Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-07
READING CREWS
BIG CHANGES In
HIGHWAY BUREAU


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districts and promotions have been
maze from the ranks of five men who
VIII act as assistant engineers in
charge of these districts. The object
OF TINS change is 10 facilitate the work
OF the bureau of township highways
ana to bring it and the department
into closer touch with the township
supervisors and the public.
Inc fIrSt district with Headquarters
at Harrisburg. of this township high
way bureau subdivision, comprises the
following counties Dauphin, Lebanon,
Schuylkill, Berks. Lancaster, Lehigh,
northampton, Bucks, Montgomery,
Chester and Delaware. The name OF
the assistant engineer in charge of
this district is withheld for the present.
The second district, also with head
quarters at Harrisburg, comprises the
following counties Cambria, Somerset,
Blair, Bedford. Huntingdon, Fulton,
Franklin, Adams, York, MifIlin, Juni-
alta, Perry and Cumberland. The en-
gineer named for this district is George
Il. Sollenberger. who has been n drafts
man in the bridge division.
The third district, with headquarters
at Pittsburgh, comprises the following
counties: Lawrence, Butler, Armstrong,
Indiana, Beaver, Allegheny, West
moreland, Washington, Greene and
Fayette. The engineer in charge oA
this district is r. b. Hamill. who has
been chief of party in the bureau
of township highways at headquarters.
The fourth district. with headquar-
ters at Warren, comprises the follow
ing counties; Erie, Crawford, Mercer,
Nenango, Clarion, Forest, Mexican,
Elk, jefferson, Clearfield, Cameron, Pot
ter Clinton and Center. The engineer
named for this district is w. p. Miller.
who has been Z craftsman in the
bridge division.
Tho fifth district. with headquarters
at Bloomsbury. comprises the follow
ing counties: Tioga, Bradford, Sus-
quehGnna, Lycoming, Sullivan, Wyo-
ming, I.ackaWanna, LuzerDe, Colum-
bia, Montour, Northumberland, Union,
Snyder, Wayne. Pike, Monroe and Car
bon. The engineer named for this
district is Harry G.. Harper, who has
been attached to the Harrisburg Office.
District Man Has New Power
One of the main things to be gained
by the creation OF these districts under
the jurisdiction of the bureau of town
shin highways will be that surveys for
improvements contemplated by the
township supervisors can be made by
the engineer in the district without
having to wait for a man to be sent
out from the Harrisburg office These
engineers will act directly under the
supervision of the bureau of township
These bureau of township highways
promotions and the formation of these
districts are effective April /.
Charles w. Erisman was born in
Lancaster. October 81, 1886. lie was
educated in the public schools and the
high school in Lancaster and at the
age of eighteen entered the employ of
f. III. Shaw, special engineer, of Lam
caster, who was engaged in the con-
struction of sewage and filtration
work. In September. 1906, Mr. Eris-
man entered the construction depart
ment of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, where his first work was on
the relocation OF the Columbia and
Port Deposit branch of the railroad
from Safe Harbor to Benton, Lancaster
county. He joined the forces of tho
State Highway Department March /,
1907. Since coming to the department
he has filled the positions OF chain
man, rodman, levelman, transltman,
chiee of party, craftsman and inspector
in the bureau of township highways.