Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-04

Chairman of Highway Committee of
Penbrook Council.
quired and to comply with other for
malities necessary to have the State
and trolley company approve. The
citizens committee selected last Fall to
represent the property owners 'front.'
ing in the street met with council
and individually expressed their senti-
ments in favor of having the work
proceed at once with the aid of the
State. w. H. Wolf, chairman of the
committee. said he did not wish to be
understood as against the heimprovement
although he had favored other meth
DDS than those advocated by the State
engineers. and assured the council he
would heartily cooperate to have the
work done as the majority preferred,
providing reasonable assurance was
secured from the State that the present
grade would not be materially changed.
B. F. Ober. chairman of the high
ways committee. said the profile in
charge of the borough's civil engineer
did not show any material changes,
but the matter would be thoroughly
gone over before finally approved. Mr..
Ober said petitions and pledges from
property owners assured over four
fifths in favor of the plan proposed
by the council and that many of the
others would approve as soon as the
council and property owners commit
tee agreed that the State aid was the
most practical solution of the problem.
This cooperation by the State is au-
thorized under law enacted May 81,
1911. by which boroughs of the State
receive assistance in order to encour-
age Improvement of roads throughout
the State. and especially main high
ways that are used as much by others
as they are by the residents of the
boroughs.
The agitation for paving in Pen
brook first began two years ago when
the property owners on the west end
of Main street petitioned the council
to pave and expressed a Willingness
TO pay all the cost. Action was de-
ferred in hopes of getting the entire
street improved. but a large portion of
the road on the east had been inn
proved seventeen years ago with Tel
ford foundation at the expense of the
borough. Therefore a number of the
property owners believed that this
foundation could remain and be re-
surfaced at less cost than entire new
work. But others maintained that the
Telford foundation had been laid be-
and considering how 1t had been torn
up to lay pipes for gas, water and the
street railway tracks, they favored a
thoroughly new job while there was
an opportunity TO secure the States
cooperation. The approximate cost
given by Mr.. Ober is s26,S6 for paw
ing q length of 3,24S feet by 2S feet
wide. This. however. includes cul-
verts, piping and curbing. The State
will pave eight feet and the traction
company seven, leaving thirteen feet
| for property owners and borough. The
| cost to the traction company will bC
about S9,39490; the States share
Sj,30S.62. and the balance, S12.157.47
/ is the estimate of what property own.
ers and the borough will pay. includ
ing the curbing.
Mr.. Ober deserves great credit TO
| his patient and untiring work, es
peciallv within the last two weeks
after the State notified the borough
that the appropriated fund would b.
given TO other sections of the count,
unless Penbrook decided at once to g,
ahead with tho work. Mr.. Ober got II
immediate touch with all parties con
cerned and consulted with the officer
nf tho Motor Club, with the result tha
the board of governors last evenin,
agreed to donate n sum of s300 ant
| raised subscription list of s400, max
ing a total of 500. which NAV he use,
II necessary should any of those wht
haven't signed persist in refusing T.
paw their portion of the cost
The members of the Penhrook coun
ell are Harrison Clay. president. r
Frank Ober. NJ. !. Sheaffer, c. NJ
Shive. c. L. Writ. o. NJ. Neumyer an,
s. G. Buck. r. r. Speas is borough
clerk; NJ. L. Ludwick. burgess.
The property owners committee ar
as follows: w. ". Wolf. chairman
7. w. Hicks. A. p. Speas. B. +. Knupr
G. TT. Bowman, c. II. Ruhl and Charlie
| Karper.