Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-06
COUNCIL DELAYS ACTION
ON GROSS MEASURE
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he doubts If the bids need be rejected
because the ordinance has not been
passed as the measure will very likely
be passed finally next Tuesday.
Concrete Slope Mayors dea
Mayor Meals suggested that action
be held up for week until 1t was
ascertained whether or not a better
method of protecting the slopes can
be figured out. He believes the slopes
Will not hold the rip-rapping against
the rush of waters this winter If this
work is put through before Spring.
me only safe method, in his opinion,
is TO concrete the slopes. This, Lynch
thinks is too costly. Mr.. Gorgas says
he is not opposed to tho rip-rapping
providing this is the best method of
treating 1t; Mr.. Bowman says he is
not opposed to the measure, although
he believes the money should be used
for acquiring additional park as it Is
fro mthe fund voted for that purpose
the park improvement loan-from
which Mr.. Gross wants to take the
money. Mr.. Lynch declares that he
too Is not opposed to the improve
ment, although he believes that time
and money could be saved by waiting
until next Spring to begin the job.
so II the weather man also plays
In with Council, municipal circles
doesn't doubt at all that any move
ment to prevent proper treatment of
the slopes will be defeated just as had
been anticipated.
Lynch Loses to Gorgas
The rip-rapping measure was dis
the session was given over to a little
squabble between Mr.. Gorgas and Mr..
Lynch as to the method of disposing
or the accumulated interest in the
various loan sinking funds. And Mr.
Lynch lost out-four to one.
The question was raised when the
Gorgas ordinance authorizing the
transfer of certain accumulated earn
ings of the several sinking funds be
applied toward the ultimate redemp-
tion of the bond issues of 1901, 1903
and 1904 was on final reading. These
earnings amount to about $17,553.92.
Mr.. Lynch contended that these
earnings should be applied to the pay
ing of the sinking fund portions, in
terest and State taxes, ETC., which
Council should be required to provide
ordinarily In the 1917 budget, and that
by so doing the budget appropriations
could accordingly be cut down that
much. He called for q reading of City
Solicitor Seitz's opinion on the sub
Gorgas pointe dout that by applying
the accumulated earnings to a fund
for the redemption of the loans in
question, would eventually mean that
the budget would be relieved of the
sinking fund assessments in the wear
prior to their maturity; in other words
tha tthe saving in budget appropria-
tions would develop in the year be-
fore the bonds were to be redeemed
instead of during the coming year.
Council approved of Mr.. Gorgas' plan
to thus wipe out the outstanding in
debtedness by a 4 to vote, Mr.. Lynch
alone voting against 1t.
4 ioI,t Tn, t.I
Fifty or more North Third street
residents petitioned Council to pro-
vide ornamental electric lights in that
section of highway between Walnut
and North streets. The petition was
headed by Mayor q. S. Meals. Other
signers included Postmaster Frank c.
Sites, e. ". Wallower. Harry kowen-
gard, ]. II. Shoop and others. Messrs
Lowengard and Shopp appeared to
personally urge the improvement.
Council turned the petition over to
Mr.. Bowman. The latter explained
that the only reason for delaying the
lighting up to this time was to await
the States action as the city desired
to cooperate with the State author
tiles in obtaining a uniform lighting
system.
In moving for adjournment Mr..
Gorgas paid n graceful little tribute
to Commissioners Lynch and Gross.
To-day is the birthday anniversary of
each.
"In Difference to our fellow COM
whose birthdays occur to-day" said
Commissioner Gorgas smilingly, "I
would move that we now adjourn"
And Council thus maid ite respaots