Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-10


| use descriptions of all of the rivers
and important streams, lakes and
major ponds, showing locations. size,
elevation, depth. capacity and possible
use. The inventory is also to in
clude mineral springs, which abound
in some parts of the State, the larger
springs and data relative to, water
supply and water power plants
This information is to be supple
mented by complete rainfall records
at all points where observations have
peen under way and the working out
or a practical system of flood warn
| lngs along the lines Of that estab-
llShed last summer and Fall on the
west branch of the Susquehanna. The
| ERECT of recent floods, including the
great mood OF last March in the river
valleys in Mercer, Lawrence and
Beaver counties and the Allegheny
valley. is also to be given attention.
Another subject to be taken up will
| be study of the culm in streams in
the anthracite districts and recon-
mendations of a remedial character
| will be made.
| A portion of the study will be de-
! voted to navigation in the past with
data regarding the present and what
is possible
The report is to be completed bv
December l so that it can be trans
| mitted to the next Legislature to-
gether with proposed acts.
| Codifying Laws.-Steps to provide
the General Assembly of 1915 with
a complete code of the existing laws
OF the Commonwealth are being ta-
ken by the State Legislative Refer
ence Bureau under provisions of an
act of the last Legislature and the
statutes of over 100 years have been
overhauled in the process The re-
| port will include a statement of what
laws or parts of laws have been re-
| pealed and what have become obso-
lete. The report will be a series of
compilations, by topics of the statutes,
arranged by chapters and sections, all
subheaded, with accompanying lists
or statutes to be repealed, which will
furnish the State with its first codes
OF laws. The acts relative to schools,
bftumfnous mining, militia and other
matters have already been codified
and the public service law is another
form of grouping laws. 1t is the idea
to have the report printed and placed
before the General Assembly soon af-
ter 1t meets year hence.
IbSiIieeEs 10 Mtet.-Ine new engl-
neers' commission, which is to make
study of the engineering profession
in the State and report on the advisa-
| bility of licensing engineers engaged
on construction, maintenance and op-
Grafton of public and private works
where there are unusual hazards and
such laws as may be needed in the
public interest, has been called to
meet here on January 16. The COM
mission will begin work at once and
| as all of the members are engineers
| experienced in various kinds of work
| 1t is expected that the report will be
prepared before many months. It is
to be submitted by November l.
Public Service.-The Public Service
! Commission adjourned last night after
deciding a number of cases and ar
| ranging for the hearing on the pass
question on January 20. In the case
| OF Nj. "A. Kelly, of this city, who COM
planned about delivery charges of the
! City Transfer Company, the commits
! sion was informed by the company
that it had regular zones of charges
and that deliveries above Maclay street
were at the rate of so cents.
State Charitics.-The Board of Pub
/ lie Charities has issued a statement
| showing that S20,626,0S4.92 was ap-
| propriated by the last Legislature for
charities and cut by the Governor to
Sl6,S55, ,S91.31. The board recon-
mended SIG, 9,239.35, and this is the
most striking instance ever known
where the Governor followed the rec
concentrations of the board. Never
| before has so small an amount as
$4,000 been known between recon-
mendations and approvals. 1t is quite
feather for the board. The amount
allowed for new institutions was
$4,000, including a quarter million
! for the State industrial home for
women. In addition the Legislature
allowed the Department OF Health
| 1000 for the States campaign
against tuberculosis, which has at
| traeted world wide attention.
Traction Men Meet.-Preparation
| for test of the new law licensing
traction engines were made at a meet
| ing held at Lancaster. The Attorney
Generals Department will meet the
| case when it arises.
Agriculture Board.-The State Board
OF Agriculture will meet here on Jan
uary 2S, % and 80 and Governor Tener
| to-day arranged to make remarks at
| the opening. Practically every State
Official will be represented in the re-
| ports.
HEARD ON THE CHILL"