Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-03
BOROUGH WATER
PIPES FROZEN
Millersburg Heights Residents
Complain to the Public
Service Commission

Residents of Millersburg Heights,
| a district of MillerSburg, to-day for
mally petitioned the Public Service
| Commission to name an investigation
| of water conditions in that section.
| They claimed that they had paid for
a water line when the Millersburg
Water Company refused to bear eX-
pense of the extension in order to
get water, but that the pipes are too
close to the service and froze. The
water company refused to do any,
thing and the borough council Or
dered it to furnish relief, which it
has not done.
The city of New Castle to-day COM
planned to the Public Service Com
mission against increase of fares
from five to six cents by the Mahon-
ing and Shenango Railway and light
Company.
Conferences were held to-day by
Commissioner Killing with State
Highway and Reading railway Off
cials relative to the states complaint
against three grade crossings on the
William Penn highway in Derry
township. The matter will go over
for the present.
Edmund X. Trent, of Pittsburgh.
was to-day formally sworn in as
deputy attorney general.
Pennsylvania will not suspend its
laws relative to labor of women and
minors unless necessary is shown and
each application is considered indivi-
dually by the State Industrial Board
according to rulings made by At
torney General Brown in conference
with state officials. In the last few
days q number of requests came for
setting aside of certain provisions,
which the industrial board has au-
thority to act upon. Mr.. Brown re-
ferred to the reports on labor condi-
tions in England and held that where
there is q conflict between Federal
and state laws that the state should
give way, but that the industrial
board should consider each case. A
ruling of similar import was made
recently in food law administration.
Representatives of electric and gas
interests held an extended conference
to-day with Chairman Ainey of the
Public Service Commission relative
to the proposition of the New Castle
and other electric companies in Law
renee and adjoining counties that
during the war utility companies
should not be required to make ex-
tensions unless the consumers to be
served advance the cost of the i'm
provement. The proposition was
made in a proposed increase of rates
against which the commission lodged
q complaint on it's own motion. The
matter was taken under considera-
ton.
The first bids to be asked by the
State Highway Department for road
construction whereby contractors
submitting bids must agree to accept
the state compensation act under
terms of the law of 1917 were invited
to-day for work in Erie and Clear
field counties. The contracts will be
on the state aid plan.
The first appointment to be made
for the cavalry arm of the new State
Reserve Militia was announced to-
day when the Governor appointed
Edgar Mckinney, of Tyrone, to COM
mand Troop G, stationed at Tyrone
and Bellefonte.
Col. Samuel w. JefferieS, of Pitts
burgh, for years connected with the
division staff of the National Guard,
was to-day appointed superintendent
of volunteer police for Allegheny
county, and Major Clyde d. Wilcox,
of Cory, was appointed superinten-
dent for Erie county.
George l.. LIImb, acting superin-
tendent of state police, to-day ap-
pointed Carroll B. Price as chief
clerk of the department to succeed
Samuel B. Nissley, Landisville, who
resigned to become head of the Bow
man-Mell Company, of this city. and
Walter j. Fisher to succeed Price as
bookkeeper.
Edward l.. Davis, Berwick, was to-
day commissioned as coroner of CO.
lumbia county to fill vacancy caus-
ed by death.
The state to-day discontinued pro-
ceedings brought in the Dauphin
county court some time ago for a re-
ceiver for the Sons of Italy State
Bank in Philadelphia.
President Pro Tenn. Buchanan, of
the State Senate, and Senator w. NJ.
Lynch, of Lackawanna, were at the
Capitol. Senator Buckman said that
he wanted to know what could be
done about some Bucks county draft
ed men who had been ordered to
camp and were Stacking. He took
up the matter with state authorl-