Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-09

sion of five citizens, not members of
council. to administer all affairs per-
tanning to parks and Fairgrounds un-
del the supervision of council.
rms commission will establish five
Fairgrounds, at the following places:
West Side school house, Hygienic
school, Fothergill school, East End
school and at the PENNSYLVANIA Steel
Company's lawn. Front street and
angie alley 1t will also place a COM
petent instructor in charge OF the ath.
letic field on Cottage Hill.
supervisor an Expert
Ihe new Fairgrounds instructor is
an expert in Fairgrounds work. For
several years past he has been an in
structor at Montclair y. j.. and for
TWO years has been superintendent of
Fairgrounds there. He is a present a
student at Medico- -ChiTurgicai College.
Philadelphia, and is an instructor at
the Central and Southern branches of
the Philadelphia Y. NJ. c. A. He is
a graduate of the Springfield Y. NJ.
= a. college, where Fairgrounds in
StructorS are trained.
superintendent Irwin will come In
Steelton Thursday, May %, and will
Immediately take charge of the play
grounds work. 1t is expected TO have
the Fairgrounds established and ready
Tor opening by June l or a short time
later.
In the absence of President Reyn-
derS, 1. j. Nelley was elected president
pro TEN. The Fairgrounds ordinance
came up early in the meeting and was
read by Secretary Charles p. Feidt.
professor Davis was then granted The
moor and explained the Fairgrounds
plans.
Every member seemed impressed
with the magnitude of the work al
ready accomplished by Mr.. Davis and
ms associates who are endeavoring to
o am Tor Steelton adequate recreation
facilities and listened to his talk in
rapt attention.
Suspend the Rules
Following the reading of letter
from d. c. Becker. secretary of the
Municipal League, Mr.. McEntee moved
that the Fairgrounds ordinance be
passed on first reading. This was car
rled without debate. Mr. Sellers then
moved a suspension of rules. which
carried. Mr.. McEntee moved for pass
age on second reading. After answer
ing question by Mr. Reisch. this also
carried. 1t was then moved by Mr..
McEntee that the rules be again sus-
pended and the ordinance be passed
nnally. This was unanimously agreed
to and the parks and Fairgrounds or
dinance was declared a law by Mr..
Nelley. 1t will now he approved by
Burgess Fred Wigfield and advertised.
Mr.. Nelley Offers Ground
Following passage Of the ordinance
Mr.. Davis told what he hoped to see
done for the children in the lower end
of the borough and commented on the
small size Of the FothergilI school
grounds. Mr.. Nelley suggested a solu-
ton 10 this problem by Offering to per-
nit the Fairgrounds commission TO
use. without cost, a plot of ground
in Front street at Hoffer 100 by 500
feet, owned by him, for Fairgrounds
purposes. Mr.. Davis expressed his ap-
probation of the offer and expressed
regret that it could not be accepted at
present, as IL is unfenCed This is the
largest plot of ground vet offered for
Fairgrounds purposes.
To Increase Wages
Mr.. Nelley appointed a committee,
including Messrs. Henderson, Keim,
Reynders, Sellers and Shelley, to draw
up new wage scale granting an in
crease of approximately 10 per cent. 10
all employees of the borough. This
committee will report later. The wage
increase is necessary at this time to
conform with increases granted by in
dustrial works.
The borough solicitor was authorized
TO reply to a request from Yoffee
Brothers that council pay part of a bill
for repairs TO surveyors instrument
damaged by one of the firms teams in
River alley.