Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-02-08
BEGIN LAST LAP OF
IMPROVEMENT WORK
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more important work was rushed
through during the late Fall and early
winter.
On Paxton creek about $50 feet of
the concrete work remains to be COM
pleted. Most of this is in the vicinity
of Reilly street. For half of this dis
tance the invert. or floor portion of the
big gutter has been put down. Con-
siderable grading is yet to be done
along the entire course of the stream.
At State street there is a gap of fifty
feet or more which will not be closed
until last 1t is at this point that the
water mains that lead to the Hill,
cross the stream bed and the question
of whether or not the pipes shall be
placed below the surface or raised
sufficiently to permit the ready flow
of the water beneath, is still to be
threshed out between Commissioners
II. w. Lynch and II. F. Bowman, su-
perintendents respectively of the de-
partments of streets and of public
safety. the concrete bridges over the
creek at Mulberry. Walnut Cumber-
land and Reilly streets have already
been completed.
The River Wall
On the river wall there is approxi-
mately 5000 feet of the paved walk
require more than a month or six
week according to the engineers of the
board of public works. The steps and
wall for the entire length of the city
were completed before the winter
shutdown.
Just when the contractors can
start up on the wall job is dependent
on the weather conditions, too" said
]. D. Justin, principal assistant engi-
neer in charge of the public improve
ment work. but unless this is un-
usually severe, they should be in shape
to begin about the middle of March
or early in April"
The Gap at Market Street
At Market street there is still a con-
siderable gap in the wall due to the
change in the plans which provided
for a steamboat landing at that point.
This is the only interruption on the
long stretch of improved river front
except at "Hardscrabble." A scheme
for rectifying this will likely be de-
cided upon before the whole job is
ready for approval and it is under
stood that solution is now being
worked out. The paved walk along
the wall has been completed from
Iron alley up to that point.
So far as the contractor is concerned
work on the dam is finished and Skene
and Company who built the obstruc-
ton, have been paid off and have left
the city. Some of the top slabs OF
concrete are yet to be put into place
but this work will be done by the en-
gineers of the board of public works
just as soon as the weather and the
stage of the river permits.
How soon we can start on the paw
ing work for the year." said President
Frank Bosch of the Central Construc-
ton and Supply Company, depends
of course, on the weather. These sun
ny days are all right until the condi-
ton of the earth is considered. Then
it can be readily seen that the ground
is in no shape for grading"
Market street from Nineteenth to
Twenty-first and Derry street from
Twenty-third to the eastern city limits
will be the first sections that will re-
ceive the contractors attention. 1t Is
understood. BY the time the paving
contractor is ready to get busy or
Market street, the new formal en-
trance and roadway to Reservoir al
Twenty-first and Market will be pret-
| ty nearly finished. About three
fourths of that job is already com
pleted. other park work that will bt
started early will be the construction