Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-22

ND'AN~e-Oii1 Nfio pOolPOHCd lllucll-
nitely. 1t was reported in council
manic circles to-day that Solicitor
Fox would submit his opinion this
afternoon at another executive ses-
sion which the commissioners plan
to work on the budget.
1t is anticipated that Solicitor
Fox, on the strength of the man
datory section in the Clark act, will
advise the commissioners against
collection of ashes by the city. If
this is the case it is a question what
action will be taken next to
straighten out the muddle created
by the application of the law.
BY Contract Only
The part of the Clark act which
it is said Solicitor Fox has been ask
ed to explain in so far as it may
apply to municipal ash collections is
in Section of Article ". 1t fol-
lows:
"All stationery, paper and fuel
used in the Council and in other de-
partments of the city government
and all work and materials required
by the city shall be furnished. and
the printing, advertising and ali 9TH
er kind of work to be done Cor the
city, except ordinary repairs of high
ways and sewers and other public
improvements, shall be performed
under contract to be given to the
lowest responsible bidder under such
regulations as shall be prescribed by
ordinance"
City officials to-day said this sec
ton is another evidence of the mar
rowness of the Clark act, supposedly
framed in the interests of third-class
cities but in reality gives an advan-
tage to corporations because it COM
PEELED the city to contract for work
to be done at possibly a much great
er expense than that for which the
city could handle it directly under q
municipal department.
According to one official the Ian
guage OF this section of the law is
mandatory and apparently will leave
no alternative for the commission
ers but to advertise for bids for ash
collections the same as has been
done for garbage collection and dis
posal
The commissioners refused to dis
cusS the question saying no further
preparations would be made for mu-
nicipal ash collections, but not Civ
ing a reason for poStponing action.
Specifications for the garbage dis
posal almost like those in use in
Wilkes-Barre were real last night at
the special meeting of Council. The
contract with Hagy Brothers will
probably be signed in a few days
The letter from George A. Shrei-
ner, superintendent of Public
Grounds and Buildings at the Capt.
tol, was read and Commissioners
Gross and Lynch were authorized to
get in touch with City Solicitor Fox
and report when Council reorganizes
next month.
superintendent Shreiner's letter
follows
Gentlemen: 1 have the honor
to advise you that the Board of Com
missioners of Public Grounds and
Buildings by resolutions, regularly
adopted, at a meeting held Decem-
Der IL, 1917, provided for the widen
ing and changing OF certain streets,
etc, surrounding the Capitol Park
and the Capitol Park Extension, in
the city of Harrisburg, as follows:
"On motion, duly seconded and
unanimously carried, the following
resolutions were made in relation to
widening of Third street. and WAL
nut streets, also North street: That
the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA
through this commission, will agree
to dedicate sixty-four feet adjacent
to the property of the Common
wealth for widening of Walnut street
and Third street, upon condition
that the city of Harrisburg, through
its proper authorities will dedicate
North street to n similar width, and
will give to this board at q subse-
quent meeting, some assurance as
to when they will agree to make the
similar dedication of the said North
street. also;
Resolved. That the city give to
this board the assurance that it will
not build the proposed bridge at Wal
nut street, and to determine if il is
the intention of the City of Harris
burg to abrogate any plans looking
to the building of the bridge at Wal
nut street; that this board is of the
mind that the bridge or viaduct
should be located at State street, as
shown in the plans in the hands of
this commission, and that the archi-
tects shall go ahead with their
plans; and
Resolved, That this board is of
q mind that the tunnels should not
be at Fourth street, but that the
troileys should be temporarily trans
ferred to Aberdeen street, but not
permanent grant there.
will you kindly give these mat
ters your earliest attention and ad-
wise me of your actions, which I trust
will conform to the resolutions of the
board.
II shall be pleased to confer with
you at any time regarding the mat
ters.' Z
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