Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04
CITY HALL NOTES.
Half Dozen Paragraphs From Omcers In
the Peoples Building.

Half Dozen Paragraphs From Omcers In
the Peoples Building.
The Board of Viewers yesterday held meet
ing on the Fifty-frst street sewer.
THE fire department win receive their sal
aries at O'Clock this afternoon, the water de-
partment tomorrow, streets on Friday and the
police on Saturday.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM SCOTT, chief clerk in
the Police Bureau, and Captain Dick Brophy,
of the Second police district, yesterday after
noon conveyed to the widow of the late James
Ford. whose position Captain Scott now holds.
the balance of the police fund of $40, volun-
tarily contributed by the Pittsburg police 70 the
widow.
BUILDING INSPECTOR HOFFMAN yesterday
afternoon made thorough examination of the
Kaufman building on the corner of Fifth ave-
nue. and Smithfeld street to determine
whether the cracks that opened along the
Fifth avenue side of the old building were
dangerous or not. He found that in excayat-
ing for the foundations of the addition on
Fifth avenue the old foundation wall sank
about half-inch. causing the upper part of
the old building to sway over against the new
one and causing the cracks to appear on the
walls of the upper stories. The Inspector is of
the opinion that the wall has moved as far as
possible now, and with the use of a brace
which he advised, the building will be stronger
and safer than ever.
THE Committee on Public Works met YES.
tFRlay afternoon, and gave an affirmative
Recommendation to the following ordinances:
Grading and paving Eden alley from Forty
fifth to Forty-sixth streets; opening Kearcher
street from Greenfield to Forward avenues;
opening Vine Cliff street from Wyoming to
Sycamore streets; opening Larimer avenue
from Station to Broad streets; opening Hart
ford street from Brownsville avenue TO Fritz
street; board walk on Belonda street from
Mason to Wilbert streets; sewer on Soho street
from John street to Center avenue: sewer on
John street from Mahon to Soho streets: sewer
on Harcums alley from South Twenty-seconl
TO South TwentY-third streets; sewer on Spring
alley from Twenty-sixth to Twenty-seventh
streets. The ordinance for opening Wick
street was laid over.
THE Building Inspectors report for Novem-
Der WAS filed in ''hief Browns Office yesterday.
and shows 22l permits issued, the estimated
value of the buildings being S36O, ,lOS Two per.
mits we're for dwellings Of stone, Is we're for
ironclad buildings. SO for brick structures and
l45 for frames. The Nineteenth ward took the
lead, with SO permits to her credit the build
ings valued at S6S, $40 The Twenty-first ward
follows with q permits and valuation of S49.-
SIS The Twentieth ward, which generally leads
drops back into third place, with only Is per
mitg to her credit and valuation of S53670
The Thirteenth ward comes next on the lisS
with Is buildings valued at SI3585 followed
closely by the Fourteenth ward With IA build ]
ines valued at Sl5, $50 One permit for a SI7. 600
building was granted to the First ward. and
the Fourth ward also had only one to Its credit
but it was $4,000 affair. The receipts to the
city from the Inspectors office were SS55 So