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

ESsS right to construct
sEESs!= an electric trpns-
mission line from
1 Middletown to Annville through
territory within which it was
not chartered to operate and
| thereby ruled for the first time
in such case. The right 10
construct the line, which is intended
| to connect with the lines of Read
| ing system at Arnville, was sought
under authority OF the act of 1895.
1t is held that this power of eX-
tending lines by such companies is
State wide and that the companies
coming under the act of 1895 have
the right to build anywhere in the
State provided n certificate OF con-
venience is secured from the Com
mission and that municipal or town
ship consent is given to occupying
streets, lanes and alleys of cities or
other municipal divisions.
The opinion which contains refer
ences to supreme and Dauphin coun-
ty court decisions and opinions by
Hampton l.. Carson when Attorney
General. In this instance" says
the decision, mo objections have
been presented and as we have
reached the conclusion that there
are no legal obstacles to our action
anu lIul DuDilC convenience 1SSOAAA-
mediation and necessity have been
established" a certificate will be
issued. The Commission limited ap-
proval to the line specified and did
not pass on the agreement with the
Reading company.
Commissioner John S. Killing,
dissented.
Abolish Crossing The Public
Service Commission has ordered
abolished the grade crossing at Mar
ket street, Marcus Hook borough
and Lower Chichester township, Del
aware county. This crossing was in
vestigated by the Commission on it's
own motion and it's decision directs
that the work of abolishing the
crossing shall be done under super
vision of the Commission, rs per
cent of the cost being paid by the
Pennsylvania Railroad, 171s by the
county of Delaware. per cent by
Marcus Hook and 21A per cent by
Lower Chichester. The work is to
be done by July l, 1920.
Strcamers Hcro-Adjutant Gen
eral Frank D. Beary has received
the streamers of the 1OSth Field
Artillery, which will be placed with
the battle flags. These streamers
represent history of the old Second
Pennsylvania Infantry since 1912
and include the Mexican, Civil,
Spanish and World Wars. The
name of each battle or service in
which it participated either as a bat
talon of infantry, the End infantry
or the End field artillery is shown.
Hearing on Air Line - The first
hearing to be scheduled by the
Public Service Commission on an ap-
plication for a charter for an air
plane transportation company has
been fixed for October l. An Eas-
ton aero service concern is asking
a charter. The question is whether
n route in the air should be speci-
fed.
At Washington-Adjut General
Frank D. Beary is at Washington
on National Guard matters.
New Regulations Soon-A series
of new regulations governing the
shipment of hogs through PennsYl-
vania will be promulgated in a few
weeks by the State Department of
Agriculture, studies of conditions in
the State being now under way. The
State authorities have a dozen coun-
ties under quarantine as far as ship
ments are concerned and they will
be released. 1t is stated that general
support was given to the State quar-
antine by live stock owners.
Commission Fixes Value-A value
of $4,000 is placed upon the prop
erty of the Consolidated Water COM
pany, which supplies Coudersport,
and the company allowed an annual
return of per cent thereon in an
opinion filed by Public Service Com
missioner John S. Killing in the
complaint of the borough of Couders-
port and others against the rates
and service of the water company.
The capital stock is $4,000. of
which $10S,000 has been paid in and
no dividends are now being paid.
The sum of S4,S14.19 is allowed for
annual operating expenses and the
borough is to pay for fire service
not less than s1,260 per year. A
new schedule of rates is to be filed
by the company in thirty days.
Meet in Philadelphia-Onici of
the State Armory Board will be in
Philadelphia tomorrow for inspec-
tion of armory properties in that
city. The board will meet in Phila-
delphia on Thursday.
Mr.. Nillar Returns-A. B. Millar,
secretary of the Public Service Com
mission, has returned from Bedford
where he spent a brief vacation.
Signed Up For Roads The
Chester county commissioners. who
were mere yesterday WIN senator
L. L. Eyre, signed contracts for
construction of 29,600 feet of high
way at the Highway Department.
The work will be done in East
Gosehn. East Whiteland and West
town townships.
Run Lines On Hill Engineers
are at work running lines for the
improvements inside of Capitol
Park, including the new walks.
State Inquiry Agents of the
State Department of Agriculture be-
gan work yesterday on inspection
of potato crops in Allegheny and
other western counties. They are
hunting the potato disease.