Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-21
DOWN THEY WILL co
Building Inspector Frank No
titled Several Owners
T0RAZE THIER MAN TRAPS.
Six Diamond and Wood Street Build
ings Must Yet Be Torn Down.
DIAMOND ALLEY TO BE WIDENED
And q Complete Revolution Effected at the
Scene of Disaster.
RAZE THIER MAN TRAPS.
DIAMOND ALLEY TO BE WIDENED
POSSIBILITY OF MANSLAUGHTER TRIAL

bullolng Inspector Martln VI. TAIN "iiA
send notices this morning to the owners of
six of the damaged buildings now standing
at or near the corner of Wood and Diamond
streets. The notices will give detailed
report of the investigation of the building
inspectors, and will order the owners to pull
down the buildings. Those who will get
the notices are David Gregg, owner OF the
Robinson & Rea building; S. R. Mckee
and Mrs. Morrison, owners of the buildings
occupied by weldin & Co.; the Exchange
National Bank, owners of the house in
which Mrs. McGlone has her millinery
store on Diamond street, and the owner OF
the Gallinger building on Wood street.
Joseph Eichbaum and the owner of the
building occupied by Watts & Co., will be
ordered to repair the back walls of their
buildings, which were found to be in
shaky condition.
The Gregg, Morrison, Mckee and Gal
linger buildings will have to be torn down
entirely. The rear wall of the latter has
been showed out of plumb one foot. The
Gallinger building itself is not in danger
Gus condition, but as a new building will
have to be erected alongside of it, the pres
ent walls are too thin to hold up the new
structures.
Building Inspector Frank said on this
subject yesterday:
Ny report has been finished, and we will
notify the owners Of the property in the morn
ing to tear down the buildings. If they do not
wish to comply with the decision of the inspec-
tor they will be given the right to appeal. II
they do the latter the matter will have to be
arbitrated. The inspectors will appoint one
man and the owners of the buildings another.
These two will meet and pick upon third per-
son. If the Board of Arbitration sustain the
appeal and reverse the decision of the inspec-
tors the buildings will be allowed to stand.
THE MoDUs oPERANDI.
If they sustain the Inspector, then the matter
will be sent BY the latter to the City Engineer.
The latter will give the owners of the property
q reasonable length Of time to tear down the
buildings. If they do not do so, at the ex-
piration of the time, the City Engineer will tear
down the buildings himself In the meantime
if they fall of their own accord and kill some
body nobody will be to blame.
In addition to the six or seven buildings at
Wood street, j will also send notices to three
other property owners in different portions Of
the city to tear down buildings have con.
demned as being unsafe.
The building occupied by Gallinger on Wood
street seems to be all right, but it will have to
come down. All of those Wood street build
ings have nothing better than l3-incb party
walls between them. As the Weldin buildings
will have TO De entirely rebuilt the weight Of
the new buildings will be too heaU to be borne
by the old l3-inch wall
What do think of the verdict of the Coro-
ner's jury? Well do not think there is any
cause for me to get scared. Those juries gen.
TO make the public believe that they are earn
ing their money.
A scheme is on foot among number of
large property holders residing at the lower
end OF Diamond alley to widen the thor
oughiare about 20 or 80 feet. The matter
has been brought before Councilmen Flem-
ing and Marland, who have Endorsed it and
say they will support the measure when put
in the proper shape. 1t is very likely that
the former will introduce the matter at the
next meeting of Councils.
The probable result of the investigation
of the building inspectors as to what the
ultimate outcome of the property on Dia-
mond street might be,
STARTED THE TALK
q few days ago. Onthis project Mr.. Thomas
Nuttridge, proprietor of the Nuttridge
House, said last night:
think that the city can purchase the ground
very cheaply now, and the natural growth of
the heavy downtown traffic demands tfiat Dia-
mond alley be widened at least 20 feet In 10
will hQ imnpra tivalv naaacea ru m Ha
the change and then the price OF the property
will be i've or six times what it would cost |
now. |
When the cable cars began running on Fifth |
avenue downtown teamsters got out Of the way |
by using Diamond and Virgin alleys, whenever |
it was possible. The new neucatel pavement |
on these streets also helped to bring traffic to |
.he the until TSns Tashsss mas now GuIgrown tne
has become so heavy that a greatportiono ofithas |
been crowded to FourtL and Third avenues. |
A great many Of the downtown business men |
now drive out Forbes street via Diamond. The |
latter is dirict route almost to Forbes street. |
but If the traffic keeps on increasing it will be |
almost impossible to move on the street at GER |
tain hours during the DAY. Very often it is |
blockaded now from Wood street to the mar.
ket house.
through the market house to Market street. 1t |
could be done at slight expense and the benefits |
would be incalculable. A great many Of the lots |
between the market and Wood street on the |
north side of the alley are very shallow, being |
only "A and so feet These could be bought at |
the present time for a song, as the odium |
thrown upon the property by the collapse of |
the Wiley building makes it undesirable.
The assessed valuation of the ground is
about $500 per front foot.
In connection with the verdict of neglect |
returned against Messrs. Wiley, Hucken-
stein and Frank, Coroner Mcdowell last |
evening said that, under such a verdict, the
District Attorney might, if he saw fit, pro-
cure indictments for involuntary man.
slaughter against each man charged with
neglect. The District Attorney could not
be seen at his home last evening, however.