Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-04
COUNTY WILL LOSE
S167, 800 IN VALUES
Extension Of Capitol Park Zone
Means a Loss in
Taxation

lots in the Eighth
- ward for the pro-
posed Capitol Park extension zone.
j. Harry Stroup Of the County
Commissioners office to-day compiled
list of the properties affected and
totaled the amount of the assessed
valuation represented. These proper
ties were sold in 1913 and naturally
the taxes cannot be collected for the
present year.
In actual revenue the loss will not
amount to very great deal on the
four mill basis. All told approxi-
mately s671.60 will be lost to the
range from 500 to $1,000
Argue Phone Tax Case--Aryument
was heard this morning by President
Judge Kunkel on the equity proceed
Ing instituted by the Cumberland
valley Telephone Co. against the city
to restrain 1t from collecting taxes on
the Walnut street building since 1908
The company bases its claim for ex-
emption on the ground that the Su-
preme Court recently held that the
telephone company wasn't liable for
the part of the building used by a
foreign corporation. The city con-
tended that the case is not one in point
in that the building was leased to
other companies, The court took the
papers. The amount involved is $3,-
213.03.
Collecting Paving Bills.-More than
hundred bills representing S1,5O0 or
more have been sent out by Commits
sioner w. H. Lynch of the department
OF streets and public improvements
to property owners for paving torn
up in front of their properties to
make the necessary pipe and plumb
ing connections.
Harrisburg Still the Mecca.-City
Clerk Joseph A. Schmidt, Allentown,
called upon City Clerk Miller to-day
and discussed a plan to esta blish a
bureau of information in the city
clerks office at Allentown. Mr..
Schmidt said his plan was to have ar
rangements made whereby taxpayers
could call at the city clerks office
any time for any sort of city informa-
ton. He will go to Altoona before
returning home.
Permit to Build "Movie."-Charle
ID. Handshaw took out a building per-
NIT to-day to build a two-story NOV
ing picture theater at the southwest
corner of Logan and Harris streets.
The theater will be placed on the first
floor and it is probable that the sec
ond floor will be used as a dance hall,
The structure will cost $1,000.
To Remodel Daddy" Bells Toy
Shop.-Among the building permits
Issued to-day was one to Clara Bell,
daughter of Daddy" Bell, the old toy
shop keeper, who died several years
ago. and probably one of the most
widely known storekeepers among the
children of twenty-five years ago.
The house to be remodeled includes
drug store and an adjoining store
room that had been used for the toy
shop.
To Build on Opera House Site?-
Once again there was brief, but real
excitement round about the old Grand
opera site at Third and Walnut streets
this morning when the Harrisburg
Advertising Company got official per-
mission from the city "to build" The
excitement died away when it was
learned that the improvement was to
be only a bill board.
To Quit Cleaning Windows.-Feb-
ruary at 10 o'clock was fixed by
President Judge Kunkel to-day for a
hearing in the injunction proceeding
to restrain Max Gerstenblath from
cleaning windows as a business. The
action was brought by Hymen Kerd-
man who claimed that he bought Max
out on May 8. 1911, for $500, but that
afterward despite the sales agreement
to the contrary, Max started up in the
window cleaning business himself.
Won't Raise Dock st. Bridge.-Un-
less the Public Service Commission
should object 1t is improbable that
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will raise the grade of the roadway
of the new Dock street bridge over
the railroad tracks. A raise of sew
eral feet had been contemplated in
order to protect crews on passing
trains from humping their heads
against the bridge. The change would
have involved thousands of dollars of
expense and the city insisted that the
company should do this. After
conference with city officials the COM
pany practically decided not to at
tempt the change unless ordered to.
Big Sewer Ordinance to Go in.-
Within week or two City Engineer
Cowden will present to council the
proposed big sewer ordinance cover
ing the drains to be provided for un-
der the new loan in 1914.
Realty Transfers. - Realty transfers
yesterday include the following: e. A.
Fisher TO II. a, Baer 2122 Penn s2,5ee00
Joseph Wood to Helen B. Reilly. fourth
interest 902-04 North Second street 81;
M Meyer to J. Feaster, Emerald near
pany. 10S Boas street, $500; l. P. Bretz
heirs to Susan A. Calnon. Wiconisco
$3.50; s. Freedman to H C. Claster,
Steelton.. 81; s. D.: Fishburn ct al. to
George E. Sauers. Progress, 81.
Approve Prison window PIans-At
>to-day's meeting of the County Com
changing the window system at the Jail
was passed upon. No award of contract
for the work will likely be made be-
fore Friday.
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