The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-21
Washington Assures supply.

Lewis Nixon, Public Service Commits
sioner, received yesterday from G.. w.
Elliott, secretary of the National Com
mittee on Gas and Electric Service,
which from Washington is handling
coal priority matters for the Interstate
Commerce Commission. telegraphic as
surance that every effort would be
made to protect the public utilities cor
porations of this city and to assure
them of an ample winter supply Of fuel
Mr.. Elliott's despatch said:
Replying to your telegram regarding
Queens borough Gas and Electric Com
pany, we are using every effort to pro-
tect this public utility with an ade-
quate coal supply for their winter re-
quirements, taking into consideration
their unusual location and the bearing
weather conditions have on same. I'm
fortunately their contracts are with
jobbers instead of directly with pro-
ducers but we are assuring the Queens
borough company that their supply will
be fully protected.
This assurance applies to the metro
politan public utilities in your jurlsdic-
ton, as we realize the Importance OF
continuous and uninterrupted service in
the greatest American city"
The closing of Jamaica Bay by freez-
Ing weather IL the Typographical diff
Guilty to which Mr.. Elliott referred
Maurice Il. Connolly Borough Presi-
don't OF Queens, embarked yesterday
On "a crusade of his own to obtain more
fcel for that quarter Of the city. As
his first step he addressed TO Mayor
Hylan and TO the members of the Board
of Estimate letter and resolutions
upon which. he said, he will call the
Board OF Estimate to act i'm its meeting
tomorrow.
The letter and resolutions follow:
II am advised that the Federal Gov
eminent has issued priority orders to
the coal producing and coal carrying
re ilroads 10 give priority in coal ship
n.ents-that Is, anthracite coal--to lake
ports SO that this coal may be shipped
TO the Northwest. These orders | have
been informed. are effective to Deem
Der when lake shipping closes. The
prospect. therefore. is that New York
city will get little, II any, hard coal
until after December 2 unless the dam
gerous condition here because OF lack Of
coal is made clear to the Federal au-
thorties and we are given at least a
reasonable amount of the enormous
quantity of anthracite coal that is
being mined.
Presidents OF all sections OF Queens
have appealed to me to aid them in
obtaining a supply of coal that will at
cast carry them to the middle OF De-
cember. i have letters which state that
large number OF householders have no
coal in their cellars Coal dealers ad
wise me that they cannot get coal This
condition is most serious and | believe
Il is the duty OF this board to protes.
against the action of tho Federal Gov
trent, the coal producers and the rail-
roads and to call upon them TO resume
shipments to tidewater so that We may
AT least be able to obtain sufficient coal
to carry MS to the middle OF December
Foreign dpments Resented.
Il also have been informed that large
quantities Of coal are being shipped
daily to foreign ports. Shipment Of the
coal abroad tends TO keep Up the price
% coal here and our people are bein.s
forced to pay an exorbtant price TO:
what little coal they can obtain. This
IN condition that should not be per-
mitted to continue.
Therefore I present the following
resolution for adoption:
"'Resoired. That we. the members
of the Board OF Estimate and Apportion-
men. Of the City Of New York, protest
most vigorously against the priority