Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-01
HERE IS RICHNESS.
Point People Object to the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Switch.
CHEF BROWN WRITES A. LETTER.
The Birmingham Cable Ordinance Laid
Over and Row Follows.
RByIvING THAT OFFER OF A LIBRARY

AT Tue meetluS OF peleCL OOuncll yeSteT-
day the Southside members and the East
Enders got up one of their old-time fights.
Early in the proceedings, however, a petit
ton was presented by Mr.. Treusch signed
BY property owners Of the First and Fourth
wards, demonstrating against the resolution
granted to the Pennsylvania Railroad al
lowing them to lay track from Liberty
street to the Exposition building. A reso-
luton accompanied the petition which was
intended to repeal the original resolution.
Mr.. Treusch moved to suspend the rules
and CO nsider the resolution, and in support
OF his motion said that he had voted for the
original resolution when it came before
councils under the impression that the peo-
pie along the thoroughfares to be traversed
by the railroad were in favor it. Since
then he had learned they were nearly all
bitterly opposed to it.
Mr.. Heating moved an amendment to in
definitely postpone the consideration. Mr..
Heating said 1t was too late to do anything
with the matter, as the railroad company
had its tracks about completed over the
streets in question, and Councils had no
power now to take them up again after
allowing them to be laid.
Mr.. Treusch replied that the tracks were
not completed yet, and there was still ample
time to right a wrong. He believed the
railroad company had no use for the track,
except to store stock.
Mr.. Monroe improved the opportunity to
say II told you So" He was the only man
to actually oppose the resolution when it
was first brought up, at that time urging
Councils to go slow and wait until the
people were heard from. Now they had
been heard from, and his prophecy had been
fulfilled. He hoped the matter would now
be settled by the repeal of the resolution.
TOO LATE TO REPEAL.
Mr.. Keating repeated tnat it was too late
for Councils to repeal, as they had given the
railroad company the right to lay the tracks,
the company had done so, and that was the
end of it. AS for the remonstrance, it struck
him as rather funny. Iturged the repeal of
the resolution on account of "danger to the
lives of the wives and children" of the sign
ers, and yet Slack & Sholes were the first
names on the list. These persons, Mr.. Keat-
ing said, had monopolized the street in front
of their building for years, much to the in
convenience, and, sometimes, to the jeopardy
of the neighbors and pedestrians, and, as for
their children, if they had any, they were
kept away from the vicinity of their offices.
Another name on the list was Morgan
Sheedy. Mr.. Heating said Mr.. Sheedy was
Catholic priest. and, he believed, had
neither wife nor children. The ground taken
by the opposition in this matter was not their
real reason, but Mr.. Heating doubted if
there was any remedy for them now even if
it was. However, he would move, as way
out of the difficulty, to refer the matter to
the City Attorney for an opinion as to
whether the resolution could be repealed.
This resolution met the approval of Mr..
Treusch, and was passed.
Mr.. Lambie then offered resolution as
follows:
WHEREAS, the Councils Of the city of Pitts.
burg, by ordinance, approved November 8,
1856, provided for the acceptance of the gen.
Gus offer of Andrew Carnegie, Esq, of a dona-
ton of S250,0O0 for the erection of buildings,
ETC., for free library and reading room for the
city of Pitrsburg. And
Whereas, the Legislature of Pennsylvania
by act of May %, 1857, conferred upon the city
the power to maintain and support such a
library, therefore be it
Resolved, that a joint committee of five be
appointed by the Presidents of Councils TO con-
fer with Mr.. Carnegie in order to ascertain his
further wishes in the matter, and to report
what other and further action may be necessary
in order to render his offer available.
CHIEF BROWNS LETTER.
The resolution was adopted without de-
bate, after which Mr.. Lambie offered the
following communication and accompany
ing ordinance from Chief of the Department
of Public Safety, the communication being
received and filed and the ordinance prop
erly referred:
P1TTsBURG, September 10, 1889.
To Councils of Pittsburg:
GEETLEMEN-Up to within recent period
my rolls contained the names of many aged and
disabled police and firemen who were wholly
unable from physical causes to perform the
duties which perIained to their several posi-
tions; and have been much weighed down
with the plain question, What will the city of
Pittsburg do with its worn-out employesT As
-under section Is of the charter ordinance the
city Councils are empowered to provide by
ordinance for the care, maintenance and relief
of aged or disabled police and fremep deem
it wise on my part to present to you plainly this
question: What will you do with your worn
out employes?'
There is now no authority under which can
carry people on my pay rolls who are wholly. or
partly, unable to perform the duties required
of them. Under the various organizations
taken place in my denartment, these persons are
nearly wholly dropped IRON my rolls; and as
havebe strongly importuned by many mem.
bers of your honorable bodies to care for some
of these people, deem it best to say to you
that cannot make my pay rolls pension list,
without the proper authority and power from
you. 1, therefore, most respectfully urge upon
you to take up the question. What will the
city of PittsDurg do with her worn-out en-
ployes?" and also make such provision for them
as may to you seem just. You are the city of
Pittsburg; 1 am its servant. Awaiting your
action, 1 remain,
Respectfully yours,