Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-15
COUNCIL AWARDS
PAVING BIDS TODAY


i igher than the amounts nXed IN
ordinances they were rejected for
five sections of highways as follows:
Elizabeth street. Emerald to Curtin;
Orange, Woodbine to Emerald:
alley, south Muench, Wood to Fifth;
Hillside and Vineyard roads in
| Bellevue.
The streets to be paved this sum-
mer follow:
Chestnut, Nineteenth to Twen-
tieth; Helen, Nineteenth to David;
Sprague, Brensinger to Turner;
Brensinger, Emerald to Curtin;
Ethel, Nineteenth to Prospect; Wal
nut, Cameron to Paxton creek: Cam
eron, Herr to Calder; Turner, Sem
eca to Schuykill; Emerald. Jefferson
to Seventh; oxford, Sixth to Jeffer-
son; David street; Home, Berry
hill to Kensington; Oak, Seventh to
Elizabeth: York, Seventeenth to
| Eighteenth; Brensinger. Woodbine
to Forrest; Kunkel, Sixteenth to
Seventeenth; alley south of Market.
Nineteenth to Twentieth; Bailey,
Twelfth to Messiah Home.
Will Replace Sewer
Commissioner Lynch introdudsd
ordinances appropriating $3.50 to pay
| for replacing the old brick sewer In
Court street, just north of Chestnut,
| and authorizing the opening ana
grading of Paxton street from Eight
| teenth to Twentieth streets. The
latter measure was petitioned for by
owners of property along the street.
Action on the ordinance directing
a vote on a loan of $4,000 for a
sewer in the Thirteenth ward, was
postponed to comply with provisions
in the election laws.
Upon motion of Commissioner 8.
| F.. Hassler, j. Kenneth Stevens was
appointed assistant to the acting
chemist. Commissioner Hassler also
introduced the report of Health
! officer j. NJ. ]. Raunick on the
progress being made to make Har-
risburg a model health city. The
| report was read.
Will Buy Equipment
After a short discussion Commits
sioner Hassler introduced an ordi-
nance directing him to purchase
partial equipment for municipal ash
collections and appropriating $500
from the ash collection fund to pay
for the teams. Fifteen horses, nine
wagons, three carts, harness and
extra equipment are to be purchased.
The stable at Delaware and Logan
streets will be rented by the city.
Commissioner Hassler said that
from figures furnished by H. F.
bureau of municipal ash and garbage
inspection about $11,600 remained
in the ash collection fund. With
the purchase of partial equipment
now, he said that a deficit of about
| $4,000 will exist at the end of the
year, but without the equipment will
reach more than $4,000.
Letter From Commerce Chamber
The letter from the Harrisburg
Chamber of Commerce making the
offer to erect a Soldiers and Sailors
| memorial for the city east of the
proposed State street bridge, was
| read, after which a resolution was
introduced by Commissioner Lynch
and was passed finally.
The resolution follows:
Whereas, the Chamber of Com
merce through Arnold w. Drummer
the noted architect, has secured and
approved a plan for a Soldiers and
Sailors Memorial, to be located on
State street east of Thirteenth street,
the expense of which is to be de-
frayed by popular subscription and
which proposed memorial has already
received a large measure of public
approval; and
whereas, the Chamber of Com
merce has requested City Council to
approve the project, and to assure
the making of the necessary street
changes and the maintenance of such
memorial. after its completion. as a
part of the city's park system; and
whereas. 1t is highly proper that
cltizens shall have an opportunity
10 erect memorial distinctively
evidencing the civic appreciation of
the soldiers and sailors from its
midst who played such a noble and
heroic part in the World War, which
memorial will be a fitting adjunct
to the Soldiers and Sailors mem
orlal bridge proposed to be cor
structed by the Commonwealth of
pennsylvania in this city; now there
fore '4ieie
Resolved, That the memorial
proposed by the Chamber of Com
merce be and the same is hereby
approved.
That the city of Harrisburg pro-
bear the expense of the necessa
street changes, exclusive OF tbose
required to be made by public serv-
ice corporations.
Ihat the city of Harrisburg pro-
vide for the taking over and main
tenance OF the memorial, upon it's
completion, as part of the city's
park system"
Buoys Mny Have Bells
NolHHlsSloner HasSler explained n
the other Councilmen the design of
a proposed buoy which he recon-
mended to be placed in the Susoue-
hanna river just above the dam NJ
the lower end of the city. Sheet
metal plates. with danger" painted
on them. and placed on heavy wooden
beams to be anchored in the river
above the dam. will be used. A hell
VIII probably be attached to each
| buoy also DR.. Hassler said he will
purchase five or six of the buoys him
self and give them to the city.
During n recess c. Howard LIovd
architect. discussed with the com
missioners plans for alterations and
| improvements to the Eager building
In Walnut streets to be used for the
Police Department. City Health and
| inspector of Weights and Measures
He said that the approximate cost of
the Improvement including the cree
| tion of garage and fire proof cell
| house VIII he at least 10000 and
may total $4,000. He recommended
| the work should he done on n cost
| plus basis, and a few minutes later
when Council went into session
again. the members authorized him
TO start the work at once. NJ. IT
Gettys will be engaged to make the
alterations, II il understood, and
work may be started tomorrow.
VIII Save $500 YcarIy.
BY moving the Health Bureau
| and InspectOr of WefQhta aod Ntoa-