tracks of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company with the stone quarry of Jacob Millard in the borough of Myerstown.

2.00 P. M.

C. 203. Crawford and Bunce vs. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, et al. In re: Excessive and unreasonable class rates on fruit and produce from Pittsburgh to various points in Pennsylvania. (Conference between parties and Commissioner Magee.)

Wednesday, January 31, 1917; 9.30 A. M.

C. 1231. Doylestown Chamber of Commerce vs. Pennsylvania and New Jersey Power and Light Company. In re: Alleged inadequate service in the borough of Doylestown.

C. 1218. William E. Palmer vs. Van Pike Telephone Company. In re: Alleged inadequate service at Milford, Pa.

M. C. 412-1916. ough of Mount Penn.

M. C. 413-1916. Braddock. (Gas for Braddock.)

APPROVALS.

Municipal Contracts.

Metropolitan Electric Company and Bor(Street lighting.)

Equitable Gas Company and Borough of watchmen's house, Jones avenue, North

M. C. 414-1916. Equitable Gas Company and City of Pittsburgh. (Gas for Sunshine Cottage, Leach Farm.)

M. C. 415-1916. Equitable Gas Company and City of Pittsburgh. (Gas for Superintendent's house and cottage, Leach Farm.)

M. C. 395-1916. Treverton Electric Light and Power Company and Township of Zerbe. (Street lighting.)

M. C. 419-1917. Pennsylvania Railroad Company and Borough of Steelton. (Construction of additional tracks at grade across certain streets.)

M. C. 411-1916. Lehigh Valley Transit Company and Counties of Lehigh and Northampton. (Construction and maintenance of trolley feed wires on Slatington Bridge.)

Applications.

A. 880-1917. Application of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for approval of the construction of three additional tracks at grade across Trewick, Conontoga and Franklin Streets in the borough of Steelton, Dauphin County.

A. 862-1916. Application of the Liverpool Electric Company for approval of its incorporation.

A. 863-1916. Application of the Liverpool Township Electric Company for approval of its incorporation.

A. 864-1916. Application of the Buffalo Electric Company for approval of its incorporation.

A. 873-1916. Application of C. S. Herrold for approval of the right to operate auto-bus line between McKees Half Falls and Selinsgrove.

M. C. 416-1916. Contract between Perry County Telephone and Telegraph Company and Borough of Bloomfield. (Franchise.)

COMPLAINTS FILED.

No. C 1247-H. B. Low & Son, Bloomsburg, vs. Bloomsburg and Sullivan. Railroad switching rates.

No. C 1248-9-Township of Baldwin, County of Allegheny, vs. Louis Philippi and Antonio Maddalo. Illegal operation of jitneys.

No. C 1250-Lancaster Automobile Club vs. Pennsylvania Railroad. Service and rates at Columbia-Wrightsville bridge. No. C. 1233. Mifflin Creamery Co., Mifflin, vs. Mifflin Water Co. Service.

PETITIONS FOR REHEARING REFUSED.

The Commission has refused petitions for rehearing in the following cases: Penna. Power Co. vs. Harmony Elec. Co., Complaint Docket No. 474; New Castle Elec. Co. vs. Harmony Elec. Co., Complaint Docket No. 475; and Penna. Utilities Co. vs. Lehigh Navigation Elec. Co. vs. Kraemer Hosiery Co. of Nazareth, Complaint Docket No. 530.

State Fire Marshal

APPOINTMENTS.

Special Deputy in Charge of Construction InspectionJames G. Hazlett, Carnegie.

Deputy-M. Luther Mason, Reading.

Deputy-Herbert A. Thomas, Peckville.

Department of Public Instruction

APPOINTMENT.

Messenger H. A. Walters, Wormleysburg, vice J. O.

Knauss, retired under State employees pension act.

Water Supply Commission

ACTION TAKEN AT MEETING HELD JANUARY 23.

Approved.

Commissioners of Lawrence County, for permission to construct a highway bridge across Taylor's Run, where Taylor's Run crosses public road leading from Plaingrove and Mercer public road to the New Castle public road, near the residence of J. L. Eppinger.

Commissioners of Lawrence County, for permission to construct a highway bridge across Hettenbaugh Run, where Hettenbaugh Run crosses public road leading from New Castle public road to Neshannock Falls, near residence of Samuel Patterson.

Commissioners of Lawrence County, for permission to construct a bridge across Neshannock Creek, where South Mill Street crosses said creek, in the city of New Castle.

Commissioners of Northumberland County, for permission to construct a bridge across Mouse Creek, in the village of Red Cross, on State Highway Route No. 336, Jackson Township.

Western Allegheny Railroad Company, for permission to construct a bridge across Sugar Creek, at the confluence of Sugar Creek with Holders Run, 2.15 miles distant from mouth, in Bradys Bend Township, Armstrong County, Pa.

The New Cumberland & Pittsburgh Railway Company, for permission to construct a 40 foot concrete arch across Mill Creek, about 4,600 feet from its mouth in Green Township, Beaver County, Pa.

The New Cumberland & Pittsburgh Railway Company, for permission to construct a 40 foot concrete arch across Little Mill Creek, about 400 feet from its mouth, in Green Township, Beaver County, Pa.

The Philadelphia, Newton and New York Railroad Company, for permission to construet a bridge across Broad Creek,

6,300 feet east of Southampton Station, Southampton Township, Bucks County, Pa.

Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company, Lessee of the Wilmington and Northern Railroad Company, for permission to make a change in a bridge across the West Branch of Brandywine Creek, 1,700 feet south of Valley Station, Valley Township, Chester County, Pa.

Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company, Lessee of the Wilmington and Northern Railroad Company, for permission. to make a change in or addition to a bridge across Brandywine Creek, 1,100 feet south of Valley Station, Valley Township, Chester County, Pa.

Clearfield and Mahoning Railway Company, for permission to construct a stone riprap along the west bank of Big Anderson Creek, about 5 miles north of the mouth, Pike Township, Clearfield County, Pa.

Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway Company, for permission to construct an addition to the east embankment of the Clarion River, about 500 feet south of the north boundary line. of the borough of Ridgway, Elk County, Pa.

River Stone & Brick Company, for permission to construct a fill along Cheat River near Point Marion Borough, Springhill Township, Fayette County, Pa.

Ross Run Coal Company, for permission to construct a bridge or mine tipple, across Mahoning Creek, 1.5 miles north of Fordham, Jefferson County, Pa.

The Cemetery Association of Dunmore, for permission to construct a conduit of terra cotta pipe in an unnamed stream running in a southwestwardly direction into the grounds of the Forest Hill Cemetery, then into the grounds of the Pennsylvania Oral School and from there it enters the sewer system of the city of Scranton, which sewer system empties into the Lackawanna River about 1.5 miles distant from property, in Lackawanna County, Pa.

Reading & Columbia Railroad Company, for permission to make a change in a bridge across Big Chickies Creek, 6,800 feet