Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-08
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In study of the future develop
ment of Harrisburg some time ago
warren II. Manning, the landscape
architect who has done so much ad-
mirable work in the Transforming of
the city, said the broadening of streets
was an important consideration. In
conference with the City Planning
commission it was unanimously
agreed that Walnut street should be
iillaue wide street. The city is Civ
lnS up sufficient street area to Justify
the setting apart of the land for a
one hundred foot Walnut street
such thoroughfare would give access
10 the buildings of such State depart
inehis mat might be established along
me boundaries of Capitol Park, and
furthermore, it would give favorable
opportunity for business houses on the q
opposite side of the street where there
| would not be the very serious conges-
IIoh that is now developing on Mar
ket street, Third street, and at times
in Market Square.
Mr.. Manning plans the broadening
OIL streets and readjustment of lines
from the Mulberry street viaduct
along Third street TO Market street
1t is over this thoroughfare that Il
very large territory to the southeast
! OF the town is served, and further
more, 1t is main radial road lead
ing from the city into the country.
| When such widenings have been pro-
weed for, it is not to be assumed that
the city should undertake to have
tnem executed Immediately, Mr. Man.
nlng says, but 1t should be borne in
mind that the life and best service
OF the average building is about 80
years. An arrangement could prob
ably be provided, Mr.. Manning thinks.
whereby such widenings would be
made as Chestnut street in PhiladeI-
phia Is being widened. Another
point of great importance is the
northwestern approach to the Null
berry street viaduct At present exist
ing is q narrow and dangerous neck
through which must pass the traffic
Tor Derry street, which is the main
highway leading toward Philadelphia
and the east. An early study of this
problem should be made, the expert
recommends.
Hundreds of canoeists in the city
are anXlously watching the receding
waters or the Susquehanna in antici-
patton of an early resumption of their
| favorite summer sport. In the boat
liVeries at "Hardscrabble" these days
painters are kept busy giving the light
skiiIs their annual two coats of paint
and two of varnish." In one livery the
other day at least dozen canoes were
being painted at the same time.
Tramps who have the lime kilns at
PaXtang marked" as a place where
they can rest throughout the night
| unmoleSted are occasionally given
wrong directions as to how to get
there and the result is that sometimes
the borough entertains them all night
few nights ago one of the "tie count
ers' was unable to find the kilns so he
picked out porch near the entrance
to town. The air was a trile chilly, so
the road knight could not use his coat
as pillow. The only thing available
was a fiber doormat with bristles
sticking out in all directions. This he
rolled up and laid his head on it. He
was heard to remark to a fellow
tourist" the next morning that the
mat was "trifle rough on the face"
There is a lady somewhere in Penn
sylVania who is in a quandry. And
so are some State officials. 1t seems
: that short time ago the skin of u
{ raccoon was sent in for the bounty on
wildcat. 1t did not look much like
] wildcat and 1t did not look much
like raccoon, but they finally figured
out that it was more coon than cat. 1t
was rejected. Then it was recalled
: that the raccoon is a protected ami
NAL. Hence, the quandry.
r The Camp Hill Motor Club hayrg
selected May for it's annual run. No
3 troubles of Kent Gilbert have begun.
! nsht 10 INC BeneFanSSlmO, commun-
der-in-c chief chief-cook and bottle
= washer, high mogul and envoy pleni-
= potentiary when it comes to Camp Hill
= automobile runs. lie bosses every
y thing, even Carl x. Deem, who is some
, little boss himself when it comes to
q putting the Camp Hill club run on the
map. All the details are left to Gill
: bert and the ship-shape manner in
e which he handles them is one of tho
! enjoyable features of the annual trip.
= But he says it's worth the trouble in
e neighborhood spirit aroused by bring
S ing so many of the towns livewres
4 together. There's one thing he says
I he's not going to stand for this year,
/ and that is the habit into which
s Charles Fl. Bishop, head of the Valley
4 Railways company, has fallen, of car
= rying off all the prizes The first year,
it was thought proper to present Il
prize for the contestant coming near
est to a secret running time between
Camp Hill and Frederick, Md. Bishop
won the prize and was congratulated.
Last year two prizes were offered, one
for secret running time to Shippens-
burg and the other to Frederick.
Bishop won both and was nearly
mobbed. They are going to offer three
prizes this year and if Charley" takes
all of them there is some likelihood
that he may never reach home alive.
John f. Short, the Clearfeld editor
who was here a few days this week,
: used to be the political writer of the
Y Pittsburgh Dispatch. Mr.. Short COW
, cred the Legislature several sessions
; and is one of the best informed men
, in the State on political matters He
8 is now running a newspaper in Clear
7 field and thoroughly enjoying it.
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