Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-31
ONE OPPOSING VOTE.
The Pennsy's Request for a Track to
the Exposition Granted
BY BOTH BRANCHES OF COUNCILS.
A Number Of Privileges Extended to Three
Street Railways.
FREE RIDES FIXED FOR PoLICEME,

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thence to Duquesne way, Councils having
yesterday granted the necessary privilege
1t was an easy struggle, but one determined
opponent showing up in the person of Coun
Gilman Monroe.
After considerable humping for quorum
Select Council convened, and in the absenct
of President n. p. Ford, by unanimous
vote CollectoYof Internal Revenue s. d.
Warmcastle was chosen to preside. The
call for the meeting was read, and Mr.. A. j
Heating offered the resolution for reading
by Clerk Sheppard. 1t gave the Pennsyl.
vania Company the unconditional privilege
of constructing single track switch from
Liberty street to the Exposition buildings
By unanimous consent the rules were sus
pended and the resolution was offered fol
action. Councilman Monroe responded to
the call for remarks. He said he would like
very clear idea as to what rights of prop.
erty-holders would be infringed upon by the
construction of the switch. He said he was
in the dark, and wanted to have the parties
managing" the resolution throw some
light upon the subject, and that there was
considerable Pennsylvania trackage around
the city menacing peoples safety. He also
called for an expression of the feeling of the
Exposition managers.
Mr.. A. f. Heating arose, and stated that
the resolution was offered at the instance OF
the Exposition Society, and that it was
asked for as q direct aid to the society in
promoting its receipts from surrounding
townspeople. He said that Third street was
quite wide and that single track not inter-
fering with the exits or entrances to the
buildings was highly desirable and objec-
tionable to no one.
Continuing, Mr.. Heating said: II am
only sorry that every railroad entering the
city cannot obtain q similar access. To
reach the Exposition buildings the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad would have to
traverse the whole length of Water street
through busy district. I do hope to see
the day when the Pennsylvania and Bala-
more and Ohio Railroads will come to their
senses and complete the Junction Railroad,
thus allowing access to the Exposition build
ings by all the railroads.
Mr.. Monroe persisted that the matter
should be in such shape that the track could
be removed by the proper authorities. Mr..
Heating said that the present action would
doubtless be confirmed by the passage of an
ordinance later on. Mr.. Monroe clung to
his idea, and drafted it into an amendment
to the original resolution. While this was
being done Councilman Cavanaugh, Of the
First ward, said the residents of his ward
had no objections to. the construction of the
switch.
A DECISIVE DEFEAT.
Councilman Monroe's amendment was
put to the vote, and the result being in
doubt, division was called for. Its defeat
was decisive. The original resolution was
then placed on its final passage and
chorus of "ayes'' was diversified by
sonorous may" from Councilman Monroe
Clerk Sheppard carried the resolution over
to Common Council chamber and read its
title. After Clerk Booth had attuned his
voice by reading bushel of minor ordi-
nances, the resolution was taken up and
rassed with dissentient voice, that of
Councilman George Schaefer, of the Fiji
teenth ward. The expected opposition to
the resolution did not materialize at any
stage Of the proceedings.
The names of the Councilmen who signed
the call were Messrs. Benz, Williams.
Treusch, Anderson, Paul, Collins, Wilson,
Haslett, Brophy, Doyle, Heating and T. A.
Gillespie.
In Common Councils a number of ordi-
nances for paving, grading, and opening
streets were passed.
The ordinance setting aside the ground
around the Hiland reservoir as park was
-
ton until it was shown where the money to
pay for fixing the ground was to come from.
His motion prevailed.
The supplementary ordinance granting
the Pittsburg, Oakland and East Liberty
Railroad the right to construct the Atwood,
Bates, Ward, Frazier, Boquet streets loop
was read. A novel provision in the ordi-
nance is that policemen when on duty shall
be carried free of charge. Mr.. Waggoner
wanted to speak on the ordinance, but
failed to secure the attention of the chair.
As result when the roll was called he
voted no. Mr.. Mcguire voted no, and the
legal majority, "a votes being required, and
the ordinance went over.
STREET RAILWAYS FAVORED.
Other business was then taken MP in Sc
lect Councils and q great many new ordi-
nances were presented, their titles read and
referred to the proper committees and de-
partments. Among them was the ordinance
granting the Union Line Street Railway
Company the right to use certain streets Of
the city for o single or double track rail-
way, with the privilege of ueing cables, |
electricity or other motive power, the route |
10 begin at the intersection of Carson street |
and Brownsville avenue, to run to WASH |
ngton avenue. Another was to grant to |
The Pittsburg and Birmingham Trac-
]ouble track railway from the Union
1epot to the Eastern city line end of |
he Southside, over the route Of the present |
Pittsburg and Birmingham Passenger Rail-
way, with the privilege of using cables, cleo
ricity or other motive power, and providing |
hat work on the new road must be begun
within six months.
Also an ordinance granting the Hiland
Park Street Railway Company the right to
ay a single or double track from Begin
ling at the corner OF Frankstown avenue
md Broad street, with the privilege OF using
ables, electricity or other motive power,
york to be commenced within one year and
inished within two years.
Mr.. Heating moved to amend the Pitts
'urg, Oakland and East Liberty Railway
company ordinance to provide for the pro-
ection Of other roads that might cross it.
lis amendment also applied to the carrying
( policeman free, and stopping to leave
hem of and on.
Mr.. Anderson wanted the fremen in
luded. but the privilege was denied.
Get Rsady for school,
Now is the time to buy school supplies.
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