Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-12

hearing of objections to the proposed
telephone rate schedule and the COM
mission ruling on Industrial railroad
rates. The cases of the city of Scran-
ton against the Central Railroad of
New Jersey over the proposed new
station Is scheduled to be taken up on
Tuesday and on Wednesday the COM
lplaints about rates of the Ohio VAL
Hey Water Company, which serve
large area near Pittsburgh, will be
heard, together with about thirty con-
tracts between municipalities and pub
lie service corporations. On Thursday
the matter of the bridge planned at
New Castle in which the State, New
Castle city, Lawrence county and
three railroads are involved Will be
taken UP for apportionment of cost
and approval of plans. Similar joint
bridge plans are pending for Butler
and Wilkes-Barr
To Regulate Boilers.-Steps to Sc
cure the data collated by the Amer
Iican Society of Mechanical Engineers
for the establishment of safety stand
ards for boilers, manufacture as well
as operation, are being taken by the
State Department of Labor and In
dustry for use in the compilation of
standards for the State. A commit
tee of manufacturers, designers, en-
-gineers and operators has been named
to draft the standards which will be
prepared during the coming winter.
"A draft of safety standards for eleva-
tors, including manufacture and op-
Grafton is being made.
Settling Taxes-Within week it is
expected that settlements for State
taxes for 1913 will have been closed
up by the Auditor Generals Depart
ment and 1t is estimated that the num-
Der of accounts will approximate ga
900, Settlements are being made at
the rate of 200 day lately and the
total of the 1918 business will he far
in excess of that for 1912. The ac-
counts for 1912 numbered $4,000.
Pra ctically all of the accounts for
the State anthracite coal tax have
been appealed to court, pending de-
cisions on the constitutionality of the
act passed last year. The big railroads
and other corporations which pay the
bulk of the States corporation taxes
are commencing to make their pay
ments. but the disbursements lately
have been running ahead of the in
come. This year, for the first time,
personal property tax does not come to
the State.
= Charity Hcarings-The schedule of
Hhearings arranged by the State Board
of Public Charities for applications
for State appropria tions for State and
charitable institutions is as follows:
Philadelphia, October 20. 21 and %;
Harrisburg. October 27 and 2S; Pitts
burgh, November IL, IS and IA.
Rush For Fish, Applications for
young fish in excess of the supply at
the State fish hatcheries have been
made at the State Department of
Fisheries, which will commence the
distribution of young fish on Septem-
Der Is. One of the interesting fea-
lures of the requests is that thousands
of young frogs are asked. The de-
mand for young trout from fishing
clubs and individuals who have offered
to make observations after planting
the fish is very heavy.
Turnpike CaSe.-The first complaint
over rates and conditions of a turnpike
VIII be given hearing by the Public
Service Commission on Thursday. 1t
is the case of Herman Zook against
the West Kishacoquilas Turnpike
Company, which operates in Mfflin
county. 1t is claimed that the rates
are not what they should be in view
of the condition of roads. The COM
mission also has before it a complaint
against the Pennsylvania Railroad for
withdrawing the agent at Wolfsburg
station, which opens an interesting
line. The York Water Company is
asking the commission to restrain the
city of York from enforcing certain
ordinances.
New Arms of the Iaw.-Appoint-
ments of justices of the peace have
DeeH mace as IOllOWS: Thomas An
derson, Armstrong township, Indiana
county; Walter j. Saunders West Wy
oming, LuZerne county; A. A. johnson,
Bingham township, Potter county:
John f. McDevitt, Yeadon, Delaware
county; Arthur SAKE, Noxen town
ship Wyoming county; G. 3. Whit
comb, Sugar Grove, Wyoming county;
John S. Wright, jackson township.
Venango county.
Runs For All People Samuel d.
'Weaber, of Lancaster, to-day filed a
nomination paper to he a candidate
for the House in the First Lancaster
district on the All Peoples party
ticket
Asking Approyal.-Appicatio for
approval of charter applications have
been filed with the Public Service
commission by nine electric compan-
les, five in Butler county. two in Ian
easter and two in Lehigh counties. The
Lykens Valley Consolidated Gas Com
Ipany is also asking for a charter.
while the Gas Company of Millers-
burg and the borough of Millersburg
TASK approval of contract for service.
The Bell Telephone Company is ask