Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-09
PARK PLANS TO
BE CONSIDERED
in CAR SURVEY
Experts Get Proposed Pro-
gram of Capitol Extension
Treatment From Manning
CONSIDER ST. WIDENING
Need of Legislation to Further
Development Is Pointed
Out

Warren IL. Manning. consulting
landscape designer and park expert,
who with city and State officials, is
planning the treatment of the Capt.
tol Park Extension, proposed widen
ing of city streets, erection of
bridge at State street and other inn
portant development plans. has sent
complee data to ]. II. Bibbin under
whose supervision the survey of
Harrisburg street car service has
been made.
The entire park program, together
with possible city extensions and de-
Velopments have been sent to Mr..
Bibbin for careful consideration in
making the report on the survey, so
that all proposals for changes in sys-
TENS can be considered with a view
to cooperation in the general plans.
Trolley Survey Completed
The survey of the Harrisburg Rail-
ways lines has just been completed
by experts sent here by Bion J. Arm
old and in charge of MIR. Bibbin. The
survey was suggested by the HAIR
RISBURG TELEGRAPH, railways
officials at once deciding TO have ex-
pert advice to solve the many prob
lens which have developed in re-
cent years.
a report of the survey is expected
within the next few weeks after all
data gathered here has been gone
over. together with the park de-
Velopment and street widening pro-
grams submitted by Mr.. Manning.
Plan Rcrouting of Lines
Plans for rerouting city transit
lines to meet with the program for
the park development will be made
H.f. !,
the assistance of Mr.. Manning.
In his letter to Mr.. Bibbin, Mr..
Manning calls attention to the pro-
posed tunnel under the Capitol ter
race as a paSsible alternative to sur
face cars in Aberdeen street. Speak
ing of this phase of the program, he
says:
This is not part of our plan as
il was rejected when proposed on
account of the importance of uti-
lizing the space under this terrace
for storage rooms and ror offices. II
should like your views on this, how
ever OF course it is possible to
carry the tunnel on still lower level
by passing under North street on
which the main city water supply
pipe is. If it were lower, the open
ing would be at some point beyond
North in Sixth. which as you know,
is a continuation Of Fourth
Mr.. Manning continued that he in
tends TO bring this plan up again
for consideration because of objec-
tions which have been raised to sur
face cars in Aberdeen street. and
also because the cost OF broadening
Aberdeen street from the railroad
station to the Capitol grounds and
then on to Sixth street would be so
expensive that the city might not be
ready TO consider it.
Need of legislation that would
provide for the cooperation of State
and city in carrying out plans for
the State street viaduct, exchange of
property, routing of street cars
broadening the railroad right-ofway
and arranging to take care of cars
going out Cowden street, is pointed
out by Mr.. iIanning.
Need Legislation
Speaking of the State street via
duct plans, he says:
My first thought with reference
TO this ViaduCt was that there might
be ramps down the side of the via
duct for cars passing each way in
Cameron street. as well as cars pass
ing over the viaduct to Royal Ter
race as referred to for the State
street cars.
II speak of cars passing both ways
on Cameron street because there Will
he considerable extension of the city
on the fine upland property that lies
east of Wildwood park, as other Sec
tions within the same radius are be-
ing pretty rapidly filled up. In this
connection l would call Your atten-
tion to the overhead bridge or via
duct that is proposed by the City
Plan for Division street, where there
is now a footbridge."
Mr.. Manning also refers to the
proposed plan to cross from Front
street over the dam to the large
lake at WILDWOOD provision which
has been made in the existing park
system for an electric line, and the
bridge over the Susquehanna river
that would be a continuation of
State street, which would provide
a natural amphitheater and make a
better thoroughfare than is provided
at the end of the Market street
bridge.
As soon as the survey report of the
, trolley situation is submitted rail-
ways company officials will act, Pres
ideut II NusSer said to-day