Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-08
COUNCIL POSTPONES
FILL PROBLEM At TER
HOURS DISCUSSION
Will Take Up Front Street I'm
provement Question in
Special Session

| by mutual consent let the River
Front "fill problem drop out of sight
and adjourned without taking any
definite action relative to acquiring the
earth that will be eXcavated from the
Second street subway.
The commissioners will meet in
special session tomorrow and 1t is eX-
pected that the question will be Sc
tied finally at that time.
Failure on the part of the City En-
amount of "fill' needed to provide
three feet of earth Immediately out
side the western curb of Front street
from Maclay to Division, City Com
missioner NJ. Harvey Taylor gave as
the reason he had not vet advertised
for the hauling of the material for
completing the park system along the
water front.
In communication to Council City
Engineer Cowden estimated 10000
cubic yards for the purpose.
When this communication was read
the row began.
"We'l need at least 5000 yards for
the river front below Paxton pointed
out MIR. Taylor, "and | understand that
the contractors will want 5000 them
selves. Now, then, if we use 10000
yards for the support of the street
above Maclay street. that means We'll
have none to complete the park system
tiCally nothing to show for II and the
ST, 900 that II will cost will come out
of the park fund. In other words,
We'll be paying $4,000 out of the park
fund to support the street
Mr.. Bowman: why, you'll have the
park up there
Mr.. Taylor: "A park-three feet"
Mayor Royal: mo. three feet addi-
tional to what you've got"
Mr.. Taylor declared that that wasn't
the meaning of the Royal resolution
and a reading of the motion sup
ported his contention.
Now" declared the park head, II
don't want to advertise for 10000
cubic yards above Maclay street under
these circumstances when therell he
nothing to show for II below. And
the purpose was to complete the park
ing of the river front"
Trying to Fool Somebody
But" suggested Mr.. Lynch. I'VE
adopted the resolution, didn't we?''
THE Mayor didn't mean that, how
ever, by his resolution" said MIR, Tay-
lor.
NO" said Mayor Royal. "I didn't
mean that. 7 meant to have at least
three feet all along on the outside
of the curb"
Mr.. Bowman: But We adopted
the resolution"
Mayor Royal: Yes. that's true.
We adopted the resolution-and I
guess we'd be required to stand by
the action"
Mr.. Taylor: whats the use OF
trying to fool anyone about this? If
the street had been filled out above
Maclay street and the support of the
curbinG wasn't needed, would YOU,
Mayor, have introduced that resolu-
tion?"
Mayor Royal: mo, I'll tell you
frankly, I would not. But | deemed
the support of the curb and the street
the most important matter that should
be settled now"
Mr.. Taylor: And that means that
you're taking the $4,000 from the
park fund to pay for the support of
the street. Now | don't want to ad-
vertise for bids for this-Ill tell Coun-
ell frankly. We want to finish the
parking. of the River Front and I
don't think it is right that we should
pay our department money to sup
port the street and not have anything
to show for the Improvement Of the
park on the River 'front.'
Water Main Problem
Council took UP the 'hl1' problem
after discussing for half an hour the
resolution to reconsider the laying of
tho new water mains in the river
park instead of in Front street Mr..
Bowman suggested that Council meet
at . o'clock tomorrow to go over the
proposed line with view to seeing
whether the great trees will he ruined
by the pipe line in the park paths.
Immediately after the stroll Council
will meet in special session on the sub
ject.
Attorney w. *. Meyers. represent
ing the Civic club, spoke briefly before
Council He urged the commission
ers not to lay the pipes in the paths
because of the trees. He was invited
to join the commissioners in their
walk through the park.
Mayor Royal asked If it were not
practicable and more economical to
instead of Front. EX-Water Commits
the original intention had been to lay
the pipe in Second street and that the
laying of the pipe in Front street
rather than Second would be a wicked
and wasteful expenditure of the tax
payers money
Council passed finally this afternoon
the ordinance authorizing the opening
of those sections of Front street to low
water mark which have not yet been
formally opened by the municipality.
The sections in question include the
strip between Liberty and South and
between Harris and Maclay. This
settles finally the question of indivi-
dual ownership.
After the meeting Commissioner
TAYLOR declared he will advertise at
once for "fI' for the river front
between Hamilton and Maclay streets.
These bids will likely be opened Sep
tember IS or 19.