The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-05


ORDINANCE NO. 1924.
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, heat and power.
for the purpose of preventing suffering
from cold, to preserve and protect the
calamity due to the shortage Of the coal
1ppi the p&ioiation @ of fetshs ssis ordinanee pa6e
offense, and prescribing penalties for the
violation thereof, and repeating ordinances
BE 1T ORDAfNED ny THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
section j. That the following priority
of users and hours and quantity of use OF
Hight, heat and power should be and are
(al The following businesses are de-
clared to be essential and their fun opera
iion necessary to the public service aud
in normal times, with such limitations only
as shall be dictated and carried out by
the managers and operators thereof in obeti-
ience 10 Humanitarian motives and such
managers aud operators are requested and
directed TO adopt ana carry out every pos
sible measure of Goa. conservation:
All railway buildings. offices and shops.
all express offices. all telegraph companies,
all telephone companies. all hospitals, all
bakeries, all slaughter and packing houses.
all hotels. restaurants, lodging. rooming
aud boarding houses, and the United states
hotels shall reduce the lights in the lobbies
10 not to exceed fifty per cent of their nor
(b) The following businesses are de-
clared to be essentials but can and must be
conducted subject to the limitations herein
prescribed for them, and to comply with the
Federal Regional Fuel Directors orders:
Drug stores, all department stores. all
printing plants, meat shops. grocery stores.
The businesses herein designated in Class
: ''b'' shall. until the further order of the
Commission open not earlier than o :o0
-o'ciock A. M, and remain open not later
| than 500 o'clock p. M: PROVIDED. that
Provided FURTHER, that retail
milk depots may remain open not later than
. 80 o'clock J. NJ.
| fel- All office buildings shall not open
/ earlier than 80 o'clock, A. NJ. and close
not later than 30 O'Clock p. M: PRO
| VIDED. that all passenger elevators shall
cease operations at 500 o'clock, p NJ,
fd}. The following businesses shall not
: open earlier than 2 go O'Clock, I. M. sHe
shall not remain open later than IL 100
! o'clock T.. NJ.
!. Confectioners and theaters.
I (e). The following business shall net
! open earlier than 900 O'Clock A. NJ. and
close not later than 6 90 O'Clock z. NJ.
on week days, except Saturday, and on Sat
So'clock A. NJ, and close not later than 90
o'clock T. NJ, and shall be conducted on not
to exceed nifty per cent Of their normal de-
/
/ Shoe shining parlors.
! (f). The following businesses are de-
| clarei to be non-essentials and are hereby
required and directed to close and discon-
/ tinue their meetings and businesses and
cease operations of every kind untiI the
further order of the. Commission:
All lodges and lodge organizations, all
pool halls, and all dance halls.
/ (g). The following businesses shall not
| open earlier than 90 o'clock A. NJ, and
close not later than 90 O'Clock P. M, and
| shall be conducted on not to exceed fifty
| rer cent of the normal demand OF heat,
/ light and power
Planning mills. trunk factories. mattress
| factories, filling stations. manufacturers Of
| machinery and metal products.
! shall not use electric current for power
sstwsfs s q ne ,ledss hsuTs e 90 O'Clock, NJ
/ ~. The sale Of cigars. tobacco and soft
| drinks shall be discontinued between the
hours of 500 O'Clock, P. NJ, and 900
tjj All stores and businesses, Including
latheaters. automobile sales and display
rooms. shall discontinue the use Of elee-
tric current for electric lights and signs.
window displays and all other display
lights and during opening hours, as de-
4 exceed fifty per cent 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 limited nse as may be absolutely nee
essary for tanitor service in cleaning
1k).. 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 may be protected under tha
Initiated supply of heat and light availa-
] BILE and allowed herein.
~. Newspapers and publishers of peril
edicals shall limit their use Of heat and
light to seventy five per cent of their nor
nal demand, and reduce power whereveR
possible.
tm). Residents Of the City of Topeka are
ns load to fifty per &c cent Of their r normal
demand, and are required 70 abstain from
burning an abnormal number of lights al
4 (n). All businesses and enterprises
classified herein, except those in subdi-
vision .a'' and those herein otherwise pro-
vided for, are directed and required ia
reduce their amount Of heat and electric
light to fifty per cent Of normal demand
off all heat. notwithstanding the hours
OF opening and closing hereinRefore fixed
at 2 100 o'clock r. NJ. except such amount
prevent the freezing Of water pipes, or fol
the preservation of perishable commodities
and strict economy shall be prsctieed In The
heating purposes during business hours AZ
herein defined ard permitted.
closing and the use OF steam, coal or othei
fneI. heat electric Hight or electric power
nance shall be unlawful and any person
| firm or corporation who shall violate any
of the provisions of this ordinance, shal
be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof. shall be fined fl
any sum not less than fifty dollars, MOI
more than one thousand dollars
Section .. That original ordinance No
1872. approved November %: 1919. by th'
Il Board of Commissioners. of the City O
: Topeka. be and the same is hereby repealed
Sertion 4. This ordinance IS enacted
solely for the purpose of meeting tb'
! present emergency and shall be in fore
and effect after its passage and pHblica
ton IN the official city paper and until fl
repfal.
Passed tire board of Commissioners, De
/ eember T. 1919.
Approved, December 4, 1912.
II. J. CORWINE. Mayor.
Attest: ETA NJ C0TELL.