The New York herald., 1922-08-16
LACK OF COAL ENDS
NIGHT RUN BY FERRY
Grand Street-Broadway Line
First Affected-Other Ferries
Sure to Get Fuel.
COMMUNICATING LIKELY
Aldermen Will Meet To-mor-
row to Consider Crisis
British Coal S25 a Ton.

Coal allocated by the Government
to consumers placed in the preferred
class by the Governors Advisory Com
mission-a title the State emergency
board has officially adopted for itself
Will begin to arrive in about a week.
IL was announced yesterday at COM
mission headquarters. IL Broadway.
Municipal ferries, it was expected,
would be among the first to feel the
benefit. Their coal acquisitions have
been approved by State officials and
rushed to Washington, where they
await action by Fuel Administrator
Spencer. The ferries have only about
weeks supply of coal in sight ac-
cording to Commissioners Grover A..
Whalen. Offers of SIS coal at a $25
price have been made. the commits
sioner said. particularly of British
steaming coal, but the latter would put
boilers out of commission.
Commissioner Whalen's statement
anlcipated a possible shutdown of ferry
service II the Government did not come
To the rescue, but he gave assurance that
the last ounce of would go to the
Staten Island and Greenpoint ferries.
Ihese would be kept in operation at all
costs, he said, as otherwise the Nrespec-
i've communities would be wholly cut
OFF, Night service on the Grand street.
Broadway ferry to Brooklyn was sus-
pended last night.
City Fuel Control Planned.
While Secretary OF Commerce Hoover
n Washington declared immediate
enabling legislation by Congress was
imperative to curb coal profiteers and
insure equitable distribution. and New
ork state Mayors planned to go to the
Legislature with much the same plea,
the Hylan administration here. dis
cussed city fuel control along in
dependent lines.
III the worst comes.'' said Commits
sioner Whalen, one Of the Mayors s
spokesmen. 1.-THE city might be COM
peied 10 take advantage of the law
winch permits the city OF commander
coal wherever 1t can lay hands on it."
Alderman George u. Harvey OF the
5sth Aldermanic Distric; announced
ne would submit an elaborate plan for
CITY control at the special meeting Of
the aldermen tomorrow.
10 prevent coal going to $50 a ton"
Alderman Harvey proposes each alder
man make survey of his own district
20 discover available sources Of coal
supply, and that an aldermanic fuel
committee OF seventeen be appointed to
meet the present situation, with an ex-
pense account Of 81 900.
Hospitals Not Suffering
CITY hospitals under Jurisdiction Of
the Department of PupIr Welfare nave
coal, according to George Stansfiald Ia
partment fuel administrator. Bunkers
nold 1000 TONS sufficient to last unffl
october 10. he said. and when ali deliv-
erles are completed all needs will be
saieu 10. TO december /. The DEPART
'".r,t ~ - bsVing no trouble getting coal.
mat deliveries viii be made was at
tested, Mr. Stansfield believed. by r..
guest. made yesterday by b. Nicoll g
~; li9 broadway. for permission to
make immediate delivery OF o0O ton.
OF semi-soft coal contracted fo,. Ia,
June at s5.25 ton for the Metronolitan
ana Glty Hospitals. and assurances ~
George II. Harris & Co, 522 Fifth ave.
@ iue, lhey would fulfil June contracts
orawn at S6.5S ton.
Bellevue and Allied Hosn;,ois
included in the Welfare Dena,tn,.a,,s -
jurisdiction. department
stsousenoioers are having their innings
Delo,e the Governors Advisory Con-.
mission, which has enlisted TIA ala ~
nc New York State Coal Merchants,
Assoclatlon, representing 70 Der cent
tne state dealers. 70 give internal
PrlorlN TO urgent cases. To-mo, rou.a
meeting Of the Aldermen win also fake
up TINS phase of the problem
Governors Committee Meets
Ihe Governors commission h.ld !
JOINT meeting al 80 Church street yes.
terday with its public utilities subcom-
mlttee which made report on p,onrass
OF daily meetings. All municinaiities
applying sfor coal for Departmental
needs have secured public utilitva
classification II was reported Among
those present We're: Eugenius II ONT.
erbridge. chairman J. w. Lieb. vice
president of New York Edison Com
pany; M. Pepperman. vice-president In
terborough Rapid Transit Companv.
W. > Menden, vice-president Brcollvn
Rapid Transit Company: Travis Whit
ney Kings County Lighting Companv.
J. G. De Laney. president Syracuse
Lighting Company: Edwin Duffy. pres
ident Cortland County Traction Com
pany: w. r. Addicks, vice president
Consolidated Gas Company and others.