Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-11
THEY WANT M0REPAY
Fire Captains Strike Councils Tor
an Increase of Wages.
TRACTION ORDINANCES PASSED.
Robertson Against Parks, and Wants Free
Bridges Instead.
Mr.. LAMBIE OPPOSES IMPROVEMENTS

Councils met Yesterday afternoon, and the
most important business transacted was
some street railway ordinances, speech on
free bridges by a. c. Robertson, and the
acceptation of the resignation of George
Sheppard as City Clerk, to take the position
of bank examiner.
The resignation was the first subject under
consideration in Select Council, and on mo-
tiou of Mr.. Warmcastle it was received,
filed and accepted, with a vote of thanks.
A resolution to hold joint session of Coun-
ellis 10 elect new officers was adopted.
The second annual report of Chief Brown,
of the Department of Public Safety, pub
lished in THE DISPATCH yesterday, was on
motion Of Mr.. Lambie received and filed,
and motion that 800 copies of the report be
published, passed.
A remonstrance from Eighteenth ward
citizens with regard to the repairs of the
MornincSide road and Butler street exten-
sion. setting forth that the streets are dan
Cerous to life and limb and while over 500 goo
has been paid in city taxes blythe property own
ers during the past ten years, not one lper cent
of amount has been spent for Improvements.
The document was referred TO Chief Blgelow
FIRE CAPTAINS STRIKE.
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of the Fire Bureau asking for an increase of
salary and showing that Pittsburg pays less to
her tiremen than any other leading city of the
country. The petition was accompanied by
favorable recommendation from Chief Brown,
in which he stated that in his opinion the cap
tains and leutenants of the Fire Bureau should
receive the same salary as the captains and
lieutenants of police, and the engineers should
receive at least $1,000 per year. The petition
was referred TO the Finance Committee.
The following ordinances were referred to
the Committee on Corporations: Granting to
the Central Traction Company, the Central
Passenger Railway Company, the Allegheny
Fraction Company the Pittsburg Allegheny
and Manchester Passenger Railway Company,
the Federal Street and Pleasant Valley Pas
senger Railway Company the right to use GER
tain streets and lease the property of other
lines.
Union Passenger Railway Company In this
ordinance only is the route laid out. 1t begins
at the company's present main line at the
corner of Fifth and Penn avenues, along Fifth
avenue to DuQuesne way. along DuQuesne way
to Sixth street The ordinance allows the use
of overhead wires and provides that the COM
pany shall pave between the tracks and one
foot on the outside.
Mr.. LAMBIE VOTED NO.
Action was postponed upon the ordinance for
the government of cabs. cab owners and en-
ployes until the next regular meeting. When
the following ordinances were voted on Mr..
Lambie arose and said that he would vote no,
and as his reason for so doing wished to state
that recent decision of the Supreme Court in
relation to a street in Philadelphia would very
seriously affect all street legislation by Coun-
cils concerning street Improvements and sew
ers, and while he was very sorry that such was
the case he did not want to go on record as in
favor of getting the city into litigation. The
roll was then called and the ordinances were
passed by a vote of o ayes to no, as follows:
Grading and paving Dresden alley, from Fifty
third to McCandless street: Twenty-second
street, from Railroad go feet northwardly:
Hoffer alley, from Overhill to Roberts streets:
Eaton alley. from Forty fifth to Forry-sixth
streets; Minerva street, from Taylor to Ella
streets; Roup street, from Fifth to Negley ave-
nues: Adler street, from Shady avenue to
Highland avenue; Broad street. from Highland
TO Collins avenues: Edwards alley, from South
Twenty-seventh street to its eastern terminus.
For sewers on Boquet street. Liberty avenue,
Webster avenue and kirkpatrick street, Tur-
rert street. Morgan street, Henry street,
Atlantic avenue, keystone street and Park
avenue.
ROBERTSON AGAINST PARKS.
The ordinances for the purchase of ground
at Highland Park and the resolutions for pur-
chases of the Schenley Park leases. as adopted
in Common Council, were passed finally. Mr.
Robertson voted no, saying he was opposed to
additional park purchases and the money
should be used for free bridges.
The Common Council resolution relative to
the Welsh road approaches to the Pittsburg In
cline Company's bridge was passed.
At3P. NJ. Joint meeting of both branches
was held to elect new City Clerk. Assistant
Clerk George Booth was unanimously elected
in acknowledgment of his long and faithful
services. Z. J. Martin was also unanimously
elected to I'LL the vacancy made by the promo
tion of George Booth. The changes will take
place on April !.
On the opening of Common Council several
street and property ordinances were introduced
and passed.
Mr.. Maeee called up the ordinance for the
purchase of additional ground for the Four
teenth ward sta tion house, which was passed
finally.
Under unfinished business the action of
Select Council was concurred. 1t was said to
be the intention of some of the members to
oppose the printing of Chief Browns report,
but they were lnattentive when the resolution
came up. and 1t was passed before they knew it.