The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-13
ORDNANCE No. 49s7

fu6lic health, To prevent Impending
calafhity due to the shortage df the coal
supply in the present emergency; max
tng the violation of this. ordinance a
grublic offense, and prescribing penalties
far the violation thereof. and repeating
erdlnance No. 1921, approved, December
nEs IF ORDAINED BY THE hoard OF
C0NNISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
| sesfian l. That the following priority
/ es users and hours and qunntity Of use of
! hight heat and power should be and are
hereby established:
4 tas- The following businesses are declared
10 be essential and their full operation
necessary to the public service and welfare,
ana are permitted TO continue as In normal
t3mes, with such limitations only as shall
he dictated and carried out by the man
I Hgers md operators thereof IN obedience
| to humanitarian motives. and Fuch man
ayers and operators are requested and di-
rected TO adopt and carry cut every possi-
| All railway buildings. offices and shops.
all express offices, all telegraph companies;
Ing houses, ali hote's restaurants.
houses house, and the Seii United states Post offlce
PROVIDED however. that all hotels Sfal.
| reduce the lights In the lebbies 10 not 20
exceed fifty per cent Of their normal de-
mand-
| (b). The following businesses are de-
| clared to be essentials but can and must
| be conducted subject to the Limitations
| herein prescribed for them ard to comply
| with the Federal Regional Fuel Director $
Drug stores, all department stores. al
| meat shops, grocery stores, and milk
| depots.
| ''b" shall, until tie further order Of the
Commission, open not earlier than 800
o'clock "A A. NJ and remain M N, opSn n,p not Later
drug stores may remain open for the
purpose Of the sale Of drugs. only; AND
/ cries, grocery stores. meat shops aRd
| milk depOts may remain open not later
than nine o'clock y. NJ. on Saturday nights.
/ (c). All office buildings shall not open
! earlier than 40 O'Clock. a. m, and close
TpEb that snap a Elevators p tor ss
| cease operation at 500 O'Clock, p. m.
IdS. THE following business shall not
open earlier than :G0 y. IN, and shah not
remain open later than II 90 O'Clock. y. m:
te). The following business shall not
open earlier thfn L. 10 O'Clock, p. M. ana
shall not remain open later than . 30
| confecfioners
| 10. The following business shall not
ciese not later than 6 90 O'Clock. p. m. on
week days, except Saturday, and On sat
o'cioei. a. M. and close not later than
;oe o'clock, p. m, and shall I've conductsd
SornSs % demand Of sf heay and R light isht OF e
Shoe shining parlors.
te). All lodges and lodge organIzations
II 20 es coek Hssn P % but aS ho4 SPECIAL
meetings when absolutely necessary for
ihI., Dance halls may open from : 40
O'Clock. z. an, to II O'Clock. 2. m. nof to
exceed three nights per week.
| open earlier than 100 o'clock, a. IN, and
close not later than 8 90 O'clock. p. m;
e fifty per cent OF the normal demand OF
heat. fight and power.
ns m traak 1seGrss
of machinery and metal products, and Job
printing plants.
ID. Flour mills and grain elevators
shall not use electric current for power be
| tween the hours of 90 O'Clock. p m, and
(k). The sale of cigars, tobacco aad soft
drinks shall be discontinued between the
hOu5s Of 90 o'clock 2. NJ and 90 o'clock
| ~. All stores and businesses. including
theaters. automobile sales and display
trio current for electric lights and signs.
window displays and all other display
fined in this ordinahce, shall use not 20
! exceed fifty per cent Of their normal de-
mand Of light. and after closing hoars NO
| inside lights shall be used except such as
may. be necessary for safety lights and
such limited use as may be absolutely nec-
essary for janitor service in cleaning stores
and public buildings.
(mj. The High School. Manual Training
School and Public Library, shall each re-
duce its heating and lighting load to fiffy
per cent Of its normal demand; and said
schools are hereby required and directed
1
the course of study that the health Of the
students may be protected under the limit
ed supply of heat and light available and
in). Newspapers and publishers OF perl
od1cals shall limit their use OF heat and
light to seventy five per cent Of their nor
nal demand and reduce power WHEREVER
toi. Residents of the city Of Topeka
are required and directed to reduce their
lighting load to fifty per cent OF their nor
NAL demand. and are required to abstain
from burning an abnormal number of
(p1 All businesses and enterprises
classified herein. except those In subdivis-
ion tal and those herein otherwise pro-
vided for are directed and required 20 re-
duce their amount of heat and electric
light to fifty per cent of normal dernand
all heat. Notwithstanding the hours Of
opening and closing hereinbefore fixed. nt
| 300 O'Clock. y. m. except sucb amount
| Of heat as may be absolutely necessary to
| prevent the freezing Of water pipes. or for.
the preservation Of perishaele coInnodiiie-.
| the use of steam. coal or other fuel used
for heating purposes daring business
Section 2. The hours OF Opening. and
other fuel. heat, electric light or electric
| power otherwise than as permitted by this
ordinance shall be unlawful, and any per-
son, firm or corporation who shall violate
shall be deemed guilty OF niedemeanor
and upon conviction thereof. shall be fined
IN sny snm not .hs iee .ah d,i,, i,y eoihr nor
| Section 3. ThatTOrdinanee No. 49zf. ap-
proved December 4. 1910. be and the sntns
section 4. This ordinance IL enacted
solely for the purpose Of meeting the
. and effect after It's passage and T,ubIica-
regSeeI.
cernber Il. 1915.
Approved, December - 1919.