Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-23
WORK OF CLEARING.
EXTENSION ZONE IS
TO BE HURRIED
Removal of Hickok Plant
Building to Be Followed
by Survey
STUDENTS MAY DO IT
Landscape Plans Will Be
Worked Out For Action by
Legislature

Demolition of the old plant of the
Hickok Manufacturing Company TO
make room for the extension of Capitol
Park is to he started within a few days
under the direction of the State au-
thorities and will be followed rapidly
by removal of other structures so that
before summer is far advanced not
only will a very fair idea of what the
extension will look like be obtaina BILE,
but people passing on trains will be
able to see the Keystone State Capitol.
1t will he the realization of hopes of
many people throughout Pennsylvania
for years, as the proposition to give
the State House an adequate setting
had as many supporters outside of this
county as in it, and probably more
When the Hickok plant shall have
disappeared and progress made on
other buildings along the railroad
frontage it is expected that the survey
of the extension district will be
started.
Students May Do Work
The question of the survey of the
park to get ideas of the topogra phy,
the highways. trolley lines, trees and
other matters which must be taken
into account in making up an estimate
for the next Legislature to pass upon
for expert landscape gardening was
considered at The recent meeting of
the Board of Public Grounds and
Buildings and will likely he taken up
at the special meeting to he held be-
fore the end of the month.
The survey, as pointed out in the
Telegraph on Saturday, will be the
first step i'm the permanent improve
ment of the extension district, pro-
gram which is to be started next year.
The Capitol Park Extension Commits
sion has done such excellent work that
although it has until June /. next
year, to finish its task. practically
every building has been secured, op-
toned or is in negotiation, while a few
people have taken the question of
'.,ice into court.
one of the propositions is to have
State College students do the work of
surveying, the State to pay the actual
expenses. Another is to have some
departmental staffs do the engineer
ing but II is possible that the board
may do the work itself.
Will BE Comprehensive
The survey will not be merely of
the extension district, but will he COM
prehensive. In addition to working out
the information for the proper treat
ment of the extension the engineers
will prepare plans for the improve
ments which Governor Brum baugh
has in mind and which he discussed
with the City Planning Commission
and citizens. These plans. which also
have the support of State officials gem
orally. will include the widening of
Walnut street and North street to 100
feet and the treatment of the Third
street side of the park by abandoning
the sidewalk on the park side md
establishing a new walk from Walnut
to North streets. Provision will be
made as we'll for the adornment of
was figured when the bill for park eX-
tension was passed
Estimates of the cost of the land
scape and other work will be made up
for the Board of Public Grounds and
Buildings and incorporated by Gov
crnor Brumbaugh in his next message
to the Legislature. The State has Sc
cured in the park extension an I'M
mensely valuable asset greater rhan
figured when the bill for park exten-
sion was passed.