Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-06

Contract Let.-The contract for
construction of road work on route
No. rs of the State highway sys-
tenn in Allegheny county, has been
awarded to NJ. O'Harron Company,
Pittsburgh, at 1926, ,204.04.
Huge Calendar. = Seventy-nine
hearings including complaints, con-
tracts and applications for char
ters for electric and other compan-
les, are scheduled for the Public
Service Commission next week and
the hearings will be held in Har-
risburg, Stroudsburg, Wilkes Barre
and Pittsburgh, a special calendar
of thirty-nine cases having been
made up for the latter city COM
mencing Thursday. The States
own application for the construction
of the Memorial Bridge in Capitol
Park comes up on Thursday. The
complaints include water, electric
rate. grade crossing and similar
complaints from Schuylkill, Column
bia, Luzerne. Indiana, Lancaster,
Monroe, Northum berland, Allegheny
and other countries. In one in
stance a request is made for issu-
ance of excess toll certificates by
turnpike company, while in another
natural gas company asks the
right to discontinue service. Twen-
ty-three electric companies in Clar-
ion, Butler and Armstrong COM
panies are asking CHARTERS.
Up to Police. = State Highway
Department authorities to-day de-
clared that it was up to local au-
thorities to enforce the act of June
II, requiring lights on all vehicles
moving on highways Of Pennsyl-
vania after dark and forbidding
passing street cars on the side
where passengers are leaving or
boarding car. Complaints have
been made that in some instances
the law is not being enforced and
the department says that the act
makes police officials responsible.
For Steel Towers. - An appro-
priation of $1,000 has been made by
the State Forest Commission for the
erection of six steel fire towers to
be used for observation purposes in
central Pennsylvania State forests.
These tours are to be built at once
and will be modelled after some of
those which have been successfully
used in eastern Pennsylvania forest
tracts which are privately owned.
1t is the beginning of development
of forest fire fighting system of
the State government which noSy
has over q million acres of wood
land, some of which is just com
mencing to pay handsome re-
turn.
Autos Break Rccord.-The num-
ber of automobiles in use in Penn
sylvania is $4,000 greater than last
year. The number of licenses is
sued for automobiles and trucks is
greater than expected at this time,
the issuance of license No. 425, 200
for pneumatic tired machine hav-
ing just been announced. The last
1918 license was No. 371, $50.
Penbrook Contract - The con-
tract between the Harrisburg Light
and Power Company and the bor-
ough of Penbrook for street lighting
for five years, is listed for presenta-
ton to the Public Service Commits
sion next week.
Many Detours - The State High
way Department has listed more
than eighty detours on State high
ways due to construction work
There are only two in this section,
Clark's Ferry and near Lebanon.
Will Help Town The State
Highway Department is arranging
to have a survey made at Littles-
town to determine what road i'm
provements are needed. This is the
result of the call of the committee
made yesterday at the Highway De-
partment.
Carson Honored - Hampton L.
Carson. former Attorney General,
has been unanimo ously selected to be
president of the American Bar AS
sociation.
Beidleman a Speaker - Lieuten-
ant Governor Edward e. Beidleman
represented the State at the banquet
of the American Chemical Society
at Philadelphia. last evening.
Clement to Report - Public Serv-
ice Commissioner Samuel NJ. Glenn
ent. Jr., will on Monday submit the
report of Commissioner James S.
Benn and himself on the Philadel-
phia taxicab situation to the Public
Service Commission. 1t is likely
that further steps will be taken and
the inquiry broadened.
Maurcr's Idea-James II. Maurer,
president of the State Federation of
Labor, is quoted at Reading as say
ing that thk communist outfit at
chicago had their feet in the air and
their heads in Europe.
increase Filed - The Cumberland
Valley Creamery and Dairy Com
pany, of Chambersburg, filed notice
of an increase of stock from $4,000
to $250,O00.
Martin to Help-Dr. Edward Mar
-i' NiihiiSSiohel OI ueaILn, yeSter-
day pledged cooperation of his de-
partment in the campaign against
tuberculosis in Philadelphia.
tenants Win - In four of the ac-
tions started by Philadelphia ten
ants to prevent rent gouging the
superior Court has upheld the ten
ants organization and the cases of
others will be reviewed. The action
laws.
State to Watch - The State will
be represented at the Investigation
OF the Eastern penitentiary which
starts to-day.
Hazleton to Fight - Mayor Held
enreich, of Hazleton, is planning the
campaign against increased water
rates in that city which comes to a
nearing before the Public Service
COMMISSION next week. People are
sending DDid uatar hill, -