Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-05
MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS.


MT Railroad Crossiugs-Chief BigelOw
Heard Them AnabIy-Other City Hnll
News.
CHIEF BIGELow was waited upon yesterday
afternoon by Councilmen Donley. Matthews
and Evans, of the Southside, and Daniel Nor
gan. chairman Of the committee appointed at
the Indignation meeting on the Southside the
other night, the object of the conference being
to secure the Chiefs aid in suppressing the
danger at the Pittsburg, Virginia and Charles
ton Railroad crossings at the cross streets from
South Twenty-ffth to South Twenty-ninth
streets. The conference WIS held in the City
Attorneys Office. The committee explained to
Mr.. Bigelow that on many streets the cross
streets converge to such an extent that When
an ordinary train stops between Twenty,
fifth and Twenty-nlnth streets, those and
the intervening streets are blocked unUi
the train pulls out again, They also pointed
out that hundreds Of workingmen have TO cross
the tracks at these streets every morning ana
evening on their way to and from work, and
they are not only in danger of being killed or
injured, but are frequently kept late IN geItlns
to their work if they do not choose to climb
over the moving trains that pass along Win
great frequency. Hundreds of school chill
dren, not to speak of the many other citizens
who must cross the tracks daily, are likewise
impeded and their safety endangered Inc
committee related incidents to illustrate the
many troubles these street crossings cause
One Of the incidents was that of laborlng man
on his way to work at Jones Laughlins mill.
He lived up on the side of the hill and was
little behind time and anxious to get
to the mill as quickly as possible. When ne
came down Twenty-seventh street frelgnt
train blocked the crossing. He waited mo-
he had plenty of time, started to climb over.
He set his dinner pail on the end sill of box
car and was just in the act of climbing up hlnl-
self when the train started of at sharp speed.
Dasrr hof7 7lx rfr1rko ha srNn Off
himself from injury, but his dinner pail re-
manned on the car and went speeding
along toward the other end OF the ROAD.
The committee stated that they did not want
safety gates. as they would not cure the evil
of which they complained. Overhead bridges
at Twenty-seventh and Thirtieth streets would
be all they would ask at present, except nag
man at Eighteenth street. where there
is also a great deal of danger. Mr..
Bigelow promised them he would do all
in his power to help them out and said he
would have conference with Superintendent
D. A. Watt, of the Pittsburg, Virginia and
Charleston road, to see what the company
would be willing to do. The committee will
call again next Monday for an answer.
LOUIS KIM, who was also arrested by Officer
James MulVihill on last Saturday night, was
held for court by Judge McKenna IN $1,000
bail for highway robbery. 1t appeared that
Louis, beng an enterprising citizen, thought
an eQuable distribution of the currency would
be good financial movement He accordingly
stopped a boy named John Spaeth at the
Eleventh street bridge, when he was going
his weeks wages, amounting to S.. The 1nan-
cial transaction resulted disastrously for the
gentleman who attempted to solve the social
and monetary equality question.
THE Department of Awards will meet this
afternoon to award the contract for the i'm
provement of Grandview avenue, Mt Wash
ington. This contract includes sewering, grad
sonry retaining wall along about mile and
three-Quarters of the street, and is one of the
biggest contracts of the year. 81. Q. Howard's
total bid was the lowest among about half
dozen, but il is quite likely that the work VIII
be divided up among the bidders, giving to
each that work on which he bid lowest
THE work of the Police Bureau as shown by
the November report, completed yesterday by
Mayor McCallin, shows a total 1904 arrests
made in the city during the month. OF these.
S62 were made in the First district, 256 in the
Second and lS6 in the Third. Fines were paid
by 49S, 2SS were sent to jail, l5S to the work
house, 1872 were discharged, l5 held for court 2
sent to the Reform school and ] to the hospital.
Of the arrests made 5S9 were drunks, 443 dis
orderly conduct SO vagrants, l07 suspicious
characters and ll6 for various causes.
OFFICER JAMES MULvIHILL yesterday
morning arrested August Webber on charge
of larceny. He had engaged lodgings at 1l5l
Penn avenue with friend a few nights ago,
and during the solemn stiffness of the night
arose. and whether in state of somnambullsm
or of kleptomania is not known, but the pockets
of his roommate were found more thoroughly
cleaned out than the clty's bank account at the
close of the fiscal year. Webber was brought
before Judge McKenna and committed TO Jail
in default of s., ,OOU bail
THE Councils Committee on Public Safety
yesterday considered the ordinance presented
at the last meeting of Councils to authorize |
the Chief 'Sf the Department of. PubiicS Safety I
to provide river patrol and police service, as
suggested by Coroner Mcdowell. Councilman
to investigate the subject taking in the ques-
tions of cost, utility and efficiency. Messrs. |
Berry, Nesbit and s. A. Ducan were appointed
as such committee.
CAPTAIN DAN SYLvUs last evening when
asked what it would cost to have two police |
men detailed for service at an evening enter |
tainment said very sadly: In the old time it |
cost IS each for the officers to attend such gath
erlngs, but i am sorry to say that the value of |
the force as circulating medium has depreci- |
ated, and now you can have the men at the |
rate of two for five, but they must not be |
called 'twofor under any circumstances. You |
can have the men"
THE County Treasurer yesterday paid over
to Major ]. F. Dennlston S17, O24 80 due the city
from the liquor license collections. This is
So, ,S75 08 less than the estimate of the Finance
Committee, which was S5O,OOO Controller
MOrrOH IeelS perfectly certain JhaG the amount
collected will fall far short of the estimates
provided this year, and has already as noted
to economic as far as possible by
checking the demands for supplies in every de-
partment.
TURNKEY JACKSON LARIMER, of the Gem
tral station, leaves for Johnstown to-day to
testify in the case against ''Gentleman Jimn
(James) McMullin, arrested in Pittsburg and
taken to Johnstown Monday night. The testi-
mony will consist in the tact of finding the
gold watch said to have been stolen on the per-
son of the prisoner when arrested.
PRESIDENT FORD, of Select Council yester-
day appointed Messrs. Nisbet, Thirty-irst
ward, Robertson, Thirty-fifth ward, and Mon
roe, Twenty y-eighth ward as the contingent to
represent Select Council on the Joint Commit
Tee on Free Bridges.
THE receipts Of the police magistrates from
city cases were as follows: Magistrate Gripp.Sl.-
"a 81; McKenna, 1854 go: Brush, $5Os 80; Hynd-
nan, S665 95; Brokaw, $764 so; Mayor McCallin.
from licenses issued, $50; total, SS,97S 46.
THE Board of Viewers yesterday held meet.
ng on the ground to fix the valuations for as
essment fer the big Twenty-eighth street
sewer.
WEAK lungs and sensitive throats are se-
Terely tried by the sudden changes of tenn
oerature usual in our climate, and in conse-