STATE'S LATEST
DEPARTMENT
Philadelphia Newspaper Dis
cusses Plans For Consolida
tion of Conservation
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
has thia to Bay about the new De
partment of Conservation which will
be created by the bill just reported
* favorably to the House of Represen
tatives after having passed the Sen
ate: "Pennsylvania's growing, inter
est in the conservation of its natural
resource is Indicated in the enumera
tion of the State's protective meas
ures set forth in Senator Buckman's
bill for the creation of a new depart
ment of the State Government to be
known as the Department of Conser
vation. The bill for this purpose,
which is now under consideration by
the Senate, embodies many of the
suggestions set forth by the Economy
and Efficiency Commission and would
merge into one department the pow
ers now held by the Board of Game
Commissioners, the Fishery Commis
sion, the State Forestry Reservation
Commission, the Water Supply Com
mission. the Department of Fisheries
and the Department of Forestry as
well as to abptlsh the offices of the
Chief Game Pmtector, the Commis
sioner of Fisheries and the Commis
sioner of Forestry.
But it is the listing of the specified
duties of the new Department which
is chiefly of interest as indicating
how the State system of protecting
the public in the enjoyment of what
are essentially public rights and
property has grown. No fewer than
forty-one sections of the Buckman
bill are devoted to this end and in
the classification and description of
the numerous statutes adopted for the
purpose of establishing and protect
ing preserves, the acquisition of lands
and safeguarding of natural resources,
together with the general supervision
. of the timber lands and water supply
of the States and its game and fish,
they show how, in the course of a
few administrations, all these sub
jects have been brought under State
control.
"Many of the laws relating to these
subjects are of recent origin. The
oldest of the existing agencies that
would be merged into the Depart
ment of Conservation dates only from
1895 and the other branches which
would becpme subordinate bureaus of
the new Department, are among the
youngest and newest branches of the
State Government. But on this work
there is expended now nearly a mil
lion dollars a year, while nearly three
hundred employes are engaged direct
ly In protecting the public lands.
"Philadelphia's interests arc touch
ed directly and indirectly by the
operation of the existing agencies in
numerous ways. The hunter and the
fisherman know of the requirements
of the Game Commissioners and of
the work of the Fish Commission at
the Torresdale and Erie hatcheries,
both of which affect not only the
pleasures and pastimes of the sports
man, but also the supply of such foods
in the local markets. Of larger Inter
ests to the city, however, is the
broadening system of State protection
regarding the sources of water sup
ply, a State-wide survey of which has
been under way for the past four
years. Thus, in addition to the reg
ulations which the Public Service
Commission imposes upon the private
water companies, whose operations
sometimes tend toward diminishing
the upply of cities and towns, the
rresent Water Supply Commission
specially supervises this subject at
present.
"Of added concern now is the fact
that the proposed merger of the For
estry Department and the Water
Supply Commission would place all
the water sheds and water courses
under one control. In this way not
only is it suggested would there be
an increased patrol of the river banks,
with the intention of anticipating ar.d
preventing pollution and thereby les
sening the danger of bacteria in the
water, but the vast acreage of the
huge water sheds needed to supply
the primary sources would be under
Ctate protection. The buying of for
est lands for a new source for Phila
delphia's supply, the laying of pipe
lines or of aqueducts, the construction
of dams and Impounding reservoirs,
would all be among the subjects of
the department's control. In this
way, following up the work already
In charge of the Water Supply Com
mission, all the streams and water
courses, mountain brooks and forest
rivulets, would be under State control
the quantity and flow of water deter
mined, the limits of consumption
determined, and the allotments of
each county or district fixed. In this
fashion does the State recognize that
county control does not suffice in this
regard and that the large cities and
more thickly populated areas have
State as well as local natural re
sources to be protected by the State's
agencies of conservation, with a view
as to the future, as well as to merely
the present needs."
Public Dances Will
Be Under the Mayors
Every dance held in a city of the
first, second or third classes in Penn
sylvania, with the possible exception
of Lancaster which operates under
a special charter of its own, for
which an admission is charged will
have to be conducted under a li
cense from the mayor's office on and
after a week from next Monday.
And each dance will have to stop at
one o'clock in the morning unless a
special dispensation is granted by
'.he mayor upon application.
These are essential features of the
Walker bill signed by the Governor
to-day and effective June 1. It is
ne of the most far reaching acts of
this session and will affect hundreds
of dances for which an admission is
charged and which are "conducted
In connection with instruction in
lancing, for hire and any dance or
_ ball to which admission may be had
V oy the payment of a fee or by* the
purchase, possession or presentation
if a ticket or token or in connection
with which a Qharge is made for
paring for clothing or other prop
srty." The bill provides that no per
10ns or any organization shall hold
t dance after June 1 without ob
:ainlng a permit from the mayor
it a rate of one dollar. Further
more, every dance hall where dances
ire held for which admission of any
kind is charged, is to secure an an
nual license. The licenses shall be
>lO a year for dances conducted In
ronnection with classes and sls for
nails rented for dances.
Wide police powers are conferred i
in the mayor and his policemen and
violations are punishable by $25 fine.
ON TO HER STRATEGY
"Great spring bargains." remarked
Mrs. Subbubs. poring over the Sunday
taper. "I shall drive into town to
norrow and—"
"I see, and your drive will be followed I
y a counter-attack." said her recently |
lemobillzed husband. Boston Trans
u'pt.
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