Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-04
BOWMAN DOESN'T
WANT TO HURT TREES
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and his office force were busy all day
at the Romper Day exercises at Res
ervoir Park, and Commissioner w. L.
Gorgas, Finance and Accounts, said
| he had walked over the ground fire.
quently and was thoroughly familiar
with the conditions.
Full Information For Council
Mr.. Bowman said he did not wish
| to urged the carrying out of his plan
until after he had acquainted Coun-
| Gil thoroughly of the situation. He
reiterated the statement he has fire.
quently made relative to the trees
that he does not intend to harm the
trees or the roots, and that, further
more, he doesn't think this need be
done by the plan he has in mind for
putting the pipes in the park paths.
The Commissioner of Public Safety
says he doesn't believe the number of
trees that had been mentioned by
tree expert in the Telegraph as liable
| to be harmed by the proposed pipe
line, would be injured. "I didn't count
the trees. but don't believe there is
anything like that number of trees
along the way said Mr.. Bowman.
From the pumping station down to
Washington street Messrs. Lynch and
Bowman strolled this morning and the
latter pointed out his route. The line.
as Mr.. Bowman wants it, will extend
down the outer path from North to
Market.
AS to the Roots of the Trees
Wont the roots of some of these
trees that stand along this path sure
ly be injured?" Mr.. Bowman was
asked as the party walked down
through the park.
NO. l don't think so. The trench
will be only four feet deep?"
DO you mean that isn't deep
enough to harm the roots?"
/ fY,Ir ott hot Il I4rN.
the roots that will really amount to
anything can be harmed"
Suppose you should happen to
strike some large roots?'
Then we'll go under or over them.
This can easily be done and I mean to
where we happen to strike sewer
pipes in laying water pipes
To Protect the Grass
How about the grass and the pos
sible damage by wagon wheels?"
MY plan is to back the wagons in
on the grass on broad planks so that
| the grass will not be harmed"
Now and then along the line of
the stroll Commissioner Lynch shook
his head dubiously and said he ques-
! toned whether some of the trees
would escape danger.
When Market street was reached
Mr.. Lynch stopped at the granolithic
!
you money, Harry" he remarked,
nodding to the sidewalk. You'll have
! TO remove one of these blocks and per-
haps more. Then you'll have to cut
through the asphalt at the entrance
to the Market street bridge"
Mr.. Bowman pointed out that he
means to do this in order to run the
line diagonally from the path nearest
the western street curb to the path
nearest the depressed walk along the
river bank. Then the line will ex-
tend on down to Mulberry street, and
this can be done, Mr.. Bowman thinks,
without harming any of the trees.
Crossing the Subway
At Mulberry street the pipe line will
go through the subway on the outside
of the newly asphalted Front street
and up the slope to within five feet of
the western street curb. From there
to where the connection is to be
made at Paxton street the line, he
says, can be extended without inter
fering with the trees.
At first the two commissioners
looked at the main path through the
middle of the park. Fine old trees
tower and arch above this walk.
| .Bith the commissioners nodded ap-
preciatively at the great trees.
My, this is certainly splendid
part of the park observed Mr.. Lynch.
IT don't think Harry, you can safely
extend your line down this path with
out hurting these great trees"
That isn't my plan. This is a fine
park" said Mr.. Bowman, land while
7 don't know that the line couldn't be
extended down this path without
harming the trees. / have the plan in
mind of putting the line within a few
feet of the western street curb and so
avoid the necessity of going down the
path"
The Life of the House Connections
At Mary street Mr.. Lynch called
attention to water plug. How
about these connections with the
houses?" he inquired.
"Oh, l let you fellows go on and
talk about the necessity for tearing
up the street to make the house con-
nections." smiled Mr.. Bowman but
this line is intended as feeder to the
big mains"
But when you DO have to make
house connections, when the present
ones are worn out, won't 1t he neces-
sary to tear up the street again ?" Mr..
Bowman was asked
Yes, but this probably won't hap
pen for years-not in you or my
time at any rate
How long have the present pipes
been down." Mr.. Lynch wanted to
know.
We'll I know approxim ately. but
not definitely said Mr. Bowman, but
I don't think there's anything wrong
with them now"