Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-08
Euetttttg Gllat,

Sus sseSteu Ior appointment ds dSSiSt-
ant city assessor since Council cre-
ated that position, is widely known
In realty circles in the city and gs-
cording to many businessmen WAN
make highly efficient and capable
assistant for James C.. Thompson.
who has been city assessor for tns
last few years. Mr.. Keeny has bees
actively engaged in real estate busi-
ness in the city for about ten yea{c
much of that time with one of the
largest realty firms in Harrisburg.
lie has been in close touch with
many other leading dealers and also
private owners and as q result has
an accurate knowledge of the actual
selling price of properties not only
in all districts of the city but in out
lying districts adjacent to Harris
burg. During the triennial ASSESS
ment just completed last year Mr..
Keeny and Mr.. Thompson spent
much of their time together in going
over the books on file and in inspect
ing the properties in each ward to
determine as nearly as possible the
accurate and fair assessment valua-
ton. AS result there were many
changes made in the books, but the
fact that less than 5 per cent. Of
! the property owners in the city rais-
ed any objections to the changes, aHs
in most instances valuations were in
creased, shows the confidence placed
In these men. t.
Other cities in Pennsylvania dur
ing the past year have benefited
much from methods of city govern
ment used in Harrisburg. Lancas-
ter still is using the old assessment
cV VCf q n N
ward to fix valuations. Recently
officials from. that city came to Har-
risburg to study the methods used
here by City Assessor James G.
Thompson. Less than year ago
Wilkes Barre officials adopted a
police record system similar to the
one installed and in use here. Read
ing and other cities are endeavoring
| to work out paving assessment as
satisfactory as the one now in use
here, perfected by City Engineer M.
B. Cowden. Incidentally Mr.. Cow
den has spoken on a number of occa-
sons at conferences and conventions
of officials of third class cities eX-
planning the advisability of the foot
front paving assessment system.
! Plans as outlined by Warren H.
| Manning, park expert, for the de-
D.! velopment of Italian Park as part
of the city's extensive system, give
Harrisburgers an opportunity to re-
view the many changes which have
been brought about with the great
improvement campaigns which have
been so successfully carried out since
1902. Many residents will never
forget the ash and rubbish dumps
along the River Front. Now long
rows of shade trees, stretches of
grass and plots of shrubbery, and
well-kept walks make the River
Front a most inviting place for
strolls. Wildwood Park, filled with
acres of young trees. thousands OF
shrubs of many varieties, not so very
long ago was considered nothing
better than swamp. With the con-
struction of a driveway from Ma
clay street to the Linglestown road,
and the development of the large
lake, this big tract of beautiful
woodland has been saved for the
Harrisburg of many years to come
These are only n few examples ol
what can be done by progressive
community such as this one, and the
residents now are looking with IN
creased interest toward the future
and the part they are to take in CIV
|
provements. t.-f-
Naomi Antoinette Ackley, who
was a prominent figure in the Moor
head vaudeville show in the Chest
nut Street Auditorium last Friday
night, has been for years an init
mate friend of Victor Herbert, the
eminent musician. When his Ia;
nous musical comedy, Eileen
I.came' out several years ago, Miss
Ackley became understudy to III
leen.r One night in crowded But-
falo theater she was called on to
play the part and acquitted ,herseli
so we'll that she played 1t many
times afterward. Il wasn't Di'
nervous the first night" she said.
.Tt was like n dream, Miss Ack-
lev is the daughter of Mrs. Florence
Acbley Ley, now the soprano solo
ist in Messiah Lutheran. Church. Eli
mer Hobbs Ley also is a widely
known soloist who sang in the
"Prince of Pilsen." He is now SOLO
Hist at the Pine Street Presbyterian
Church.
The election to membership In
the Kiwanis Club last week OF j. A
TYSON marks a chapter in col
llege drama. Some years ago When
p. b. Rice, better known as "Dutch
to his hundreds of friends here
went to Gettysburg College he 1oln-
ed a Creek letter fraternity: over
at Bucknell University Jim" Tysor
Joined a branch of the same organi'
zation and the two, in keeping with
the traditions of the two schools
were deadly rivals in college spirit
hut close friends in every other way
When they left college each decided
ia enter the insurance business and
II was resolved that when they rose
to the point of eminence known &c
the profession as general agents
they would go into partnership
The long-waited opportunity came
at last and the firm name is now
Rice and Tyson. An interesting incl
dent about the two progressive
voung men occurred several weeks
ago at the Bucknell-Gettysburt
game when each rooted for hi'
Alma Mater and big crowd was at'
tracted by their arguments.
The Wise Squirrel