Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-10
FLEMING WITHDRAWS
The Wholesale Druggist Will Not be
Surety for Chief Elliot.
PARKS FOR THE HILL DISTRICTS.
Another Junction Railroad Scheme in the
Common Council.
TIE CITY WILL PAVE GRANDVIEW ST,

The first regular meeting of councils after
the summer adjournment was held yester-
day.
In the select branch a number of ordi.
nances were presented. Among the most
important were two setting, aside the, city
reservoirs in the Eleventh ward, on Bedford
avenue, and the ground adjacent thereto for
public park, and authorizing the chief of
the Department of Public Works to improve
the same and to designate it as Bedford
Place; setting aside the Bedford avenue
reservoir in the Seventh and Eighth wards
in the same manner and for the same pur-
pose, and designating it as Prospect Place.
Chief Brown recommended an appropria-
tion of 200 feet of the Monongahela wharf,
at the foot of Smithfeld street, for a police
station house. The report of the Depart
ment of Public Safety for July, showing
S6S, 1885 expended, was adopted.
A communication was read from Mr..
Joseph Fleming, of the First ward in which
he stated that he desired to be relieved from
liability as bondsmsn for r. c. Elliot,
chief of the Department of Public Charities,
and that after September 9, 1889, he would
not be bondsman on the bond OF Mr.. Elliot
Mr.. Heating moved to refer the communi-
cation to the city attorney, but Mr.. Lambie
arose and stated that that would not be the
proper course to pursue. The city attorney
had nothing to do with Mr. Elliot's bond,
and would only refer the matter back to
council.
''The fact is" said Mr.. Lambie, ''this
body has nothing to do with this matter,
and there is no way the gentleman can be
released from liability until the end of the
term, for the whole of which ne became
surety"
RECEIVED AND FILED.
Mr.. Heating then moved that the letter
be received and filed, which was agreed to.
The ordinance granting Rea & Co. the
right to construct switch track on Green
ougb street was amended, read a second
time and laid over.
An ordinance for grading, paving and
curbing Grandview avenue from Wyoming
to Oneida streets was accompanied by a
lengthy report from the Board of Viewers,
in which they stated that inasmuch as one
side of the street was a precipitous hill,
upon which no improvements could be
made, and which would not be increased in
value by the proposed paving, and as it
would cost the one-third OF the value of the
property on the other side of the street to
pay for it if all was assessed on the own
ers, the CITY should assume and pay
one-third of the expense, the total
of which is estimated at S74, ,594. The re-
port further states that as there is only one
other street in the city similarly situated,
and as the property along that street is sut-
ficiently valuable to pay for its own i'm
provement, there is no risk of setting dan
gerous precedent by making an exception
in this case and the city assuming to pay
one-third.
The recommendations of the Board of
Viewers were approved and the ordinance
was passed.
An ordinance for grading, paving and
curbing Linden avenue from Penn avenue
to point 749 feet east of Shady avenue,
passed second reading and was laid over
until the next meeting at the request of Mr..
Warmcastle. The reason of this was that
30 acres of property abutting belonged to
MIR. Richmond, who opposed the improve
ment, but it was reported that he had sold
the property TO a syndicate at s., 500 per
acre, and the syndicate was in favor of the
paving, but had not signed the petition, and
they will be given a chance to do so before
the next meeting.
A resolution authorizing the Controller to
transfer s., 500 from the contingent fund to
the Board OF Assessors to pay extra clerk
hire required by reason of triennial assess
ment and preparation of the tax lists for
publication, was approved.
A number of ordinances for paving and
grading streets were passed.
THE MT. OLIVER INCLINE.
In Common Council an ordinance was
presented and referred, granting Pittsburg
and Mt Oliver Incline Railway Company
the right to build an incline from Carson
street to Washington avenue, crossing
Sarah, Frederick, Mary Anne, Manor
streets and the Birmingham road at an ele-
walton not less than 10 feet. An ordinance
1or sewer on Mulberry alley was indef-
nitely postponed.
An ordinance for a switch track on
Thirty-third street, connecting with the
Junction Railroad; this ordinance was
fought on the ground that 1t would close up
the street and stop all hauling from the
Pennsylvania Railroad yards. 1t was said,
TOO, that the Thirty-third street bridge
would be interfered with, but Mr.. Duncan
denied that this was correct. Mr.. MacGoni-
gle, Mr. Wright and Mr.. Mcguire opposed
the ordinance, and Mr.. MacGonigle moved
to indefinitely postpone, which prevailed
A resolution for the transfer of So, 500
from the contingent fund to the Board of
Assessors fund to cover the extra expense
owing to the triennial assessment was
passed.
The Pittsburg, Oakland and East Liberty
Railroad loop ordinance, which failed for
want of legal majority at the last meet
ing, was called up and passed. The High
land Park ordinance which was also
postponed at the last meeting was passed.
The supplementary ordinance granting the
right OF way to the Pittsburg, Knoxville
and st. Clair Street Railway Company, was
adopted finally. Select Council resolution
giving Joseph Lowry the right to use the
model of the Brilliant Hill water works was
read and the action of the higher branch
concurred in. The contracts granted BY the
Board of Awards as previously published
were approved.
NEW pInuM0Vn