Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-06-23
WORK ON CAPITOL
PARK EXTENSION
MOVING RAPIDLY
Heads of Departments Oc-
cupying Temporary Quar-
ters Must Vacate
TO START Regarding
Underground Conduits Will
Be Placed; All Buildings
Down August

Things are moving rapidly in the
final steps for the permanent treat
ment of the Capitol Park zone. Su-
perintendent of Public Grounds and
Buildings Shreiner to-day notified
the heads of the various departments
occupying temporary quarters,in in the
few buildings still remaining on the
cleared area east of the Capitol that
they must Immediately vacate, the
Board of Public Grounds and Build
ings having determined to proceed
without delay in the regarding CT
the extension section and the install
lation of underground conduits and
service pipes of every sort. Superin-
tendent Shreiner also invited propos-
ais to-day through advertisement for
the removal of several properties in
Fourth, Walnut and Short streets.
At the present time the contract
ing firms which purchased the build
inss are removing the st. Lawrence
Catholic Church and schoolbuildings,
the old Fry Hotel and other struc-
lures. The National Hotel at Fourth
and State streets, has entirely disap-
peared, and the basement has about
been filled up to the level of the
ground as is provided in all sales of
these properties.
All Down BY August
1t Is expected that all the build.
ings now remaining will have been
removed on or before the first of
August, as no time is to be lost in
pushing forward the work for which
the Legislature has provided. Build
ingS which are now being used as
temporary quarters by several state
bureaus are the Russ residence, at
Fourth and North streets, the old
Day schoolbuilding and the Harris
burg storage building. The latter
building is used for the arsenal
equipment, but as the annex to the
State Arsenal will be completed
within the next two weeks this large
building can be vacated. Work on
the annex of the arsenal has been
delayed somewhat by failure to re-
ceive the large elevators, but these
matters have been arranged and
nothing now will interfere with the
prompt completion of the building.
Adjutant General Stewart is more
than anxious to have the buildings
finished in order to expedite the
shipment of National Guard equip
ment.
To Remove $50 Poles
There are 230 poles of one kind or
another in the Capitol Park area, not
including those of the street railway
system. These must be removed
without delay and notices will be at
once sent to the public utilities to
get busy.
With the passage of the bill pro-
viding for the elimination of the
present brick sidewalks on the Cap
itol Park side of Walnut and Third
streets, the Board of Public Grounds
and Buildings will Immediately pro-
vide for the reterracing of those sec
tions and the construction of paths
along the top of the terrace, under
the trees.
Superintendent Shreiner is being
strongly urged by the Board of Pub
lie Grounds and Buildings to lose no
time in preparing for the transfor-
nation of the area which is to he
added to the Capitol Park within the
whole. district. 1t is expected that
he will have the prompt co-opera-
ticn of the City Council and City So
licitor Fox in working out the prob
lens which concern both the Com
monwealth and the city.