Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-21

@BgUUUUH repairs inp n5ade are a,So nS tSo peo
&Ss@=Ea stretch of Father
Penn's road be-
tw en- Lemoyne
ana New Cumberland which has
been hard hit by the big trucks haul
ing materials to Marsh Run. The
oiling in the Lykens Valley is being
done with the greatest care and the
highways in that section, which have
been given the personal care of
Deputy Commissioner George H.
Biles are in prime condition. Some
attention is also being given to the
River Road above Dauphin.
In the Juniata Valley, notably in
Mifflin county, some surveys are be-
ing made to obtain estimates on pro-
Jected improvements on the William
Penn Highway. In one section two
miles are being gone over by en-
gineers as the plan is to have the
Improvement made this year if things
so well. In Perry county some
stretches of this highway are being
oettered. In Huntingdon county a
big stretch of road from Mill Creek
to Mt. Union is under way and in
Hollidaysburg a contract for street
improvements is under way by
agreement with the state. Work has
also been started on new state
bridge near Lewistown, where the
Ferro-Concrete Company, of this
city has n contract.
State officials say that they would
be glad to improve the stretch of
the William Penn Highway in Pax
tang borough If the borough officials
would enter into an agreement.
Many to Write Up. Owing to
the largS number of cases acted
upon by the State Board of Pardon
at its June sessions, the longest. in
recent history of the tribunal, the
pardons will hardly be issued much
before July /. Reasons will he work
out at once and the papers then sent
to the governor for his action. This
month the board sat for hearings on
two days, something which has been
done only twice in the last decade.
Up to Eight Cents.-The Schuyl-
Kill Railway Company, operating in
Schuylkill. county, has filed notice
with the Public Service Commission
increasing its fares from seven to
eight cents on all divisions except
that between Pottsville and st. Clair;
The Lackawanna and Wyoming Val
ley has filed notice of increase of
rates on its own lines and on joint
rates, and the Irwin erminie Trac-
ton Company has advanced rates
from five to six cents. A State Col
lege Motor Bus line has given no.
tice of a raise in it's rates of fare as
has the Glenshaw Natural Gas Com
pany.
Commission Stands. - The Public
Service Commission has refused to
change its ruling in regard to the
ascertainment of the cost of the
plant of the Reynoldsville Water
Company by the borough of Reyn-
oldsville, Jefferson county. The COM
mission says that it is ''of the opin-
ion that cost of erecting and MAIN
taing' was used by the Legislature to
cover what are now generally known
as capital expenditures and was not
intended to include ordinary repairs"
and adds I'VE do not believe that
the Legislature provided plan which
would make the amount of the pur-
chase prize depend upon the method
of financing adopted by the company
or upon the decision of it's directors
as to the disposition of net earn
ings."
TO Finish Road. - Officials of the
State Highway. Department are. ar
over completion of the road construc-
ton on the Baltimore pike near
Media or for awarding of some new
contracts. This work was started
been made between residents of that
county, township, county and state
officials, but nothing has been done
this year. the contractors reporting
that they were against abnormal con-
ditions. The demand for continuance
of the road work has been general.
To Attend Ceremony. - Governor
Brumbaugh and members of his staff
will meet in Philadelphia tomorrow
morning to go to Trenton for the
ceremonies attending on the freeing
of the bridge. Several State Off
cials will also attend, among them
Auditor General Snyder. President
Pro Tenn Buchanan and others.
Lebanon Report. = The report of
the Lebanon committee in charge of
the Sproul campaign in that county
was the last of the accounts of the
primary campaign to be entered. 1t
accounted for $4,000.
Arrests Are Due = Arrests are un-
derstood to have been ordered in
counties by Dairy and Food Commits
sioner. James Foust for alleged sell
ing Of cotton see seed oil oil labeled as as
dozens of samples of oils sold as
delphia.
Oneck DIHehSe state
Department authorities are taking
steps to check the spread of small
poX in Potter county which has been
traced to lumber camp and which
was enormously diagnosed by a ply
sician as chickenpoX. The center APP
pears to be about Oswayo and has
prevailed in that vicinity since Feb
ruary.
To Make Awards - Highway Com
missioner O'Neil will probably make
some award Of state road contracts
when he returns to Harrisburg early
next week, bids having been tabulat-
ed for his inspection. The commits
sioner yesterday gave his picnic to
the children cf McKeesport, an annual
event for fifteen years.
Watching situation The situ-
alton in Philadelphia where police
men and others in public service are
engaged in controversy over wages
and public property may be un-
garded is being watched with the
closest interest at the Capitol. The
State Police or Reserve Militia would
not go in unless asked by the sheriff
but state property will be under spe-
cial officers.
Gunrey Reports = The Guffey cam
paign committee filed it's statement
showing receipts of $15,1S5.33 of
which Mr.. Guffey gave almost $15,-
600. w. j. Bremen was the largest
contributor next to him.
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