Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-03

BUSINESS concern, and that IL the
parties are unable to come to terms
regarding 1t the commission will ad-
just the matter. This ruling is an
EoHnced in the petition of the Penn
sylVania railroad company for a sid
ing which. would require a grade
crossing to serve the Susquehanna
Lumber Company and is regarded
mere as indicating policy of the COM
mission in such cases.
IL appeared that the lumber COM
pany had been using the siding of
Bergln & Co., concern which had
an adjoining property, but which
the latter company found it needed
Tor its own use when a contract ex-
pred, but also offered to permit use
at an increased charge. The lumber
company unwilling to pay the ad-
vance asked for it's own siding. The
commission holds that the street
should not be burdened with another
grade crossing particularly in view
of the fact that the siding already
constructed can fully meet the re
qulrements" of both companies and
points out that if the owner of the
siding does not make reasonable
terms the lumber company may file
complaint and the commission will
intervene.
n New Charge Plan.-The Me-
chanicsburg Gas and Water Com
pany, operating in Cumberland
county, has filed notice with the Pub
lie Service Commission that it has
abolished the minimum charge and
substituted readiness to serve
charge, to be made monthly as long
as meter is installed whether gas
is used or not. Notices of increases
a nc a leo Il 11,rA III.
pany and the Annville and Palmyra
Electric Light Company. Cleveland
and Erie railway, which establishes
seVen-cent fare in some zones;
Lackawanna and wyoming Valley,
Scranton. and Binghamton and
Scranton railway, joint rates; Butler
railways, which goes to six-cent
fares; and Burton Telephone Co.,
Renfrew, Butler county.
To Attend Camp.-Adiutant Gen.
eral Beary, Brigadier General C. t.
Cresswell and other officers of the
Pennsylvania Reserve Militia left
to-day for Mt. Gretna where the first
camp of instruction for officers will
De held. The instruction will be in
charge of state officers.
The adjutant generals office has
issued call for reports on expendi-
the year ending May 81. These re-
ports must be filed between June 1
and 10. They are the first to be
called for under the new militia act,
Account Hearing The Public
Service Commission has fixed June
70, as the date for the hearing in
harrisburg on the system for uni
form classification of accounts for
electric companies in PENNSYLVANIA.
The plan was worked out last wear
and amended in accordance with
suggestions made. 1t is the idea to
make it effective this year. A sim
liar system for water companies was
completed last year.
Compensation Rulings.-The State
Compensation Board in deciding 4
claim for compensation for a school
teacher, that of McDonough VS. East
Washington School district, holds
that the contract for nine months
holds although last year owing to
an outbreak of infantile paralysis
school sessions did not begin or end
at the time stated. The contract was
for nine months and the rule laid
down is to take the monthly salary,
multiply it by nine and divided by
80, the number of weeks. In the
case of Snyder VS. Pardy Construc-
ton Co., York, it is held that 'if
the claimant during a period of 800
weeks from IA days after his original
injury shall suffer recurrence of
disability or loss of wages in con-
sequence of said injury this order
may be modified by petition and
proof in accordance with the facts''
This case was one involving partial
disability.
Passes on Contract-The Public