Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-08

ISOnIInueu from rage OnC.1
burg and Camp Hill see that with the
enlarging of the now small subway
and the opening of it as a public high
way the possibility of new road be-
tween the two towns. And this is just
what MIR. Manning hopes to see ac-
complished. Speaking of the subway,
that there now exists a substantial
.culvert under the tracks, although, of
course, IL is not sufficient to meet the
requirements of the future, and what
ever takings are made here should be
made amply wide to meet these re-
quirements."
MIR. Manning'S Plans
Mr.. Manning already has drawn
plans for the treatment of much of
the West Shore territory and on a map
which he drew a few days ago he has
noted the proposed highway between
Wormleysburg and Camp Hill. The
road would be a continuation of State
street, Harrisburg, via a new river
bridge which Mr.. Manning hopes to
see constructed as part of the States
plan of development.
The Boston expert also talks of the
urgent need of conferences between
railroad authorities and persons in
charge of the Improvement of certain
territory.
Mr.. Manning's Letter
In q letter received by the Telegraph,
Mr.. Manning says:
"If you will examine the topographic
plans which you will find in the office
of the City Planning Commission, you
will notice that almost directly op-
posite State street is valley leading
from Wormleysburg to Camp Hill,
which in the future should be the
main great thoroughfare from Har-
risburg to the west, because | believe
the time will come when the bridge
which I recommended in my address
at the State House will be established
TO continue State street. because it will
bs more central to the city of the
future than any of the other bridge To-
cations because it comes opposite the
most important thoroughfare of the
city and will have the State Capitol
building on It's axis.
'Tf YOU will observe when you study
this map, the network OF railroad
tracks and yards at the westerly end
of the market street bridge, and il
you will take the trouble TO take
trolley ride and see how steep and
narrow this main thoroughfare now
is, and now difficult it Is going to be
to broaden it adequately, you will
recognize the need of the wide thor
oughfare in the WormlcysburG valley
to which ] have referred. This Is of
vital importance in the whole west
side improvement project and you
should see 10 it that everyone comes
to recognize this.
Relation 10 State Plan
while its local aspect is important,
it is, after all, less important than its
relation to tho State plan, because it
will be the great thoroughfare lead
ing to the west from Harrisburg, the
Capitol City.
Urges Conference
There is one matter that I feel
should be given the immediate atten-
ton by the boards that are acting to-
gether in the interest of the city and
State, and that is. the relations of the
Pennsylvania Railroad TO all these
crossings. They have closed that por-
canal bank road going north from
Harrisburg, together with one or two
crossings. They have closed that por-
tion of the Riverside road on the
westerly shore near Sheets Island for
some distance up shore. They have
closed much of the westerly shore
road south of the Market street west
bridge and to New Cumberland. 1t is
inevitable. with the increase in trans
portation facilities which they must
have, that some roads must be closed
and it is exceedingly desirable that
all grade crossings should be elimi-
mated. There ought to be a confer
ence between the railroad officials in
authority concerning the future plan
OF the region about Harrisburg i'm
order that main thoroughfares and un-
der-passes or over-passes shall be pro-
vided for at frequent enough inter-
walls to meet the citys future develop
ment. The under-pass at WormIeys-
burg already referred to, is one Of
these essential separations of grade,
and it is fortunate that there now
exists a substantial cuIvcrt under the
track, although, OF course, 1t is not
sufficient to meet the requirements of
the future and whatever taISings arc
made here should be made amply wide
20 meet these requirements.