Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-27

little doubt but that the bridge will
be started early next year. Mean
while, the filling in of Capitol Park
i'm preparation for the elaborate
treatment proposed in the Drummer
plans, which We're approved finally
yesterday by the Governor and the
state board, will be pushed by Super
intendent Shreiner, who has been
complimented by Mr.. Brunner for
activity and foresight in going ahead.
The state voted 100000 last session
for the park work, but the war inter
fered. The city authorities will start
this work in the spring as well as the
state. The Improvement will give
work to a large number of men for
a long period.
1t is the idea to link the new Capl-
tol Park, which will be n combina-
tion of the old with many improve
ments and a formal entrance and
the extension, with the Allison Hill
residential section of Harrisburg.
The extension will contain a con-
course with terraces, courts and
! places for ceremonies with long lines
of trees and a wall, over twenty
! five acres to be included, and future
extensions of the Capitol to be built
on the borders. The, city of Harris
burg is to establish building restric-
tions and pay share of the bridge
as will the county of Dauphin and
the Pennsylvania railroad.
This bridge is to be a memorial a
state memorial" said the Governor,
who is taking a great interest in the
plans.
Mr.. Drummer explained the crown
ing feature would be the construction
of two huge pylons at the point
where the bridge enters the park.
The pylons should be of massive
construction. built for all time. Let
one he dedicated to the Army and
the other to the Navy" said the
architect
The architect said it was his idea
to have each bear on the top SYM
bolic statuary. These groups should
be of heroic size, said he. There is
nothing that can be considered too
fine for such a project We want to
show our gratitude. Let us get the
best in art" continued the archi-
tect.
Another suggestion by Mr.. Brun-
ner, which metapproval of the board,
was the making of a great cham
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with panels on which could be plac-
ed the names of the Pennsylvanians
! in the Army and Navy. which it is
estimated will run close to 100000
and may be more. Every mans
name should be placed on these
memorial tablets" he said.
Details cf the memorial features
of the bridge will be worked out
but it is possible that at proper in
! terVals there shall be the designa-
tions of the units raised in Pennsyl-
vania or to which the state con-
! tributed so that there would be a
record as long as stone lasts of what
! Pennsylvania did in the war.
Fits In With Plans
The bridge projects fit in singular
! ly with the plans for the extension
of the park. The idea would be to
have it right on line with the
dome, rising gradually from the
eastern entrance of the park to the
! brow of hill about 800 feet distant.
Here it would connect with State
street, which is handsomely parked
for distance of a dozen blocks and
which meets two State main high
ways and is -intdrsected by branch
es of the Harrisburg Parkway sys-
tenn. Notable changes to swing the
roads leading from Reading and
Pottsville into this boulevard by way
of new highways are being consid-
cred by the city commissioners. In
stead of the main highways entering
Harrisburg by way of mill districts
they will be diverted to center at the
Capitol, which those coming up and
down the Susquehanna and from the
Cumberland Valley will run along
the Susquehanna and approach the
western front of the Capitol by way
cf Gtnta street