Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-20
MORE RAPID TRANSIT.
A New Electric Road to West Lib
erty Proposed on the Southside.
IT WILL COST ABOUT ss5o,OoO'
Councilman Paul Unfolds the Plans Of the
Rich Capitalists.
SOME BEAUTIFUL PARKS IN PROSPECT

A new electric railway is contemplated
for the Southside. This time Wyoming
street, from the head of the Monongahela
incline, Boggs avenue and the Washington
pike to West Liberty, has been laid out as
prospective route. Quite number Of Pitts
burg capitalists went over the line few
days ago and are now considering the
cost of the road. It is thought it can be built
for about $3.50, 900. The road will be over
four miles in length, and will traverse not
only thickly settled community, but fine
piece Of country, and will be surrounded
with beautiful scenery. There is great deal
of building in progress between the city Ilne
and Mt. Lebanon, and from there to Wess
Liberty the community is at present thickly
settled. Boggs avenue, the only paved
street on Mt Washington, running TO the
city line would contribute largely 70 the
maintenance of the road, while all Of the
roads leading into the Washington pike
would add large amount Of patronage. A
branch taking in Washington avenue, to
the line of Allentown and Beltzhoover
borough, to catch the travel from those
sections was talked Of for some time, but It
has been dropped.
MR.. PAUL IN THE SCHEME.
Select Councilman John Paul, who lives
on Mt. Washington, il interested IN the
scheme, and when seen in regard to the
matter last night said: "I believe an electric
road such as is suggested will be OF great
benefit to the people on the hill. We have
no public means of travel whatever out the
Washington road. and houses are going up
yery rapidly. am not in q position to
h. - hoo 0f q
terprise, further than to say that they have
the money necessary to build the road and
put it in operation. I am satisfied the road
will be success. The travel on the Wash
ington pike is immense, and is constantly
increasing. Withoutany competition theroad
would draw from all sides along the route
to wonderful extent. / cannot say what
the road will cost, but it can be built and
put in operation for between $500, 900 and
$4OO, 900.
Mr.. Paul is in favor of parks for the
Southside, and couples the park scheme
with the advantages of the new road. On
this subject he said: when the road is
completed I will make an effort to have
parks established near Mt. Lebanon, about
mile from the city line. 1t is just the
place for people to 60 in the not summer
DAYS to get breath of pure air.
BEAUTIFUL SITES FOR PARKS.
There are two sites Of possibly 300 or 400
acres each that can be purchased at reason-
able figure, and being high rolling land, laid
out by nature herself, are especially adapted
for the purpose. They cannot be compared
with the other sites proposed. with all OF
which am thoroughly acquainted. The
tendency Of the people is to 60 out the pike
for pleasure in the summer, and this fact
increases the demand for the electric road.
On Sundays, from spring until fall, the
road is full of people hunting high ground.
Real estate out that direction is on the ad-
vance, and in q short time the parks would
be plenty near the city"
There was some talk on the Southside
last night to the effect that the Castle Shan
non Railroad Company contemplated max
ing an effort to build an electric road over
the same route and thus cut out the other
company, but the report could not be veri-
fed.