HomeMy Public PortalAbout01-15-1918 - Special Session Itonday, January, 14th. 1918.
Mr. Siekman, appeared befor the Board in regard to having cer-
tain lights cut out at 12 o'clock, the Board decided that this
could4nt be done as they would have to cut out a whole circuit
and that some lights in the circuit were at railroad crossings.
SIT. Taylor, instructed the Board that he had sold the Fire
Company' s Horses for ,200.00.
There was quite alengthk . debate on the gas question but no
official action taken.
The Board then adjourned.
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Attest: j7 ,� : J er, Z,r/'' /Pore/side of Board
Clerk of Board
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Office of Board of Public Works,
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City of Richmond,- Indiana.
Tuesday, January 15th, 1916.
(Special Session. )
The Board of Public Works of the City of Rihmond, Indiana,
met in special session in;the Council Chamber of said City,
Tuesday, January 15th. 1918. at 2.30 o' clock P. M. All the
members of said Board being present, Messrs, Johnson, Taylor, '
and Peltz , the following proceedings were had: to-wit :-
Pursuant to call the Mayor and Board of Public Works , together
with F. S. Bates, Fuel administrator, met with the virious
Manufactures and Citizens interested, in conserving fuel,
After some discussipn entered into by those present , The
following Proclamation was issued.
PROCLAMATION TO THE MANUFACTURERS; BUSINESS MEN AND CITIZENS
GENERALLY OF THE CITY OF RICHiOND.
The fuel situation in the City of Richmond is now acute
and of urgent importance. The immediate avaiable coal sup-
ply -of the Municipal Electric Light &Power plant is sufficient
to operate the plant normally for about six days only.
Coal enroute to this plant is delayed by railroad congestion,
recently greatly increased by heavy snow fall. The coal
supply of manufactureres and domestic consumers is also in-
adequate. It is to the imperative interest of the City and
all its citizens that the fuel supply be .conserved. At a
meeting in the City Building today, of the manufacturers of
the City, called in conference by the Maymrrand the Fuel
Administrator for this District , the urgency of the situation
was recognized and co-operation in fuel conservation pledged.
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The extraordinary conditions present an emergency which it is -
hoped will be relieved within a few days. The City Officials
and the Fuel Administrator are useing their best efforts to
relieve it as quickly as possible. It is necessary, however,
that for some days all citizens co-operate in the emergency.
For these reasons the Fuel Administrator for this District
acting by virtue of the authority of the State Fuel Adminis-
trator, and joined by the Mayor and the Board of Public Works
of the City, issues the following order, to-wit :-
It is hereby ordered and directed that electric light and
electric power shall be used and consumed by manufacturers in
their several manufacturing plantsiin the City of Richmond,
only between the hours of 7 :00. A. M. and 4:00 P. M. daily
except Sundays, and that electric light and electric power shall
not in any event , untill further order, be used or consumed by
any of the said manufacturing plants on Sundays, nor on other
days between the hours of 4:00 P. M. and 7:00 A. M.
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i It is further ordered that all merchants and business men
in their several places of business of whatever nature in said
City, including all merchantile establishments, saloons, theaters
and moveing picture theaters, and business places generally,
except as hereafter mentioned, refrain from the use or consump-
tion of electric light or current on Sundays and on all other
• days except between the hours of 7 :00 A. M. and 4:30 P. M. ;
that electric light and electric power shall not be used or
consumed at any of the public schools and churches of said
City except between the hours of 7 :00 A. M. and 4:30 P. M.
nor by restaurants except from 5:00 A. M. to 9 :00 P. M. daily;
nor by lodges and fraternal organizations except from 7 :00..
A.M. to 9 :00 P. M. ; nor by drug stores except from 7 :00A.M. to
8:00 P.M. nor by barben.shops except between the hours of 7 :00
A.M. and 6:00 P.M.
This order shall not apply to hotels, except as to restaurm
ants therein, nor. to, offices, newspaperor printing plants,
telephone, or telegraph companies, common carriers , or places of
residence, but all citizens generally are urged. in.-:every reasonab-
le way possible , to co-operate in this emergency by conserving
as much as possible the use of electricecurrent and fuel.
This order shall be in full force and effect beginning with
the 16th, day of January, 1918.
Dated this the 15th, day of January, 1918.
Fred s_Bytes_ W. iVj_ 'Tnl�mann PrP4.
Fuel Administrator.
W- Timm rmA John 1.- Pelts.
Mayor of City of Richmond.
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