New-York tribune., 1922-12-07
y,,l Chiefs Flooded With
an loOcals From House
ssF srIders All Day as Mer-
rOrv '"rv Drops to IS Above
Free Kindling for
Many East Siders
Miller Meets vOCdin To-
',II,y' day 10 Consider Forcing
Re- Reles.e by Big Users

,,sr-ee was made even
fA' ... =. ,,.s.rdsy b. 'ho arrival o.
''r ~ winter weather. The
= ~ "a, pei Adm uis'-a '|o' in the
g. I s.rsrs1s we're flooded By aP-
'.'' ,,sa householders. only the
- .,,,rs Of which could be give
....,,.. while steps were hurr'ed'y
-. m william Il. woodin. stat
g,.l Administrator. and the city au-
.,,,,,,,, 70 prevent suffering II the col q
"a, ,ertinues.
c,urnOr Miller will meet with NJ
v.,Slr and his deputies at Albany this
.e,ne,n TO consider forcing the use
,,mtaitutes for domestic size anthra-
n, n the owners Of large b1ildirg'
-s,s heating equipment enables them
!. us small size anthracite or btu
..,,,s, 50 as to release ns much domes-
y. ,lse hard coal as poss bic Tor the
=, 4 householdcrs. The situation on
y, Las, Side, which has become In
,r,,ingly grave in the last few days
,,...s ihs Stree, Cleaning Department
!. ,,,eunee that klndlirg wood would
4. J,,,,lbuted free. to all Who come 70
n, Ssr,rtment dumps. These dumps
u, ne river fronts IN Manhattan,
p,ookly1 and the Bronx a. intervals
- ,ssut A mile. The appointment Of
p.rn,n Morris as a deputy fuel admin
s.,,ss,r 10 inquire especially into
s,aS,s,rire BY peddlers who supply the
s,..s,ssd tenemcnt sections was ais
..,srresd by Mr.. woodin. Mr.. Morris
vu have an oiEee at $50 Delaney
Street
Csuplalnts From Up State
Tke meeting in Albany was said by
W woodin % be one Of the regular
,~ts,.nes which have been held By tn
safe Feel ldmiris,ration staff since
Ns appol1tmenl although q report bad
II that complaints from upstate local.
lies arensi alleged unfair scrlmlna-
Ten IA arof o. tie metropolitan area
isd caused Governor Miller 70 call
lhs conference. Mr. Woodin said there
kai BEEN complaints from up state
against the allotment Of coal for New
York City bot Iointed out that, due
10 the shortage In domestic sizes o
tnihaeils, al localities were complain
lrg: % safe against New York City,
kev York City against up state and
Carata and the various states against
each oiheE
Aihorfh the general administration
Of he emergency fuel law will be dis
stssed a the conference including the
hazding Of reealcitrant dealers, par
li.slar a.tent.on will be given TO the
tFtpoul 70 make the use Of steam size
anthracite or bituminous mandatory
Il Furnaces which can best handle this
forl Of fuel Mr.. Woodin pointed out
that there now are in barges and
freight cars nj the Jersey. terminals
about 10000 tons Of these fuels, some
q L since September, which consumers
have refused thus far to buy in the
lope that domestic sizes would be avail
These hopes cannot be realized, be
nld, and unless New York avails itself
Of these substitutes Immediately II
ray fnd itself without fuel Of any
tert With the coming Of cold weather
and the freezing up Of the streams in
ihs anthracite regions the production
ei steam size coal will drop sharply,
he said. Water Is used extensively IN
ne production Of all hard coal and is
oepended on almost entirely for the
production Of the steam sizes, the prae-
Nee being 70 wash them out Of the coal
~ comes from the mine. The wash
cries have been handicapped all fall by
severe drought, and with the freezing
over o. the few remaining streams may
have % suspend entirely.
1000 Tons Aid Brooklyn
The shortage in Brooklyn caused by
The failure Of the anthracite operators
70 allow for new buildings m making
up their allottments was partially re-
ssyed yesterday by the arrival 81 the
.I zVVO tons Of = 10000 emergency
es'nent In Manhattan, however,
s,p J. EltE, deputy fuel adnlinis.
received more than l25 COM
- from persons who were unable
oal, more than double the
y! nusge. or this number eigh-
~ emergency cases referred ~
,1ala v the Health Department,
M ~ Received first confederation.
- Eerked late into the nignt
49,, place the orders with deaI-
!. as hoped to be able 70 fll sev-
eighty Of them to the exleAt
tt or two earh
n, y s'ss'say morning the temperature
t~.. and by last night II had
F,ssa 70 70, but Il was said at the
n,r Bureau that il was hardly
~ would get any colder The
O.; forecast for to-day is increasing
,I',ne,s, followed BY snow or rain,
a-,s. nsing temperature tonight and
sn ienp-yatgre OF % last night
~ u vest 80 far this winter.