Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-21
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Pennsylvania's memorial to her
soldier and sailor sons in the great
war-the monumental bridge to be
built as a part of the plan for i'm
provement of the surroundings of
the State Capitol-is being made in
model form for the Legislature by
Arnold w. Drummer, the architect
of the park extension plans. Mr..
Drummer is at work on the details
of the plans at his offices in New
York where the model Is taking
form under his personal direction
and 1t is expected to complete 1t
within the next six weeks. The
unique as the famous architect is
devoting much of his time to the
proposition. The model will show the
eastern end of the park extension,
the Capitol and the park to be laid
out on 1t together with the "Peo-
pies Court" and the mall being in
another model. The bridge model
will include the pylons which will
contain the chambers for the tablets
to contain the names of the soldiers
and six Of the spans at the western
end. The two will be shown togeth-
er which will indicate just what is
planned for the civic center of the
Commonwealth. The preliminary
work for the bridge and for the
changes of the highways Is we'll un-
der way now. Surveys and tests
have been made on the bridge site
and the city authorities are prepar-
ing for their share in the improve
ment which will consist of ap-
proaches.
People at the Capitol are taking a
great interest in the bridge plans
and are also specializing on the eff
feet of plans being discussed for
removal to Harrisburg of various
state offices now in Philadelphia. If
these offices are ordered removed to
this city next year as seems likely,
it may lead to the construction of
the first of the office buildings
planned for the Park Extension by
Mr.. Drummer. One of the men most
familiar with the plan of govern
ment Of the state is authority for
the statement that the rent which
the Commonwealth pays for offices
outside of the Capitol in Harris
burg, Philadelphia and other places
where are located offices which
could be moved to Harrisburg, would
in five or six years pay the construc-
! ton of an office building while the
maintenance of such structure
would not be n fifth of the present
annual rental charge, This problem
of housing departments has been un-
der consideration for several weeks.
The old Star-Independent building,
in South Third street, is now being
| rem odeled by the owners with the
plan of leasing it to the Department
of Agriculture SO that it can bring
all of its bureaus under one roof.
| This departments offices are scat
tered from the cellar to the attic of
the Capitol and the State Live Stock
Sanitary Board and laboratory oc-
cupy buildings in the park extension
district which are to be raZed this
next year. The old Boyd residence,
! lately used as q temporary post Of
| flee during the remodeling of the
federal building, and also by the
draft headquarters shipping de-
partment is being studied as q place
for certain health department offices
now in Philadelphia, including lab
oratories. The building formerly used
as the United Evangelical printing
establishment is now occupied by the
automobile division of the State
Highway Department. Eventually,
when the new state museum and ed
ucatlonal building is constructed in
Capitoi Park extension the Public
Service Commission will consolidate
its bureaus in that building. They
now occupy rooms in four buildings
outside Of the Capitol. 1t Is pos
sible that the Internal Affairs De-
partment may take the third floor
quarters vacated by the Department
of Agriculture and the Insurance
Department be consolidated in the
Internal Affairs suite.
|
will the people of Harrisburg be
for Christmas clubs next year?"
asked one of the city's busiest mer-
chants this morning repeating
| question put to him. They will.
There has been more money made
available for Christmas buying this
fmonth than We ever knew in Har-
risburg before, bar none, and it is
all due to the saving clubs. Many
people made more money this year
than before and they saved it in
chunks. Next year they will not be
making as much money, but they
i will be keener on saving"