Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-14

missioner Gross and his sentiment was
endorsed by Mayor Meals and Com
missioners Bowman and Lynch. Mr..
Gorgas was one of the original men,
bers of the board.
Flowers for the Board
In accepting the designations of the
board, Council, on motion of Mr..
Lynch, passed a resolution which re
cords the thanks of the citizens of
Harrisburg 10 the members for their
unseldsh and voluntary devotion to
their duties, whereby they have faith
fully expended upward of $1,250,000
during the past twelve years, en-
bracing the existence of the board
and their predecessors in office, in
perfecting the sanitation of the city
and Identifying its landscape"
1T Is as little as we can do" said
MI. GROSS to thus express our appre-
citation of the faithful service of these
gentlemen on behalf of the citizens of
Harrisburg. In all their handling of
these vast sums not once has the finger
of scorn been directed toward them as
TO the manner in which they handled
the funds entrusted to them or to the
way in which the affairs left to their
charge were managed. And this, be-
lieve, is the time to hand them what
Mowers we may; not to wait to place
them on their graves.
report Dates Back TO 1902
Although the report covers the en-
tire history of the public improve
ments of Harrisburg, dating back to
the organization of the first board on
January u. 1902, it is concise.
reference is made 10 the personnel
of the first board, which was COM
posed of Spencer G. Gilbert, w. l.. Cor
gas and A. Carson Stamm. The former
served until 1906. Mr.. Stamm, who
resigned in 1905, was reelected in
1906 and served until October IA, 1907.
On July 10, 1906, William Jennings,
\. c. Stamm and d. e. Tracy were
elected.
Mr.. Tracy served until March >.
1914, and on January IA, 1908 Mr..
Thompson became member, succeed
ing Mr.. Stamm. The last board con-
sisted of Messrs. Thompson, Tracy and
}. William Bowman. the latter having
been selected November %, 1912, to
succeed Mr.. Jennings. ON March 5,
1914, Mr.. Tracey resigned, which left
Messrs. Thompson and Bowman as its
personnel. The two completed the
work in conjunction with w. II. Lynch,
superintendent of streets and public
Improvements.
Spent More Than Million and Quarter
Throughout these years a total of
Sl,2S4, 1925 was expended on the
various improvements of the city.
tribute TO the cooperation of Mr..
Lynch is paid by the board in referring
TO the construction of the river front
wall across the gap at Market street.
Because of certain complications"
says the report, "for a time it looked
as If the gap at Market street would
remain, leaving the work in an incom-
plete condition, but through the in
terest taken by William II. Lynch,
superintendent of streets and public
council and this work finished. Other
wise the usefulness and beauty of this
great wall would have been greatly
marred."
Tho Recommendations
The board also recommends the clos
ing as early as possible of the gap in
the Paxton creek Improvement inVert
left open for the lowering of the big
water mains at State street: the COM
pletion of the river dam. and the con-
struction of a concrete inVert for
Asylum run, in the upper end of the
city similar 10 the plan adopted for
Paxton creek. The board extends its
thanks to Council and other officials,
the newspapers and the city engineer
ing staff for it's services.
Among the improvements referred
TO were the following:
The Expenditures
Construction of the filter plant,
S324 ,l29.66: improvement of sewage
system, including dam in Wildwood and
Paxton creek interceptor. 1866, ,024.23:
dam in Susquehanna, SS2,757.44; Null
berry street viaduct, s2S6, ,S4S.67, with
additional $4,000 for western ap-
proach; Mish run and Eighteenth
street sewers, 900; Paxton creek
improvement, $110,712.09; river front
wall, 1898, ,S41.S3.
In conclusion the board points out
how these improvements have made
Harrisburg a more modern, sanitary
and beautiful city.
An ordinance authorizing the paving
of Twenty-second street from Market
TO Chestnut; Bellevue road, Twenty
first to Pentwater; Twenty third, Mar
ket 10 Chestnut; Hillside road Belle
vue to Twenty-irst; Twenty second
Chestnut TO Bellevue road. and Holly,
Eighteenth to Norwood, with the same
type of light traffic paving as had been
put down on other streets in Bellevue
Park, was introduced by Mr.. Lynch
Conference Tomorrow
Council postponed action on the
Gorgas ordinance authorizing the
transfer of interest funds for tho
liquidation of sinking fund bonds. A
conference on the subject will be held
Tomorrow afternoon between the City
Commissioners and the Sinking Fund
Commissioners. These measures were
passed finally:
Permitting Pennsylvania Railroad to
build an additional track across the
Herr street subway; striking ten feet
from Holly street; changing widths of
Hillside road and Holly street.
a letter from William \. Wieseman,
asking Council to consider his claim
for damages in the widening of the