Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-12
A New Water Tank for the Eighteenth
and Nineteenth Wards.
SOME TALK ON STREET CLEANING.
The Bill to Change the Name of Chief to
Manager Ridiculed.
MR. WIGHTMAN ASKED TO RECuSSIDER

was held yesterday in both branches, Select
Council beating its own record by holding
the shortest session of the year, lasting Just
As minutes. On the call of wards number
of ordinances were presented and referred
to the appropriate committees. Mr.. Warm
castle presented resolution requesting the
Chief of the Department of Public Works
to furnish an estimate of the cost of erect
ing water tank in the Nineteenth ward to
supply the residents of part of the Eigh-
teenth and Nineteenth wards with a supply
OF water. Iu presenting the resolution,
Mr. Warmcastle said that there was large
area in those two wards that was situated
higher than the Hiland avenue reservoir,
and in consequence the people were without
q supply of water. 1t would be too expen-
sive, he thought, to pipe the water from the
Heron Hill reservoir to supply this dis
trict, and If the resolution was adopted 1t
might be found that tank would supply
the demand at comparatively small cost
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Bigelow was asked about the matter
later. and said il had been contemplated BY
him for some time. His idea is to erect
large iron tank on Winebiddle Hill, run
ming the water by gravity from the Hlland
avenue reservoir as near TO that point as
possible and pumping it to the tank with q
small pumping engine.
CLEANING THE STREETS.
The resolution requesting the Chief of
the Public Works Department to clean the
streets of the Seventeenth ward was adopted,
but Mr.. Heating took occasion to remark
that it was a ridiculous thing to do to tell
the chief of that department to do what he
we'll knew was necessary, but lacked money
to do If the streets Of the city were to be
kept clean, Mr. Keating said, the appro-
priation for that purpose would have to be
ouadrupled. He advised the people OF the
Seventeenth ward to have all their streets
paved if they wanted them kept clean.
A resolution providing for the repaving
of Butler street from Fortieth to Forty
ninth streets, TO be referred to the Finance
Committee, and included in the appropris-
ton of 1890, was adopted after a motion to
strike out the clause including the improve
ment in the appropriation was passed.
The following ordinances were passed
finally:
Authorizing the Chief of the Department Of
Public Safety to purchase lots in the Thirty
second and Thirty-fifth wards for fire depart
ment purposes; grading, paving and curblng
Barton street from Fifth avenue to Forbes
street; grading and paving Jumonville street
from Fifth avenue to Forbes street; grading,
paving and curbing Sheridan street from Penn
TO Ellsworth avenues; grading, paving and
curbing Thirty-sixth street from Charlotte
street to Railroad street; sewer on Lincoln ave-
nue. from MayfOwer street to the Negley run
sewer; sewer Oil Twenty-sixth street from Penn
avenue to the Allegheny river.
W. A. Magee presided at the meeting of
Common Council. After the presentation
of several street ordinances and resolutions,
which were referred, Mr.. Duncan presented
q resolution for water main on Brereton
avenue from TBenty-eighth to Thirty-third
street. With it he presented a communica-
tion from Superintendent Evans, of the fire
bureau, to Chief Brown, in which he said
that at fire at this point on October IA the
nearest plug was ], 900 feet away, and this
caused such a delay that the department
was practically powerless.
HOUSES CLOSE TOGETHER.
The neighborhood is closely built up and
if better water supply is not afforded there
is danger of fire that would be beyond the
power of the department. Mr.. Duncan
said in support of the resolution that three
TO four houses are being built in this neigh
borhood week and about eighty have been
built in the last six months. They have no
protection from fire whatever. The resolu-
tion was passed.
Mr.. Ferguson presented q resolution ask
ing the Chief of the Department of Public
Works to make an estimate of repaving
Butler street from Fortieth to Forty-ninth
street with block stone. Adopted.
l.
asking the Chief of the Department of
Public Works to have the streets of the
Seventeenth ward cleaned. Mr.. Ferguson
said that at present the people out there had
to walk ankle deep IN mud. He alleged
that the street hose had been loaned to the
Citizens Traction Company and cut up, so
that it could not be used again. For this
reason the streets can't be cleaned. 1t was
q ridiculous outrage on the people, be said,
and if something was not done they would
90 into court The Twelfth, Fifteenth and
Sixteenth wards were as bad, but Hiland
avenue was swept every day. Mr.. Bigham
moved to amend by making it include the
whole city. Mr.. Ferguson agreed if he
would insert the words particularly the
Seventeenth ward" and in this shape the
resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Donehoe, from the Finance Com
mittee, presented an ordinance increasing
the salary of fire alarm telegraph operators
to 81. $50 per year; passed. Mr.. Donehoe
also presented an ordinance fixing the title
Of the heads of departments as General
Manager"
MesSrs. Ferguson and Duncan ridiculed
the idea.
CHIEF A LITTLE TOO COMMON,
Mr.. Magee explained that the only reason
for changing the title was that when the
chiefs of the departments went away from
home for information they were taken for
chiefs of fire departments, etc., and not
given an opportunity to learn what they
went after. Mr.. MacGunnigle moved to Law
the ordinance over to the next meeting; he
could not believe that a man like Captain
r. C. Elliott could not impress strangers
with his true worth and position. The
motion to postpone was adopted.
Mr.. Wright presented a resolution as
follows:
WHEREAS, Mr.. ]. S. Wightman, member of
Common Council from the Twenty-second
ward has rendered his resignation as a men,
her of this body; the close attention given to
the business of the city, both in council and
committee by Mr.. Wightman, has demonstrated
that he is a useful and valuable member, and
council can lily spare his services; therefore,
Resolved. That ]. S. Wightman be requested
TO withdraw his resignation.
The resolution, almost the first of its kind
offered in council, was unanimously adopted.
The Select Council resolution granting
the Eighteenth Regiment and Battery B
lease of the Fifth avenue market house.
passed finally by a unanimous vote, and
after attending to some routine business
council adjourned.
Messrs. Carnahan, Shannon and Bigham
have been appointed on the committee to
call on Andrew Carnegie relative to the
public library.
HEADACHE, LANGUoR AND MELAN-
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