PLANNING WORK
FOR MODEL ROABS
.CUKMai
Pennsylvania to Lull in Hiffc
c way Construction
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CONTRACTS UNOER NEW LAW
Modern System of Improving Th»P»
oughfares Purpose of Propoaed
Bond Issue—Support of Tentr Ad
ministration.
The State Highway Department la
planning for Pennsylvania the beat
system of improved roads in tbla
country. An official of that depart
ment predicted recently that when the
work it has projected shall have been
completed the roads of the Keystone
State would be unsurpassed by the
famous highways of France, Ger
many and other European countries.
Model roads for Pennsylvania has been
made possible by the enactment by
the legislature at its recent session
of the measure popularly known
as the fSproul road bill." This
legislation received the earnest sup
port of Governor .lohn K. Tener, who
during the campaign of last year in
public addresses repeatedly empha
sized the fact that he was an enthusi
astic good roads advocate and that the
influence of his administration would
be exerted for the advancement of the
good roads movement. Since its in
ception the good roads movement in
this state has been under Republican
legislation.
The State Highway Department was
established during the administration
of Governor Samuel \V. Pennypacker,
and the act under which it was organ
ized is the most liberal of all highway
acts where the state assists in paying
a portion of the cost of reconstruct
ing roads. Under this law sj>.sfto,nno
was appropriated and expended for
reconstruction work from June 1,
1903, to May 31, 1911. During that
period 850 miles of road were recon
atructed. Ten per cent, of the amount
appropriated was set aside as a
maintenance fund and apportioned to
the several townships and counties
according to the number of miles of
improved roads therein, which had
been maintained to conform to the
state's standard. Under this law the
atate paid seventy-five per cent, of
the cost of reconstruction; the town
ship and county each paying one
eighth of the total cost of improve
ment. The maintenance of these
roads after construction was placed in
the hands of the township supervis.
ors.
Improvements Under Sproul Law.
The great ( | en iand for a system of
qonnected improved highways and
for a system of maintenance of the
roads already reconstructed and of
those reconstructed and improved in
the future had its consummation in
the enactment of the Sproul bill.
This act reorganized the State High
way Department. It provides for two
systems of road work. The first des
ignated as "State Highways," is com
prised of about 80<M» miles of public
roads and turnpikes as described in
296 routes. These roads are the prin
cipal main thoroughfares or highways,
forming and being main travelled
roads or routes between the county
seats of the several counties' of the
commonwealth, and to the state line
and between principal cities, bor
oughs and towns. They will be mark
ed,.built or rebuilt, repaired and main
tained by and at the sole expense of
the state and they will be under the
exclusive authority and jurisdiction of
the State Highway Department. Sur
veys of each route must be made and
a map showing all details must be pre
pared. The several routes shall be taken
over by the department on or before
June 1, 1912, except that portion of a
route which traverses a turnpike mad
upon which tolls are collected.
The taking over of the toll roads
wIH be deferred until the money from
the proposed bond issue becomes
available The bonds cannot bo Is
f\ied until the resolution amending
Section four of article nine of the
constitution Is adopted at the
next session of the lei-Mature and
afterwards approved by the peop'e.
Section four alter amendment will
read as follows: "No debt shall be
created by or on behalf of the state,
to supply casual deficiencies of
revenue, repel invasion, suppress In
surrection, defend the state in war,
or to pay existing debt; and the debt
created to supply deficiencies in reve
nue shall never exceed in the aggre
gate at any one tlijie, one million of
dollars; provided, however that the
General Assembly, Irrespective of any
debt, may authorize the Btate to issue
bonds to the amount of fifty millions
of dollars for the purposes of Improv
ing and rebuilding the highways of
tbe commonwealth.'.'
Three Millions Available.
The work of maintenance, repair
and construction of state highways
will be carried on as equally and unl»
formly In the several counties as con
ditions will permit. All contracts for
the construction of state highways
must be let to the lowest responsible
bidders, with the option en the part
of tbe State Highway Commissioner
to reject any or all bids. Contracts
must be made in the name of the com
monwealth. must be approved by the
frovemor and must be approved as t®
form and legality by the Attorney
General*or Deputy Attorney General.
The Sproul law appropriates three
million dollars to establylsh and carry
on the work of the department and
for the purpose of maintenance, re
pairing and c'j'istructlon or state high
ways and for the payment of the
state's share of the maintenance and
repairs of state aid highways.
Under the new law the State High
way Department has made five con
tracts, aggregating aliour $5011,000. Of
these two are for there onstruction
of the Narrows Road in .luniata
and Mifflin Counties, he ween Mif
flintown and l.ewistown. The nthet
contracts are for work o;i t'ie N'.i i >nal
Pike in Fayette and Soncraet Coun
ties.
State aid highways are prov'ded for
In the Spronl law in a manner similar
to that provided for under tiie former
law. Applications for s ate aid in the
reconstruction of township roads can
be made by the supervisors of a town
ship to the county commissioners, and
the county commissioners must then
make application to the State High
way Department asking the state to
join in the reconstruction of the roads.
In this case the township and county
each pay 2o per cent, of the total cost
of the work, the state paying"so per
cent. The hoard of township supervis
ors or county commissioners, without
the intervention of the other, may
make application direct to the State
Highway epartment asking for state
aid in the reconstruction of township
roads, and in doing so said township
or county agrees to pay 50 per cent, of
the cost of such improvement, the
state paying the balance of the cost.
Applications For State Aid.
A county reconstructing township
roads under the act of June 26, 1905,
known as the "Fllnn law," may make
application to the Department asking
for state aid in the reconstruction of
said roads, agreeing to pay one-half
of the total cost, the state paying the
balance. The state hereafter will
maintain all roads reconstructed as
state aid roads and charge one-half of
the cost of such maintenance to the
respective township or county in
which the road is located. Twenty-nine
applications, asking for state aid un
der the law calling for the recon
struction of sixty-four miles, have been
received at the State Highway Depart
ment, Several sections of road are
ready to he put under contract as
state aid roads. The l>epartment is au
thorized to make a contract for the
amount, of the share to he paid by the
state, plus the respective shares of the
townships and counties. The appro
prlation to carry out the provisions
of this section of the act is $1,00n,000,
which, added to the township and
••oiinty shares, gives S2,»KXt,OOO for
state aid work for the two years end
ing May 31, 1313.
The act of May 15, 1909, is repealed
and superseded by the Jones act, ap
proved June 14, 1911, which provides
for the election of township supervisors
and gives the State Highway Depart
ment an oversight of the Rti.OOU miles
of earth roads in the state by provid
ing for the board of supervisors of a
township making an annual report un
der oath to the Department on or be
fore January 1 in each and every year.
It also provides "that all money ap
propriated under the provisions of the
act shall be expended by the super
visors of the respective townships for
the making of permanent improve
ments on the township's roads, accord
ing to plans and specifications fur
nished by the Btate Highway Depart
ment and under the supervision of i.ie
State Highway Department, such su
pervision to he without cost to the
township," and giving the State High
way Commissioner the right to with
hold from a township, neglecting or
refusing to expend the money as di
rected, the amount to which it would
otherwise he entitled.
Revenue From Motor License*.
The Sproul act also provides for the
furnishing by the State Highway
Commissioner of bulletins of instruc
tions to each board of township super
visors and that official is also to fur
nish free of charge standards, plans
and specifications for permanent im
provements in the building of cul
verts, establishing of grades, proper
drainage, and such other matters as
he may deem essential. It abolishes
the work tax In all townships in the
state and provides for a bonus of 50
per cent, of the total amount of road'
taxes collected to he paid by the state,
not to exceed more than twenty .dol
lars foreach mile of township road la
said township. The board of supervis
ors of a township is to consist of three
members, who shall he elected as fol
lows: The term of all supervisors
elected in 1308 shall expire the first
Monday of December, 1911. The term
of all supervisors elected in 1909 and
1910 shall expire the first Monday of
December, 1913. The supervisors will
meet on the first Monday in Decem
ber, 1911. and yearly thereafter. Many
townships have asked the Department
to furnish Information and plans for
small bridges and culver sand to es
tablish grades for the cutting down
of hills and the improvement of the
roadfi.
In addition to appropriations by the
legislature tbe State Highway Depart
ment receives a large revenue from
motor vehicle licenses. From January
] to October 1 of this year the reve
nue from this source wan $418.(131.
During that period about 10,(tuft mor.«
licenses were issued than durins the
entire year of 1910. The total issue
on October 1 was: Registrations. 43,-
074; drivers, 15,483; dealers, 39fift;
motor cycles, 4727, and special, 849.
Plenty ef Poise.
"Has plenty of poise, bas she?"
"Well, sbe looked at Niagara falls
tbrougb <■ lorgnette."—Pittsburg Post.
Is Improving.
Daniel Little of Eagles* Mm
who bad both bones in his left ler
crushed and broken in severa
places while trailing logs for Chas
Frey, on December 4, had tb
plaster cast removed last week
and the healing is continuing nice
ly. It will probably be three c
four weeks before Mr, Little wil
be able to walk without crutch c
cane. A peculiar feature of tlr
occurence was the assertion of on
of Mr. Little's sons on the day <f
the accident that something awfil
would happeu, and he implorel
his father not togo to work. Tlr
father, of course, thinking it onl<
a whim, went, but the son, wh>
was also to help, postively refuse*
to go. saying that his father wa;
going to be killed. The acciden.
occurred a few minutes after worl
began.—Dushore Review.
High School Debate.
A very interesting debate wai
held in the High School last Fii
dfty afternoon. Very strong ai
guements were put forth on either
side, each debater showed herself
master of her position and present
ed her arguement in such a logiea
manner as to show her position or.
the subject to l>e correct.
The question for debate was, Rf
solved : That the Indians have
been more cruely treated than the
Negroes. The affirmative side was
represented by Fay If ess, Esther
Vough and Anna Busohhausen.
while Freda Amies. Helen Carpen
ter and Margaret Draper argued
for the negative. The Judges
decided in favor of the Negative
side.
Interest is rapidly increasing in
debates and it is expected that our
school will compete with neigh
boring High Schools in the near
future.
Sheriff's Sale.
By virtue of a writ of Fieri
Farias issued out of the Court of
Common Pleas of Sullivan County.
Pennsylvania, and to mfe directed
and delivered) :here wiil l>e ex
posed to public sale at the Court
House in the Borough of La porte,
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, on
Friday, Feb 9, 1912, at ten o'clock
a. m., the following descril>ed
property, to wit:
| All that certain lot, piece or
parcel of land situated in Davidson
township, Sullivan County, Penn
sylvania. deecril>ed as follows:
fsitauted ou the outlet of Lewis
Lake about one mile above the
village of Sonestown and bounded
on the North by lands of A. T.
Armstrong, on the Fast by lai/ds
of A. T. Armstrong on the South
by lands of L. H. Buck and ou
the West by lands jof G. Philips.
CONTAINING one acre of land,
be the same more or less, and be
ing the same premises which Peter
Swank, this defendant, purchased
from Bryan Campbell by deed still
unrecorded. Land all improved
and having erected thereon a frame
dwelling house, together with out
buildings. Situated along the public
road and being ailesiiable property.
Seized, taken into execution and
to be the property of Peter
Swank at the suit of C. A. Starr.
J. G. COTT, Sheriff.
Mullen, Attorney.
Sheriff's Office, La porte Pa.,
Jan. 15, 1912.
George Everting of Overton was
in town Sunday,
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Gbippewa
Xtrnc Kilns.
IV Lime furnished .n car
load lots, delivered at
Right Prices.
Your orders solicited.
Kilns near Hughesvill*
Penn'a. .
M. E. Reeder.lL'
Liquor License Notices.
Notice is hereby given that the
following applications for License
have been tiled in my office and the
same will be presented to the Court
of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of
Sullivan County, Penn'a., on Mon
day the 12th day of February, 1912,
at two o'clock, P. M.:
CHEKKY TWP.
Cherry Millc.
Jolin E. drown, tavern license,
Dushore.
Leonard Hilhert, wholesale license,
Mildred.
Peter 8011, tavern license,
Frank F. Schaad. distillers license,
•lames .1. Connor, tavern license,
Joseph A.Helstnan. tavern license,
John Daly, tavern license.
Louis (iatta, tavern license.
John Touhey, retail liquor license.
Francis J. Sick, retail liquor license,
Francis H. Finan tavern license,
Frank T. McMahou wholesale license,
K. A. McXevin who'esale license,
Murray.
William Burke, tavern license.
Salter field.
Patrick Mcfiee, tavern license.
COI.I.KY TWP.
Colley.
William K. Dietl'enbacli tavern license,
Lopez.
Louis Teitelh&um wholesale license,
James I'. Mctiee, tavern license,
Steve Ilalahtik, tavern license,
Joseph ilruheuak. retail liquor license,
Authouy Itouse, tavern license,
Samuel Yarosh, retail liquor license,
John Slovinski, tavern license,
DAVIDSON TWP.
Sonestown.
Harry Basley, taveru license.
Smith Bondman, tavern license.
Munov Valley.
Brady llouseknecht tavern license,
Kllerv T. Phillips, tavern license.
J. William Moran, tavern license.
Emmons.
Mary Forhes Snore tavern license,
Dl-SHORE BORorOH.
Thomas Carroll tavern license,
Thomas W. Catian wholesale license.
Harold H. Hatton retail liquor license.
Vork W, Stalford tavern license,
Margaret Connor, retail liquor license.
Robert McCee, retail liquor license,
Philip E.Grace. tavern license.
Patrick J. Finan, * tavern license.
B. F. Saxer, retail liquor license.
IULLSGROVE TWP.
11 illsgrove.
Thomas S. Tompkins tavern license
EAGLES MERE BOROUGH.
William L.jParliieter, tavern license,
LAPoRTE BOROUGH,
R. W. Carpenter, tavern license,
John llasseu, Jr., tavern license.
LAPORTE TWP.
Nordmont.
Geo. M. Fiester, taveru license,
SIIR KWSBU RY T<)WXSH IP.
Eaglestuere.
J. H. Stacljhouse, tavern license.
ALBERT F. HE ESS, Clerk.
Clerk's office,Lajiorte, Pa,. Jan, 22, IHI2.
Jury List For February Court.
Li.t ol jutsou. Willi Uieir occupation unit
Pl»c«t o< residence drawn u» Traverse and lirund
Juror* lor February ierui and BesMuu> U-iflii
mug Monday February IV, 1»1J.
URANL) JI'KOKS.
NAME OCCUPATION KKSIDhNCE
Kdward Bahl, farmer. Forks
Uauiel laborer, Rkkeits
William Uurgess. farmer. Klkland
llarry Bigger, machinist, Klckutts
Lawrenc* Couuor, farmer, Forks
Kdward Krey, leaclier, Fox
Jacob H. Fries, laborer, Lnporte twp.
Samuel Ualougb. barber, tllllsgrove
(ieorge Grimes, laborer, Klcketts
George llartzig. Mill-man, Cherry
Jobu lilleuiaii, Jr., plumber, 1 inshore
James Lavelle, miner, Lopez
Thomas Lyuoti. miner. Lopei
Anthony Murray, bookkeeper. Lopez
Hiram W. Osier, machlneman. Hemic?
Andrew O'Malley, miuer. Lopez
James 11. Speuce, vintner, Uernice
Frederick Shatter, farmer, Forks
Nathan I'ersuu. surveyor. l)ushor«
Setfc I*. Shoemaker, farmer, Klkhuul
WllUam Sergeant, farmer, Fox
AntjjioHy Touachner, miner. Hemic*
lauifs Wheat ley, miner, Uernice
John Wheatley. farmer, Davidson
' TRAVERSE ANU PETIT JI'KOKS
William Cook, miner, Rernicc
Peter P. Murray, mercliaut. l.ope?
Donald Hughes, teacher, Dushore
Thomas B. Thompkins, farmer, Klkland
Kdward L. Travelet, laboror, Jamison City
I Charles Kohe, farmer, Fork?
J a roe* Murphy, farmer. Cherry
Harry Miller, laboror, Jamison City
Lawrence Duun, Justice peace, Lopea
Andrew McDonald, machinist, Bernice
Lewis Hatton. miner, Ilernice
James Morgan, farmer, Fox
John' Schaad, coal operat'r. Bern let
Sylvynus U. Morgan, farmer. Fox
Wendell Sick, farmer. Cherry
John J. Murphy, farmer. Cherry
, Chauncey Wheat ley, rarmer, Klkland
Samuel Darby, laborer. lilllsKrove
Kmanuel Erie, farmer, Colley
Jamf.H Waples, miner. Lopez
Charles Young. laborer, Jamison City
John Coyle. clerk, Dushore
Harris Collins, uliner. Bernice
Maynard Phillip*. farmer, Davidson
Otto llehr. farmer, Lopez
John L. Utz, drover. Dushore
Harry Gould. laborer. Lopez
Patrick Drinroll, laborer, Bernice
William L. Dyer. blacksmith. Colley
Archie Brown. miner. Cherry
Thomas Cowley, farmer, Forks
Daniel Pealer, shoemaker. Lopez
Thomas Booth, laborer. Shrewsbury
John C. Miller, sawyer. Klcketts
Floyd Ketchum, farmer. Fox
Chauncey Cunningham, plumber. Dushore
Ralph King. blacksmith. Davidson
William Kiesn, farmer, Davidson
John Farley, farmer. Cherry
Samuel MeCarty, farmer, Klkland
Foster Meyers. laborer, Mt. Vernon
Maurice Dunn. clerk, Dushore
Walter Hazzen, teacher, Davidson
Frank Batal, farmer. Forks
Charles Cox. farmer, Davidson
Henry Vogt, farmer. Klkland
Jn'fih McTntyre. laborer. Jamison Cltv
i...bur 1 i.u. labour, Divil-o
Roll Call.
Bernice and Mildred Absent
Sonestown Present
Muncy Valley Absent
Ricketts Absent [
Nordmont Absent i
Forksville Absent
Hillsgrove Absent
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Register's Notices:
Notice is hereby given that the
following Accounts of Executors,
Administrators and Trustees have
been liled in my office:
First and Final Account of Lee
R. (Javitt and Margaret S. Fiester,
Executors of the last will and test
ament of Harry M. Fiester, late of
LaPorte Township Deceased.
And the same will be presented
to the orphans Court of Sullivan
County, to be held at LaPorte,
Penna,, on the Twelfth day of I
February A. D. 1!)12, at 3 o'clock
P. M., for confirmation and allow
ance, and the same shall then be'
confirmed Xi. Si.: and unless Ex
ceptions are filed within ten days |
thereafter, Confirmation Absolute
will be entered thereon.
ALBERT F. IIEESS,
Register of Wills.
Register's office, Laporte. Pa:
January 1">, lill'2.
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WHEREAS, HON. CHAS. E, TKKRY President
Judge. Honorable* James P. Miller and Dennis
Keefe Assoc. Judges of the Courts of Oyer and
Terminer and General Jail Delivery, Quarter
Sessions of the Peace, Orphans' Court and Com
mon Pleas lor the County of Sullivan, have issued
their precept, bearing date the 2«th day of Dee.
t»ll, to me directed, for holding the several
courts in the Borough of Laporu-. on Monday the
12th day of February 1912, at 2 o'clock p. in.
Therefore,notice is hereby given to the Coroner,
Justices of the Peace and Constables within the
county, that they be then and there in their prop
er person at 2 o'clock p. m.of said (luy, with tkeir
rolls, records, Inquisitions examinations and
other rememberances to those things to which
their oßlces ap{iertain to be done. And to those
who are bound by their recognisance to prosecute
against prisoners who are or shall be in the jail of
thesaid county of Sullivan, are hereby notified to
be then and there to prosecute against them as
will be just.
J. G. COTT, Sheriff.
Sheriff s Office, LaPorte. Pa., Jan. 6, 1512.
Orphans Court Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the
First and Final Account of Judsou
Brown, Trustee for the sale of Keal
Estate of James Lane, late of
Cherry Township, Deceased, under
.proceedings In Partition in the
j Orphans Court of Sullivan County
to No. 1 February term, 1911, has
I been filed in my office.
And the same will be presented
|to the Orphans Court of Sullivan
County, to be held at LaPorte, Pa.
'on the Twelfth day of February
j A. D. 1912, at 15 o'clock p. m., for
confirmation and allowance, and
the same shall then be confirmed
Ni. Si. : and Confirmation Absolute
will be entered thereon by ihe
| Clerk of tiie Oi pliun* Court, unless
lExpectiois in w riling are pre\ious
ly filed.
ALBERT F. HEI'.SS.
Clerk of the Oiphaus Court.
Clerk's Office, Laporte. Pa,,
January 1">, 1912.
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