New-York tribune., 1919-12-10
Administrator Appointed
by Governor for City
Orders Enforcement of
Regulations at One e
Six-HOur Periods
For Store Lights
Offices Close at 4 P. Nj. {;
Car Lines to Cut Runs {;
Anthracite Not Affected

A few hours after being made Fuel
Administrator for greater New York
by Governor Smith, Public Service
Commissioner Lewis Nixon issued an
order yesterday making effective the
conservation edict promulgated by the
National Fuel Administration on Mon
day.
AS result only few Of the smaller
Broadway signs were discernible
through the warm fog of last evening
Overhead the angular Wrgley boys
had quit exercising, while the one girl
with the three motion picture names
had ceased swinging. Theaters were
located by address only, their signs be-
ing dead.
In issuing the order, Mr.. Nixon said:
Having been designated by Gov
ernor Smith to handle the coal situa-
tion in this district, Immediate steps
were taken to promulgate the order Of
the fuel and railroad administrations.
While hardships will result from
the application of this order, | am sure
there is a general and public spirited
acceptance by the people of this city
that action is for the common welfare
"All parts of the country are af-
fected, and certainly the public of this
vicinity will cheerfully make the same
sacrifices of comfort and interest as
those of other sections"
Cut in Traction Schedules
Under the new regulations the local
traction companies will reduce their
schedules, curtail the heating of the
cars during the non-rush hours, in ad-
dition to turning it off completely dur
ing the rush periods, and reduce the
lighting of their cars one-third. 1t is
expected the question of Illuminating
the stations will be taken up later.
Commissioner Nixon said the Wash
ington authorities were mistaken in
reference to a report that the INTERIOR
ough and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
have adequate supplies of
coal. The figures upon which this
statement was based apparently were
made up in November, explained the
Commissioner. Since that time seri-
Gus depletion has been made in the sup
plies of the two companies.
The B. R. Z. has coal enough to
carry it for two or three weeks and
the reserve supply is constantly run
ming behind. according to the reports
made yesterday to the commission.
Some anthracite is being used. 1t is
possible that the use of this fuel will
be extended
Frank Hedley, president and general
manager Of the Interborough Ra.id
Transit Company, which supplies
power not only to its own system but
to the trolley lines of the city, said
last night:
I'VE have approximately $1,000 tons
of coal on hand, divided between the
two power houses, one at Fifty-ninth
Street and the North River and the
other at Seventy-fourth Street and the
East River
I'VE are receiving coal every day.
but not quite as much as we actually
are using. However, if we continue
to receive coal at the rate we have been
receiving it for the last two or three
weeks we can continue to run for
considers bic time
Regulations Repeated in Full
In his order curtaiiing the use OF
power in this city, Mr. Nixon repeated
in full the regulations issued by the
food and fuel administrations in Wash
ington and published yesterday morn
ing. He prefaced the regulations with
the statements:
Pursuant to the authority vested in
this comm ission b the Public Service
the State of New York, the following
regulations governing light, heat and
power from bituminous coal and coke
are made effective generally and uni
formly in the interest of conservation
Of existing fuel supplies, and it is
hereby ordered that no corporation,
association, partnership or person en-
gagged wholly or in part in the bust
ness of manufacturing or supplying
electricity for light, heat and power,
excepting in accordance with the fol-
lowing instructions"
The instructions turn off Broad
ways lights, except the city's street
lights, which are said to be necessary
hiDit the lighting of cabarets and dance
halls except from to IL p. M. Stores,
including all retail stores, except those
selling food. can use lights only six
hours a day.
Offices Dark at P. NJ.
General and Office lights must be cut
off in office buildings not later than
4 p. m. to-day. Drug stores and res
taurants may remain open, provided
their lighting is reduced one-half.
Railroad stations. hotels, hospitals,
telephone, telegraph and newspaper
Offices are not included so far as neces-
sary lighting is concerned. Neither are
dairies, refrigerating plants, bakeries.
medicinal product manufactures,
waterworks, sewerage plants, printing
plants for the printing of newspapers
only, battery charging outfits IN con-
nection with plants producing light or
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