Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-18

this city, and B. Z. Gamble, of Mount
Holly Springs
New Water Complaint. - The ques-
ton whether n water company can
refuse to furnish water to prop
erty which had been sold at sheriff S
sale with a bill for water incurred by
| the former owner remaining unpaid
has been raised before the Public
Service Commission. The Rochester
Building and Loan Association of
Rochester, claims that the Beaver
Valley Water Company, of New
Brighton, has refused to furnish wa
ter to a property it bought at sheriff's
sale and that the refusal, because OF
the unpaid bill, has made the premises
unsanitary. Three paper manufac-
turing companies at Downingtown to-
day filed complaint against the rates
or the Pennsylvania Railroad for
transporting paper and paper board.
Board TO Consult. - The State In
dustrlal Board has been summoned to
meet tomorrow in Philadelphia with
! the representatives of the compensa-
ton rating and inspection bureau for
the purpose of standardizing and max
ing uniform details of inspection OF
the bureau and the department OF
| labor and industry.
Can't Make Contribution. In an
opinion given to-day to the Public
Service Commission the Attorney Gen
erals Department holds that it can
not make any appropriation to the
valuation committee of the National
Association of Public Service Commits
sioners. 1t was stated that the asso-
citation was about to make some valua-
tions and that other State commissions
had contributed. Under tie Pennsyl-
Vania laws, however, nothing can be
given as a contribution. The COM
mission is empowered to spend money
only for its own valuations.
Coal Car Case Up. - The Public
Service Commission to-day heard rep
resentatives of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road and coal operators on the rail-
roads proposed amendment to its
tariff which would give coal cars only
to operators having tipples on the
ground that it expedites the car
movement. The operators who have
been loading from wagons objected
some operators having tipples were
also loading from wagons. The opera
tors loading from wagons denied that
they caused delay.
Rivals at Conference. Governor
Brum baugh, Attorney General Brown
Senator William c.. Sproul and Colonel
John w. FRAZIER, of Philadelphia, who
have engaged in more or less personal
controversies in the last year met to-
gether in the office of the Governor
at session of the Meade Monument
Commission, of which they are mem
bers. The meeting was apparently
very cordial. All shook hands and
asked about each others health. The
meeting lasted an hour but it was
stated that it was merely for the pur-
pose of comforting with architects and
discussing the recent visit of the Gov
ernor to the Fine Arts Commission at
Washington.
Watch For General Clement. -
Major General Charles M. Clement
and the staff of the Seventh division
of the National Guard, who have been
here since Sunday, will be mustered
out of active service tomorrow by
Captain r. M. Campbell, coast artillery
corps. The General and his staff call
ed upon Governor Brumbaugh to-day
at the Capitol and were thanked foI
their services. Members of the staff
presented General Clement with q
handsome gold watch to-day. The
watch is handsomely inscribed.
New Mercer Treasurer. - John F
| Mcconnell was to-day appointed
treasurer of Mercer county to succeed
| Uriah A. Hanna, deceased.