Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-16
A LIVELY MOVEMENT.
The Feeling in Favor of Widening
Diamond Street Said to be
MATERIALIzING VERY FAST.
Inside Facts and Figures Concerning the
Williamsburg Water Works.
PERMITS TAKEN OUT FOR s2 HOUSES

From very reliable authority it may now
be taken as almost settled fact that the
widening of Diamond street to the dimensions
OF 5ofeet between Smithfeld and Liberty will
take place. The great majority of the prop
erty is in hands favorable to it, and such OBJ
Jections as were met with are stated to be al
most entirely surmounted if the spirit
which has been manifested of making fair
agreements as to assessing damages is carried
out The part of the street above Smithheld
has not been considered much yet, as the de-
velopment of the portion below is for the pres
ent regarded as the main thing.
Occasional references to the projected water
works at Williamsburg have been made during
the past week or two, but nothing definite
could be learned until yesterday. The work is
being done by the Pennsylvania Water Com
pany, which has been chartered and is COM
posed largely of local capitalists. The reser-
voir will be located on what is known as the
Puckety road, between Sandy Creek and
Williamsburg. This is said to be the highest
point in the county. The base will be about
200x250 feet and It will have a capacity of
100000 gallons. Water will be drawn from
the Allegheny river at Wildwood station, 1000
feet away. The reservoir is go feet above the
water level, assuring sufficient pressure for all
ordinary purposes. The pumping station at
Wildwood viii be provided with two engines
each having capacity of 100000 gallons
daily. Williamsburg people expect to have a
full supply of water by July 4
D. Blair & Bros. yesterday took out a permit
for six two-story brick dwellings on Penn ave-
nue., Sixteenth ward. The estimated cost of
them is $4,000. They are to be finished during
the summer. Last week permits for Sc build
ings were taken out, the estimated cost of
which is S4s 900. The building industry is doing
remarkably well for so early in the season.
The Consumers Gas Company, of Toronto,
advertises in THE DISPATCH for proposals for
coal to the amount of 5000 tons. Tenders will
be received up to Monday next. The company
was wise in coming to the right market In
this connection it may be stated that some if
not all, of the local coal companies are emerg-
ing from the difficulties involved by the intro
duction of natural gas as fuel. They have
opened up extensive and profitable markets in
the North and Northwest which almost if not
entirely, compensate them for the partial loss
of the home trade. One of these companies
the New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
pany-is doing so well that it is understood it is
rapidly approaching dividend-paying basis.
Within the past two or three days 100000
of New York City bonds have been placed in
that city at 2H per cent-the lowest rate of in
terest ever known on that class of securities.
With money so abundant and cheap, there is
no good reason why all kinds of business should
not hourish-and it wilI-though it may be
little slow in starting. Another good feature
of this plethora of the sinews of war is that it
renders financial crash this year next to i'm
possible.
Louisville, KY, will soon be using natural
gas. The Kentucky Rock Gas Company has
persisted, against censure and opposition, and
now has the pipe line complete from the wells
in Meade county, about 80 miles distant into
the heart of the city, and by May l, OF sooner,
many factories and mills will be using the gas.