Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-02

ELECTION PROCLAMATION
| 1EREAS, the Council of the City
OF Harrisburg, by ordinance No. 12s.
signed by the Mayor OF said city ON
August 25, 1919. signifed the desire
| OF the corporate authorities of said
city TO use the sum of three hundred
| ed by the electors at an election held
November 2, 1915. to be borrowed for
the construction of bridge, with the
necessary approaches thereto. on the
line OF Walnut street from a point
at or about the western line of the
right of way of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to a point at or
Walnut streets. and the consequential
damages resulting therefrom, for the
purpose of making a payment to the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to-
the. Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
| bridge at State street. and it's ap-
proaches. authorized by act No. 420,
of the General Assembly of Pennsyl-
venia. approved July IS. 1919: author
lied the submission of the question of
such use to a vote of the qualified
electors of the city: and fixed the
time for the holding OF an election
| for that purpose; therefore.
| NOTICE is hereby given that an
election will be held. at the time and
places for holding the general NUM-
cipal election in the City of Harris
l
/ vemher. 1919. between the hours of
| ! o'clock a. m. and o'clock p. M,
| for the purpose of obtaining the as
sent of the electors to such use of
rowed as aforesaid.
The amount of money Heretofore
| borrowed or authorized to be borrow
ed is three hundred thousand dollars
| (s300.000).
The purpose for which such money
was originally authorized was the
construction Of a bridge, with the
| line of Walnut street. from a point
at or about the western line of the
right of way of the Pennsylvania
about the Intersection of twelfth and
| Walnut streets. and the consequential
damages resulting therefrom.
| The reason why said money may
it was borrowed or authorized to be
! borrowed is that the purpose has
proven to be impracticable and inn
possible because the said sum of thre e
| is now inadequate. by reason of large
increases in the price of labor and
materials. to pay the cost of the pro-
posed structure. aside from the GER
tain consequential damages incident
thereto: and, further, because the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. by
act No. 420 of the General Assembly
of Pennsylvania. approved July IS.
/
construction, as memorial to the
citizens of this Commonwealth who
served in the military and naval
forces of the United States in the late
world war n Soldiers and Sailors
Memorial Bridge. with memorial py-
| Ions at the western end thereof, and
with the necessary approaches. from
point on what is now State street.
in the Capitol Park. in the City OF
Harrisburg. following the line NJ
state street across the tracks OF the
or near Thirteenth street. in said city,
which bridge, as designed, will he
much more elaborate. spacious and
convenient than the proposed Walnut
venience of a far greater part of the
public than the proposed Walnut
street bridge, including those who
would have been most advantaged by
as the proposed Memorial Bridge
will be about four hundred feet north
| Of the proposed Walnut street bridge
and practically parallel Herewith.
or near Walnut street: and the cor
porate authorities of the city desire
to cooperate with the Commonwealth
| of Pennsylvania by the payment OF
said sum of three hundred thousand
dollars toward the cost of the con-
struction of this lasting tribute to the
valor of its sons in the late world
struction of a bridge in every respect
excelling the proposed Walnut street
| bridge.
The new purpose for which the cor
porate authorities desire to use said
money borrowed or authorized to be
borrowed is for making a payment to
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
| toward the cost of the construction
of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Bridge at State street. and it's ap-
proaches. authorized by act No. 4ao,
| of the General Assembly of PennsyI-
vania. approved July IS. 1919.
THE CITY OF HARRISBURG.
BY (Signed)
DANIEL l. KEISTER,
Mayer
(signed), R. ROSS SEAMAN,
| City Clerk.
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