Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-07-14
SUBWAY OPEN As
SOON As POSSIBLE
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on the present line of the street about
200 feet south of the bridge, changes
the whole neighborhood materially
and has attracted much attention. 1t
is now possible to get the full effect
of the subway transformation. Here
tofore 1t has not been possible to see
Harris Park and the district south oW-
ing to the high embankment of the
railroad bridge abutment; but now one
can see under the bridge and get a
view of the park south and beyond
Mulberry street.
Fastening Subway Work
Engineers were busy yesterday CIV
ing the lines for the paving of the
new section of the street under the
bridge, and 1t is Commissioner Lynch's
idea that the street shall be asphalted
and put in permanent shape without
days unnecessary delay. Until this
shall have been done 1t is probable
that no start will be made on the sub
way at Second and Mulberry streets,
which is a larger job and will consume
more time. Only those who have vis-
tied the vicinity of Mulberry and Sec
ond streets cain realize the important
changes which are now under way.
Many buildings have already been re-
moved and others are going as rapidly
as gangs of men can raZe them. Mean
while work on the big sewer from Sec
ond street to the river, a tunnel far
under the surface, is going forward
night and day, and Commissioner
Lynch hopes that the disturbance to
traffic as far as Front stree is con-
cerned will be a thing of the past in
short time. He will not consent to
any shutting off of traffic in Second
street until arrangements shall have
been completed permitting an outlet
TO South Harrisburg by way of Front
street.
Commissioner 1ayior, head of the
Department of Parks and Public Prop
erty, will open bids next Monday for
the transfer of the earth from the
proposed excavation at Second and
Mulberry streets to the narrow
stretches of the River Front from Ca
der street northward. 1t is expected
that active operations will begin about
the first of August.
If all the bosses on the various i'm
provement undertakings were as full
of energy and enthusiasm as Fore
man Williams, who is in charge of
the construction of the concrete work
along the river wall in the northern
part of the city, there would be no
question about the completion of all
the river work this summer He has
DroKen the record on "Stringers' two
or three times within the past week
and never stopped the work for a mo-
ment yesterday during the heavy
shower in the afternoon. This work
has now proceeded to Geiger, between
PETER and Maclay. and unless the re-
cent showers raise the river too much
1t Is the expectation that this work
will be completed to Maclay street
by next week.
To Transfer Concrete Gangs
1t is the intention of the Sucker
Brothers Construction Company to
Immediately transfer the concrete
gangs from one point to another as
rapirly as certain stretches of the
work are completed, so that all head
way possible may be made while the
season is favorable. There is no rea-
son why the whole stretch between
Calder and Maclay streets cannot be
completed, steps, wall and walk. be-
fore the first of October. The slowest
work thus far has been on the foot
wall. but more men will probably be
employed and it is likely that both
steam shovels will be pushed to their
capacity to clean up the space between
the low water line and the wall this
material being necessary to fill in be-
tween the slope and the steps.
All the plans for the public work