Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-08
ADAMS COUNTY GETS
ONLY ROAD ROUTE
Governor Issues a Statement Civ
ing His Reason For Approving
RudisilPs Bill

Governor Brumbaugh to-day APP
proved the only addition to the State
system of main highways to get
through the Legislature. 1t is located
in Adams county and is to connect
the battlefield with the Maryland line.
In approving the bill the Governor
issued this statement: THE Governor
is opposed to increasing the mileage
of State highways. He thinks the
mileage ought to be reduced. He is
convinced that many routes are now
on the list for no other than political
reasons. They can't be gotten rid of.
But this five miles is historic. Meade's
army used 1t. 1t ought to be a main
highway into Maryland. Solely be-
cause of its historic associations this
bill is approved"
The Governor also announced his
approval of the Kuhn bill authorizing
employment of convicts on highways
at 20 cents a day. The detail for such
work is to be voluntary on the part
of the convict and in no way be com
pulsory. The men may be detailed
when asked by State. county, town
ship or municipal officers in charge
OF roads and the pay is to accumulate
until h sentence ends, unless convict
petitions for payment toward support
of family.
Approval was also announced of
the willard bill amending h nurses
registration act. This provides that
the records shall be kept in the De-
partment of Health, that $4,000 may
be retained in the registration board
treasury instead of $1,000; that $40
shall be the application fee; that
reciprocity may be had with other
States having regulations equal to
those in Pennsylvania; that the board
shall prepare reports on training
schools for nurses and that a State
educational director of training for
nurses shall be named at 81, 400 a year.
Other House bills announced as APP
proved were:
Authorizing a written demand for a
jury trial and authorizing courts to
Iadopt rules for procedure; regulating
trlals without jury and providing for
appeals.
Providing for acquisition by emf
nent domain of additional land for the
new State penitentiary in Center
county.
Regulating laying out of roads along
lines dividing counties.
| Authorizing Forestry Department to
enter into agreement with local or
private associations for prevention and
eXtinsuishing of forest fires.
Empowering Forestry Department
to grant rights of way through State
forests.
Providing that when milk is below
State standard of butter fats an eX-
animation may be made of the herd
from which milk is secured and II
fault is with cattle seller of milk shall
not be prosecuted.
Amending school code so hat all re-
ceipts from State forests shall go to
State school fund.
Amending school code by providing
that no teacher shall be appointed,
promoted or transferred in first class
districts except certain officers who are
~specihed whose name does not appear
among the three highest on the elig-
IDLE list.
l.. Validating municipal liens for paw
ing and curbing in boroughs.
Repeating local acts for ALLEGHENY
county, a bill prepared by Allegheny
county laws.
Authorizing district attorneys in
counties having between 10000 and
100000 population to employ a stenoe-
rapher as assistant.
Fixing salary of messenger in Legis-
lative Reference Bureau at $1,000.