
Boise, or which may hereafter ce de-
ivered in Boise during the life of this I
the same to be managed 4
Inder such rules and regulations as
aid commission may establish. Such
'ules and regulations to he subject to
he approval of the council of Boise
City, Idaho. l.
This resolution shall be In force and .
AXE effect Immediately upon it's pas
sage by the council and approval by .
he MAYOR.