Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-09-23

es.r1..1 definitely until next
weeks meeting. The two bidders were
Filling and Weimer and the Harrisburg
River Sand and Coal Company, both
local river coal firms, and their bids
were $3.50 and s1.75 per ton. respective
ly.
brother Is Executor.-The will of
Mrs. Louisa C. Garman was probated
| to-day and letters were granted to
Augutus S. Steinmetz who had been
named as executor
Submits Riverside Blue e-Prlnts.-Blue-
prints for the Riverside section which
1t is expected the city will be officially
asked next month to annex, were sub
mitted to-day to the residents of that
suburban section by E. Clark Cowden.
an engineer.
Want CONFERENCE.-The Dauphin
county court will be asked Monday to
extend the time limit permitted for
the board of viewers in the Northern
Central Railroad condemnation pro-
ceeding against the Alexander Roberts
farm in Halifax township. The viewers
hninshed hearing testimony yesterday
but because of the short time remain
ing to prepare the findings, coun-
sci Will ask the court for the extern
sion. The report was to have been
submitted Monday. The Railroad wants
to condemn by right of eminent domain
about three-quarterS of an acre for
siding purposes.
Frye Wants to Move Hotel.-Appli-
cation will be made to the Dauphin
county court at 10 o'clock, Monday,
October 16, by Attorney ]. Robin
Bennett for permission to transfer the
license of the Frye Hotel, sol State
street to 1912 Moth Seventh street.
Theodore S. Frye . no has conducted
the Eighth ward hos.elry for years must
vacate his property, March l because
1t has been taken over by the State
for capitol park extension purposes.
At the Registrars Office. - Letters
on the estates of Gjusos Grubor and
Simo Stojin, former Steelton foreign
ers, were issued to the Steelton Trust
Company. Register r. u. Danner also
granted letters of administration on
the estate of Lizzie Walmer, East
Hanover, to Katie P. Walmer
Planning Teachers Meetings.-Two
meetings of the rural teachers of
Dauphin county are being planned
for early in October by Prof. f.. E.
tendent. For the instructors whose
bailiwick includes the district north
of Peters mountain, Elizabethville
will be the meeting place; for those
south of the line, the Pleasantview
schoolhouse will probably be selected.
Saturday, September 80 had been
originally scheduled for the first
follow on the following Saturday but
because the schools will only have
been reopened, it is probable that the
dates will be postponed one week
each. Both Prof. Shambaugh and
Prof. w. R. Zimmerman, the assist
ant superintendent, will speak.
Bids For Police Station Cells. -
Specifications. have been prepared for
the half dozen new steel cells that
are to be built at the police station
and it is likely that Mayor E. S.
Meals will advertise Monday for
proposals to be opened October 4.
Plan Two New Bridges. At least
erected by the county as soon as the
fairer weather of next Spring per-
mits One will cross Fishing creek
near Sweig's farm and the other will
be built over stream near Lyons
Vile. Plans and specifications will
be prepared so that bids can be asked
for as soon as the weather opens.
Pay Auditors Tuesday. Council
will likely authorize settlement Tues
day with the Pittsburgh Audit Com
| pany for its work in auditing the ac-
counts of the city treasurer for the
ten years prior to January l, 1916. A
check for S2,950 will be drawn for the
| firm.
Transfer Graupncr sIcense. -
Transfer of the retail liquor license
held by Otto w. Graupner at 1415
North Third street to Carl Reith was
directed in an order issued yesterday
afternoon by the Dauphin county
court.
Taking Prisoners to ''Pcn."-'More
trips, less prisoners per trip" is to
be the keynote of the new plan
Sheriff w. w. Caldwell will inaugurate
with September quarter sessions in
taking prisoners to the Eastern peni-
tentiary. Instead of escorting from
six to eight or ten prisoners to the
Philadelphia institution at once with
the aid of as many selected deputies,
Sheriff Caldwell says he'll hereafter
take only two at a time, although
more Journeys to the prison will be
necessary. One deputy Will accom-
pany him. This method will cost
the sheriff's Office a little more, per-
haps." said he, but it will reduce
the chances of escape of prisoners