Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-24

Wsshs the State. The
measure was urged by health Off
Gals and was designed to enable
spots found to favor propagation of
the pests to be drained or treated,
the counties, municipalities and in
terested property owners to be as
sessed for the cost.
The Governor says that the divi-
sion of the assessment is not clear
in some places and that instead of
viewers being named as is usual
when benefits are assessed the Com
missioner of Health is to determine
the benefits. The Governor also OBJ
jects to the fact that only after the
Commissioner determines the amount
is notice given to the property own
ers and then only by advertisement
in the newspapers. IT know of no
instance of the assessment of BEN
efts upon property where notice is
not first given of the proceedings
and an opportunity given the own
ers to be heard before the assess
ment is made. 1 doubt also the
of Health to assess damages or BEN
hts upon private property" con-
cludes the Governor.
Ready For Preserves - Prepara-
tions to take over several tracts for
esta ablishment of game preserves be-
tore the opening of the fall hunting
season are being made by State
Game Commission officials. They
nave arranged for surveys and
search of titles on a dozen or more
properties and groups of properties
and 1t may be possible that in west
ern counties they may purchase only
surface rights. Some of the pre-
serves will be of large size and will
De stocked with game this year if
conditions permit. Scores of in
quiries regarding the provisions of
the game preserve bills are being
sent here.
Send Engineers - Sanitary engi-
neers have been sent to Wellsboro
IN response to an urgent appeal
10 commissioner of Health Ed
ward Martin by residents of that
place which was visited by a cloud
burst on Tuesday afternoon. The
conditions were said to be SO serious
that expert assistance was needed.
Ihis is the only place that has asked
ior aid of the Health Department as
result of the heavy rains.
Compensation Board-The State
compensation Board, whose mem
oers were reappointed by the Gov
ernor' organized yesterday by re-
electing Harry A. Mackey. PhiIadeI-
phla, chairman; Lee Solomon. Phil
adelphia. secretary, and ]. C. Det-
weller, Huntingdon, assistant secre-
tary.
commissioner of Labor C. B. Con-
nelley eX-off1cio a member of the
ooaro, announced the reappointment
or all of the present compensation
referees. There are four new places,
created by the act just approved, to
be named.
Heavy Loss on Roads-State High
way Department reports indicate
heaVy loss by contractors on new
state highways as a result of the
tremendous fall of rain the last fort
night and serious interference with
trallc ana the Highway Depart
ments own oiling and surfacing
operations. The reports received are
to the effect that the rainfall was
heaviest east of Huntingdon. Centre
clinton and Potter counties and that
IN some eastern counties work on the
ROADS was stopped and grading ex-
caVatlons seriously washed. In some
instances cement supplies were
hooded while the dead loss to con-
tracts because of idle labor will be
heaVy. The department maintenance
forces have lost almost two weeks
IN what is ordinarily the busiest
time of the year.
unique Case Up-The first appIi-
cation from an individual to sell a
telephone system to a company has
Deen received by the Public Service
Commission and will be acted unon
next week. Jay A. Putnam. of Rome
Crawford county, asked the right to
sell his system known as the Rome
Ielephone Co., to the Rome Tele-
phone Co, Ltd. The Smithfield
Rural Telephone Co., operating in
Monroe county. has filed notice of an
increase of rates.