Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-01

AciilSu oiiSeS III tnlS city winch IL
is planned to lease within a few
days. Owing to the numerous bu-
reaus added to the State govern
! ment in the last twelve years rooms
which were set apart for the use of
D.! committees of the Legislature have
been more than doubled up. A num-
ber of the committee rooms are used
| by as high as four committees and
subcommittee have been forced to
borrow" quarters. The situation
has grown so uncomfortable for
legislators that within the last week
made to the State officers and there
will be a hitting" from the Hill
within a short time.
The suites in the north wing
ground floor occupied by the engi-
| neering division and the Depart
4 ments of Public Printing and Fire
Mashal will be vacated in ten days.
! The executive offices of the Depart
ment of Health will remain where
( they are now. The engineers will
go to a building remodeled recently
and leased by the State for the De-
partment of Labor and Industry and
its branches. The other two depart
mentS will be Quartered in the CEN
trail part of the city.
The Highway Department will use
the quarters vacated by the Labor
and Industry Department. The De-
partment of Public instruction will
also be moved
Public Service = Hearings will be
held during the coming week in Har-
risburg, Hollidaysburg. Philadelphia,
Lebanon and Wilkes-Barre by the
Public Service Commission. One of
the largest argument lists in weeks
is scheduled for Monday in this city.
The Lebanon hearing is for Thurs
day on water cases and the Phil
adelphia case for Friday on COM
plant against the service and fares
of the Frankford, Holmesburg and
| Tacony railroad.
Military Reorganization-Bi for
. the reorganization of the military
! department of the State government
in accord with ideas of Governor
| Sproul for new business methods are
| being drawn up for early presentd-
| tior of the Legislature.
The bills vii, call for the bureau
system. including administration,
which will handle the business of
/ the department under the imm edi-
I ate direction of the adjutant gen.
eral; records. for the preservation
of the military records of the State
.
! of data relative to the war with
Germany and accounting which will
handle the equipment and military
stores.
1t is probable that a reorganiza-
ton of the State arsenal to provide
for additional repair and mainte-
nance will be worked out. The
State has a number of motor ambu-
/ lances and transport trucks stored
| in the arsenal and has no funds
for a regular force of mechanics.
Since the completion of the new Ar
senal the work at the establishm ent
has expanded and uniforms and
| equipment are not only repaired but
| manufactured. The tentage for the
Reserve Militia is now stored there
and when the Guard is reorganized
the equipment will be kept in the
big building.
Superior Court - The Superior
Court will hold its annual sitting
in Harrisburg in the week of March
10 for the counties of Dauphin
Adams, Cameron, Cumberland. Elk
Juniata, Mifflin, Perry, Snyder
Tioga, Union and York. There are
thirty cases. including appeals from
Public Service Commission decisions
in the full crew." Newport water
Wilkes-Ba railway, Reynolds.
willie water and other complaints re-
Gently decided The court will sit
at Scranton next week when the
Lehigh Valley case involving the
question whether an employer must
pay for hospital treatment for two
weeks under the compensation act
will be argued.
States Busy Month-February
receipts at the State Treasury
reached the figure of S6,351, 1,534.7I
and disbursements ran up to So,
365, 1899, according to the state.
ment of the monthly business of the
treasury. The total balance at the
end of the month was $1O,143,662 .S2
against s9,157,267.44 at the end oi
January. During March heavy pay.
ments will be made for charities
and other purposes under appro.
priations ID 1917 and road mainte.
nance and construction will start
The balance in the general fund a
the end of February was $3.50.
S67.21. sinking fund. 651,110.02
motor license. s1.S19, 9,253.4S; game
$265.36354; bounty fund. $500.
093.S9; state fire insurance 5llnd
(uninvested) S1S1. .051.91: schoo
fund, (uninvested) SCI, 7,595.43.
To Acknowledgement Sproul will
go to Washington on Monday to at
tend the conference of the Govern
ors on reconstruction.
Amber Bettcr-Insurance Com.
missioner Charles A. Amber, whC
is improving.
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