Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-04-13

Ss'' s""A Jsttnool. representing the
borough council, fixed April 23 as the
date for hearing q mandamus pro-
ceeding brought against the water
company to compel it to bring state
ment of its financial standing. The
authorized capital stock is $4,000.
The borough council wants to buy
the plant but the water company has
declined to produce "a statement, ac-
cording to A. f. Hanna, president OF
the town council. 1t is said that the
water company had asked 100000.
The towns borrowing capacity is $50.
600. The mandomus proceeding 1t 10
understood is the initial step toward
arranging a proper figure.
What! No Constables? ?--Enoch vii,
liams was appointed by the court to-
day to serve as constable for the West
Ward, Williamstown, vice James Will
liams, removed, and Harry Salada was
named for the same job in Williams
township to succeed Ben Bainbridge.
also removed. Since the removals the
places have been without constabIes
City Pays Light Biu.--Clty Treas,
urer Copelin to-day paid out $4,123.90
to the Harrisburg Light and Power
Company for street lighting for tho
month of March.
Chief Clerk Lebo Improving. - D.
Frank Lebo. chief clerk to the county
commissioners who has been seriously
i'll with an attack of malarial fever,
was reported to-day as improving.
To-day's Building Permits Peter
Vanderloo, two 3-story nlansard
bricks, 2137-S9 Derry street, $1,000;
f. H. Bomgardner, fourteen 2-story
bricks, 2004 to 80 Swatara, S2S,000.
Realty Saturdays realty
transfers: NJ. S. Hershey to Adam
w. Whistler, Derry township, $2,360:
G.. w. Cumbler's executors to Charles
III. Moser, Steelton, $240; j. Killinger.
p. j. Whitman and Joseph Miller. to
A. Zimmerman in Jackson township
for s94, $3.50 and $377, respective
ly; Wilhelmina Hemple to D. Challen-
ger, Thirteenth street, $4,000; Eliza
beth Worden to Joseph Kalbfus, Mid
die Paxton township, $1,500.
To Sell Land and Private Road. -
In accordance with an order of the
Orphans Court of Dauphin county,
the 103 acres of farm land and the
uss of d private road abutting on the
Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad,
owned by the Raymond l.. Stewart
! estate, will be sold in front of the
| Courthouse at p. M. Wednesday,
April 20.
Harrisburg Shared I'm Building Gain.
Harrisburg was among the seventy
cities which helped increase the coun-
| try's total building gain approximate
| ly per cent. during the past month
according to the American Contractor.
The total value for the month was
$74,709,9 ,915.
Ask Discharge From Bankruptcy
Application for discharge from bank
ruptcy will be heard by tho Federal
Court for the Middle District of Penn
sylVania at Scranton May 4, by Will
liam Sumner Roebuck, this city. The
petition sets forth that he has dis
charged his obligations.
Flowers and Postcards For Court
Crier.-Flowers and dozens of post
cards were received by George w.
Barnes. Dauphin county's aged court
crier, Saturday, his eightieth birthday.
The old court attache, who has called
the "OyeZ; Oyez!" that announced the
sitting of the Judge for more than
forty years, had BEEN confined to his
bed for nearly year. General debility,
due to advancing years, is gradually
sapping his strength
To Prepare Bonds. - Harrisburg's
rev series of 81 40. 900 worth of public
Improvement bonds. bids for which
will be opened April 20, will be pre-
pared by the United States Mortgage
and Trust Company, New York city.
The legality of the securities will be
passed upon by Attorney John G.
Johnson.