Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-09
AS CHEAP AS DIRT.
Mrs. Schenley Offers Nineteen Acres
of Ground for $4,000.
TIE OPTION BEFORE COUNCILS.
Carnegie Library, Art Gallery and Museum
to be on the Site.
Mr.. CARNAHAN'S MEMORY REVERED

The result of the visit of Chief Bigelow,
of the Department of Public Works to En-.
gland, where he had a conference with Mrs
Schenley in regard to the park entrance,
was made known to Councils yesterday,
Chief Bigelow's option on the 10 acres ol
ground at the corner of Forbes street and
Bellefeld avenue, was secured at the low
price of SIS, 900. This is less than 81. .00C
per acre, and real estate owners say it is al
most getting the land for nothing.
In two weeks work will begin on the
entrance to the park, and the construction
of the Carnegie Library building will begin
at the same time. The library, art gallery
and museum will be located on part of the
ground. Chairman James B. Scott, of the
Carnegie Library Commission, stated yester-
day that meeting would be held as soon
as the ordinance covering the matter passes
Councils.
CHIEF BIGELow s LETTER.
Both branches of Councils met yesterday
afternoon, and in the Select branch 8 COM
munication was received from Chief Bige-
low to the effect that he had secured an
option from Mrs. Schenlcy for the purchase
of the 10 acres in Oakland, fronting 1000
feet on Forbes street, for S75, 900. The pay
ments are to be made in three annual in
stallments, the first falling due May 1, 1891.
He said he had also prepared an ordinance
to accept the offer, and another one giving
the Carnegie Library Commission the right
gallery and museum. The ordinance was
afterward presented bv Mr.. Keating. and re-
ferred to the Library Committee. The work
Of the commission is subject to the approval of
Chief Bigelow IN regard to the location Of the
different buildings on the ground.
The ordinance providing for the acceptance
of this option under all the conditions named,
provides in its second section that in order to
provide for the first payment of purchase
money the Finance Committee shall be directed
to make and report in the appropriation ordi-
nance OF 1881 an appropriation Of $4,000 for the
hrst installment The third section instructs
the Controller to issue his warrant for the
amount at the proper time.
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.
No interest will be charged on the transac-
tion. Mrs. Schenley says the city shall have
possession of the property Immediately after
the proper passage of an ordinance accepting
the option. The land is, of course, subject to
any leases made by Mrs. Schenley's agent prior
to her execution of the article of agreement
The only conditions named in the article are
that in the deed of conveyance which is to be
delivered upon the payment of the final SIS 000
there shall be clause Initiating the issue of
the property as an entrance to Schenley Park,
but said limitation shall not prevent the use of
a portion OF said property for a site for q pub
lie library or art buildings or such institutions
for the promotion of the arts and sciences as
the city may elect. The ordinance was re-
ferred to the Park Committee and will be re-
turned to Select Council on the 29th. 1t will
then 20 to the Common branch and will be a
law.
In the Select branch ordinances and petitions
were presented and properly refereed: tOpen-
ing Helena. Junilla and Robinson strets; Hum
Ter alley, Fifty-third street. Watson street,
hays streer, Daum street, Kilbuck street: re-
locating Rebecca street, Watt street and st.
Clair street; sewers on Arabella street, High
land avenue. BRYANT, Mellon and Hampton
streets; locating Daum street, Kilbuck street,
Murtland street and Humler alley; petitions
1or water pipe on Howe street, Homewood
avenue and Sylvan avenue: ordinance relating
to pawnbrokers; ordinance relating to dogs,
pound therefor and licensing of; resolution for
refunding oyerpaid taxes to the estate of James
curbing of Berlin alleys petition for pu bIic lamps
on Center avenue and Fulton street; ordinance
authorizing and directing the Chief of the De-
partment OF Public Safety to purchase lot of
ground in the Twenty-first ward for garbage
furnace site; ordinance yacatlng portion Of
the Morningside road in front OF the A. Demp-
ster property; petitions for water pipe on
Dixon and Kincaid streets.
THE NEW HILL RAILROAD.
An ordinance granting the Suburban Rapid
Transit Railway Company the right to use and
occupy certain streets of the city was among
those presented Its provisions give privileges
for single or double tracks, the use of electricity
or horses, overhead wire system with necessary
poles, all subject to the general ordinance re-
lating to street railways. The route of the
line and details of the road was published in
THE DISPATCH yesterday. The ordinance
was referred to the Committee on Corpora
tions
When the general ordinance relating to
electric light, heat and power companies came
up for consideration Mr.. Lambie objected to
the penalty clause. He thought the fine i'm
posed was not sufficient and that the sentence
should include the immediate removal of any
wires that did not accord with the other pro-
visions of the ordinance. Mr.. Robertson ex-
planned that the penalty could be collected
as many times as the city desired
until the Objectionable wire was re-
500 fine the city could sue the next day and
the next until the objection was removed. The
ordinance was passed unanimously. The re-
ports of the Departments of Awards Public
Works, Safety and Charities were read and
adopted.
The following ordinances were passed finally.
Estab ablishing the grades OF Stanwix street from
Grandview avenue to Halpin street. and Vir.
ginia avenue from Wyoming to La Belle
streets; sewer on Cato and Juliet streets; open.
ing Kansas street from Hazelwood avenue to
Genesta street; directing the Mayor and City
Controller to sign petition for the grading
and paving of Ledlie street. along the Bedford
avenue basin extends the city being liable for
a portion of the expense.