11/18/1919 Board of Public Works Minutes

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i 20. 08 Y__ algvezbgr1 Board met' ik regular sass ionl Ott 14_ ©0, A.M' All members. prese�at.:- Kennedy, Supt: of 2-WIana. & richfganPElec ric Company a.PPea .e ' re =the Board. and f filed an, order ree i� ivied : by ahe tr, compaby- f rem the Public _-Ser#d.ea. Ce�mmiselon;and upon suggesticn-,mane by Mr. xenndey as 'to haysng 11ghtiug system run on_ th_e moon -tight ehedule ,and the' same was approved -by the ` Board. l _ STATE OF INDIANA. PUBLIC SERW ICE C OMMISS ION . Oil . IND IANA The Indiana ;ltilities Coal-Commfittee, representing both public and •private' interests, s.ueh as 'the Indiana* Munc ll%b League, the .Indiana State Chamber of Commerce the Indiana. Manufacturer_'s Ass oo iation, and the Indians Coal dperator'. s -Ass oc ist ion through its chairman; Evans Woollens has 'made thj following recommendations to the Public Service, Commies ion of 'Ind Tana, "Effective at once, e.lectric).cu�rent and gas used In sign,- display. and window' lighting shall be discontinued; "Elect -io _current used for streat lighting shall be ,discontinued except on moonless end Cloudy nights. "Traction Companies shall curtail their services to. s point where o�mly t12* newsy itrlos of the community served are; taken ears .of " heat ing Companies shall furnish such. quantites df' water or steam and at sucl. temperstdle that the heretofore adopCed standards for heating buildings shall be lowered five degrees. w Water supplied fountains and . other displays shall be discontinued Waiter prGsaure, except in case of fire, shall be lowered to such pressure' that only the necessities ecess itims of the community are served.. . gas Companies shall limit they use of gas to: 1- Cooking I 2 ;Light ing 3- D omes t ie water heat ing ; " 4- Industrial uses. "Curtailment of service shall a governed by the general pry pies that in the order named the most important fund ions are; 1- Sery ice involving public health. 2- Service involving public d ety 3- Service Involving l iv ing n cess it ies ° 4S- Service involving economic production 5- Service involving public- c nvenience. " Each Utility, to a measure; P t 3nterpp6t and decide upon its relation to th_o, community served but it is order that who -never. a Atillty has two weeks' or less supply of fuel on hand it shall d �ebnninue furnishing its products to -patrons coming under items 4 and 5 , and sha 1 so ,report to the Commission. *U itities are authorised to enforce the above orders after sue notice ,through the public press by discontinuing service to. those patrons who. violate-these orders, INDIANA UTILITIES FUEL COMMITTEE EVANS WOOIAM, Chairman 'W. H. TOBIN, Executive Secrttary" Reports for municipally and p (Irately operated utilitioe •and Muni- c iplat ies to this c ommiss ion reveal that as the 'result of the product ion of 'bituminous coal being virtually stopped, and the improbabil ty of the resumption of coal mining in the immediate future, the State of Indiana is rapidily apprgaching a coal famine = which will imperil -public health and deafety. The s itutt ion is further .end $ered by the fact. that a number of utilities $hog& for several months faced with t e iobability of wail sb�vt&ge, have failed and neglected to lay is an adequate fuel u�ply to. meet the emerpnoy. The situation .produced is su h as to demand drastic act( , and the Public Service Commission herewith put$ to force and effect, by ord-errs � of Sunday November 16, the rec ommendat ions of the lava Ut it itees Coal. Committee. However , that any mdnic 1pel ty or utility, as such, m &y have appeal to this'Commission against the applicatia of this order or curtailment, the appeal, however, to rest on a showing that publie health or dsfety ie adversely affected to such extent that its condirvation, should ou"ILlg1l the cons-iderat-ion of conservation of coal. THE PUBLIC SERME-`COMMISSION IND IANAPOL IS IND IANA OF IgD WA November 15ti.,,1919.