Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25
COUNCIL MAY
MAKE LONG TERM
ASH CONTRACT
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which has the present contract, also
will submit bids for the contract.
Special Meeting Saturday
Because this ordinance was Sntro-
duced this morning for Mr.. Dunkle,
who was not able to attend the
meeting, Council took no action to-
day on the specifications which Will
regulate the collections. Both the
ordinance and the specifications VIII
be considered by Council at a special
meeting to be held on Saturday af-
ternoon at q o'clock.
Mayor Bowman Presides
Mayor Bowman presided this
morning at his first meeting of City
Council, The procedure was more
or less formal, insofar as he was
concerned, due to routine business,
but he said after the session that he
Is pleased with the work. When the
Health Bureau advertises for bids
for the collection and disposal of the
city's garbage, prospective bidders
VIII be urged to each submit five pro-
posals, These bids are to be the
contractors prices for. long and short
time contracts-the first for fifteen
monthsi the second for 81 months;
the third for 39 months; the fourth
for oil months and the fifth for SO
months, In each instance the period
Is three months in excess of full
year,
More Money For Parks
This Is deemed advisable, because
or will h
ruary 1, 1918, and Council thinks 1t
should terminate in the late spring.
The contract for furnishing 1000
tons of river coal at the water house,
Front and North streets, was award
ed to Simon Cooper at his bid of
$1.90 per ton. Specifications prepar-
ed by Engineer Cowden for the
bridge to be constructed over the asy-
lum run, North Cameron street, were
approved and Council ordered the
city clerk to file the formal notice
from the court telling of the appoint
ment of ]. William Bowman as
mayor.
Commissioner Gross introduced an
ordinance which, If passed, will
transfer $224.43 from the city gen.
eral fund to the park maintenance
fund. This money was expended by
the Park Department to restore the
Island grounds in the neighborhood
of the Cumberland Valley railroad
bridge. The Robert Grace. Con-
struction Company gave the city
$500 to do that work and IT,. trans
fer of the funds really is a reimburse
ment to the Park Department.
To Widen Street
City Council this morning passed
| finally the ordinances which will IA
| cilitate the widening of Chestnut
street at the intersection of Fourth
and the approach to the Mulberry
street bridge. One ordinance changes
the grade of the sidewalk along the
western side of the bridge, imme-
diately south of Chestnut street and
adds twenty-seven and one-half feet
/ to the width of Chestnut street
along q stretch of 105 feet on the
south side of the thoroughfare and
| the other Vacates a few narrow
alleys between Cherry and Dewberry
and Chestnut streets.
Commissioner Dunkle was absent
from the session and the remaining
four members, including Mayor Bow
man, all voted for the passage of the
| ordinances which were previously
! approved by the City Planning Com
missioners. City Council has not
| had q full membership present at any
one session since December when the
late Harry f. Bowman was stricken
This condition has resulted despite
| the fact that two mayors were ap-
pointed and one commissioner was
elected to fill vacancies within the
last nine months. Mr.. Dunkle was
called away on important business
Passage of the Chestnut street or
| dinances will permit Samuel Fish
man to build a garage and storeroom
building at Fourth ana Chestnut
streets. The storerooms will open
out into the west side of the bridge,
as Fishman will close off the alley
extending down along the bridge
below the bridge level. Fishman
gave the ground to make it possible
to widen Chestnut street.