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National Republican (Washington City
Washington, District Of Columbia
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A U.S. government ruling on January 25 halts funding for special weather telegrams beyond official stations, ending forecasts for small towns. Coastal villages with purchased flag signals are left without updates, relying only on general bulletins.
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The decision of the second comptroller of Jan. 25 last in the matter of accounts of the signal office, ruling that no telegrams can be paid for out of appropriations for the observation and report of storms... 'except for the reports of observers at stations," has made it necessary for the signal office to discontinue sending out special weather bulletins for certain localities, and to confine the weather information to the regular bulletin. Some time ago it was represented that any locality would be provided with weather forecasts for that vicinity provided it was supplied with a set of flag signals for giving warning to the neighborhood of any expected change in the weather. A great many towns and villages, particularly on the sea coast, took advantage of the offer and purchased the set of flag signals. They have the flags, but they don't know what to do with them, as no weather prophecies are received.
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Small Towns And Villages, Particularly On The Sea Coast
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Jan. 25 Last
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The second comptroller's decision rules that telegrams for storm reports can only be paid from appropriations for observers at stations, forcing the signal office to discontinue special weather bulletins for certain localities and confine information to regular bulletins. Towns that purchased flag signals for weather warnings now receive no forecasts.