Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-13
WATER COMPANY
MEN ARE ARRESTED

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the rate Of 80 cents per hundred cubic
| feet, which is 200 per cent. more than
was charged formerly.
The seven men, following their ar
rest by Chief of Police Fox, were
taken before Squire Fl. N. Bowman,
where information was made against
them for violating a borough ordi-
nance by digging up the streets OF
the town without a permit. The in
formation was made by Highway Com
missioner Isaac Wolfe, who, earlier
In the day, had refused to grand Su-
perintendent Saunders and Mr.. john
son four permits.
Digging Is Halted
The water company employees ar
rived in the borough early this morn
ing and Immediately one man was
placed in front of the home of M. A.
Brinton. He began to dig and when
Chief of Police Fox arrived he learned
that the company was about to repair
leak in the main, from which water
has been oozing for the past two
weeks. Chief Fox did not make the
company take out a permit for that
ditch, but warned the men that If
bitches were dug for the purpose of
turning off water. arrests would be
made.
About 1890 o'clock Superintendent
Saunders placed two men in front of
the home of r. l.. Myers, at Myers
avenue and Market street, another at
Nelson P. Gleim's home in Bowman
avenue, and two in front of Squire
Bowman's house, at Bowman avenue
and Market streets. Mr.. Saunders
took position at Bowman avenue and
Market street and Sent Mr.. Johnson
hafwaan
Gleim's residence, where he could see
both Mr.. Saunders and the man in
front of the Glenn home.
The workmen in front of the Myers
and Bowman residences were in the
view of Mr.. Saunders. At 1850 o'clock
the superintendent gave the signal to
start work. The men in front of the
Myers and Bowman homes and Mr..
Johnson passed along the signal to the
man in front of the Glenn residence.
Chief of Police Fox was then sum-
moned and before the diggers had
gotten very far into the hard ground.
they were placed under arrest.
There was no resistance and the
prisoners intimated that their COM
pauy had everything planned and that
the program was being carried out
according to schedule. 1t was under
stood that the companys attorneys
rived at Carlisle. Squire Bowman
made an immediate return of the case
to court.
Permits Refused
Tho four permits asked for this
morning and refused were for the
Myers, Glenn, Bowman and Sechrist
houses, but failuer of one man to COM
plete the work at the home of Mr..
Brinton changed the superintendents
plans to have O man in front of the
Sechrist home.
To-day was the third time the Glenn
residence was approached. On Mon
day the men were halted when they
attempted to dig in the street. Yes
terday they turned off the water at the
water box. 1t was Immediately turn
and the valve box lid covered. with
cement. The attempt to dig up the
street to-day was the third.
Before Superintendent Saunders
stationed his men this morning, he told
a Telegraph reporter that he knew
they would be arrested. He said some
of the residents refused to pay the
water rate and he would have to carry
out his company's orders to shut off
the supply. After he had given the
men the signal to begin operations, he
leaned against pole In front of
Squire Bowman's home and awaited
the arrival of Chief of Police Fox to
place him under arrest.
May Be Released
Superintendent Saunders did not
know the exact location of the pipe
leading from the main to Squire Bow
mans home, so he sent W. z. Zellers
to the cellar to read the meter. The
Squire gave the man permission to go
to the meter, but was not aware that
at the same time the man was in his