Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-20
LEGISLATURE NEWS
DAD ISLANDS
THING OF PAST
dler Says That Highway
Construction Must Be Con-
tinuouS Hereafter

Future highway construction in
nnsylvania is going to be on con-
uous lines and the day of the So
led concrete islands" on State
lin highways is over according to
bat Highway Commissioner Lewis
Sadler told delegations which call
upon him in company with legis-
ors. For several years communi-
S have been favored with inn
ovement of roads which while
BY got rid of bad stretches did
link up with modern highways
ID Mr.. Sadler today let it be known
bit he considered such construc-
n bad business" incidentally,
notice to boroughs that they
|lst lay their mains and make
anges to pipes before the State
rts in to improve streets which
e on the lines of main highways
Is renewed.
commissioner Sadler told several
his callers from Western Pennsyl
mia that the improvement of lat
al highways was most important
d that the States construction of
hin highways should be supple
ented by county or township i'm
ovement. of the roads which con-
ct .the main roads with towns or
lich lead to other main highway
es. During the day the commits
bner arranged to take over Tor
Q of the road maintenance force
his department dozen and a
If tractors bought by the state
ring the war to help out tarm-
with their plowing. This Will
t only save team hire, which Is
city expensive. but enable consid-
ably more work to be done In
way of hauling oil and material.
Ie tractors were in the custody or
e Department of Agriculture.
cambria countians asked for early
proVement of the road from
hnstown to Stoyestowns and i'm
ovements at Windber, while Rep
tentative Ira NJ. Fox, of Forest
unity, requested that construction
speeded up on the road from,
effield to Tionesta.
ON of the largest delegations was
imposed of Washington county
ople and headed by County Con-
bler r. j. Underwood. 1t included
NJ. Day, of Washington, and some
eene countians headed by William
Kyler. This delegation asked that
work on the route between
aynesburg and Washington be
rough Amity of Prosperity, but
decision was made. Construction
nt would link up Washington and
,Donald by way of Hickory. Can
sburg and Venice were asked.
CONSTRUCTION between Shippens--
rg and East Berlin was urged
a committee composed of James
Cole, Robert G. Miller and Rev.
w. Wialen, of Adams county,
lich suggested a cut of six miles,
E lile arrangements were MADE 10
ar a committee from Luzerne and
glumbia counties on state aid Tor
i road between Benton and
Iickshinny. Both counties will do
=nsiderable construction in ccI-
=nction with the State.
Warren county will have shout
billion and a half dollars spent
the State on it's State highways
s the next four years and Highway
smmissioner Sadler will expect the
unity to help out by improving
Ime of it's own roads. The share
the county in the compre ehensive
zheme outlined today nay reach
90, 900.
Ex- x-Representative 'Jc..n Siggins,
Representative w. z. Wood and
commissioners e. M. Lowe, A. c.
=ock and S. A. Cramer, of War
zn. today discussed Warren county
length with the commissioner and
Ie program agreed upon for con-
I,uction It state expense is:
First ar Warren to Youngsville;
SeconT Warren to Sheffield and
bungs lie to Pittsfleld.
ThirG. Pittsfield to Erie county
he.
3 F, TIL. Warren to New York
E lte line to connect with James
& " | road.
ne commissioner said that he
ferred the county to improve
|teral highways instead of giving
teen per cent for the first year
Eogram.
/ The commissioner let it be known
lat when the state built through
Broughs it would be for eighteen
o. at State expense. the boroughs
ing for the distance to the curbs
d that street railways would have
be on concrete foundations and
cutting of the roads allowed for
e years at least.