Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-23
ELECTION pRnCI.AMATION


WHEREAS. the Council of the City
of Harrisburg. by ordinance No. 129.
session of 191S-1919, duly passed and
signed by the Mayor Of f. said IL city ON on
of the corporate authorities of said
city to use the sum of three hundred
thousand dollars ($3O0,000), authoriz-
November 2. 1916, to be borrowed for
tie construction of a bridge, with the
necessary approaches thereto. on the
line of Walnut street from point
at or about the. western line Of the
right of way of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to a point at OF
about the intersection of Twelfth and
Walnut streets. and the consequential
purpose of making a payment to the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to-
ward the cost of the construction of
proaches, authorized by act No. 42O,
of tha General Assembly of Pennsyl-
venia, approved July is, 1919; author
such use to vote of the qualified
electors of the city; and fixed the
time for the holding of an election
for that purpose; therefore, 49,
election will be held, at the time and
places for holding the general muni-
cipal election in the City of Harris
burg. on Tuesday, the 4th day of No
vember, 1918, between the hours Of
| Z O'clock a. m. and Z o'clock p. m.,
for the purpose of obtaining the ass
sent of the electors to such use of
the money so authorized to be bor-
rowed as aforesaid.
The amount of money Heretofore
borrowed or authorized to be borrow
ed is three hundred thousand dollars
| ($300. .000).
The purpose for which such money
was originally authorized was the
construction of q, bridge, with the
line of Walnut street, from n 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.
The reason why said money may
not be used for the purpose fol, which
| borrowed is that the purpose has
provcn to be impracticable and inn
! PC ssible because the said sum of thre e
hundred thousand dollars (sSo9,oOO)
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
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by
act No. 420 of the General Assembly
| Of Pennsylvania, approved July 1S,
1918, has authorized the erection and
construction. as a memorial to the
citizens of this Commonwealth who
served in the military and naval
forces Of the united states @ N the late
Memorial Bridge, with memorial py-
Ions at the western end thereof, and
with the necessary approaches, from
IN puhne the Capitol Park. in the City OF
Harrisburg, following the. line of
state street across the tracks Of the
pennsylvania railroad to a point at
| fftI. .f.,kn dfr in CO afk
which bridge. as designed, will be
much more elaborate. spacious and
convenient than the proposed Walnut
street bridge. and VIII serve the con
Dublic than the proposed Walnut
Street bridge, including, those who
would have been most advantaged by
the proposed Walnut street bridge
az the proposed Memorial Bridge
viii be about four hundred feet north
| or the proposed Walnut street bridge
and practically parallel Herewith
and will have approaches running io
or near Walnut street.. and the cor
porate authorities of the city desire
| to co-oporate with the Commonwealth
OF. Pennsylvania by the payment OF
dollars toward the cost of the CON
struction of this lasting tribute to the
yaIor of its sons in the late world
war. and incidentally secure the con
strEction of bridge in every respect
eSceliing the proposed Walnut street
| bridge.
norafe authorities desire to use said
money borrowed or authorized to be
borrowed is for making a payment to
the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
| Bridge at state street. and its ap-
proaches. authorized by act No 43o,
of the General Assembly or Pennsyl-
| THE CITY OF HARRISBURG,
BY (Signed)
DANIEL l. KEISTER,
Mayor.
ATTEST.
City Clerk.
corporate SeaD
HarrsshurR Pa OptOber 2 1919