Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-05
JITNEY RULES TO
BE MADE BY STATE
General Regulation Likely to
Come From Public Service
Commission Soon
VERNON YES
Will Be Away Until Monday;
Marysville Gets Permit
From DR.. Dixon

R 1t is likely that
NN Z nm within a few days
N\N x ~ some general regu-
NSSNYS lation for issuance
h.S1kNTsNsNNe1 of certificates OF
kSSHLElg@NM public convenience
ENIQ4QQSA and requirements
a III 4khGIN1&tRH2 4 hereunder in re-
| k3AHMIWHJIlENHH gard to Jitney op-
k8d9gOe orators will be put
-@szzSEN out by the Public
asssaAssz Service Commits
sion. The subject has been given care
full study by the commissioners, who
have been making observations in
Wilkes-Barre and other places where
the Jitneys have been very much to
the front and the law is now being
looked up.
| 1t is probable that the regulation
will call for display of certificate and
recognition of the man who applies
for certificate, although the details
have not been worked out. Expert
ence will also be considered.
The commission last evening ap-
proved applications for certificates
from several iitney owners in Blair,
Mifflin, Cambria, Allegheny and 9th
er counties. These will be subject
to the regulation when issued.
Marysville Permit.-A permit has
missioner of Health Dixon for con-
struction of its system of sanitary
sewers and sewage treatment
Forty Charters.-This week has
been lively one for issuance of State
charters. In the neighborhood of
forty have been approved by the
Governor.
baugh left today for Pittsburgh to
return on Tuesday. The Governors
plans call for visits to Erie and Mead
Vile on Monday and Lebanon and
Reading on Wednesday, Norristown
and Philadelphia on Thursday and the
anthracite regions on Friday and Sat
urday.
Award Made.-The contract was
awarded at the State Highway De-
partment for Glass &C" bituminous
material for use by the Maintenance
Division during the present season.
Bids for this were opened on Monday
The contract for the first, third and
fourth districts was awarded to the
Barrett Manufacturing Company, OF
Philadelphia, at the following prices:
First District, .0749 per gallon: 9hird
District, .075 per gallon; Fourth Dis
trict, .O75 per gallon. The contract
for the Second District was awarded
to the United Gas Improvement Com
pany, of Philadelphia, at .076 per gal
Ion. In each instance the contract
was awarded to the low bidder.
Superintendent n a m d. II. J..
Russell, principal of Towanda schools,
was yesterday appointed superintend-
ent of schools of Bradford county to
fill vacancy caused by death.
Broke Quarantine; Arrested.-Mil-
ton Baker, who lives in Beaver town
ship, Columbia county, broke measles
quarantine, going from his house to
a hotel, where the disease also existed
Now the hotel is closed and he is
under arrest.
School Payments - The sum of
$144,5S0.33 has been paid to 73 school
districts since April /. During April
SO districts received $500 in round
numbers and since April 30 forty have
been paid $4,000. About thirty dis
tricts remain to be paid, the amount
due being $4,000. This illustrates
the manner in which the State
financial authorities have been forced
to act because of low revenues. The
cost of the strike service of the
Guard will come out of the half
million appropriation for the purpose
of meeting emergencies.
Opinions Given. - Auditor General
Powell was informed in an opinion
given by Deputy Attorney General
largest that he had no authority to
grant more than one extension of the
time for filing corporation reports for
State. taxation. The decision was in
case of a northwestern company
which had been given an extension
of thirty days. The penalty for fail
ure to file after the extension had
been granted will be enforced Opin-
ions were also given that the premium
on the bond for the superintendent of
construction of the new buildings at
Spring City Hospital must be paid
from the funds of the Department of
Public Grounds and Buildings, and
that prisoners sentenced prior to
June 80. 1909. did not come under
the parole act of May 10, 1909.
Major Cole Here. - Major Thomas
o. Cole, of the First artillery, was a
visitor TO the Capitol yesterday.
Governor Invited. COY ernor
BrumbaItgh has been invited to at
tend the conference of the Governors
at Salt Lake on June 81.
Increase Filed. - The T h d r c
Presser Company, of Philadelphia has
filed notice OF increase of stock from
100000 to $750,00O.