Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-11-28

the year just clos
ing. Practically all cities and eoun-
ties have established inspection and
some have combined for the sake of
economy.
over 95,O of the 7S4.124 weights.
scales, measures and other imple-
ments inspected were found faulty and
ordered out of use and 21.216 adjust
ed. One hundred and six persons were
prosecuted for violations.
Chief Sweeney's report shows that
the inspections We're classified as fol-
lows:
Hopper scales, s99: condemned. IS.
Wagon scales, 2,1S7: condemned. 442.
Platform scales, 1850; condemned,
1,19S. Counter scales. 35,076: con-
demned, sos. Spring balances, 15,-
1875; condemned. 4,2S9. Beam scales,
S.SS9; condemned, S45. Computing
scales. 1925: condemned, 1853. Slot
personal scales, 81; condemned. IA.
Prescription scales, 179; condemned.
l. Dry measures, ss.S4s: condemned.
l7,S54. Liquid measures, 100000;
condemned, SS.294. Milk jars, 2S,-
430; condemned. 1864 Glass grad
yates, 219; condemned, 5. Oil pumps,
ISIS; condemned. ia. Barrels. 2OS;
condemned, 2S. Yard sticks. 20.2S7;
condemned, $500: Avoirdupois
weights, 171,70S; condemned, 1858.
ivy " NASAAASE 4-us 1QhutllhGus honG.
Apothecaries weights. 49S; condemn
ed, l3. Railroad scales. 81; condemn,
:. Automatic gauges, 1,12T: con-
demned, SO. Packages, 1855; con-
demned, g74. Boxes, 1866: con-
demned 4,039. Baskets, 172, 500; con-
demned, $500. Miscellaneous. 1,O16
pieces inspected and condemned.
Chief Sweeney's summary shows
that 1875 weighing and measuring
devices irSrapfAI Vsi
approvals. 21,216 successful adjust
ments and 1888 condemnations. Bar
rels, boxes, baskets and other pack
ages were inspected to the number OF
221,959, with 210,512 approvals and
.l1,447 condemnations.
State Charters.-State charters have
been issued as follows: Motor Trans
portation Company, Hazleton, $50. 1000;
Lower Saucon Water Company, Lower
Saucon township, Lehigh county. office
.at Philadelphia, capital $4,000; Brock
way Telephone Company, Brockway-
vile, capital $4,000; Snow Shoe Bank
Snoe Shoe, capital $4,000: Peoples
State Bank. of Wyalusing, capital $685.
600: Homer Light, Heat and Power
Company, Homer City, office at Clear.
field. capital $4,000; Squaw Oil and
400; Pittsburgh Kin Po Company
Pittsburgh, capital $4,000.
Public Service Plans.-Three days
hae been set aside next week for con.
tinuation of the hearing before the
Pennsylvania Public Service Commits.
sion of the complaint of NJ. L. Cooke
W. H. Ball and William Hancock, OF
Philadelphia, against the rates and
service of the Philadelphia Electric
Company. The hearing will be re-
sumed on Wednesday and run until
Friday. At the last hearing the COM
pany was invited to submit an inven-
tory of its property. On Tuesday the
commission will hear complaints OF
the Lake Transit Company against the
Lehigh Valley Railroad and com
plants against the Beaver Valley Wa.
ter Company over rates. Next day q
scores of contracts including those OF
Sunbury and Pottstown with railroad
companies and of Hazleton with a wa
ter company will be heard together
with applications for approval of re-
organization of the Hagerstown and
Frederick railway and several merg-
ers and sales. Thursday grade cross
ings will be considered and Gallitzln
will ask permission to build a munich
pal water works.
Fiscal Year to End.-Pennsylvan
fiscal year Will close on Monday night
and from present indications the reVe.
the record breaking total of $685.
76S.42 for the general fund during the
fiscal year of 1918. This decline Is
about equal to the amount of the per
sonal property tax, which by act OF
1913, was made a purely county tan
and which the State will no longer re.
ceive. From present indications the
income from capital stock tax will not
be very much different from tht sl3,-
.553,537.97 record established last year
More Regulations.-The State Live.
stock Sanitary Board to-day issued an
order that because of the foot and
mouth disease all skim milk must be
pasteurized before being returned to
dairymen and farmers at creameries
No new cases of the disease have been
reported in the last twenty-four hours
Two Trustees.-John A. Wilson and
G.. r. Galbrath, Franklin, We're TO-DAY
appointed trustees of the State Hos
pital at Warren.
Expense AccOunts.-Percy +. Smith
Washington party candidate for Lieu
tenant-GoVernor, to-day filed his ex.
pense account, showing that he had
expended s1,461.25. He received $2S6
of which S. S. Marvin gave 500. Johr
Wallace S136 and 4. p. Moore $50
In his expenditures is an item oil
s944.79 paid to p. f. Smith for print.
ing. The rest was expended for ad.
vertising, postage and travelling ex
penses.
George c. Hetzel, of Ridley Park
accounted for S2,47O collected for the
Delaware county branch of the Penn.
sylvania Protective Union and paid tC
Richard Campion, treasurer of the
State Union.
other accounts filed were:
James Weakley, Forty third Ware
Palmer Mccormick League, Philadel
phia, received S203, including SIG:
from the city league. and spent all o
it, thirty-five watchers receiving 81
each and SO appearing eight times FOL
hall rent
Harry L. SOmers. Twentieth Ware
Palmer Mccormick League, PhiIadel
phia, received S140 from city league
and spent it for watchers and hal
rent. Twenty watchers were
paid from 81 to 50 each.
Arthur W. Price, Forty-first Ware
Washington party committee. Phila.
delphia, received S11J from city com.
mittee and spent it for watchers ana
hall rent.