Danville intelligencer. [volume] (Danville, Pa.) 1859-1907, 1906-03-09
BRIDGE APPROACH
ON SOUTH side

The approach to the river bridge on
the South Side, the neglected condition
of which stirred up so much feeling
last summer, again looms up before
the public. Judging from early de-
velopments, however, it does not seem
likely that the approach, badly as it
is needed, is going to be built right
away. Already there would seem to
be difference of opinion between the
residents of Gearhart township and
the county commissioners. the condi-
tions on the whole being favorable for
much disputation with consequent bad
feeling and delay.
| The new board of Northumberland
county commissioners accompanied by
Judge Savidge Monday came up to
South Danville to look over the ground
to see how much their predecessors had
left undone and just how much re-
mained for them to do. The new board
of Northumberland county commits
sioners are Frank Erdman,P p. J. Glen
nan and Casper A. Tharp. In addition
to Judge Savidge they were accom-
panied by Edward Raker, the solicit
or for the new board.
Arriving at South Danville OH the
10:17 train they Immediately proceed
ed to the bridge approach where they
were Joined by the township supervis-
| au1 ,bar nf tat x,o
citizens, besides the Montour county
commissioners.
The approach Is mere makeshift
and it never appeared at worse dis
advantage than Monday, impressing
all with the lack of security afforded
travel, with its unsightliness and the
extent to which it is out of harmony
with the bridge and the general sur
roundings. There was only one opin-
ion and that was that the approach
should be rebuilt and that no time
should be lost in entering upon the
work.
Extending beyond the wing walls
built in connection with the bridge
there is twelve feet of wall on each
side of the approach. the erection OF
which naturally devolves upon the two
counties. Even with this section OF
the walls out of the way there is still
long stretch of retaining wall Oh
each side yet to be built.
The upper retaining wall, which il
by large odds the smaller proposition
Of the two, the Northumberland coun
ty commissioners do not object to
building they were not slow, how
ever, to indicate that they were oppos
ed to making the approach as a whole
a county improvement. As things now
stand it would seem that it is up tC
Gearhart township to see that the low
er retaining wall is built.
The lower wall will be an immense
piece of masonry about hundred fee
in length and very high; to be safe i
should be surmounted by stout guart
rail That the citizens of the Soutl
Side who have been so forbearing il
the matter and had looked forward t,
the present meeting with so much ex
pectancy are heartily disgusted will
the turn that events have taken, it il
hardly necessary to add. Last sum
mer the approach was declared coun
ty improvement, and it was confident
ly expected that the new board O
county commissioners would handl
the proposition. to conform with thi
order. The township is much AYERS
to making itself responsible for TIN
construction of the lower retainin,
wall and it is altogether likely tina
there will be much contention on TIN
subject and that there will be more O
less delay before the work is begun.
The two boards of county commits
sloners retired to the court house il
this city where they held joint meet
ing to discuss some affairs connected
with the bridge approach ON the soutl
side along with other matters pertain
ing to the two counties. All thre,
members of the Montour county boart
-Messrs. Leighow, Cook and Sechle
along with Solicitor E. s. Gearhart
were present with the Northumberland
county commissioners. The session
was short one and there was nothin,
In the proceedings to foreshadow wha
the final outcome may be relating t,
the bridge approach on the south side