Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-02


designated as starting places for
various districts:
Third and North streets.
Third and Reilly streets.
Nineteenth and Derry streets.
Race and Paxton streets.
Sixth and Maclay streets.
Any men. who do not come to the
Mayors office by o'clock can re-
port at any of these points also,
where highway department men will
have superivisio nof the work. those
who have shovels are urged to bring
them along, but the department VIII
furnish picks and shovels to any
men who have none.
Commissioner Lynch, superinteud-
ent of the department announced
to-day that any laborers, mechanics
or other men who have no work On
Monday and will stay on the Job
from until o'clock will be uaid
if they make such q request and
report to the man in charge of the
district promptly on Monday morn
ing.
Join Any Place
In localities where trucks or teams
may be delayed volunteers are urged
to shovel snow away from fireplugs
and street intersections. Along
streets on which there are no car
tracks men may shovel the snow
from the center of the street on piles
along the curb line. Those who can
| only spare an hours time are asked
to join the gangs near their own
homes.
Places for dumping snow have
been designated as follows:
South Harrisburg district to dunn
in river along bank.
Central district to dump in snow
hole in Market near Cameron street
and at bulkhead over Paxton creek
in small alley just north of Market
street.
Uptown trucks and wagons to
| dump over river bank.
| West section of Hill to dump at
snow hole in Market street
East section of Hill at Twentieth
and Derry streets.
Must Use Care
Dumping over the river bank must
be not done at random, according to
park department officials. At Boas
! street all teams can use the road
way. Arrangements to provide for
other places for dumping were being
made this afternoon. 1t was also
stated that no ashes may be dumped
anywhere except north of Maclay
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show where refuse may be unloaded.
No snow may be emptied from wag-
ons or trucks at any part of the riv-
er park, but must be dumped over
| the bank. If necessary, teams from
the central section can use the drive
way at Walnut street and dump
snow over the concrete steps at the
foot of the bank.
Those who have offered vehicles
and men for service on Monday fol-
low: David Kaufman, two trucks;
Brown & Company, one truck; Har-
risburg Light and Power Company,
truck; Whitmoyer, six men; Mont
/ gomery & Company, six teams;
Burns & Company, truck; Whittock,
truck; Furniture Dealers Associa-
ton, seven to ten trucks; Dives,
Pomeroy & Stewart, two trucks;
Harrisburg Railways Company, two
trucks and men; City Transfer, one
truck; Central Construction Com
pany, truck
Get Many Trucks
The city highway department will
have eight trucks, twenty-four carts,
twelve two-horse teams and 1870 men
out, all to be distributed to the vari-
Gus points which have been an
nounced. These gangs will assist the
volunteers in clearing away as much
| or the snow as possible. III was
stated the announcement of these
starting points does not mean that
these are to be the only places at
which any work will be done.
An estimate was made to-day that
on the city streets there are at least
two and n half to three million cubic
| yards of snow.
1t is planned by the Highway De-
partment officials to use the asphalt
burners to open city inlets on Tues
day. Many of these are frozen shut
and in case of a thaw might cause
serious damage.
Residents have been warned that
| sudden thaw will flood many of
the cellars If much of the snow now
piled in front of the homes is not
removed.
Mayor Makes Appeal
Frozen and snow-covered fireplugs
are menacing the city. according to
Mayor Daniel L. Keister, who to-day
| suggested a remedy.
"I hope everybody will participate
| In the -shoveling activities of
Monday" said Mayor Kelster. Many
owners of trucks and other vehicles