Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-12-08
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|FoOBEY FUEL RULES

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~ oCo lives Detailed Instructions
~ Or Coal Conservation, and
Will Enforce Orders
ayor L. P. Evans has received
plete information and instructions
N arding the curtailmsnt of business
closing to conserve the supply Of
hl. He has issued the following
tice to all in regard to the matter.
Warning <sF
As the public press has indicated,
bur country is facing a winter in
Which many people will suffer unless
Every citizen uses his best efforts to
save coal and fuel of all kinds. The
situation is alarming, and it is my
duty to inform our citizens in order
that they may have part in avert
ing great disaster to our country
The original rules, which were very
confusing have been observed as
nearly as possible by the great ma
jority Of our people, but there are a
few in the community who have paid
no attention to the original rules and
their names forward to the Regional
Coal Committee for action.
1t is my hope that every citizen of
Richmond will observe these rules in
the conduct of his business, If, how
ever, there are violations l have no
other alternative than to report these
who do not observe them.
L. P. EVANS, Mayor.
Mayor Evans on Dec. 4th sent the
following telegram to the Regional
Committee at Atlanta, Ca:
"Please instruct me as to penalty
I may inflict for violation of closing
order and under what authority. Also
send me latest rules. Our people, as
rule, want to obey my instructions
have been indefinite"
On Dec. 9th he received the follow
ing reply:
"Please cooperate with your Rail
road Agent and Public Utility Com
pany, who will see that coal, light
and powers are cut off from violators"
The following changes in the
original orders were received Monday
morning:
Atlanta, Ga, Dec. 4th, 1919.
TO THE PUBLIC:
Following is summary of inter-
pretations of fuel consumption regul-
atoms made today by the Regional
Coal Committee in response to ques-
tions raised:
l. Wholesale and manufacturing
druggists, manufacturing opticians
grinding to prescription, and whole
sale manufacturing and retail sur
gical instrument and dental houses
are considered as having the same
exemption as provided for drug
stores.
2. All restrictions placed upon the
use of coal apply to the use of coke
8. To prevent any possibility of
misunderstanding, the Committee
states that plants, stores and offices
open outside of hours fixed by the
regulations may use oil lamps, can
dies, gasoline, or other means of
lighting or heating in the production
Of which coal, gas, or wood are not
used.
a. Soft drink, candy, tobacco,
fruit and periodical stands located in
drug stores, hotels, restaurants, rail
road stations, pool rooms, bowling al
leys, or other places which are ex-
empted from closing regulations, or
for which special hours are fixed, may
do business at any time provided no
additional light, heat, or power pro-
duced by wood, coal, or gas is used
for the purpose outside Of hours
prescribed.
s. Stores exempted, OF for which
special hours are provided, may at
any time sell any goods in their stock
provided no lights are thereby re-
quired in addition to those used for
the sale of food, drugs, or other
things covered by exemptions.
g. Chemical laboratories are class
ed as industries engaged in continu-
GUS processes.
z. Offices of physicians, surgeons,
dentists, and others practicing similar
professions are not subject to any Of
the restrictions.
Additional notifications to the
original regulations, the necessity for
which has been pointed out, are here
hv made effective at once. as follows: