Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-13

sing, in complaint against the Sink
ing Spring Water company, which
operates in vicinity of Reading. Crau-
mer was charged 80 cents foot ac-
cording to the frontage of his prop
erty before water service was given.
Mr.. Alcorn says that it does not
help to call the charge a service
charge and declares that the cost of
the water pipe would form Il very inn
portant element in valuation of the
eompany's property. Undoubtedly
says he, 'the laying of water pipe in
front OF property enhances its mar
ket value but a private water COM
pany has no right to make any charge
on that account. This water pipe was
laid some years ago and il the COM
plainant purchased the property since
the pipe was laid he paid for the inn
proVement in the purchase price. A
municipality, branch of the govern
ment, is authorized by law to make
such assessments because of the local
beneht to the property, but private
water company has no such right"
Nineteen New Cases.-Nineteen new
cases and five applications for rehear-
ing are listed for hearing by tie State
Board of Pardons for its January
meeting next Wednesday. There are
two applications for clemency for men
condemned to eleetrocution in the list.
TfacklcsS Trolley.-The States first
trackless trolley company, the Dover
RossVille Transit Company, granted a
franchise in York county, will ask the
right to begin exercise of it's franchise
from the Public Service Commission
next week. The commission recently
granted it certificate and it now asks
for the right to begin business. The
commission has scheduled hearings
for almost every day next week in
Harrisburg, while an examiner will
take testimony in Hydetown in a
grade crossing case.
Dixon Takes Action.-Healtk Com
missioner Dixon last week directed
Assistant Engineer Drake to proceed
Immediately to Etna in Allegheny
county for the purpose of investigat-
ing an outbreak of typhoid fever.
Etna is borough of about 5000 pop
ulation. Nineteen cases of typhoid
have been reported from there since
Christmas and the Health Commits
sioner has decided an examination of
the source should be made to prevent
further spread of the disease. The
smallpox outbreak in Allegheny Slow
ed no new cases reported to-day. The
last cases were those of Wednesday,
when three were reported from Tur-
tie Greek and Braddocl townships In
each of these cases, it was reported,
the individual was working in q diff
ferent large industrial plant, with the
chance of contact and spreading the
disease to scores of fellow employees.
AS result of these three cases more
than 1000 vaccinations have been
made under the direction of tie State
Health Department in the plants and
neighborhoods affected.
Education Board. - Members of
the State Board of Education who last
evening decided to recommend ad-
HFances of $50 per year in the present
salaries of all teachers will take inn
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to attention of school directors and
will also give notice to the legislators
of the recommendation that the
biennial school appropriation be made
S1S,500,000. This will not include the
appropriation for vocational schools
which. will be separate item and
have bearing upon what the federal
government will contribute for voca-
tional education in Pennsylvania un-
der the newly enacted Hughes law
The new training schools for con-
tinuation school teachers will be
opened next summer in the Uni
versities of Pennsylvania and Pitts
burgh and State College.
Big Hearing Due. - The Public
Service Commission is preparing for a
big hearing next week when the Penn
sylvania Railroad application to with
draw rates from coal shippers wko
load from wagons will be heard. The
loaded from tipples, this being con-
sidered the quickest way to ship and
to keep up the car supply.
Abolish Some Queer Ones. - Over
score of statutes enacted within the
first fifty years of the history of
Philadelphia and many dating from
the first century, of the province of
Pennsylvania are included in the list
of obsolete laws which it is proposed
to wipe off the books through separate
acts instead of an omnibus repeater,
which was vetoed last session. The
list of bills carried in the repeater of
1915 has been increased by discovery
of some of no earthly use to-day as
they deal with inspection of shingles
and relate to trading with Indians.
One act which seems to have been a
cause of controversy forbade fraud in
connection witL the election of
sherifs.