The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-09-14
JITNEYS MUST GET
SERVICE PERMIT
Commission Rules Allegheny County
Auto Line Must Have Certificate
OF Public Need.
Harrisburg

opinions held that Bryan Blythe and
w. T. Alter, operating jitneys in tne
vicinity of Natrona, Allegheny county,
must obtain certificates OF public con.
venience from the commission. The
decisions in the main follow the lines
of those handed down In the Scranton
cases decided by Judge Monaghan, OF
Philadelphia, when a commissioner,
The Allegheny Valley Street Railway
Company was the complainant.
In the case of Blythe, however, It is
pointed out that he had made an ap-
plication for certificate and that
when hearing was held on protest
filed by tho street railway company
he did not appear The opinion says.
"The granting OF certificates of pub.
lie convenience authorizing individuals
TO engage in the business OF common
carrier OF passengers is Of grave mo.
ment to the public. Not only the pub.
lies convenience, but their safety Is
involved. II seems proper that the com.
hAooiOh bhOulu Ut iilOl uicu VI l0b
character and fitness of such applicants
and also as to their ability TO perform
the service which such certificates OF
public convenience would impose upon
them.
The opinion contains an order that
Blythe must stop operating until no
obtains a certificate. A similar order
is also made in the case OF Alter.
Striker Makes Compensation Claim.
The first compensation claim made
by a striker against his former EN-.
ployer for an injury received prior to
the strike. was heard by Compensation
Referee r. X. Saylor. Hugh l.. Nc.
Loughlin, chairman Of the division OF
trolleymen which inaugurated strike
on the Harrisburg railway lines. claim.
ed compensation for fender striking
him on the shin prior TO the strike
The period Of disability, II was stated.
ended before the strike was called.
The injury was admitted, but the com.
pany counsel cOntended that II was
aggravated by Mclaughlin playing ball
few days after being hurt. 1t was
alleged that a "grounder" which the
trolleymen missed hit him on the In.
jured leg.
Certified For Poilutlns Pa. Streams.
Eighty manufacturing plants have
been certified TO the Attorney Generals
Department by the State Department
OF Fisheries for polluting streams of
the State, and most OF them have been
served with notices by the legal OF.
flcer that they must cease the prac.
tice. In case OF failure the State will
enter suits and compel action to stop
pollution. This week It is likely that
thirty more plants viii be listed and
sent TO the Attorney General, because
OF neglect or refusal to stop pollu.
tion. The bulk OF the offenses are
said to have been found on streams
in the Susquehanna, Allegheny and
Schuylklil River systems.
To Buy shippensburg School.
The State Board OF Education IL
about to complete purchase of the
property OF the State Normal School
at Shippensburg, valued at almost a
quarter OF a million dollars. The State
Is paying slO,50O for the stock out
standing and assuming debt Of S26,
0C0. The proceedings to acquire the
normal schools at Kutztown, Berks
county, and Millersville, Lancaster
county. will be completed within
fortnight The State will then have
title to all but >three of the normal
schools.
viii OF Harrlsburs's Founder.
A special niche In the Office Of the
Dauphin County Register of Wills has
been provided for wills which may
have historical value, and the first
notable paper was slowed away Thurs
day, when the last testament OF John
Harris, founder of Harrisburg, and
son Of the first settler here, was filed
The old will was written bv John him.
self on heavy parchment, May rs,
1890, and was probated October II,
1871. II was recently unearthed from
the State records and rehabllltated.
BIG Revenue Receipts.
The State had the biggest revenue
last Thursday OF any day in months
The Lehigh Valley Railroad paid s242,'
900 in State tax. and James B. Shee-
han, Register OF Wills OF Philadelphia,
sent $75,426 as August taxes collected
in his Office.
Transfer Stamps Yield $s,2tt.
The States income from the sales
OF stock transfer stamps during Au'
gust amounted to $S.211.34. according
to a report made by the Auditor Cen
eral The July sales were about the
same.
Permit To Build Erie Conduit
The State Wafer Supply Commission
granted permission TO the city Of Erie
to construct covered concrete con.
duit In Mill Creek in that city. This
Is part of the flood prevention plan
for Erie
County lnsures Employees.
westmoreland county insured the
liability of all of It's county employees
in the State Workmen's Insurance
fund. II is the largest county to do so