Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-20

mission to-day relative to applica-
tons for rights for additional tracks
IN the city of Erie. Ordinances for
the extensions were passed and the
Navy Department asked that they be
approved and also secured the ma
terial for construction. One of the
extensions is to be on highways
about Perry park in the center of
the city. The order is on a high
way for which a double track is
asked.
The commission finds that the city
passed the franchise ordinances in
an effort to cooperate with the Navy
Department, but has doubts as to
the necessity of using streets about
the park. I'VE cannot overlook the
fact that the record fails to disclose
the necessity for permanently bur-
dening the city by this conStruc-
ton" it says in granting approval
as temporary measure at the
request of the United States govern
ment and the rights secured thereby
will expire six months after the con-
clusion of the war" In the other
case it is declared that with two
tracks the unencumbered portion of
the highway would be too narrow to
accommodate traffic, but in a desire
to assist the government in furnish
greatly increased number of men
engaged in war work" the COM
mission grants approval with the
condition that the company and the
city arrange to widen the street after
the war.
Meeting Changes.-The meeting
of the State Board of Education
planned for this week to discuss nor
NAL school and rural consolidation
has been postponed until June 4.
Excess Check Case.-The COM
plant of Representative II. P.
Skunk, of Erie county, against the
Buffalo and Lake Erie Traction
Company because of it's practice of
charging five cents additional fare
when the fare exceeds ten cents and
a passenger boards a car without
first purchasing a ticket, has teen
dismissed by the Public Service Com
mission with instructions to the
company to provide an additional
ticket Office and have its ticket Of
fees open from $50 A. NJ. to 1880
P. NJ. daily except Sunday. while it
must abolish the rule requiring ex-
cess certificates to be presented with
in ninety days. The commission
comments on the case by saying
there is no reason apparent why the
same method of procedure as fol-
lowed on steam railroads should not
apply to an interurban railway from
stations on it's line where tickets
are offered for sale.
First Gold Star-The first gold star
on a service flag on Capitol Hill was
placed to-day for Captain H. d.
Bucwalter ,one of the assistant en-
gineers of the Public Service Com
mission, who was killed in France.
He came from RoyerSford.
To Advance Claims-The plan
adopted a year ago when the Eddy
stone munitions disaster occurred
will be followed by the State Work
mems Compensation Board in the
Oakdale disaster. Chairman Mackeyi
arranged to have all claim petitions
filed with Referee l.. f. Christley
at Pittsburgh, and Harry Myers was
assigned as investigator to expedite
settlements.
To Be Named Soon-An early ap-
pointment of Alexander Simpson, Jr.,
as a justice of the State Supreme
Court is expected to be made by Gov
ernor Brumbaugh. The Governor is
in Philadelphia.
The Last Gleaning-The final col
lections for the O'Neil campaign fund
for Dauphin county were made on
Capitol Hill to-day, some of the
women attaches being given until
noon to pay. The fund, it is stated,
is to be used entirely for campaign
expenses and payment of workers in
this county.
Charge Overlooking - Four resi-
dents of Monongahela City and vic
unity to-day entered complaints be-
fore the Public Service Commission
against jitney drivers in that section,
Contending that they allowed cars to
be overcrowded and people to ride
on tenders.
To Sue Onicers-Constables in
Eastern Pennsylvania counties who
have not been enforcing the dog Ii
cense law will not only be prosecut-
ed. but owners of dogs who persist
entity refuse to have them registered
will be arrested. especially where it
is shown that sheep have been at
tackled by dogs. The enforcement of
the dog license law has not been
uniform in counties in this part of
the state, but notice has been given
by Secretary of Agriculture Patton in
the agricultural counties of Southern
Pennsylvania that the county officers
are required to see that constables