Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-05-25

FRANCIS JORDAN HALL
Francis Jordan Hall whose term as
the one-year member of the City
Planning Commission expired April
l5, was unanimously rechosen to serve
for the five-year term by City Council
this afternoon. The appointment was
recommended by City Commissioner
Nj. Harvey Taylor, superintendent of
parks and public property, to date
from April 15.
Council heard the entire story of
the controversy with William H. OPP
perman and Company. interceptor
contractors, which led to the arbitra-
ton. William jennings. formerly
president of the Board of Public
Works, J. William Bowman, a men,
Der of the present Board, City Solici-
tor d. s. Seitz, City Engineer Nj. b.
Cowden and j. d. Justin. principal en-
gineer of the Board, were present.
The various details were explained by
Messrs. Jennings, SeitZ and Justin. a
resolution offered by Commissioner
Gorgas suggesting that the subordi-
nate engineers and employees of the
board be dismissed July l, and that the
remainder of the work be done by the
city engineers department was laid
over. Commissioner Lynch said the
work will be practically completed by
that time anyway. The commissioner
of improvements, incidentally reiterat-
ed previous statements to the effect
that the improvement work will be
proceeded with including the continu-
ance of the steps across the gap in the
River Wall at Market street.
Action ON Hill Bridge
Preliminary steps toward putting
the question of borrowing additional
money to build a bridge across the
Pennsy tracks from Allison Hill at
Walnut street were taken this after
noon when Commissioner Bowman, by
request, offered an ordinance authoriZ-
| ing the increase of the city's bonded
Indebtedness by 100000. The ques-
| ton Will be put up to the people al
the November election.
The curfew ordinance was amended
to make fifteen instead of sixteen years
the curfew age and 9 and $50 in win
ter and summer respectively as the
curfew hours. The courthouse bell
will sound at the required time Holi-
days will be excepted by the curfew
measure.
a request from abutting property
owners on Atlas street asking that the
section above Emerald be not vacated
was filed.
Fire hose awards as recommended
by Commissioner Taylor were approx
ed as follows: Goodrich, 500 feet, H.
+. Hershey, agent, at 40 cents a foot;
Boston Wooven hose, 500 feet, Henry
Gilbert and Son, same price; Voorhees,
Hose Company, same amount at so
cents per foot.
Ordinances passed finally included:
Paving Second street, Seneca to
Schuylkill; sewer in Cameron street
leading to Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe
Bending Works; paving Saul street,
Howard to Brensinger; requiring
hucksters to wear badges, etc.
In discussing the claims involved in
the interceptor controversy Engineer
j. d. Justin explained to Council that
when the Board of Public Works paid
over it's final estimate to Opperman
and Company, about $4,000 was in
cluded for extras" Some question,
however, arose over the charges for
putting in the water proofing ordered
by State Health Commissioner Dixon
and for the changing of the silt basins
ordered by the old park commission.
About 1000 was allowed for the wa
ter prooting. The contractor claimed
an additional $500 for putting in the
water prootng. This. despite the cIty's
claim, was allowed rs- the arbitrators.
An additional s12,S29 charged on
force account" which had also been
disputed by the city was allowed the
contractor by the arbitrators. The
whole matter was laid over pending
the receipt by the Board of Public
Works of an itemized statement of the
charges allowed by the arbitrators.