Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-26

there were many plans abandoned |
because of conditions and il is stated /
at the offices of the Board that the !
total expenditure for the year is less
IMAM that OF the preceding period
due to the increased cost of material |
and the scarcity of labor"
Figures on nile at the offices of the |
board show that from January, 1915, |
10 January OF last year cost of ma
terlals used for school construction |
advanced fifteen to thirty-tive per
cent, while recent Investigations |
nave shown state officers that in
many districts where there are ur-
gent demands for school facilities |
construction is now costing from |
forty to seventy-five per cent. more |
than 1t did two years ago, while the |
cost of heating and ventilating sys-
TENS has doubled.
In order to relieve the congested
condition some school boards are
using portable or temporary struc-
lures, which state inspectors report, |
VIII at the end of the year find tho |
ulstrlct without funds or building. |
Others are using more durable tenn
porary structures and ato meet the |
emergency the State Board has pre-
pared a standard plan which will
provide for q substantial building
with wall, roof and other parts made
of substitutions which can be easily
replaced by standard construction
somo years later.
DR.. j. George Becht, secretary of
the State Board of Education, says
that in the year 226 school building
operations were reported, the largest
| being the Junior high school in this
city, which will cost over 100000,
while from standard plans prepared
a =
undertaken 27 one-room, Is two
room three-room and 9 four-room
! buildings.
Mr. Shirk Dead. c. NJ. Shirk, |
architect of the Fairview and other
state hospitals, is dead at his home
in Philadelphia. He was we'll known
here.
Interest in Rates-The announce
ment that the compensation insur-
ance rates may be lowered during
the coming year has caused much
discussion in the state and numer-
Gus inquiries are coming here.
Up to 1O,OOO-The number of
volunteer state policemen named
under the Act of 1917 has gone over
10000. There are signs that as
many more will be named.
Meyer to Preside-Gabriel H.
Meyer, of the Auditors Generals
department, will preside at the state
convention of the P. o. S. of A at
Lebanon this week. a number of
Capitol Hill people will attend.
Aliens Have Dogs-One of the
surprises which officers of the State
Game Commission have run up
against in the last week was that
| over 1000 dog licenses had been is
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ties to aliens. Under the state laws
aliens are not allowed to keep dogs.
Two Superintendents-J H.
Neumyer, of Easton, has been
named superintendent of State Vol
| unteer Police for Northampton
county. and Captain John H. Ger
| big, of Chambersburg, for Franklin
| county. These appointments have
| been announced in their home cities,
nothing having been said about it
| at the Governor office.
y Warwick 5ustice-RusseH T..
James was to-day named justice of
the peace for Warwick township,
| Chester county.
| downe borough, Delaware county, to-
day entered complaint before the
| Public Service Commission against
| the new fire hydrant charges of the
Springfield Consolidated Water Com
pany, alleging that because of the
pipe line charges there has been an
| increase of $50 per cent. The hy-
drant rental was decreased from
| S555 to $3.50, but it is charged that
the pipe line charges added are $5,-
07S.30. Complaint was also made
by citizens of Atglen against the
| readiness to serve" charge of the
| Parkesburg Gas Company.
To answer Soon-1nformation was
given to the Public Service Commits
sion to-day that the answer of the
| Harrisburg Light and Power Com
pany to the complaints against it's
new steam rates would be filed in a
| day or two.
Inspecting Roads-Highway Com
missioner O'Neil is inspecting road
work in Western Pennsylvania to-
| day
Attended Meeting-Adjutant Cen
eral Beary attended the Republican
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