Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-23
HOW TO GET THERE,

The clouded portion of the map represents
the proposed Schenley Park. 1t has an
area of 379 acres and lies southeast of the
Oakland power house. If the ground is
made into park the entrance would be within
800 feet of Forbes street. The grounds are
bounded on the east by the line of Brightwood
street, on the north by Joncaire street. the
Junction Railroad skirts along the western end,
and on the south the proposed park is bounded
by Nixon street.
The park may be reached by number of
routes. By taking the Fifth avenue cable cars,
visitor can reach it via Halket street, Ward
street. Meyran avenue, Atwood street, Oakland
avenue and Boquet street. The shortest
route would be down Oakland avenue to Bates
to the western boundary line; or down BoQuet
street to Joncaire street, which crosses the run
and winds around the hill. Another route is
via the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad or Second
avenue. Laughlins station is within five min
utes' walk of the spot.
A good view of the ground may be had from
the Forbes street bridge over the Junction
Railroad Bryson street runs into section of
the proposed park The land is sloping, and
the highest point commands a magnificent
view of the surrounding country The pro-
posed line of the Fifth Avenue and Park Place
Railroad crosses Neville street and cuts through
the center of the property. The Pittsburg and
East End Railroad, another projected line of
past years, was also surveyed along the north.
ern edge As will be seen by the Illustration.
Linden Grove is just opposite the ground, on
the other side of -Four Mile Run.
THE NEW COMMITTEE.
The Councilmen who have the matter in
charge are Mr.. McGunnegle, Chairman of the
committee, and Messrs. Magee and Carnahan,
of Common Council, with Messrs. Lambie and
Heating, of the Select branch In regard to
the project, Mr.. Lambie said yesterday:
lowing to the absence of Chief of the De.
partment of Public Works Bigelow, who is in
the West, the committee has not yet done any
thing in the matter, and it is not at all likely
that we will hold meeting until Chief Bigelow
returns. l do not know what the
committee will do. Nobody has any right
to purchase any part OF the property, and it will
REQUIRE some legislation from Couneils before
we can do anything. l think that Mr.. Bigelow
should improve the grounds he already has for
park purposes before we buy any more land
and expend money fixing it up. There is the
Hiland avenue property, the five acres of
ground near the Bedford avenue basin, Sny.
der's square on Penn avenue, the strip Of
ground on the bluff, and the spot from the old
Marine Hospital in the Twentieth ward all
need fixing up.
ION account of the position of Mr.. Carnahan
in the matter, do not think it would be po-
litic move to send him to London o see Mrs.
Schenley, IL as understand, this has been sug-
gested. The person who would present the
matter to the owner of the property would
necessarily have to do it in a charitable spirit,
and ask the ground as gift. This would not
be pleasant position in which to place the at
torney for the property.
MRS. scH&NLEY's FIRST OFFER.
II understand that about 10 years ago Mrs.
Schenley offered the city this ground for park
purposes. She expected that the natural In.
crease in the price of her adjacent property
would compensate her for the gift of the $40
acres The city was not in position at that
time to accept the gift"
Mr.. Carnahan, a member of the committee,
and Mrs Schenleys attorney also, when seen,
said: ~ do not want to say anything about the
matter, for the reason that / do not know
officially that am on the committee. saw my
name used in connection with the matter, but
as yet have no official notice of it. will not
venture an opinion as to whether or not Mrs.
Schenley would donate the land"
An effort was made TO see Francis h. Tor
rens, the agent of all the Schenley property,
but the gentleman was not in his office An
other attache of the estate said they did not
know anything more than what had been pub
lished in THE DISPATCH. He would not ex-
press an opinion as to whether or not Mrs.
Schenley would donate the ground.
FOUNTAINS ARE PROMISED.
In this connection it should be stated that
most generous offer has been made by
Mrs. ]. M. Gusky awaiting the result of
the new Duquesne way park project, for
which an ordinance is now in Councils It's
in the shape of marble drinking fountain, to
be built in a most elaborate and ornate style,
the cost of which is not yet known
Possibly there will be two built by the con-
tributor, each to contain six or eight drinking
pools. And again, if the idea SUITS a spray
may be added to each.
However, the definite plans and cost have
not been decided upon, and will not be until
Councils have considered the offer, as before