Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-02
CorDorars Guard at Work

SrdNel ana stone and dirt outside the
wall southwark is permitted to re-
main.
Corporars Guard at Work
North of "Hardscrabble" a steam
shovel is located outside the wall and
is operated spasmodically, while three
or four wagons and a corporaPs guard
of men pick and shovel the great
quantities of material awaiting re-
moVal.
Charles d. Sucker, of the construc-
ton company, is quoted in an inter-
view herewith as saying that in his
judgment it is not necessary to put on
additional men and that the fill is now
being dumped above "Hardscrabble"
preparatory to pudding and laying of
the sidewalk. Mr.. Sucker must know
that at the present rate of progress
the removal of the enormous quanti-
ties OF gravel and other accumulationS
outside the wall cannot be accom-
plished in a year. At least 100 men
could now be employed and scores
of wagons in rushing this work as
against the impending Fall season
with its rains and higher water.
Board OF Public Works Should Act
1t would seem to be the duty of the
Board of Public Works and those in
authority to compel something like
energy on this part of the contract.
Work on the river wall and steps
and the Paxton creek improvement
was resumed with renewed Zest to-day
following the public spirited action of
the Harrisburg Trust Company, the
First National and the Harrisburg
National Banks yesterday in agree
ing to assume the remaining $132, 900
of Harrisburgs third improvement
loan at 4 per cent.
The condition of the bond market
during the last few months had
et. RI tor, fF1f Il 90
the sinking fund commissioners as to
whether the remainder of the bonds
could be floated at 4 per cent, the
usual city rate. The money, Incl.
dentally, was necessary to permit the
continuance of the big jobs. In mu-
nicipal circles some doubt had been
expressed as to whether or not the
operations on the wall and the creek
could be finished if the bonds were
not fioated as the money was neces-
sary.
Charles d. Sucker, president of the
Sucker Brothers Construction Com
pany, the contractors building the
river wall and steps, discussed the
situation on the river front in view
of the arrangement for provision for
the money.
Won't Put On Additional Men
while we do not think 1t necessary
to put on additional men, / can say
and we will continue to push the job
as rapidly as possible now in order to
get it completed before the extreme
cold weather interferes.
I'VE have 200 or $50 more men on
the job now, l should say; we vary
from 200 to $50 or 800 right along on
our payroll"
How much, Approximately, have
you finished and where are the gangs
at work now?" Mr.. Sucker was asked
1--WE put in the last stringer at the
pumping station yesterday While this
gang was at work on the stringers an
other gang of concreters was busy
putting in the steps from Herr street
southwark We've completed about
500 feet of that work and will keep
building down stream. Tomorrow or
perhaps early next week we'll make a
shift in that crowd so as to bring one
gang down to a short distance below
State street to complete the placing
of steps. This gang will then work
northward to meet the gang coming
southwark on the step construction.
Placing the Sidewalk
when will you begin placing the
walk ?"
. 1--WE are now getting the section