Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-11-04


health and fire bureaus.
Gorgas May Get Parks
In this connection it is said that
Commissioner ELECT e. Y. Gross might
be made superintendent of the
finance department and that Com
missioner W. l.. Gorgas may serve for
the next two years as superintendent
of parks and public property. This
would, of course, include the play
grounds. MIR. Gorgas, it is pointed
out, has had the benefit of two years
experience as a commissioner. Many
of his friends declare that this
should ut him, of course. because of
his familiarity with the operation of
the city government, for most any of
the divisions of municipal duties.
Whether or not Mr.. Gorgas would
appoint a superintendent to handle
the administrative end Of the work
should he be made head of the park
department was also a subject of con-
siderable discussion to-day.
Gorgas as Park Head
Many citizens intimated that Mr..
Gorgas might probably follow the ex-
ample of Commissioner Taylor by
taking over the work himself and
thereby saving the city the $1,800
or more that might have to be paid
out for superintendent's salary.
The way that Commissioners
Harry r. Bowman and William II.
Lynch have handled the departments
of public safety and streets and pub
lie improvements will likely mean
that they retain these positions, al
though it is not improbable that the
Board of Public Works will be dis
continued.
Owes For City Treasurer?
Council, of course, must elect a
| city treasurer at the close of the
present year and rumors as to the
probable candidates are general.
Among those spoken of is Harry r.
! Owes Another is NJ. Harvey Tay-
| lor, the retiring city commissioner.
Whether or not the latter would SER
iously consider the office is a mat
ter of conjecture, however; it is gen.
orally known that he has several
proffers of positions that are more
lucrative and his friends say he
means to retire to private business.
In other city departments, little
change will be made, it is expected.
although there will be some new faces
perhaps. in clerical positions. The
forces of the bureau of highways and
of public safety will remain much as
they are now and this will probably
apply to the financial end. The new
office after January first will be that
VI CITY COHlIOIlcTs llllS Will Itll6Nt
the finance department of much of
its present work.
As to Police Appointments
That Captain Joseph p. Thompson,
acting chief of police, will be ele-
waited to chief and that eX-Alderman
William L. Windsor, Jr., will be cap
tain has been common report in city
circles for some time. 1t was also
intimated before election that office
of superintendent of police is also to
be created.
In the county offices there will
likely be little change in the person
mel of the forces of Register of Wills
Roy G. Danner and County Controller
II. w. Cough. as both of these Off
cials will retain their deputies. In
the county commissioners and the
poor directors offices there may be
changes and this too, may apply to
the county treasury. Whether any
changes will be made in the sheriff
office is a matter of conjecture. The
county officials prefer, however, not
to discuss the subject as yet.