Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-30
No. 81 S. S,
ELECTION PROCLAMATION

IH1ECTION PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Council of the City
of Harrisburg. by ordinance No. 129,
session of 1S1S-1919, duly passed and
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
thousand dollars (s300.000), authoriS-
ed by the electors at an election held
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
Railroad Company to a point at or
about the intersection of Twelfth and
Walnut streets, and the consequential
damages resulting therefrom, for the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to-
ward the cost of the construction of
the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Prsses aSthorized s BY at aet No r. r.
of the General Assembly of Pennsyl-
venia, approved July is, 1919; author
lied the submission of the. question of
electors of the city: and fixed the
time for the holding of an election
for that purpose: therefore,
NOTICE is, hereby given that an
places for holding the general muni-
cipal election in the City of Harris
burg. on Tuesday, the 4th day of No
vemher,, 1919. between the hours OF
for the purpose of obtaining the as
sent of the electors to such use of
the money so authorized to be bor-
The amount of money Heretofore
borrowed or authorized to be borrow
ed is three hundred thousand dollars
($3O0.000).
was originally authorized was the
construction of q bridge. with the
necessary approaches thereto. on the
line of Walnut street, from a point
right of way of the Pennsylvania
about the intersection of twelfth and
damages resulting therefrom.
The reason why said money may
not be used for the purpose for which
1T was borrowed or authorized to be
proven to be impracticable and I'M
possible because the said sum of three
hundred thousand dollars ($S000O)
is now inadequate, by reason of large
materials. to pay the cost of the pro-
posed structure, aside from the cer-
tain consequential damages incident
thsreto snd of PennsyiSanie thS by
act No. 420 of the General Assembly
of Pennsylvania, approved July is.
1918, has authorized the erection and
CITIZENS cH of this Commonwealth who
served in the military and naval
forces of the United States in the late
world war soldleTs nstb mnmorisi ana sailors Dr
ions at the western end thereof, and
with the necessary approaches, from
a point on what is now state street.
in the Capitol Park, in the City Of
Stata street across the tracks of the
Pennsylvania railroad to a point at
or near Thirteenth street. IN said city.
mneh mnsJn more elaborate. spacious and
Convenient than the proposed Walnut
street bridge, and will serve the con-
venience Of far greater p9deo,ps psrt W, 9f the
Street bridge. including, those who
would have been most advantaged by
the prouosed Walnut street bridge,
Will S he about four hundred feet north
" the proposed Walnut street bridge
ana practically parallel Herewith,
and will have approaches running TO
or near Walnut street; and the cor
oorate authorities of the city desire
n co-oparate with the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania by the payment of
said sum Pr three ,S. hundred onsd thousand tho
struction of this lasting. tribute to the
valor of its sone in the late world
var and incidentally secure the con-
strIction of bridge IN every respect
excellinG the proposeo walnut street
bridge.
porate authorities desire to use said
money borrowed or authorized to be
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
toward the cost of the construction
of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
bridge at state street. and it's ap-
nroaches. authorized by act No. 420.
pf the General Assembly of Pennsyl-
Vania, approved July is; 1919.
THE CITY OF HARRISBURG,
BY (Signed)
DANIEL L KEISTER,
Mayor.
ATTEST.
City Clerk.
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