Evening star., 1922-08-07
New Priority List Announced.
Supply Limited to
Two Weeks.
SURTAX OF So A CARLOAD
is SET TO PAY EXPENSES
Requests to Be Asked For as to
Likely Needs for Winter
Consumption.

reached an agreement with the coal
dealers of Washington on the meth
DDS by which fuel is to be distributed
in Washington from now on. There
were three outstanding points in the
agreement. as follows:
First. The fixing of new prior
ity list. differing slightly from the
tentative list published Saturday.
Second. The fixing of a surtax not
to exceed 81 per carload of coal to
defray the expenses of the local fuel
administration, which is to be in
the hands of the Public Utilities Com
mission.
Third. To limit all consumers TO
two weeks supply at a time, based
on current consumption.
These requirements relate, almost
entirely to users OF bituminous or
soft coal The Commissioners stated
that as soon as blanks can be pre-
pared users of coal in the District
of Columbia will be called upon to
file with one coal dealer. at once,
requests for all coal, whether bitumi-
nous or anthracite. that is likely To
be needed for the period ending
March 81. 1923.
New Priority List.
The new priority list, which is now
to be in effect. follows:
1. Public utilities.
2. Hospitals. asylums and chari-
table institutions.
3. Bakeries and ice plants.
4. Laundries.
5. Residences. apartment houses,
hotels. restaurants and lunchrooms.
6. Office buildings. mercantile es-
adjustments and banks.
Z. Private schools. colleges and
other educa tional institutions.
s. AL! other consumers not listed
above.
This priority list. as well as the tax
TO cover the cost of the administration
was adopted during a two-hour session
al the District building between Com
missioners Oysters and Keller and J.
Maury Dove, jr., and Maynard c. Bur-
rell, the latter two being members of
committee of the local coal dealers
association: Mr.. Dove stated that
W. w. Griffith also is a member of
the coal dealers committee.
Statement by Commissioners.
The Commissioners made it known
that the coal dealers have agreed TO
furnish information with respect to
their operations for the last complete
coal year. and also with respect to
the current coal year to enable the
Commissioners to arrive at decision
as to the fair price for the coming
winter. The statement issued by the
Commissioners at the close of the con-
ference follows:
The priorities as amended in the
letter presented by the coal dealers
accepted as satisfactory and will be
promulgated to the public. 1t is also
agreed that the Commissioners, in
order to supervise the administration
of these priorities, will create a per-
Utilities Commission and that the ex-
penses of this organization will be
financed by a surtax not to exceed for
the present 81 per carload.
1T is further agreed that prioritics
are to be honored in the order laid
down in the list, but to an extent not
to exceed a two weeks supply. based
upon current consumption. and that SO
far as concerns stocks now available
and in transit dealers having these
stocks will be notified to deliver from
these stocks, coal to the limit of the
priorities that are being honored at
present by the fuel administration. but
TO an extent not to exceed two weeks
supply based on current consumption.
Card System to Be Used.
at is further agreed that the or
ganization to be set up hy the Public
Utilities Commission will establish a
system of records on cards, giving in
detail Information that is necessary in
order to appraise correctly delivery and
use Of all coal coming into the District
while the present coal control exists:
and the dealers through their repre-
sentatives agree that they will furnish
daily reports in such details as may be
called for to enable these records to
be kept.
so far as concerns the financing
of coal. it has been tentatively
agreed that the coal dealers will
work out a plan of finances in ac-
cordance with the requirements of
clude in such financing the surcharge
previously mentioned. And they also
undertake to protect the District
Commissioners against any cost of
administering the fuel in excess OF
the above mentioned surcharge.
Requests to BE Asked For.
'The above relates principally to
bituminous coal. but 1t has been
agreed that as soon as blanks can be
prepared users Of coal in the Dis
trict of Columbia will be called upon
to file with one coal dealer at once
requests for all coal, whether bitumi-
nous or anthracite. that Is likely to
be needad for the period ending
March 81. 1928. tj
Goal dealers have agreed to fur
nish certain statistical information
with respect to the current coal year,
the last complete coal year. and also
with respect to the current coal year,
such Information to be furnished in
dividually and in confidence to the
District Commissioners-all with the
object of enabling the Commission
ers to arrive at a decision as to the
fair price for coal. while under ad-
ministration by the District Commis-