Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-18

municipal ash collection force, and
appropriating $4,000 to purchase
the equipment. 1t is estimated twelve
two-horse wagons, six one-horse
teams, complete harness, thirty
horses and a truck will be needed.
special meeting of Council will be
held Friday evening to pass the or
dinance finally so that advertise
ments can be placed. Bids will prob
ably be opened January l.
Plan of Piggery
In awarding the garbage contract
1T was stipulated that Hagy Broth
ers must establish a piggery similar
to the one now in operation near
Wilkes-Barre and that the contract
will also be on the same order.
Mr.. Hagy said he will move to the
city shortly with his family and
start the organization of his force at
once. Some of the pigs at the
Rohrerstown pens will probably be
brought here within the next few
weeks he said.
The total estimate for the ash and
garbage collection work for the
eleven months of next year after the
present contract ends is $S7,2S4.25,
including the SIS, 900 for equipment
and the $4,000 for the ash and gar
bage collection bureau. The entire
total is made up largely by the labor
cast. Deducting the $4,000 for gar
bage collections. $4,000 for equip
ment for ash collections, the rcmo-
val of the refuse alone will cost
about $50,000. All the estimates
which have been prepared have been
submitted as part of the budget.
To Fix Bridge
A motion authorizing Commission
er Lynch to employ an expert 10 pre-
pare some plan to remedy conditions
on the Mulberry street bridge he
cause of the serious accidents which
have occurred on the viaduct, was in
troduced by Mayor Keister. Com
missioner Lynch announced in Coun-
Gil he had included the cost of the
preparation of these plans in his bud
get.
A contract for the construction of
a small sewer in Manada street was
awarded to Henry Opperman at his
bid of $500. Commissioner Morgen-
thaler introduced an ordinance au-
thorizing the placing of an arc light
at Nineteenth and Paxton streets,
and the removal of.the one in Cherry
street near the Pennsylvania rail-
road. Council authorized a refund
of $50 fine which had been impos-
ed on Jennie Taylor, but was OF =
leased the woman because of a de-
fective information against her.
The commissioners also decided to
eXonerate Capitol Park extension
properties from unpaid taxes of 1914,
1915 and 1916. giving the city solicit
tor authority to collect any IL pos
sible by placing liens on other prop
critics held by former owners on the
park extension.
Snow Impcdes Apparatus
Commissioner Gross called the at
tention of Mayor Keister to the con-
ditions existing in some of the streets
because residents had shoveled all
the snow from the sidewalks. He
requested some police regulation to
have residents on narrow streets to
shovel only about two-thirds of the
pavement, preventing large piles of
snow in the streets, making travel
difficult for the fire department,
Mayor Keister said he and Chief of
Police Wetzel had arranged for such
action in case of any more heavy
SHOWS.
The ordinance creating the City
Electrical Bureau was held over for
one week. other ordinances passed
finally provide for payment of com
mission to William V. Hughes, for
sale of horses owned by city; appro-
priating fine on Pennsylvania Re-
duction Company to health depart
ment contingent fund; authorizing
contract for heating plants at Alli-
son and Susquehanna fire houses;
appropriating fund to pay delinquent
bills of various fire companies.