Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-12
Drummer HERE
TORUSH PLANS
FOR BUILDING
Street Changes to Be Made in
Conformity With Whole
Park Scheme
CITY ORDINANCES GO IN
Provide For Transfer of the
100000 Bridge Fund and
Incidentals

Arnold w Drummer, of New York,
the States consulting architect, was
here to-day in consultation with
State officials and went over details
of the drawings of the proposed OF
flee building and the Memorial
bridge with Superintendent ofPuolic
Grounds and Buildings Thomas e.
Templeton. In the meantime City
Council was active in introducing
legislation to look after the munich
pality's part in the great program
Mr.. Brunner says that upon the
urgent request of the State officials
he is rushing the detailed plans for
the office building to be erected i'll
Capitol Park extension area, but
that he is of the opinion that the
widening of Walnut and Third
streets should not be attempted un-
til the State is ready and has the
funds to go ahead with the general
reconstruction planned for the east
ern entrances to the Capitol grounds.
Mr.. Drummer says that the question
of widening the streets by taking
away the sidewalks and thus giving
additional width to the streets is a
simple one, but that such a move
is overweighed by the element OF
safety which would enter into such
work.
Element of Safety
Until the State is ready to pro-
ceed with the general frontage
scheme, which includes a raised tot
race and walk around the Third ard
Walnut street sides of the presel.t
grounds and new entrances at State
and Walnut streets, Mr. Brunner
thinks it would be unwise to start
any of this work. He further says
that by attempting all the work at
one time would mean that Fourth,
Third and Walnut streets would be
tied up for traffic, while if the new
office building construction is taken
upon ly the Fourth street side would
be effected.
Mr. Drummer says that by remov-
ing the sidewalks and allowing the
present steps and entrances. would
force pedestrians to step right out
into the street traffic and that there
would be considerable danger at all
times of persons being struck by
automobiles.
The plans for the office building
are fast reaching completion and
within the next month or two they
are expected to be ready to ask for
bids for construction. The Board
of Public Grounds and Buildings
was expected to meet with Mr.. Brun-
ner to-day but owing to the alb
sence of Governor Sproul the meet
ing was postponed.
On First Reading
CitV Council to-day DasSed On first
reading ordinances which include
provisions of the recent act relating
to the Capitol Park improveme ents.
Recently City Solicitor John E. Fox
was authorized to prepare all neces-
sary city legislation for counclE.
manic action and to-day through
Commissioner w. H. Lynch the or
dinances were presented.
One of them provides that the
State shall have the right to occupy
State street, from a point in the
park extension area to the line of
Thirteenth street, to be used for the
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
bridge; that the city will give $780,
600 toward the expense of erecting
the bridge, (the money to be pro-
vided by transferring the Walnut
street bridge loan by a vote in No
vember) and the city agreeing to
maintain the roadways and side
walks on the bridge. A provision is
made that if street railway COM
panies are given the right to plac =
lines on the bridge an agreement
must be reached with the corpora
ton and the municipality for MAIN
tanning the roadway between the car
tracks.
Another ordinance which was in
troduced provides that buildings 20
be erected in the future along the
property one block north and one
block south of the new Memorial
bridge, must be approved by the
State Art Commission, the State TO
be liable for all consequential dam
ages.
Next week an ordinance will be
passed on first reading authorizing
a vote in the city in November on
the transfer of the 100000 bridge
fund so that it can be paid over to
the State.
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