The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-12-06


mayor Leo Mccormack Of Eaxe r,ht~.
go ana Indiana Harbor. following q oo.-
ference shortly before noon today. .,su.s
. proclamation ernbodyanS the re~+yda
'ioAs "Mch Were agreed upon In Ham
niona Friday evening with sne exeen4I.,
that no penalty has a. yet been asre.d
upon In the cases of persons v4olat,rg
the rules.
Heat and light regulations even more
drastic than those In force d,rin~ ~.
war become effective in Hammond sun.
/ cay night at midnight and similar co..,
servatlon measures will be consid.r.5
today In all other cities of the c.,u,,.t
region Business in Hammond Will he
practically dead each day unit, man
while the city will once more tax. .,
! deserted aspect at 600 o'clock in +be
evening.
ALL BRANCHES OF BUSINESS.
hesulations which touch all branches
OF business and lay restraining. ba,,4
upon wastefulness in the homes bs,.e
oen adopted following a mass Meeting of
business men which was held Fridav
evening at the Hammond Chamber os
| commerce Called by Mayor Brown +o
cope with the alarming decrease in tbs
Guys fuel supply the business rnen
agreed upon the appointment of com
niiitee TO formulate the rules which n,u.4
"e"oserFeo 10 the letter by the people
o hammond If disaster is to be aver4sa
nc committee which was appointed 10
49, WIN Mayor Brown and Nurse Del
tisin Of the Northern Indiana Co, g,
'ee'lic 20. and consists OF Leo wo,f.
Joseph Weis. James Bereolos y
llaf
David Encery, Tsochiei Simpson. Iam,x
a1ichelstetter. Robert Jennlnxs ana
Dickson we're later added
sUPrLY FAST tDIMxr1sHrwc.
estimates which have been made h.,
'i4e -Northern Indiana Gas s. Electric CO
snow mat the supply Of coal at the piar-
Al 1-aSt Nhlcaso cannot be expected 10
.sst beyond January l unless conserts-
'ioh measures are adopted. 1t vas con-
Sio' reo essential that the industries h.
Nsp. ruhnlns and te was shown that The
working men would be assured eppla,-
nent for a longer period - RI. A~aI-
upon the power plant for lighting a,d
neat consumption could be lowered.
INDUSTRIAL MEETING CALLED
meeting of representatives. Of .ba
industries of the region has been called
oy the gas and electric companv for
MONDAY esening at the Hammond Conn
Try CUB AT this meeting plans VIII;
be worked out for further conservatto,
by cutting down If possible the power
consumption in the factories
Immediately following the meeting or
BUSINESS men. the newly selected com
Hittee held its first session and 6reftc6
she rules As the committee member
ship represented only part of the lines
of business. other business men were
called in for consultation and the rules
as adopted are believed TO cover the
field effectively and at the same tins 90
not Interfere with any business at the
time of its rush hours.
AS TO STREET LIGHTING.
Street lighting had already been cut
to a minimum last night and within
short time after the supper hour not an
electric sign was showing. Some pro
prietors had already taken the precau-
tion to cut off the exterior illumination
and those wFfo failed TO do so were visit
ed by city officials and informed of the
restriction.
The present plans call for not only thr
elimination of exterior lighting but inte-
rior illumination must at all times he
cut fifty per cent or more where possible.
This includes the homes as well as bust
ness places. Householders are urged t.
use as few lights as possible and also
TO save every ounce Of coal possible
Some of the finest residences in Ham
mond have cut off the heat in all but
few rooms and have already reduced
their coal consumption to as low as forty
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