Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-07

session Will be neld.
Practically all of the complaints
to be heard are based upon increases
in rates and half dozen classes OF
public utility are involved. AT
Wilkes-Barre and Towanda, Chair
man w. D. 5. Ainey will hear sixty
five cases, while Commissioner John
S. Killing will have 46 at Pitts
burgh. The Harrisburg cases Will
be heard by Commissioners M. j.
Brecht and H. NJ. Mcclure with
Chief Vale, of the bureau OF puolic
convenience, Commissioners M. j.
Ryan and James Alcorn, sitting IN
Philadelphia.
State BUYS Roads-Acquisition by
the state of ten miles of tollroad pe-
tween Lancaster and Columbl bla leaves
175 miles of turnpike remaining on
the state main highway system OF
over 10000 miles. Thre are ~
miles of turnpike not on state nlSh-
ways The purchase this week has
come close to exhausting the state
appropriation of 100000 made for
the two years commencing with
1917. Recently there have oeen
bought four tollroads in Lancaster
and the same number in YORK coun-
ties with others in Blair, Westmore-
land. Chester, Montgomery and Lack
awanna. An appropriation OF hali
to three-uuarters of million VIII
be asked of the next Legislature TOT
purchase of others, some or whlch
can be had under agreements tenta-
lively outlined by the state tlsh-
way Department.
Paving ThouSandS-StateT Treasury
checks calling for $620,000 of the
S945,000 appropriated to meet the
state obligation to second class town
ships for cash road tax bonus nave
been issued and the remainder VIII
likely go out this month. This VIII
clear up the bonus payments as TAR
as 1912 Probably million dollars
will be needed for the following two
years.
Cars Away Up-According to fig
ures at the State Highway Depart
ment's automobile division there
have been tags sent out for $4,000
pneumatic-tired automobiles in
Pennsylvania The registrations are
about 10000 less. This is the high
water mark for cars in the state
and in addition there are over 3d.
600 trucks and motorcycles, all OF
which would be affected by the no
Sunday riding order.
To Try Picrs-The State Board
OF Public Grounds and Buildings Will
next week try the experiment of
getting bids for construction of piers
for a bridge up the state on which
it failed to get bids for building of
the structure itself. The engineers
looked over the ground after the
board did not get bids and sug-
gested that the piers be rebuilt.
Dorsett on Job-E. B. Dorsett, the
Ii lA 20 10
Markets, has taken charge of the
job and plans to make it lively
end of the state government. Since
February Mr.. Dorsett has been
travelling about as a farm adviser
and has gotten line on marketing
conditions, which have totally
changed since the war struck trans
portation and he plans some new
projects. The new chief believes that
farmers by using the carload lot can
do better.
Now Has FlaS-State Draft
Headquarters now has a division
flag. 1t Is the white division flag
with appropriate lettering in the
regulation colors. 1t was the work
of NJ. p. Johnson, one of the bureau
heads.
New Examiner-A. B. Kiser, as
SISlSiIll NeiSlilCl VI Il llISAciiui NsAiAfA
at Jenkintown, was to-day appoint
ed a state bank examiner to succeed
Albert Wagner, Pittsburgh, who re-
signed because of i'll health.
Railroad Fares Up-The lronton
Railroad Company, operating in Le-
high county, has filed notice with
the Public Service Commission in
creasing the fares five cents gen.
orally and between certain points
from five to fifteen cents.
Sharon Hill Hard Hit-The bor-
ough of Sharon Hill to-day entered
complaint before the Public Service
Commission against the new fire
protection rates of the Springfield
Consolidated Water Company. set
ting forth that it was not a party
to complaints which led to the max
ing of the order for new rates by
the Commission and that it made no
provision for the increase in the
taxes levied, while it is also de-
clared that the new rate which is
six times the old rate is excessive
and unjust. The city of Scranton
complained against the tariff of the
Scranton Railway Company for
eight-cent fares, contending that 1t
violated a five-cent fare ordinance,
while complaints over rates were
filed against the Altoona and Logan
Valley Electric Railway Company,
and the Pottsville Steam Heat and
7 NTNNl,