Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-16

May 10 look into the local situation.
Assurance to this effect was received
here to-day and preparation for the
hearing will be started. Facts regard
ing the ratings for this city and vicin-
ity and the fire protection accorded by
municipalities will be presented.
Tho commission adjourned last
Thursday at Pittsburgh after some hot
hearings, In which witnesses were
threatened with arrest il they did not
answer. and will meet In York on Feb
ruary "a. 1t will hold hearings at Erie
and Scranton In March and probably
visit Wilkes-Barre and Reading. VIII
Transport will bo taken in later and
then Harrisburg will have its turn.
Laws to correct certain conditions
are predicted by members of the COM
mission.
Busy Week On.--This will be a busy
week at the Capitol The Public Ser
wee Commission meets tomorrow, the
Board of Pardons on Wednesday and
the Armory Board and Water Supply
Commission on Thursday.
Governor TO Speak.--Governor Tener
will speak at East Stroudsburg and
York this week. He is In New York
to-day.
JohnSon's Ideas.-Emory r, John
son. Public Service Commissioner. has
written signed article for the Phila-
delphia Ledger on Panama Canal tolls
He was the expert who worked out
the scale of tolls and takes the po-
sltion that exemption of coastwise
shipping is not good economy and is
| moreover, in violation of treaty obli-
| cations.
Spending the Money.--Some of the
clues and boroughs in the anthracite
| region have already begun to spend
flatr
state as their share of the hard coal
tax. Most OF them will use 1t to buy
fire apparatus and hose.
Fubitc ServfCe.-The Public Service
Commission at its meeting tomorrow
VIII consider number of petitions for
the approval of contracts between
municipalities and service companies
On Wednesday the taking of testi.
mony In the matter concerning uni.
form telephone rates throughout the
state Will be resumed and the petition
OF The Consolidated Water Company
for process to prevent the borough OF
Coudersport from constructing water
plant without obtaining approval OF
the commission will also be heard.
kick on Farce. d. Greene, J. IL
Mccartney and C. 8. Fiscus, West.
moreland county, have filed q com
piafnt against the Pittsburgh. Mex ees-
port and Greensburg Railway Com
pany because the rate of fare between
Greensburg and Jeanette was, on No.
vember l, 1913, increased from cents
to 10 cents. They allege that the
Decent rate is exorbitant, unjust and
unreasonable.
state Charters.-Letters patent have
been issued to the following new cor
porations: Rich & Co., inc. tobacco
Marietta, capital $4,000; South Fifth
Street Building and Loan Assn, Phila'.
delphia, capital S1,0OO,O0O; Erie
Lithograph Co., Erie, capital $50. 600
/ q. r. Beldridge Co., sand and rock
| Holfdaysburg, capital s10,5OO; J. RI
Long, hardware Co., Orwigsburg. can
1tal $4,000; Lansdale Pure Food co.
Lansdale. capital $4,000: Mt. Vernon
Orchard-Lumber Co., Pittsburgh. can
ital $4,000.
Penalties on Bills.-The Public
Service Commission has been asked
to pass upon the right of a water
company to charge five per cent. pen
atty for failure to make payment OF
quarterly water bill at a specified
time. The complaints have been
made from York, Charleroi and Do
nora. This Is the first time the uues-
ton has been raised before the com
mission.
The commission will meet Tuesday
and begin a series of hearings on con
tracts between public service com
panies and municipalities, applications
for charters and complaints.