Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-29

code; and the Ramsey amendments
drawn especially to strengthen the
weak parts of the Clark act.
Much interest was shown by the
delegates in the problem confront
ing Harrisburg's commissioners in
filling the office of Mayor, because
number of capable businessmen
would not serve. City Solicitor Fox
yesterday called attention to this
fact, which aroused the interest of
all the delegates.
Reviews Laws
In his address on weights and
Measures" Mr.. Sweeney stated that
no other proposition should receive
more careful consideration than the
weight and measure provisions. He
gave brief review of the passage
of the laws in this State in 1911 and
1913 relating to appointment of in
spectors and then gave the follow
ing statistics: Inspections in STATED
December, 1912, to November 80,
1876, 1856, $40; scales and meas
ures condemned, 226,702; adjusted,
52,7O2; prosecutions, $50, each re-
sulting in conviction.
$3.50 Inspections Here
To show the delegates what one
into effect Mr.. Sweeney gave the
following figures showing the work
in Harrisburg during the last four
years: Inspections $3.50; weights
and measure scondemned, ], ,696; ad-
| justed, 100
Committees appointed this morn
ing follow: Nominations, Mayor
FRANKIE, Johnstown, chairman; Will
liam II. Lynch. Harrisburg; n. r.
Turner, Easton; M. c. Rhone, Will
! Transport; ]. p. Golfer, Meadeville;
auditing. Mayor Kits, Erie; Joseph
| A. Schmidt, Allentown; ]. G.. Nc
Ketcheon, Bradford. On resolutions
of tribute to late Mayor Charles A,
| Miller, Harrisburg: Mr.. Gardner
New Castle; John L. Rouse, York;
Walter ]. Hamor, Altoona. To rep
resent league at annual session OF
| State Borough Associations: Mr.
Stratton. Reading; Solicitor John e.
| Fox, Harrisburg, and Mr.. Rouse,
York. Motions were passed re-
quiring committees with reports to
have copies printed and sent to each
city of the league sixty days before
the annual session. City clerks also
were requested to note all questions
raised about city government and
to send them to the secretary of the
| league two months before the con-
vention.
Mr.. Ainey Speaks
Speakers this afternoon were: viii.
liam d. B. Ainey, chairman of the
Public Service Commission, who
spoke on Relation of Public Util.
tiles to Third Glass Cities; Cyrus
d. Foss, Jr., Philadelphia, "Civi
Service Administration in Cities oi
the Third Class" George c. Klauder
Referee Philadelphia Workmen's
Compensation Board. "Workmen's
Compensation Law" ]. Horace Nc.
Farland, president American Civic
Association and secretary Municipal
League of Harrisburg, illustrated lee.
ture on 1.-THE Awakening of Har.
risburg."
The delegates will be entertained
tonight at an informal BANQUET a
the Palm Room of the Elks' Club
PIG North Second street. Two shor
morning, after which all unfinished
business will be disposed of. In the
afternoon the visiting officials will
be taken over the city park system
in autos.
Review Fire Department
Late yesterday afternoon q re-
view of the city fire department wa!
held, followed by a test of the two
triple bumpers, both throwing {
| stream of water a distance of two
hundred feet at the rate of 500 gal
Ions a minute. Both were TESTED
again to-day. Last evening the Off
! cials were entertained at a smoker
and Luncheon at the Harrisburg Club
| Additional delegates who regist
cred late yesterday and to-day fol.
low: Altoona, Ira J. Shelley, f. f
Rooney, ]. p. Stouch, w. II. Fields
j. p. Coppersmith, Charles Il
Rhodes, w. ]. Hamor, ]. w. Shields
w M. G. Craine; Easton, d. w
Nevin. DR.. Charles Collmar, Franz
d. Bishop, w. p. Strickland, JOSEPH
II Warner, N. r. Turner, M. b. HUI
sizer, S. S. Horn; Erie. Miles B. Kits
H. Bedford Duff; Johnstown, ]. Vor
OFT, p. Lavelle. John w. Cramer
Louise Francke, 7. K. Saylor, JohI
Berg, ]. r. Crissey; Lock Haven
r. B. Mccormick; Pottsville, J. o
Bearstter; Williamsport, Byron C
Houck, NJ. C. Rhone. Perry S. Har,
man, George K. Harris, A. M. Hoag
| land.