The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-16
eLec1Rlc Llenr RATES.
A Bill Regulating Them Introduced in
the Pennsylvania Legislature.

n bill EFshthtIhE III
the Pennsylvania Legislature.
HARRIsBURG. March lin tho house
yesterday bill of great Importance to
patrons of electric light companies was
presented by Mr.. Rein Oehl, of Lebanon,
TO regulate charges for supplying electric
light. The charges are regulated as fol-
lows: For light supplied for public
lighting in any city, borough, town or
township, 25 cents per day of twenty.
four hours for each arc lamp; for light
supplied 10 individuals in the said cities
and towns, 25 cents per day for each arc
lamp, and cent per hour for each in
Candescent lamp. A violation Of the
law is punishable by fine of not less
than 800 nor more than 81 900.
The bill repeating the act prohibiting
the sale of liquors in the borough of
Tarentum was reported from committee
with negative recommendation.
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Burdick,
of Mexican, amending the act authoriz-
ing boards Of control of education in
cities of the second class to establish and
maintain schools for instruction in the
mechanics, arts and kindred subjects. so
as to extend the provisions thereof TO
cities of the third class.
Mr.. Seyfert, of Lancaster, introduCed d
bill making an appropriation Of $4,000
to complete a monument TO the memory
of the Revolutionary soldiers buried at
Ephrata.
Mr.. Kubbach, of Wayne. introduced
bill TO authorize any soldier or sailor
TO bring suit against any county, city
ward, borough or township in the com
monwealth 20 recover the amount of
money TO which he became entitled by
reason of his enlistment in the service Of
the United States and being accredited
to any county, city, ward, borough or
township in the state
A bill was introduced by Mr. Broad
head, Of Luzerne, to prevent foreign
corporations from engaging in mining
anthracite coal without license and to
prevent its exhaustion. A preamble re-
cites that the anthracite coal bed of the
world, comprising an area Of 40 square
miles, is wholly contained within the
state of Pennsylvania. There are now
actually no undeyeloped coal lands in
the Lehigh, Shamokin and Mount
Carmel coal fields of the Wyoming re.
giOn, and this region is likely to be ex.
hausted in five years at the present rate
of consumption. To limit the produc.
tiOn foreign corporations are required by
Jn6 OIL TO take OUT n llCenSe TO mime
coal, and must not sell coal for delivery
outside Of the state for less than s. per
ton. Heavy penalties are provided for
violations of the act.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Losch,
of Schuylkill, that a committee of five
members of the house and three mem.
bers of the senate be appointed to make
arrangements for the attendance of the
legislature at the dedication of the Penn.
sylvania state building at the Worlds
Columbian exposition.
Mr.. Ritter moved that the resolution
be referred to the committee on centen.
nial affairs, and the motion was adopted.
A resolution was offered by Mr. Rich.
mond, of Philadelphia, that the friends
OF the bill to abolish the public building
commission of Philadelphia be heard on
Tuesday evening next. Adopted.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Marshall,
of Allegheny, was also adopted that the
bill appropriating $4,000 for the re.
equipment of the national guard OF
Pennsylvania be made special order on
| final passage for Wednesday next.
A large number of bills We're read the
| first time, and then the house adjourned
| until Monday evening.