Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-11
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Department of Public Grounds and
Buildings have just finished seed
ing what is probably the most ex-
pensive piece of garden owned by
the state of Pennsylvania. 1t is
part of the Capitol Park Extension
area and is one acre at the corner
of Fourth and Walnut streets in
this CITY. This plot is a part of
the twenty-seven acres bought by
the state for extension of the park
at a cost of about $2,300,000. 1t
is conservatively valued at some
thing close to 100000. The gard
en- work was undertaken by Super
intendent George A. Shreiner be4
cause of prospects that the land
scaping of the Capitol park would
not be undertaken for some time
because Of the condemnation pro-
ceedings and also because state of
ficials found that costs would be very
high owing to the war. A policy of
handling the big project gradually
was evolved and while the older
part of the park is being improved
and put into modern condition the
newly acquired section will be filled
up, graded and planted. Many
thousands of yards of fill will be
required and start was made at
the corner where cellar walls and
debris of buildings had to be re-
moved, tons of top soil carted in
and then timothy and grass sowed.
The work on the states most eX-
pensive farming operation has at
tracted wide attention.
With the muster of the Pittston
company of the Second regiment
Of "a orio ID
into service next Tuesday night IN
that city tho eastern units of the
states new military service will be
completed. One or two of the7rhird
brigade units in the western coun-
ties remain to be mustered in and
they are being rapidly prepared.
The equipments are sent as soon
as mustered. Arrangements are be-
ing made by Adjutant General Beary
for the camp of instruction for Of
ficers and the brigade encampment
The former is to be held in June
at Mt. Gretna.
Departments and bureaus of the
state government wishing to buy
! automobiles will have TO secure
small cars and go slow on tires and
gasoline. This dictum has gone
forth from the auditing end of the
| Capitol and purchases which have
been under way for some tires have
been restricted, while in others ad-
y vice has been given not to buy be-
cause of the expense which opera
ie ton may entail. Similarly there is
H. a disposition to save money for the
la state by cutting down all unneces-
10 sary automobile trips and suggesting
,aI that instead of taking cars that
g state attaches use train and troll
~ leys and even jitneys. For some
ir time past there has been a regular
addition to the rolling stock of the
n state. Various departments have
rs been buying cars and the mainte-
r nance costs, including gasoline, sup
Sc plies and tires, to say nothing about
re attention, have been subjects of re-
er mark and some times of question.
We Lately purchases have been dis
couraged because it is felt that the
as costs of operation will be increased
es materially because of the war con-
is ditions
Ill
d. Steps will be taken by the Public
Service Commission in the very near
o. future to determine upon the scope
VI of its authority in complaints against
u increase of fare on trolley lines
III III where the fares are governed by
so y ordinance. This subject was argued
"a some time ago and the commits ion
~ is nearly ready to announce it's de-
he cision. The trolley fare increase
complaints have been increasing
and are being grouped for hearing
\ and determination.
Charles E. Davis, the sexton of
, Market Square Presbyterian church
probably the oldest sexton in active
a n a ricb oh rIoo
eighty-three years old recently. In
honor of his birthday, members of
various organizations made up a
purse for him.
J The decision handed down yester-
| day in the Hardscrabble case is one
| of the most important in local af-
| fairs in a long time. Every COM
] munity has certain questions hand
! ed down from the past and for
years people have had various
ideas about the River Front The de-
cision will serve to correct some inn
pressions, especially it it is affirm
ed by the supreme court. Some of
. the ideas about the River Front, it
- may be said, bordered on the fan
tastic, while others were of the
a opinion that it was all free of title
& claims.
n Harrisburg people are getting a
pretty wholesome respect for the ST.
rens on the 1re apparatus. When
| the noise makers first came to the
ii city people running automobiles and
II teams were not very speedy in get
II ting out of the way. In several in
II stances there were close calls from
4 accidents on some of the streets be-
] cause people did not take to the
i curb. Now as soon as the siren be-
i gins to sound there is a genera
movement to the side, especially II
a truck happens to be on the way.
nr Calls for the blanks for the 1918
hunters licenses are already beinl
I made at the State Game Commission
IN offices where the license system Il
centralized. In some counties mag
istrates have been writing for infor
nation saying that hunters nav
been applying to them.