Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-13
GAP IN WALL To Be
CLOSED WITH STEPS
Commissioner Lynch Definitely
Announces That Line viii Be So
Abridged at Market St.
NO LEGISLATION NEEDED
If Money Be Required Supt. of
Improvements Says He Will Ask
Necessary Amount
NO LEGISLATION NEEDED

the line of the River Front
steps through the gap at
Market street and no legislation
Will be necessary to do so, as | had
supposed, unless additional money
is needed to complete the job. In
this event, / shall ask Council for
an appropriation. City Solicitor
Seitz, City Engineer Cowden and
myself visited the gap in the wall
at noon, to-day and this is the de-
cision I've reached"
City Commissioner William II.
Lynch. superintendent of streets and
public improvements, this afternoon
definitely announced his future plan,
relative to the closing of the unsightly
breach in the front steps of Harris
burg" and incidentally, the elimination
of the coal wharf at Market street.
The plan as announced by the COM
missioner this afternoon before and
after council meeting. will be subject
to the approval of the Board of Public
Works, he said, and he will put the
matter up to that body at its meet
ing tomorrow or Thursday.
Closing the Gap
When the agreement was made early
in the year between Sucker Brothers
Construction Company and the city,
relative to the continuance of the work
the construction of five or six Sec
tions of steps to be added to the line
that now ends a short distance below
the Market street bridge.
When these steps are completed, Mr..
Lynch said this afternoon, the line
will be continued so as to abridge the
120-foot gap that will remain.
Work on the construction of the ad-
ditional steps will be started, it is un-
derstood, as soon as the contractors
finish putting down the remaining
granolithic walk. High water, at the
present time would prevent a resump-
ton of the step construction at any
rate, Mr.. Lynch pointed out
Would Regulate
A bureau for the purpose of regis
tering all realty transactions and re-
cording all properties within the city
limits will be established il Council
adopts an ordinance offered this after
noon by Mayor Royal. The new de-
partment will be attached to the en-
gineers office.
Rules regulating the handling of
milk and cream were adopted with
some amendments as submitted by
the bureau of health and sanitation.
Following the filing of the judgment
note of the Pennsylvania Exhibition
company for S1.359, for unpaid rental
for use of the island. Commissioner
Bowman offered a measure regrant-
ing the company the lease of the is
land for a period of years yet to be
determined. No action was taken on
the ordinance as Council will first dis
cuss the terms of rental Commits
sioner Lynch suggested a dollar a year.
Commissioner Taylor said he will
award the contract for building the
new Royal firehouse next week. John
Barnhart will build the structure the
Dauphin Electrical Supplies will do
the electrical work. NJ. Fl. Baker, the
steamftting, and |. r. Lyme, the
plumbing. The total contract price
will be S7.077, which together with
the $S5S.S5, the architects commits
sion, will bring the total within the
$500 appropriation.