Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-22
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good of the community, he contended.
For yourselves as well as the good
of the city," interjected Commissioner
Wallace dryly.
Both" was the laconic rejoinder of
the senator.
Mr.. Nissley, who owns the building
at IA North Market Square, then said
that he had come to protest, but 1t
developed that he had not complied
with rules of the commission and filed
papers. The commissioners decided to
hear him anyway. He said, In brief
tracks in Market Square because there
are enough and that tracks and crowds
are bad things as rule.
IF the extension is granted the con-
ditions complained of in Second street
south of Market will be transferred
Square. only they will be ten times
more dangerous said Mr.. Nissley
Market street in that space is familiar
as an automobile place. People coming
into the city leave their cars there and
there are three automobile supply
houses along the street. Now, If you
put in double tracks and there are half
dozen cars loading and unloading
there, picnics, women and children and
crowds, it will be a serious proposition
when you think how automobiles enter
the city by the Market street bridge,
swing into Market street from Front
street and the Square, and how they
go up Market to get to the river front" "
Mr.. Nissley was interrogated by Sem
ator Beidleman about the track in the
Square, the senator saying that If a
third track would be laid it would
leave a space for highway purposes
wider than many of the downtown
business streets.
"How's the traffic there?" asked
Commissioner Wright.
'.Trafflc's growing and more tracks
will make it dangerous said Mr..
Nissley.
There's more traffic in narrower
streets in the business section" re-
marked Mr.. Beidleman.
We'll. traffic's bad enough now in
Market Square and it takes two officers
to keep it untangled and you run
some risks now" retorted Mr.. Nissley.
Counsellor Trinkle then remarked
that the matters discussed were more
fer the City Council than the commits
sion.
DO you intend to object to City
Council on this propostion?' asked
Commissioner Pennypacker.
"Oh, I'd prefer to end 1t here"
replied the attorney.
mo doubt, no doubt" remarked Mr..
Beidleman.
Commissioner Pennypacker then
asked whether it was the intention to
apply for a franchise to go up Front
street, now or later.
Every one connected with the COM
pany' hastened to record a negative.
This matter is based on necessity"
said Mr.. Bergner. There are eighty
five cars now swinging into the Square.
Not all az once, of course, but there
are eighty-five entering and departing.
Now we propose to take thirty-five out
and to run them up along Market
street in front of the Board of Trade,
which you gentlemen are familiar
with. There will be a terminal and
waiting rooms and people will have a
place to go instead of lounging along
Second street and overflowing on Mar
ket Square Church steps, as has been
sta ted here. These are local conditions
which are to be considered. This
would be beneficial to the people.
What we ask is permission to nego-
tiate with the City Council"
1t was then stated that If approval
would be granted it would be without
prejudice to the right to object before
Council or before the commission when
the ordinance comes up for approval
The fact that the whole matter is
one for local consideration was en-
phasized by the attorneys for the COM
pany.