Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-10
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such as Statewide and district, shall
De filed at least sixty days before the
November election and those to be
filed with County Commissioners
must be filed twenty-eight days be-
fore the election. Objections must
be entered within fifty days in case
of papers filed at the Secretary's Of
fee and twenty-five days in case of
others. Provision is also made for
Withdrawals.
Providing that the fall primary
shall be held on the third Tuesday
instead of the third Wednesday of
September in odd numbered years.
Providing that exclusive right to
use of a party name shall be given
for any precinct or other subdivision
of a ward upon filing of affidavit by
pre-empters of a name for a ward.
/. Repeating act of May 20, 1917,
relative to filing of nomination pa
pers.
The general bill amending the pri-
mary act of July IL, 1913, which
carries numerous provisions rela-
tive to accounting for ballots and
other details of primary elections.
The Governor also announced ap-
prevail of the bill fixing new sal
aries for officers and employees of
the Legislature, which carries in
and places a number on a
salaried basis from year to year in
stead of having them paid a salary
for the session and a per diem o
other periods. 1t provides some new
places.
Mothers Pension Bill
Governor Sproul to-day an
nounced his approved of the Wicker
man bill changing various pro-
visions of the mothers pension law,
Representative John w. Vickerman,
of Allegheny county. being here
when it was approved.
Under the terms of the new law
mothers who have resided two years
in the State and one year in a coun-
ty are eligible. Heretofore the re-
quirement has beer residence OF
three years in the county. Another
change is an increase of the family
allowance from $12 to $40. Coun-
ties that do not accept the act will
lose appropriations which will be
divided.
The appropriation bill of 100000
will probably be signed Immediately
| so as to make the money available.
This provides for a new system OF
distribution of the funds among
counties, Philadelphia getting eight
cen per cent; Allegheny twelve and
others according to population.
A new system of distribution of
the State appropriation for mothers
pensions to be administered in con-
| junction with counties that appro-
pirate a sum equal to their State
allotment is provided in the bill APP
proved by Governor Sproul to-day.
The bill also provides for a new
assistant State supervisor of PEN
sions at $1,000 a year.
The appropriations are to be paid
annually, the share of each county
| bein sent to the county treasurer.
At the end of the first fiscal year
the money allotted to counties that
fail to comply with the act is to be
distributed among those which have
done so, provided a like sum is ap-
propriated over and above what the
counties originally allot.
Philadelphia is to get eighteen per
cent, Allegheny twelve, counties be-
tween 200, 900 and 1000, 900 popuia-
ton aqual parts of fifteen per cent;
100, 900 and 100000 equal parts of
thirty per cent; between $4,000 and
100, 900 equal parts of fifteen per
cent; between $4,000 and $4,000
equal parts OF seven per cent. and
less than $4,000 equal parts of three
per cent.
Highway Changes me
Eight changes in State highway
routes are made by the Governors
approval of the Senate bill to-day.
Over 80 were made in a House bill
recently approved.
The changes are in roads from
Mercer to West MiddleseX; Nazareth
to Allentown; Geigertown to Down
ingtown; Brandywine Manor tc
| Coatesville; Carlisle to Harrisburg
via York Springs. Lincoln highways
Gettysburg and Biglerville. connect
ing with various routes and Worm
leysburg to Maryland lin via York
and Red Lion and Stewartstown..
Another approved was the Scott
bill. providing hat when any road
IS feet or more wide is improved thu
| Highway Commissioner may arrange
that spaces at the side may be con.
structed of material for horse
travel" The act is not to affect cit.
les or ~boroughs.
The Governor also approved the
bill designed to relieve the city OF
Philadelphia from payment of the in.
heritance tax on the John G.. johnson
art collection. The new law would
operate in any similar case hereaf'
ter provided the articles were left
to a municipality for free exhibition
Other Bills Approved
Other bills approved included:
Authorizing counties and munich
palities to furnish rooms in publ,
buildings for meetings of organiza.
tions of veterans of various wars.
Establishing an orphans court TO
Washington county, the Judge to b,
elected this fall.
Authorizing corporations to tun
mel under streams to mine coal undo.
regulations made by the Water Sup
ply Commission and for payment o
value OF coal mined in constructing
lunnel.
Empowering counties to contrac
bridges connecting parts of cities o
the city and a township.
Fixing salaries of district attor
neys in counties having population
under 1000, 600. a scale being provid
ed ranging from $500 to $4,000.
Increasing salaries of assistan
general agents of State Board of Pub
lie Charities from s2.5OO to $4,000.
Declaring IL to be the legislativ,
Intent that the act of 1917 increasing
salaries in Allegheny county shoult
apply TO those whose pay is fixed b,
statute as we'll as those not so es
tablished, the salary to begin tn,
first Monday in January, 1913.
Authorizing boroughs to make ap
preparations for maintenance an,
identifying of cemeteries and prlvat,