Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-12
JUST A LAZAR HOUSE.
Chief Elliot Points Out the Need for
Hospital.
POOR FARM ORDINANCES PASSED.
Futile Opposition to Double Tracks Upon
Narrow Streets.
A KICK FROM HAZELW00D AVENUE
POOR FARM ORDINANCES PASSED.
A KICK FROM HAzELWOOD AVENUE

A KICK FROM HAZELWOOD AVENUE
Common Council held a special meeting
yesterday and passed the ordinances for the
sale OF the Poor Farm and the purchase OF
another site. These ordinances were passed
under suspension of the rules and without
discussion, the only dissenting votes being
east by Messrs. Bigham and Pitcairn. These
ordinances now await the signature of the
Mayor before action is taken to change the
location of the Poor Farm.
Chief Elliot said yesterday afternoon, in
speaking of the strange cases now sent to
the Poor Farm: at has become a lazar
house. The place is supposed to be q refuge
for aged and impoverished people, but we
have to receive persons suffering from all
classes of disease, mental and physical, and
Of every degree of infection. The city needs
q hospital of its own for these cases, if for
no other reason than to save the patient the
long and wearisome ride to the Poor Farm"
WANTED MORE TIME.
The Southside street ordinances were
taken up and Mr.. w. A. Magee moved a
suspension of the rules in order that they
might be placed on final passage. To this
Mr.. O'Donnell objected on the ground that
sufficienttim had not been allowed proper
consideration Of the measures. Mr.. Magee
thought a week had been long enough and
insisted on his motion, which was adopted.
Mr.. O'Donnell offered an amendment to
the ordinance granting the use of certain
Southside streets TO the Mexican Street
Railway, providing that only single tracks
be allowed on streets having q width of less
than 60 feet He thought that where a
street was less than 60 feet wide only one
track should be laid, because when there
were two tracks business men on a street
were inconvenienced, property was depre-
ciated, and the line operated to the disad-
vantage of those who lived along Its route.
Supposing a street but 40 feet wide, 15H
feet were taken for the double tracks, and 16
for sidewalks, leaving only 81 feet for
wagon road. This was not enough, and for
the protection of property holders who
would be affected he hoped his amendment
would be adopted.
Mr.. Bigham characterized the amendment
as ridiculous. Sixty-foot streets were scarce
on the Southside, and there was not one of
that width in the route of Mexican Street
Company. They were nearly all so feet
wide, and that width would allow ~ feet
on each side for wagon room. As wagons
are only made six feet wide, this was amply
sufficient
soUTHs1DERs WANT 1T.
To adopt this amendment would make
single track road, which, in these days of
rapid transit, would not be worth building.
The people on the Southside want rapid
transit, and they should be permitted TO
have IT,
Mr.. o'Donuell had only two supporters
for his amendment when u was voted down,
and he offered another making b0.oot
streets the width upon which two tracks
should be laid, but there was not second
% the motion.
Then he offered third amendment re-
quirlng the company to begin work within
n year, and complete its line within two
years running thereafter ten cars daily.
lie said that as no one seemed 90 take q
local Interest IN the matter he felt IL his
duty 10 dolsO There were several COM
phniea holding frahohises on streets In the
city which they had been holding Tor years,
had never used and never intended 10, using
them simply 20 keep out competition, lie
thought the Bouthsde street TRilroad ordi-
nances were 10 be used for the same pur-
pose, and he offered HIS amendment 10 pre-
vent It.
LITTLE SARCASM.
Mr.. Donley very sarcastically said he felt
prAlified 20 the Lawrenceville member for
his kindly interest In the affairs Of the
Southaido, and intimated that perhaps Mr..
O'Donnell had some interest IN the opposi-
tion line that he was 30 solicitouE about the
new competitor,
A vote on the amendment resulted In It's
defeat, and Mr.. O'Donnells call for the
yeas and NAYS was not sustained. The ordI-
nance was then passed, Mr.. O'Donnell be-
ing the only negative voter.
Another effort 10 amend was made when
the Bingham Street Railway ordinance was
taken up, Mr.. O'Donnell claiming that the
ordinance was made subject TO general or
dinRnce governing street railways which
did not mean anything and did not bind the
railway companies at all. His amendments
were again overwhelmingly defeated, and the
ordinance passed.
When the Bradford and South Ninth
Street Railway ordinance was under con-
alteration Mr.. Brewster moved to amend il
by making its place of beginning on Fred
erick instead of Bradford street, as il il
begun on Bradford il would interfere with
the new incline plane that is just about
completed on that street.
MATTER OF NECESSITY.
Mr.. Magee said that If the line begun at
Frederick street it could not get under the
new incline. 1t would not interfere with
the incline on Bradford street, but if the
amendment was adopted it would prevent
complete connection of q fine system of
street railways, calculated to benefit every
portion of the Southside, while it would
give no advantage over the original ordi-
nance. The amendment was deIeated and
on the roll call the ordinance was passed by
90
O'Donnell and Russell voting negatively.
The ordinances for the Greenfield Avenue
Street Railway Company, the Jane Street
Railway Company, and the Southside
Bridge Company were passed finally, Mr..
O'DonneIl only voting negatively on each
one.
The report of the Board Of Awards was
approyed The award of the contract for
having Hazelwood avenue with asphalt was
FIRST, upon motion of Mr.. Ertzman, returned
to the Board of Awards, but by q later
vote, the motion was reconsldered on
Mr. Magee's motion, and the contract was
approved. Mr.. Ertzman had said the resi-
dents along the street wanted it paved with
friedrich, but Mr.. Magee argued that it was
residence street, upon which no heavy
hauling was done, and that asphalt would
b. the best adapted to it. The gentlemen in
the Board of Awards knew this when award
ing the contract and acted accordingly.
FOR POLICE JANIToRs
A resolution authorizing Chief j. o.
Brown To employ janitOrs for the police
stations at $50 per month instead of pay ing
patrolmen $40 per month for the services,
was adopted.
The vote by which the ordinance for a
sewer on Baum street from Woodwork 10
Cypress street was passed was reropsidered.