Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-13
HOUSING NEEDS
DEMAND NOTICE
Belief That This City Will
Soon Have to Do as Other
Tons Have Done

People who have visited Chester,
Bristol and other cities and towns
along the Delaware and in the Pitts
burgh iron and steel district and
western counties declare that 1t is
only question of time when the
housing situation in Harrisburg will
command the attention of federal
authorities. And people here say that
with the government placing ban
on new construction and labor prac-
tically Communicated by means of
high wages for the military supply
depot operations near this city IL is
next to impossible to build homes.
In the last few weeks there have
been numerous sales of houses, but
they have mainly been OF business
properties or residences OF the pct
ter class. The small homes were ionS
ago snapped up, some OF them pc,
fore comple lie ton, and in spite OF all
that Is said TO the contrary there are
families doubled up in Harrisburg. Inc
need for the small house TO rent al
a moderate rate to the man work
ing on the railroads or in the mills
is greater now than in 1900 when the
situation in regard to housing mere
resulted in extensive building in the
upper end of the city and on the
Hill. and it is far more serious than
ten years ago.
The report of the committee on
spite of all that is said there are
many people who are not getting
out of houses now what they secured
in rents before the war. began,
been forced to pay higher rates
without even a promise of anything
in return and for meager accommo-
dations are bound to exist but the
Gif 10
orable to the tenant than to the
landlord.
One of the interesting features
which has marked the realty trans
people living in the city have been
buying suburban homes and renting
their houses in Harrisburg. In other
instances people living in
an eye, to the coming winter with
some abnormal war time conditions.
Sales Just Reported
Henry c. Claster to Abe Marcus,
ence NJ. Trayer to Ralph l.. Webster,
brick. 1910 North, $4,000; Norman S.
Rooms to George b. Moore. 3 acres,
ssheaffer SSilt farm. West Hanover town
L. Engle. 56-6s-6O-62 North Twelfth.
$40; X. Charlotte NJ. Johnston to
John J. Moffitt, lot, Second, near Kel-
kscH Bsj 81 any Gnsssr Mysss to steston esHFgs
$500; Frank P. snodgrass. ct al. to
building. lis Market. $4,000.
= Frederick J. Byrod to Philip ].
$500; Adam Whistler. to Fiorino Bill
otto, s acres, so perches, Derry town
ship. $50; L; Z. Enders to I; ]. Hoff-
man, two lots, Enders,. $500; Mary
Alleman to Thomas Bale, two-story
frame. Swatara township. 81; Mary NJ.
Powers to Morgan NJ. Grove. brick,
1S2Sh North Third. 81; Christian E.
Barley to Harry f.. Bowman, 3-story
Alvin H. Fraim. to Clarence E. King,
three-story brick, 2231 North Sixth,
$40; J. Emmett -Booser to Walter s.
Hoover nS6 lot PehSrEOk p b,SYo s. $500 J9hn .'I
frame. 1922 South Catherine, Middle
Mile ,Vorkapic to Mike vukmanic,
three-story frame 726 South Second
Joseph l. Kurtz, three-story brick
1881 Market 81; H. F. Sheesley to
Cameron, $40; Harry r. Hoovers
story brick, 1915 Regina, 81; Saliva
tore Magaro to Louisa Santana, two
story brick, 343 River. 81; Daniel
Smiths executors to Maurice G. Sol
Zlogar to John Valo. two and one
half story frame, Bressler, $1.695:
William Zerby to James Aired, 81
acres mountain land. Lykens town
Christian E. Barley to U. Grant
Mace. three-story brick, $40 Locust
Steelton, 1910; M. S. Hershey to
Hester G. Terry, property. Hershey
$2.7OO; Fanny NJ. Eby to Harry H
bowman. 2OS0 North Third. 81; viii
liam c; Porr to Nellie Lawton Ray
three-story brick. 1882 Chestnut 81 :
John G. Willier to John L. willard
Hepner Farm. Lykens township, ST.
two tracts farm and mountain land,
$4,000.
Joseph Reitzi to C. Edward Yost
Dunlap to Nellie NJ. Daniels, three
story brick. 1907 North Second. 81;
Annie E. Balsbach's legatee to WAR
ren J. Bishop. dwelling. oberiin.
1000; Louis NJ. Shultz to Calvin M
260S North Sixth, $40;
A.. S. Ritzman to Sarah A. Miller.
lots. near GraG.. $43; A. S. Ritzman
to Sarah A. Miller. property, Gratz
S2.233: acres. 1855 perches. Gratz
$7077S; William T. Butler to A. r.