Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-07
OMAHA hard hit
BY FUEL famine;
MUST Save COAL
Terminal Committee An.
nounces City Will Be Called
Upon to Make Addi-
tionaI Sacrifices.
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through the coal committee. Yes.
terday afternoon a mother and two
\ orphan children were given ton oil
coal.
The coal committee has announced
that it will hear claims or statements
in connection with the fuel situation
every afternoon from 80 to $50.
New Orders Issued.
The following orders were issued
by the committee last night:
1T is the intent of this order that
all manufacturers, jobbers, whole
| salers, brokers and commission mer-
chants close all branches of business
at 2 p. m. This includes loading of
freight. on delivery wagons, trucks,
transfer vans or any other vehicles.
but does not prevent the transporta-
Ton and delivery of freight loaded
before 2 p. m. to..the freight houses
within their prescribed closing hour
and to retail stores in time for them
to receive and store the goods prior
to 5 p. M, their closing hour.
Transfer or other companies fur
nishing drayage facilities for manu-
facturers, jobbers, wholesalers,
brokers and commission merchants
are required to load and unload at
their various places of business
within the hours of s a. m. to 2 D. m.
and for retail stores between the
hours of 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Should Haul Wood.
A. ]. P. Bertschy has submitted
to the terminal coal committee a
recommendation that municipal au-
tomobile trucks now used for haul
ing snow from downtown streets,
should be diverted to hauling odds
and ends of lumber, old trees and
other materials that could be used
for emergency fuel.
There are many old buildings
that should be condemned by the
city and torn down, improving the
appearance of the property and at
the same time furnishing fuel in an
emergency" said Mr.. Bertschy.
There are also many vacant prop,
critics that have old dry trees and
Dshrubbery that could be cleared
away and hauled i'll the municipal
trucks to central distributing
point"
He also suggested that old paper
in bales or otherwise in junk
houses be confscated and used for
fuel.
Protection for Buildings.
Mr.. Bertschy has also advised the
committed how buildings may be
protected in cases where water has
been drained from the sprinkler
systems. He recommends filling
these systems with compressed air
and then turning the city water !
pressure against the air, both of
which would be released when 81
fire would open a sprinkler head.
Mrs. Alice Neale telephoned tq]
The Bee yesterday from her homa|
in Fort Calhoun, to state that shctl
has four large trees in her yard andy
is willing to give the wood to anyy1
one who will remove the trees andy
take the branches away with the1
timber. The trees are "a years old
and contain much wood that might |
be used for fuel during the coal,
stringency.
Many Need Work.
Ice at CarteE~lake yesterday was
six inches thick, with snow condi-
tons not favorable for early freez-
ing to iee-cutting thickness of eight 4
inches.
The ice-cutting season usually |
commences between December 20 |
and 81 and a few days of zero |
weather at this time would result in |
d call for ice cutters.
The free employment bureau
by the board of public |
welfare in the city hall registered |
900 applicants for work last week. |
I'VE furnished employment for
about one-tenth of those who ap-
Piled" stated c. A. Davis, superin-
tendent of the bureau.
The board of directors of the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce yes
terday afternoon adopted a resolu-
ton, concurring i'll the action of the
City Chamber of Commerce,
that all fuel oil distribution be
placed within the jurisdiction of the
United States fuel administration.
This action was taken upon tele
graphic request from the Kansas
City Chamber of Commerce, through
Governor Nckelvie.
Draw Strict Line. |
H. L. Snyder, acting chairman
Of the terminal coal committee, dis
eussing the coal situation, yesterday
stated that nonessential industries
will be thrown upon their own re.
and is evident that the eoat
committee 10 drawing 4 strict line
between essential and nonessentid
Discuss Wood Cutting.
The proposition of cutting wood
near Omaha has been discussed in
formally in the city hall, although
nothing definite has been decided.
Thomas Falconer, city commissioner i