part of the Paoli monument), containing ten perches of land, more or less, "in trust, and to their successors in office forever, as a place of parade for the use and benefit of all volunteer corps lawfully organized and may think proper to assemble thereon to perform military duty, et cetera;" and The said two tracts of land are now called the Paoli Parade Ground, and upon the same are erected two monuments commenorating the massacre, during the Revolutionary War, of American soldiers under command of General Anthony Wayne, by a portion of the British army, on September twenty, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven, and commonly known as the Paoli Massacre; and Whereas, August thirty, one thousand eight hundred and ninetyseven, the Paoli Memorial Association was duly incorporated, under the laws of Pennsylvania, by the court of common pleas of Chester county (as appears by the record thereof in said county, in corporation book number four, page two hundred and thirty-four), for the purposes as set forth in the articles of association: "To hold, improve and preserve the land and improvements thereon, known as the Paoli Parade Ground, and including the monuments now erected thereon, situate in Willistown township (now Malvern borough), Chester county, Pennsylvania, consisting of about twenty-two acres of land, whereon occurred the massacre of American patriots, on September twenty, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven, and to maintain the said tract of land as a memorial park, for all time to come;" and Whereas, Said court upon petition did, on December thirteen, one thousand nine hundred and four, appoint said Paoli Memorial Association trustee of the Paoli Parade Ground and the monuments thereon erected, "to take the place of the trustees named in said deeds of trust, with full power and authority to carry out the uses and purposes for which the said tracts of land were granted, in accordance with the prayer of the petitioner;" and Whereas, Said tracts of land and monuments have been for many years and are without adequate protection, and the original grants fail of their purpose, and the property is deteriorating by reason of the lack of necessary improvement, and it is desirable to make the said tracts of land a memorial park, and to maintain the same as such: Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That said Paoli Memorial Association shall prepare a draft and specifications for the erection of a suitable permanent fence, with stone posts, for said Paoli Parade Ground, and with two suitable gateways; for such grading as may be necessary to properly locate said fence and gateways; for the construction of driveways through said grounds, with proper provision for the disposition of surface drainage; for the preservation of the water-supply thereon, and for the planting of suitable trees and shrubbery; and shall advertise for two weeks in two newspapers, in the county of Chester, for proposals for furnishing materials and doing the work provided for by said draft and specifications; and shall let the contract or contracts therefor to the lowest responsible bidder or bidders. Section 2. That the cost of said improvements shall not exceed ten thousand dollars; and the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as is necessary, is hereby specifically appropriated therefor; one-half of which sum, thus appropriated, is to become available, and shall be paid to said Paoli Memorial Association, when said draft and specifications, together with the contract or contracts in writing, executed by responsible contractor or contractors, with sufficient sureties, shall be filed in the office of the Auditor General; and the remainder of said sum, thus appropriated, shall be paid to said Association on the affidavit of the president and treasurer of said Association that the work has been completed, in full compliance with the draft and specification on file in the office of the Auditor General. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Executive Department, I file herewith, in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, with my objections, House bill No. 612, entitled "An act to provide for certain improvements to that certain tract of land, known as the 'Paoli Parade Ground' situate in the borough of Malvern, Chester county, and making an appropriation therefor." For the reasons which are set forth in the message accompanying Senate bill No. 255, this bill is not approved. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. No. 100. AN ACT Making an appropriation to the Catholic Home, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated to the Catholic Home, located at one thousand seven hundred and twenty, in the city of Philadelphia, for the two fiscal years beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and five, for the purpose of maintenance. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Executive Department, I file herewith, in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, with my objection, House bill No. 618, entitled "An act making an appropriation to the Catholic Home, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania." I withhold my approval from this bill, for the reason that the condition of the State revenue does not justify the appropriation at this time. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. No. 101. AN ACT Appropriating four thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the erection of a suitable monument in memory of Major General Arthur Saint Clair, in the borough of Ligonier. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of four thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby appropriated, out of moneys in the Treasury of Pennsylvania not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of erecting a bronze statue of heroic size, modeled after the oil painting by Peale, now in Independence Hall, in Philadelphia, and representing the uniform of a Revolutionary officer; the same to be mounted on a suitable base of granite, to be located in the center of the public square in the borough of Ligonier, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, near the place where the said Major General Arthur Saint Clair resided for the greater part of his life, when not away from home in the performance of public duties. Section 2. The said moneys shall be paid upon the completion of the said monument, upon a warrant drawn by three commissioners, who shall be appointed by the Governor of Pennsylvania, and whose duty it shall be to erect the said monument, and who shall perform such services without remuneration. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Executive Department, Harrisburg, May 11, 1905. I file herewith, in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, with my objection, House bill No. 662, entitled "An act appropriating four thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the erection of a suitable monument in memory of Major General Arthur Saint Clair, in the Borough of Ligonier." I withhold my approval from this bill, for the reason that the condition of the State revenue does not justify the appropriation at this time. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. No. 102. AN ACT Making an appropriation to the Grand View Institution, of Oil City, Venango county. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated to the Grand View Institution, of Oil City, Venango county, for the two fiscal years beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and five, for the care and treatment of poor consumptives. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Executive Department, I file herewith, in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, with my objection, House bill No. 666, entitled "An act making an appropriation to the Grand View Institution, of Oil City, Venango county." I withhold my approval from this bill, for the reason that the condition of the State revenue does not justify the appropriation at this time. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. No. 103. AN ACT Making an appropriation to the Suburban General Hospital, located at Bellevue, Pennsylvania. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated to the Suburban General Hospital, Bellevue, for the two fiscal years beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and five, for the following purposes: For maintenance, the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary; and the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the erection and construction of an addition to the building, to be used as an additional ward. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Executive Department, I file herewith, in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, with my objection, House bill No. 668, entitled "An act making an appropriation to the Suburban General Hospital, located at Bellevue, Pennsylvania." I withhold my approval from this bill, for the reason that the condition of the State revenue does not justify the appropriation at this time. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. No. 104. AN ACT Making an appropriation to the McKees Rocks General Hospital. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of two thousand five hundred ($2,500.00) dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated to the McKees Rocks General Hospital, located in Stowe township, in the county of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, for the purpose of maintenance, for the two fiscal years beginning June first, one thousand nine hundred and five: Provided, That the trustees of the said hospital corporation surrender their present charter, and accept a new charter under corporations of the first class, as provided for in the act of April twenty-ninth, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, and its supplements. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Executive Department, I file herewith, in the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, with my objection, House bill No. 671, entitled "An act making an appropriation to the McKees Rocks General Hospital." I withhold my approval from this bill, for the reason that the condition of the State revenue does not justify the appropriation at this time. SAML. W. PENNYPACKER. No. 105. AN ACT Making an appropriation to the Miners' Hospital of Northern Cambria, in the borough of Spangler, in the county of Cambria. Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be and the same is hereby specifically appropriated to the Miners' Hospital of Northern Cambria, in the borough of Spangler, in the county of Cambria, for the purpose of assisting in the equipment, furnishing and maintaining of a hospital for the care and treatment of injured or sick miners, and other injured or sick persons. Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be paid by the State Treasurer until a hospital association shall have been regularly chartered under the laws of this Commonwealth, nor until the managers of said hospital association shall have certified, under oath, to the Auditor General that the sum of at least five thousand dollars has been subscribed and paid in cash, or its equivalent used in the erection and furnishing of the said hospital building: And provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be paid by the State Treasurer until there has been filed by the managers of said hospital association, with the Auditor General, plans and specifications of said building, approved by the State Board of Charities, and of all the equipment and furniture therefor, together with evidence that the said building has been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications, and that the same has been properly furnished with the necessary equipment and furniture required for such an institution, and that the title to the land on which the said hospital building is erected is vested in said corporation; and the final payment of said appropriation shall be withheld until the Auditor |