Show RIPPER lAW AW IS REPEALED Power to Appoint Restored to Mayor of Philadelphia by State Legislature Harrisburg Pa March Philadelphia ripper passed at the recent extra session of the legis legislature legislature lature becomes a law at midnight to tonIght tonight nIght but it cannot be announced or made a matter of record until Monday Governor Penn Pennypacker packer failed to act upon the bill which becomes a law by default The ripper took fr from m the mayor of Philadelphia the power of appoInt appoInting appointing ing the director of public safety and I Ithe the director of public works The bill billas as originally passed also took from the mayor the power of appointing the dr dl rector of supplies s Governor P Penny Pennypacker nn r I packer vetoed the sections of the law aw I which disturbed the latter two offices but approved the sections which re related I to the departments of public I safety and works He gave as his rca son for signing tIle the orIginal bill that the people could voice their sentiments at the polls After the recent Novem November November ber election at which the Republicans were defeated In city and state Goy Gov Governor Pennypacker called a special sea ses sessIon sIon of the legislature to pass reform measures Included among these were the ripper bills The governor how however however ever refused to reverse himself and the tho repeal of the ripper became a law |