Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-07
AROUND CITY HALL.
What Chiefs of Departments and OmcInls
Are Doing.

What Chiefs of Departments and Omcinls
Are Doing.
THE report of Standish Montgomery on the
work done by the Central station patrol wagon
during December is as follows: The wagon
covered 1888 miles in answering 479 calls; $50
persons were arrested; 10 calls were made in
which no arrests were made; 2 sick persons
were taken to the Central station, IL were re-
moved to the hospitals and 2 to the morgue.
Common drunks were 2lS; disorderly conduct
cases, 1Sl; suspicious characters, 106 OF the
total arrests 529 were males and 81 females.
The calls of the police from boxes numbered
$780,
THE Mayors police report for December.
1889, completed yesterday, shows total of l. 45S
arrests and revenue Of 81, ,05S.69. less S37 paid
for special police. or the arrests made $50
were cases of drunkenness, $40 disorderly con-
duct. l0l vagrants, l22 suspicious characters
and 06 visitors of disorderly houses Fines were
paid by 48S of the prisoners $50 were committed
to Jail, 1S7 were sent to the workhouse 4S0 were
discharged, 20 held for court, l each sent to
reform school, hospital and poor farm. Magis-
trate Gripp had 637 cases before him, Magistrate
McKenna 39l, Magistrate Brush Ia, Magistrate
Hyndman IA and Magistrate Brokaw I72
Fines and forfeits received amounted to ST.
995 40 police fees $685. 29; MAYORS costs Sy77
prison receipts, S349.5O: license fees, S2Ss and
court costs, $50. Total, $4,O5S.69.
THE Survey Committee met yesterday and
aftirmatively recommended the following ordi-
nances to Councils: Establishing the grade of
Mif1in street from Thirty-eighth to Thirty
ninth streets, Mckee place from Fifth avenue
to Frazier street, Baum street from South
Hiland avenue N4 feet west Ridge street from
Craig to Millwood streets; re-establishing the
grade of Dithridge street from Fifth avenue to
Forbes street; changing the grade of Grand
view avenue from Bigham to Meridian streets;
locating Mahon street from Watt to Chauncey
streets, Bay alley from Susquehanna street to
Felicia alley, Golden street from Sterling to
Berg streets, Lebanon street from Sterling
street to property line; changing the name of
Hiland avenue 90 Highland avenue; vacating
Sidney street from South Twenty-sixth street.
Jones Laughlins' property;vacating the dedi-
cation of Livery alley, Nineteenth ward, east
of Beatty street, on petition Of Isabel Sargent
A CONFERENCE was held yesterday after
noon in the office of Chief Bigelow between
Representatives of the city. including Mr.. Bige-
low. and the Pittsburg Incline Company in
reference to the construction of the incline
tracks over Baxter street. between South
Eleventh and South Twelfth streets The COM
pany desired permission to construct their in
cline within IL feet of the street. in the center,
which would be only about II feet on the lower
side. Mr.. Bigelow refused to consider any
proposition for less than 141 feet of clear space
between the street and the incline although
the company maintained that it could not ar
range its plans to the grade that would require.
Finally, however, the company proposed to
grade andpave Baxter street. from Eleventh
to Twelfth streets, with block stone at their
own expense if they would be allowed to grade
sufficiently to make the required space under
meath the incline, Chief Bigelow said he would
consider this plan and engineers were sent over
to make a survey to see if it would be feasible.
Another conference will be held this morning
and the matter will probably be settled.
CHIEF BROWN last evening received the
first official notice from the Allegheny City
Fire Committee that that city was in line
for the proposed test of fire engines. The
chief and Mr.. VANDERBILT his representa-
tive on the Board of Judges who are to pass
on the merits of the engines in the test, called
on Superintendent Ed. Armstrong, of the ALE
gheny Water Department yesterday afternoon,
After an introduction the gentlemen talked
over the question and both Mr.. VANDERBILT and
Mr.. Armstrong agreed that the test should be
conducted in such a way as to bring out all the
good and all the bad points of the different
engines. They were in favor of work
ing the engines in all the positions
and under the same circumstances they
would be expected to be at any big
fire. President McCandless. of the Board of
Fire Underwriters, as soon as he learned that |
the judges representing the two cities had been |
appointed at once notified the interested |
parties that meeting of the underwriters |
would be held at his Office at IL o'clock this |
morning, when Messrs, Armstrong and Wander |
welt would be expected to be present, and the |
would name their representative |
on the Board of Judges Both gentlemen ex- |
pressed themselves as satisfied with the arrange
ment Chief Brown said last night thathe was |
well pleased with the arrangements as far as |
they have gone. He would be- satisfied with |
the arrangements made by the Board of Judges,
only if they decided to make the test in Allie |
gheny, he would expect the city of Allegheny |
to furnish ample police protection, for there |
would be from 10000 to $1,000 people pres
ent at the test, he had no doubt. If Pittsburg |
was selected for the test he would guarantee |
ample police surveillance. The Chief said he |
was perfectly willing for the Clapp & Jones en-.
gines TO have place in the competition, or any
other irst-cIass make of machine.