Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-18
GREAT PLANS AHEAD.
The New Public Safety Chairman
Speaking of Big Things.
A YEAR OF IMPORTANT OUTLOOK.
Ensgs Encountered at the Outset Regard
ing New Buildings.
PROPOSED FIRE AND POLICE STATIONS

The new Committee on Public Safety
organized yesterday afternoon in Select
Council Chamber, and unanimously elected
Mr.. John S. Lambie chairman. Mr.. Lam
bic made neat little speech, acknowledge
ing the honor, and in referring to the re-
sponsibilities resting upon the committee.
said that within the next year it would be
asked 10 pass upon several measures OF
great public importance.
By unanimous consent the regular meet
ing days of the committee were fixed for the
first Monday of each month.
Two ordinances were read by the clerk,
one authorizing the Chief of the Depart
ment of Public Safety to purchase lot OF
ground near the intersection of Brownsville
and Arlington avenues, Thirty first ward,
for the use of the Bureau. of Fire, restrict
ing the cost to S. 900, and one authorizing
him to locate and equip hose and fire
engine company in the Thirty-6rst ward.
The ordinance first named was submitted
by Mr.. Binder, and the other by Mr.. Mis-
bet.
Mr.. Ferguson objected to fixing the price
on the lot at s., 900. He said the city had
been paying very extravagant prices for
such sites lately, and while he did not
know whether he was right or not, $1,000
seemed to him q very steep figure for lot
on top of the Southside hills.
Mr. Ruhlandt moved to recommend Mr..
Binders ordinance, but Mr.. Nisbet moved
to amend by substituting his ordinance, his
idea being that if Chief Brown was author
l.. osn
there, he would have sufficient license to
buy, too, and he was anxious that fire pro-
lection be supplied to the Thirty-frst ward
as soon as possible.
Mr.. Ruhlandt thought that fire engine
could not be used in the Thirty-frst ward,
If they had it. unless the streets should be
paved very soon, and anyhow the appro-
priation made for that purpose would not
admit of equipping company this year.
Mr.. Nesbit then moved that both ordi-
nances be recommended; but the motion
was defeated, and Mr. Binders ordinance
was recommended. while that of Mr.. Nesbit
was laid over until next meeting.
When the ordinance authorizing the erec-
ton of new police station on the site of the
one in the Thirty-sixth ward was read, Mr..
Ferguson again objected. he thought the
ordinance was too open, and would give too
erection of another $50, 900 building. such
a they had in the Nineteenth ward. The
ordinance, as read, authorized the Depart
ment of Public Safety to have plans and
specifications made and to advertise for pro-
posals and construct the building without
consulting anybody. There was time he
said, when the department submitted plans
and specifications of any proposed building
to the proper committee; but he supposed
that since they got nipped on the Seven
teenth ward station and were compelled to
curtail extravagances on that account, they
did not want to get nipped again. He did
not believe in giving such unlimited power
to the department, and moved that, before
further action was taken on the ordinance,
the plans and specifications of the proposed
building be presented to the committee, and
to that end that the ordinance be laid over
until the next meeting, which was agreed to.
Chief Brown, when told of this decision,
said that an appropriation of 81, 900 had
been specially made for the new Thirty
sixth ward station, and that amount would
be needed. He did not see how he could
have plan of the building made before he
was authorized to build it.