invested in real estate, shall be exempt from all other Exemption. taxation under the laws of this Commonwealth. Section 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent Repeal. herewith are hereby repealed. APPROVED― The 13th day of June, A. D. 1907. EDWIN S. STUART. No. 513. AN ACT Making an appropriation for the public highways of the State, subject and under the direction of the Department of Highways. Whereas, It is of great benefit to the people of this Preamble. Commonwealth at large, and especially to the rural sections thereof, that the public highways should be Public highways. further improved and their condition bettered; And whereas, The appropriation provided for in the act of May one, one thousand nine hundred and five, has been exhausted, and applications are already on file, in accordance with said act, for more moneys than the State has already appropriated for such purpose; therefore,-- Appropriation. State Highway Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of three million dollars be and the same is hereby appropriated, to be expended by the State Highway Department, in accordance with the provisions of the Department. act of May one, one thousand nine hundred and five: Provided, That no more than one million five hundred thousand dollars shall be expended in any one year: Provided further, That this appropriation shall in no Proviso. way repeal or alter the appropriation already made under the provisions of the aforesaid act, but shall be considered an additional appropriation thereto. APPROVED-The thirteenth day of June, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and seven, in the sum of $1,000.000. I withhold my approval from the remainder of said appropriation because of insufficient. State revenue. EDWIN S. STUART. Topographic and Appropriation. No. 514. AN ACT Making an appropriation to the Topographic and Geological Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of geological survey. thirty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated to the Commissioners of the Topographic and Geologic Survey of the State of Pennsylvania, for the fiscal year beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and seven, and the sum of thirty thonsand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the fiscal year beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and eight, for the purpose of continuing the topographic and geologic survey of the State, in accordance with and subject to the provisions of an act of Assembly, entitled "An act to authorize the Topographic and Geologic Survey of the State in cooperation with the United States Geological Survey." approved the eleventh day of May, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and five: Provided, That the results and investigations of the said survey shall be printed by the Department of Public Printing and Binding, in such form and in such amounts as the said Commissioners may direct. Proviso. Publication. APPROVED-The thirteenth day of June, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and seven, except as to the following items: The item appropriating $30,000 for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 1907, is approved in the sum of $20.000. I withhold my approval from the remainder of said item. The item appropriating $30,000 for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 1908, is approved in the sum of $20,000. I withhold my approval from the remainder of said item. The aforesaid reductions have been made because of insufficient State revenue. EDWIN S. STUART. No. 515. AN ACT To appropriate the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be required, for the purpose of draining Pymatuning Swamp in Crawford County, and improving the highways therein; authorizing the State Highway Department to make a survey of, and decide upon the best method of draining, said swamp, and to let contracts for making channels for draining same, and to draw money from the State Treasury, appropriated for that purpose, to pay therefor. Whereas. Swamp. Whereas, In the construction of the Erie extension of the Pennsylvania Canal, by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in Crawford County, along and through Crawford county. the Pymatuning Swamp, which covers about eight Drainage, etc., of thousand acres of land, dikes and embankments were Pymatuning made that changed the course and dammed streams flowing from, and conducted the flow of water of other streams into, said swamp, which continues to exist since the abandonment of said canal, making the flow of water into said swamp much greater and the drainage thereof much more difficult and expensive than it would have been had the Commonwealth not constructed said canal; And whereas, There are many miles of highway running through said swamp that it is very expensive to maintain, that would be greatly improved by draining said swamp, now therefore: Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of Highways. fifteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be required, be and the same is hereby appropriated Appropriation. out of the moneys in the Treasury of the Commonwealth, not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of draining the Pymatuning Swamp in Crawford County and improving the highways therein. Highway De Section 2. The State Highway Department is hereby Powers of State authorized and directed to make a survey of said Pyma- partment. tuning Swamp, and decide upon the best course and method of making channels for draining the same and improving the highways therein; to advertise for proposals, and let contracts for making such channels and draining said swamp to the lowest and best bidder, and draw money from the Treasury of the Commonwealth, appropriated by the first section of this act to pay therefor, in the same manner as is now done by law in cases of improvement of highways by the said State Highway Department: Provided, however, That Proviso. the plans shall be approved by the Water Commission. Section 3. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed: Provided, however, That no part of the sum hereby appropriated shall become available Proviso. until the citizens of said county shall have raised a like amount for improvements of the highways. APPROVED--The thirteenth day of June, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and seven, in the sum of $10,000. I withhold my approval from the remainder of said appropriation because of insufficient State revenue. EDWIN S. STUART. Pike county. Dikes. Borough of Matamoras. Water Supply Appropriation. No. 516.. AN ACT To authorize the building of a dike, or dikes, for the protection of the public road and of the property adjacent to the Delaware River in the borough of Matamoras and in the township of Delaware, and making an appropriation therefor. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the Water Sup ply Commission of Pennsylvania be and it is hereby authorized to construct a dike, or dikes, along the bank of the Delaware River in the borough of Mata moras, so as to discontinue and prevent the washing away of the public road and river bank, and the overflow of lands in said borough. Section 2. The work herein authorized shall be done in accordance with the plans and specifications to be furnished said Water Supply Commission, and submitted to and approved by the State Highway Commissioner. Section 3. No work shall be done or money expended for the purposes named in this act until the owners of the lands, upon which such dike or dikes shall be buil, shall have filed with the Water Supply Commission an instrument in writing granting the State the right to erect and forever maintain the dike or dikes aforesaid, and releasing the State from all damages which may have accrued up to the date of the execution thereof by reason of the washing away of the said public road, river bank, and of the overflow of such lands. and nothing in this act shall be construed as a recognition or assumption of any liability on the part of the State for any damages done by the washing away of said public road, river bank, or the overflow of said lands. Section 4. The sum of twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby ap propriated for the purposes specified in this act, to be paid by the State Treasurer upon warrants of the Auditor General to the order of the Chairman of the Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania. Section 5. This act shall take effect immediately. APPROVED-The thirteenth day of June, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and seven, in the sum of $10,000. I withhold my approval from the remainder of said appropriation because of insufficient State revenue. EDWIN S. STUART. No. 517. AN ACT Making an appropriation to the Children's Aid Society of Penn sylvania. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of forty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated to the Children's Aid Society of Pennsylvania, for the two fiscal years beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and seven, for the purpose of the maintenance and prosecution of its work. APPROVED-The thirteenth day of June, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and seven, in the sum of $30,000. I withhold my approval from the remainder of said appropriation because of insufficient State revenue. EDWIN S. STUART. Appropriation. No. 518. AN ACT Making an appropriation to St. John's Orphan Asylum, Phila delphia. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated to St. John's Orphan Asyluni, located at Forty-ninth and Wyalusing avenue, Philadelphia, for the two fiscal years beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and seven, for the purpose of maintenance. APPROVED-The thirteenth day of June, Anno Domini one thousand nine hundred and seven, in the sum of $5,000. I withhold my approval from the remainder of said appropriation because of insufficient State revenue. EDWIN S. STUART. Appropriation. |