Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-09
DEFER ACTION ON
DAYLIGHT SAVING
Members of Council to Await
Developments in Other
Districts

Feeling that it was up to business
men and declaring that it was not in
Councils power to draw up an or
dinance making a daylight saving is
sue borough law, councilmen in
monthly session last night deferred
action on a resolution suggesting to
! employers of labor in the borough to
make schedule of hours to give en-
ployes an hour additional daylight
during the summer months.
The resolution was presented at
this session of council after being
drawn up by the borough solicitor
at the request of councilmen who ad-
Voeated the move at the last meeting.
The resolution suggests to en-
ployers of labor in the borough the
adoption of the daylight saving pro-
position in the near future. Several
| councilmen at'the last meeting urged
| council to take some action on this
move and the presentation of the
resolution was a move toward the
| adoptio nof the issue here.
Waiting For Harrisburg
One of the advocates of the reso-
luton when asked why action was
deferred said that he believed it was
the desire of council to await the
action of Harrisburg and other COM
munities feeling that if Steelton was
the only community existing under
the new working hours it would in
convenience workingmen in this
! section.
Asked why council did not take
any action President T. ]. Nelley
| said that council could not pass an
he
oelng able only to suggest to en-
ployers to adopt a new schedule of
working hours. President Nelley
SAID the borough solicitor in a let
ter states, Council can only recon-
mend and suggest, they cannot COM
mand or enforce this proposition"
Mr. Nelley said if Steel Company Of
hclals decided on a new schedule
OF hours bringing about an" addi-
uohai hour of daylight the borough
would take action at once.
Need Fire Hose
AT the suggestion of Councilman
Capell bids for the purchase of about
I,oOO teet of fire hose will be asked
Tor. The hose is badly needed, sew
eraI companies being without an
adequate supply. The contract for
the purchase of the hose will be
awarded at special meeting of
Council to be held in about two
weeks to consider the hose purchase.
councilman Craig was authorized |
70 place a hand rail in the middle of |
Elm steet, between Second and
Thlrd streets. This street, because |
OF It's steepness, cannot be used by |
vehicles and is used only by pedes- |
trians. In winter it is impossible |
to travel the street because of the |
icy pavements. The hand rail in the |
middle of the street was suggested |
by Councilman Craig because it can
be used by pedestrians on both |
sides of the street. Councilman
Craig said that work on the erection
of 2T5 feet of hand railing on the
Locust street steps would be start ed
in few days. This work was au-
thorized at the last meeting.
Suggest Salary Increase.
Salary increase for the Secretary
of the Water Board was recon-
mended by Water Board members
in letter to Council. In the COM
munication it was pointed out that
when the board was organized in
1900 the salary was fixed at $40 per
month and has remained at that rate
since regardless of the fact that at
the present time-20 years later
more than $4,000 are collected in
water bills and the business has
more than tripled since the board
was organized. 1t was recommend
ed to increase the salary of the sec
retary to $40 per month effective
January 1, 1920. :.
After some discussion the matter
was referred to the finance commit
tee. Councilman Capella pointed
out that the finance committee when
faxinO anfinf1 fI1ic G6
consider that an assistant secretary
has been employed to do some of
this work.
Council passed on third reading
an ordinance authorizing the erec-
ton of street lights at Walnut and
| Penn streets; in Adams, between
Bailey and Harrisburg streets, and
at Mohn street and River alley. Toll
bert Prowell was appointe ed a mem
ben of the highway committee sue
ceeding the late c. E. Keim.