Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-05
Conferences Soon

Conferences between officials OF
the commission and the company
will be held soon after the puollca-
tion of the Arnold survey report
which is expected to be ready In a
few day. Mr.. Arnold has dictated
the reports but has not read it and
until he does so will not permit 1t
to be given to the public. 1t is a
comprehensiVe document, looking FAR
into the future as well as to the
present and is said to embrace many
of the suggestions outlined by the
.commission.
The directors of the company have
been in constant consultation with
president Musser during the past
week and have expressed willing
ness to do whatever is necessary to
better conditions at once and to CO.
operate for the solving of the larger
problems under consideration.
The letter in full follows:
Harrisburg, Pa.
August 80, 1917.
lon. w. D. B. Ainey. Chairman.
Public Service Commission of
Pennsylvania,
Harrisburg, Pc.
Dear Sir:-On behalf of the Harris
burg Railways Company, 1 beg to
acknowledge your communication or
August q, submitting for the consid-
eration of the Company certain
changes and improvements in it's sys-
ON. Each community, as you know.
presents it's own peculiar difficulties
n transit problems, and with the de-
sire to give the City of Harrisburg
he best street railway service possl-
BILE, this Company, on March 10 last,
Engaged Mr.. Bion ]. Arnold, recog-
nized expert, to make complete in
kestigation and survey of the condi-
ions in Harrisburg, and to recon-
uend any changes in the operation or
he system which would improve con-
litions and better serve the conven-
ence of the public. Many of the mat
crs suggested in your letter were
hen submitted to Mr.. Arnold. His
eport is about completed, and we
shall be glad to submit it to the Com
nlssion and its engineers. In the
meantime, the Company will. as you
suggest, make and submit to the Com
Eission, studies, plans and estimates
pr cost relative to the suggestions
lade by. you. The Company will very
sladly have it's officers and engineers
meet yourself and Mr.. Snow. the Com
Missions chief engineer, for the pur-
1Cse of studying the problems sug-
sested by your letter, as it is our de-
ire to cooperate in every way with
with the Commission, so as to provide
or the City of Harrisburg, the best
POSSIBLE service.
Answers In Detail
Answering more specifically the
uggestions of your letter, we beg to
law:
First-The SteeIton service: This has
cen a subject of study by the Come
,any, and is one of the questions
yhich has been submitted to Mr.. Ar
cid.
(a) The development of the back
cute to Steelton is under considera-
ion by Mr.. Arnold. If it can be uti-
ized foe a better and speedier serv-
ce between Harrisburg and Steelton.
he Company will be glad to make
uch changes in the operation of this
cute as are feasible. We wish, how
yer, to call your attention to the fact
hat this is a single-track line, with
seven 90 per cent. grade of consid-
rable length, and several very sharp
urves.
.Cb) It has been realized for some
cars that a direct line to Steelton by
SaY of South Second street would ma
orially improve Steelton service. Such
line. however, involves ection "
he City of Harrisburg, and the CO.
peration of the Pennsylvania and
reading Railroad Companies. The
Engineering difficulties are not easy
{ solution-short of a prohbitivc
est. Two grade crossings would
ave to he eliminated. We shall be
lad to adopt it if it is made feasible.
(c) December last, ten 00) new
teel cars were ordered and have just
ow been delivered. The last of these
re expected to be in service within
he next ten days. These cars are, of
curse, for general service, but inso-
al as they may assist in aiding Steel
on conditions. will be used there.
m order is now about to be placed
or FIVE (5) more cars and in this
onnection 1t may not be amiss to
oint out that these cars, fully
quipped for service now cost about
900 each, as against half that sum
wo years ago.
North Third Street
Second-North Third street: If this
treet is widened, as suggested by
ou, the Company is ready to place a
ouble track on it at once, and in the
heantime to advise with the Commits
on as to whatever else may be FEAST
lie to take care of traffic along this
Important thoroughfare. 1t is the
Cmpany's desire to carry. as many
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