Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-10-09
ELECTION PROCLAMATION

Nj ALTON
WHEREAS, the Council of the City
of Harrisburg. by ordinance No. 129.
session of 191S-1919, duly passed and
signed by the Mayor of said city on
August 25, 1919, signified the desire
OF the corporate authorities of said
city to use the sum of three hundred
thousand dollars (S300,000) authoriz-
ed by the electors at an election held
November 2, 1915. to be borrowed for
the construction of a bridge, with the
necessary approaches thereto. on the
line of Walnut street. from a point
at or about the western line of the
right OF way of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to point at or
Walnut streets, and the consequential
damages resulting therefrom. for the
purpose OF making payment to the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to-
the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
bridge at State street, and it's ap-
proaches, authorized by act No. 400,
of the General Assembly of PennsyI-
lied the submission of the question of
such use to a vote of the qualified
electors of the city; and fixed the
time for the holding Of an election
NOTICE is hereby given that an
election will be held. at the time and
places for holding the general muni-
eeipal election in the City Of Harris
=
vember,. 1919, between the hours of
Z o'clock a. m. and o'clock D. m
for the purpose of obtaining the as
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
The purpose for which such money
was originally authorized was the
construction of a bridge, with the
necessary approaches thereto, on the
at or about the western line of the
right of way of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company to a point at or
about the intersection of Twelfth and
damages resulting therefrom.
The reason why said money may
not be used for the purpose for which
it was borrowed or authorized to be
proven to be impracticable and i'm
possible because the said sum of three
hundred thousand dollars ($300.006)
is now inadequate, by reason of large
materials. to pay the cost of the pro-
posed structure. aside from the Ger
tain consequential damages incident
thereto; and. further. because the
eet Mo- se of tSe gy
of Pennsylvania. approved July IS.
1919. has authorized the erection and
construction, as a memorial to the
citizens of this Common Go3imItmonweaith VIII?
forces of the United States in the late
world war a Soldiers and Sailors
Memorial Bridge, with memorial py-
Ions at the western end thereof, and
a point on what Is now State street,
in the Capitol Park. in the CITY OF
following the. line of
or near Thirteenth street. in said city.
which bridge, as designed. will lie
much more elaborate, spacious and
convenient than the proposed Walnut
venience of a far greater part of the
public than the proposed Walnut
street bridge, including those who
would Nse6 naoe 6eeN Wanut adfvanttassed sfyeat by
as the proposed Memorial Bridge
will be about four hundred feet north
Of the proposed Walnut street bridge
and pTncthieailya PARALLEL Herewith.
or near Walnut street: and the cor
porate authorities of the city desire
to cooperate with the Commonwealth
OF PemnsylTanhle 1hnse ey bnd-pa rhe payment Of
dollars toward the cost of the con-
struction of this lasting tribute to the
valor of its sons in the late world
war. and tnClOenIdlty ScCuTe the
struction of a bridge in every respect
exceliing the proposed Walnut street
bridge.
porate authorities desire to use said
money borrowed or authorized to he
is for making a payment to
the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania
toward the cost of the construction
of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial
Bridge at State street. and its an
proaches. authorized by act No. 40.
of the General Asssmbly OF Pennsyi-
THE CITY OF HARRISBURG.
BY (Signed)
DANIEL L KEISTER,
- Mayor.
(sigred). R. ROSS SEAMAN.
City Clerk.
corporate SeaD
HarriShurG. Pa. Octoher 2. 1alA.