Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-15
BOROUGH CODE IS
READY FOR SESSION
Legislative Reference Bureau Has
Completed One of Most
Important Tasks

law on the subject of boroughs from
! provincial Gays 10 1913 session been
codihed, but provision has been made
put one town in the State and that is
Bloomsbury and if it desires 1t may
operate under the law.
The original borough code drafted
Tor general criticism comprised 2T5
/ pages with ten for the index and ref
erences. 1t contained only such acts
as needed to be noted, the repealed.
obsolete and superseded laws being left
out Letters received at the bureau
since the first code was issued have eX-
pressed pleasure at the completion of
the nrst code of the kind, which has
apparently been greatly needed, judg-
ing from the tone of letters received.
= Inc taxation and corporation codes
Will be submitted with the borough
code soon after the session opens.
Wants larger NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ION Tor enlargement of several of the
states fish hatcheries will likely be
4 asked of the next Legislature by the
State Department of Fisheries. The
bill will call for appropriations accord
ing TO hatcherieS. The State work has
made splendid progress in the last
year on every hatchery.
senator washers Here.-Senator
Henry Washers, of York, was a Cap
itol visitor.
Clothing Allowance Order.-The
order for the clothing allowance of
rangement will be issued by the ad-
1utant generals department within a
few days.
Mr.. DeininSer About.-James c.
Deininger, executive clerk, is able to
be about after his recent accident in
which he sprained an ankle. Mr..
Deininger was warmly welcomed back
to the Capitol.
Want Rabbit Law Changed.-The
state Farmers Alliance yesterday at
| Williamsport recommended that the
State law permitting the killing OF
rabbits be changed because the ami
mails have become a nuisance. The
State Game Commission will welcome
suggestions before making its rec
concentrations to the Governor.
| Visited Pittsbureh.-Chief of Mines
! Roderick was in Pittsburgh this week
consulting with people regarding the
proposed regulations for operations
outside of mining which are to be
placed under State supervision.
Will Meet Tuesday.-The Public
Service Commission will meet Tues
day and Walter II. Gather, the new
Commissioner. will take his seat. The
Tuesday meeting will consist of eX-
ecutlNe sessions.
Another Big Payment.-The High
way Department seat another $25. 200
to the State Treasury day as in
come from automobile licenses.
Argued License Case.-The auto
mobile license case was argued in the
Supreme Court yesterday by NJ
Hampton Todd, former attorney gen.
eral and author of the specific appro-
priation act, and Thomas \. Crichton,
cashier of the State Treasury, appear
| ing for State Treasurer r. X. Young.
The case is that decided by Judge Nc
Carrell in favor of the State Highway
| Department and which attracted so
much attention last summer when the
department was endeavoring to re-
pair the roads and the funds were
| held up by the fiscal officers.
Portrait Herc.-A handsome por-
| trait of Attorney General Bell was re-
ceived at the Attorney Generals De-
with portraits of other Attorneys Gen
| eral
| Groome Hits Back.-Major John c.
Groome, Superintendent of the State
| Police, has made a reply to a booklet
called The American Cossack" and
aimed at the police. In the pages he
answered some of the charges made
in the recent publication issued by the
organized labor leaders and prints nu-
merous letters praising the work of the
| police. Among them are twenty one
| from district attorneys and three from
| sheriffs together with others from
other officials.