Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-06-23
WEST END PEOPLE
WANT PLAYGROUND
[Continued From First Pagel

street northWard. For years the i'm
provements have been going forward
energetically in all parts of the city,
but the people of the western section
have not participated. as they believe
they have a right to participate, in
the open-air summer resorts pro-
vided for every other part of Harris
burg.
| When the first improvement loan
was authorized number of influential
property owners of the uptown district
short-sightedly caused to be stricken
from the original paving loan a large
number of streets which would have
been paved in the first paving opera
tlons, but which were not paved un-
til several years later. This unfortu-
nate interference with the improve
ment program, was q distinct loss to
the West Harrisburg people, but that
short-sightedness has long since dis
appeared and all the citizens north of
Broad street are now united in de-
manding that there be no further de-
lay in the parking of the River Front
!, to the end that they and their chill
dren may have the benefits of the
people south of Herr street and in the
Hill section.
Want Work Completed
There is strong sentiment in favor
of the immediate completion of the
work now under way between Calder
and Seneca streets. In order that this
may be done it will be necessary to
utilize the thousands of tons of dirt
which will be excavated in the vicin-
ity of Second and Mulberry streets
An appropriation for parks has been
made and Superintendent Taylor is in
sympathy with the proposition to &C
Uuif o. ~
the operations of the Board of Public
Works with the park development.
Charles d. Sucker, of the Sucker
Brothers Construction Company
stated this morning that the rapid con-
struction of the stringers for the steps
would be followed at once by the ad.
dition of the concrete wall along the
water line. Then will follow the
dredging of the space west of the wall
the material being deposited back o.
the steps. Then will come the promp
construction of the granolithic side
walk fourteen feet wide. 1t will ther
be easy for the Department of Parks
to proceed with the grading of the
slope and the planting of the same
so that next summer there may be de
cent park provision for the uptown
: people.
To Push Wall and Steps
The statement that the Board o
Public Works will Immediately pro
ceed with the extension of the step
!. and wall from the point near th
Walnut street bridge to Market stree
is generally commended. There ha
been much criticism that this mos
important stretch of the wall an,
steps has been omitted, in view of tn
. fact that 1t is In the center of the cit,
and most visitors naturally look 70
the improvement in that section.
1t is understood that Superintendent
of Parks Taylor will utilize a consid
cradle quantity of the material from
the subway at Front and Mulberr,
: streets in properly treating the slop
and the depressed section of the par
between Iron alley and the Reading
Railway bridge. AS much of the grano
lithic walk along the steps has beel
completed, all interested people cal
now see what the whole scheme of tn
: River Front improvement is going t.
be like when it shall have been com
. pleted throughout the entire stretcl
! of this great improvement.
"It were better that a long tim
loan should be made in which our chill
dren might participate" said an up
town citizen this morning, than tha
the completion of the parking of TIL
River Front, even at a higher cost O
material than would otherwise be ad
visable, than to wait for years to Sc
! this work finished. We have waite
long enough and as the money ha
been provided by vote of the people
there is no reason why the job shoul
not be COMPLETED"