Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-12-04

II IS THEREFORE ORDERED that said public
utilities, until further order of the Commission shall gov
themselves in furnishing and supplying their service
by the following rules and regulations and shall enforce
the in their dealings with their customers:
CD All unnecessary interior and exterior ilumna-
ton including signs, display lights and show windows
shall be entirely stopped.
CD Subur ban and local transportation schedules
shall be reduced Immediately the least number of runs
that will accommodate necessary travel requirements
As every degrees by which the temperature lower
ed during the weather surface and elevated cars
will between $50 and 400 tons of coal per day the
temperature of and stations at all times should be
reduced to the lowest point consistent with public health
and safety.
C) Work shops industrial establishments whole
sale businesses mercantile establishments and storage
warehouses co storage warehouses and plants except
ed) shall receive not to exceed and one-haf
working hours of the day between the hours of 900
and 330p Where the nature of the business requires
continuous operation equivalent reduction must be
accomplished by refusing service at least two working
days week.
(4) Retail establishments of all kinds in the down
districts shall not to exceed and
one-haf hours day, namely from ! 100 m. to $50
p M the in the outlying districts may receive
ice from 600 300 p. and Saturday night
until 900 o clock p.
81 Offices, banks and other places of b,siness-all
Office buildings includedsha receive service from 900
to $50 p. only Every possible economy in light
heat and power including reduction in elevator service
be effected within these hours and the heating dur
ing cosd hours be reduced the lowest margin of safety
Newspapers shall exercise every economy consistent with
the of the business and the publication of their
papers.
In all buildings Of whatever character including fac
tories and referred above service lis htng shall
be reduced to minimum elevator outside Of the
hours specified for operation shall be reduced to
and heat must be off except in such degree will pre-
vent damage by freezing.
co. Theaters, vaudeville houses and similar places
Of anusement-not including motion picture houses
shall be restricted to service tor performances week
namely in the afternoon and FIVE in the evening and
enoned exercise all times the greatest economy
illumination lnasmuch motion picture houses
sumo very little light they excepted from regulation
as to hours but required effect all possible economies
in The of light and heat Use Of service by heaters,
lille houses and motion picture houses outside OF
hour of operation shall be only sufficient to safeguard
against freezing
Drug stores, meat markets and grocers bread bak
hotels and restaurants not restricted as to hours
of operation but required to all possible econ
omy of heat power and light.
IT'S FURTHER ORDERED that each Of said util
tiles shall make publication of this ORDER Of the substance
thereof in least three newspapers published in the
county in which said utility has its main office place
obusness and each utility hereby authorized to cut off
and discontinue its service to customer Who after
such publication and while this order is in force, shall
fail to observe any of the above and regulations
This order is to be interpreted to conflict
with any orders of the Federal Government.
This order shall be effective and after December
4, 1919 3'' ' ~ - = ~ . ~
By order of the Commission at Springfield Illinois,
this third day of December, 1919
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