Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-01
RAILROAD CROSSINGS.
SOuthsIders Appoint n Committee to See
City and Railway Omcials-Safety Gates
Wanted Badly,

sOuthsIders Appoint n Committee TO See
City and Railway Omclals-safetY Gates
Wanted Badly.
Citizens of the east end of the Southside
held a meeting last evening in the Twenty
fourth ward school house to act upon the
issue of protection at railway crossings,
with special reference to the crossings Of the
Monongahela division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. About 30 gentlemen
were present in the school house hall.
Ex-Councilman William Wall was elected
Chairman, and Arthur D. Cue, Secretary.
Three members of Councils were among the
attendants, Common Councilman Donley, OF
the Twenty-fourth ward; Common Council
man Carr, of the Twenty-seventh ward, and
Select Councilman Evans, of the Twenty
seventh ward.
John Murphy, the puddler, presented the
following, which was adopted as the express
sion Of the meeting:
WHEREAS, We, the residents of the Twenty
fourth and Twenty-seventh wards, feel our
selves aggrieved and our rights as citizens en-
croached upon by the unlawful actions OF tne
employees of the Monongahela division OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad, by holding trains on
the public crossings an unnecessary length OF
time, thereby causing annoyance and delay 70
those residing south OF said railroad track;
also endangering the lives of school children
and Others, by making up trains and shifting
cars over the several crossings; therefore be II
Resolved, That there be a committee ap-
pointed, with instructions to call upon the
Superintendent and others in authority OF
said road, and state their grievances and re-
quest that their rights be respected; and
Further resolved, That if, upon the re-
port of the committee, we find that our demand
ha No
will appeal TO the courts of the county.
After general discussion, in a somewhat
informal manner, it was decided that the
committee should consist of seven men, and
that they should likewise call upon the
Chief of the Department Of Public Works,
endeavoring to enlist his effort in behalf of
the objects for which the Southsiders are
contending, particularly toward compelling
the railroad company to put safety gates at
the principal street crossings.
Chairman Wall made q vigorous speech
on the general subject before the meeting.
He charged that the Southside had been
regularly neglected by the City Councils,
and the heads of City Councils. The con-
dition of Its streets showed how it was
treated by the municipal authorities He
alluded to the many deaths caused at rail-
road crossings, and spoke OF the Eighteenth
street crossing as having been specially
marked by many casualties.
Some of the men present desired to have
the councilmen made members of the com.
mittee of seven. Others objected to that
motion. Councilman DonleY advised the
meeting to leave out the councilmen, but be
and the other members of Councils present
promised to go with the committee when it
makes its calls. The committee was made
up as follows: Daniel A. Morgan, Daniel J.
Conley, John Murphy, james Conway,
Thomas Kirk, John Mofett and John Burk.
The committee will visit the railroad and
city officials early this week, and will report
to another meeting of citizens to be held in
the school house next Saturday evening.