Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-24
BRIDGE ORDERED
BY THE Commission
Schuylkin Railways Company Must
Replace Structure at Shenan-
doah at Once
Dearborn CASE IS HELD UP
Lancaster. Franklin and Adams
County Cases Are Decided
by, State Board
Dearborn CASE IS HELD UP
The Public Ser

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the line Of the
lEzzskszz.:eM .::;:xeEJ Schuylkill Rail-
ways, must be placed in safe condition
without any more delay. The COM
plant against the condition of this
| structure was brought by the borough
OF Shenandoah. and several months
ago the investigator of accidents for
the commission practically condemn
| ed 1t as being unsafe for the opera
ton of trolley cars. Unless something
satisfactory is done before April l the
commission will issue an order direct
| Ing the cessation of travel over the
bridge.
In the matter of the complaint of
c. f. Markell, of Columbia, concern
ing dangerous grade crossings on the
lines of the Pennsylvania and the
Philadelphia and Reading in that bor-
ough. the commission has directed
that the Pennsylvania operate its
trains at "a speed not exceeding twelve
miles an hour over the crossings, and
that the Perry street crossing be
tagged by the Reading trainmen.
The Chambersburg, Greencastle and
Waynesboro Street Railway Company
advises the commission that when the
necessity demands it, an extra car will
De placed in service to meet the COM
plant filed by Edwin D. Stouffer, of
lGreencastle: and in the matter of the
complaint of T. J. Hickey, of Littles-
town, the commission does not feel
justified In directing the Hanover and
McSherrystown Street Railway Com
pany to discontinue carrying freight
on its cars.
Spoke at observation-disclosures A. L.
Martin. of the division of institutes,
spoke yesterday at Doylestown, where
/ the Bucks county farmers institute
was held. He discussed extension of
educational work with many farmers.
Governor Due To-night.--Governo
Tener. who spoke at Franklin last
| night. Is due to return tonight The
Panama Exposition commission execu-
| tive committee will meet in his office
| Tomorrow.
LuZerne Meeting. - The supervisors
of Luzerne county are holding their
first meeting for organization under
the township road act today. 1t is ex-
pected that plans for State aid in
planning some road Improvements will
be made.
Report On Earms.--The bureau Of
statistics of the Department of Agri-
culture has received couple of pre-
liminary reports in answer to it's re-
quest for information as to abandoned
farms. 1t appears that farms instead
OF being abandoned are allowed to
run down or are neglected and con-
seqHently deteriorate as producers.
Lebanon Armory.-Efforts will be
made at next meeting of the State
Armory Board to have q site for the
Lebanon armory approved. If pos
sible. the board will build out of this
years appropriation.
In Brick Company.-Senator Enos
NJ. Jones, of Altoona, was one of the
incorporators of the Altoona Brick
Company, just granted a State charter
Case Put On.--The hearing of the
quo warranto proceedings brought by
the State against Miss Neva Dearborn.
appointed registrar by the city of
Philadelphia, to show by what right
she acts as State registrar of births
and deaths, was postponed in the
Dauphin County Court to-day until
March 81. The State, represented
by Deputy Attorney General ]. E. b.
Cunningham and State Commissioner
OF Health Samuel G. Dixon, was pre-
pared to proceed, but word was re-
ceived from Philadelphia that the city
authorities desired continuance.
Rush For Bugs. - State Zoologist
II. A. Surface to-day issued notice
that the supply of parasites to kill
San Jose and other scale was about
exhausted and that the demands could
not be met. Applications by the score
are being filed at the Capitol and will
be taken care of when the supply is
adequate. The reports of yesterdays
demonstrations In the orchards of the
State showed large attendance and
that many twigs were presented to in
spectors for examination as to what
pests were present.
To Argue Case.-The State will pre-
sent argument on its demurrer to the
suit to test the constitutionality of
the anthracite coal tax in the Dauphin
County Court tomorrow. starting the
battle over the law. 1t is expected
that many weeks will pass before the
question is settled, as it will be ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court
Pollution Suits.-A number of addi-
tional suits for pollution of streams
by manufacturing plants are being
prepared by the State Department of
Fisheries because of the manner in
which wastes have been drained into
the water. Thousands of fish are re-
portedto have been killed during the
winter by pollution in northern and
eastern counties. In some places the
streams were so thick with poisons
that all life in them has been de-
stroyed.