Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-23
AN AID TO KNOXVILLE
A New Incline to be Erected
on the SOuthside.
THEPLANS ARE PREPARED.
The Company to Have a Capital Of
100000.
MONASTERY HILL TO BE TUNNELED

A charter will be applied for In few
days for a corporation to be known as the
Pittsburg and Knoxville Incline Company,
with capital stock of $500, 900. 1t Is the
purpose of the incorporaUors to build a
freight and passenger incline running from
the head of South Thirteenth street to a
point near Arlington avenue, in the center
of Knoxville borough. The gentlemen in
terested in the scheme are Alderman j. M.
Schaefer, of the Southside; J. w. Patterson,
of Knoxville; Charles Path, of Path, Haber-
man & Co.; R. L. McCully, the civil en-
gineer, and Charles Elphinstone.
The route has been surveyed and the
plans for the incline have been prepared.
1t is proposed to run the incline up over
Plus street, thence by way of tunnel
through the hill to the left of the monastery,
up the Brownsville road to the Catholic
Cemetery. Work will be commenced on
the construction of the incline as soon as the
charter is secured and the right of way OBJ
tained, and it is expected to have it in
operation in about year.
HEAVY FREIGHT TRAFFIC.
The new incline will be a valuable
adjunct to the advantages of Knoxville and
will be an inducement to people to locate
on the hill. Aside from this it will be
great convenience to the tesmsters. There
is a great deal of hauling to the hill from
the Southside proper, owing to SO much
building being in progress in the hill dis
trict. The chief purpose in building the
incline is to accommodate this traffic.
The custom of the Mt. Oliver Incline will
be considerably affected, however, as people
of Knoxville will be landed on South
Thirteenth street, for one fare and without
any change, while by coming by the Mt.
Oliver Incline they are first obliged to take
the street cars to the head OF the incline, at
an increased rate of fare.
A DISPATCH reporter asked Mr.. Path
yesterday afternoon TO give the details Of
the proposed incline. The gentleman at
first lodged having any connection with the
company, or knowing about the proposed
incline. 1t was rumored that those inter-
ested in the affair held a meeting in Mr..
McCully's Office a few days ago. He de-
MED being at the meeting. Afterward he
acknowledged that he knew the incline was
contemplated, and gave as his reason for be-
ing so reticent that if it became generally
known that the company wanted the right
of way over certain properties, the prices
for the same would be increased to an un-
reasonable figure, and the company would
be the loser.
THE SQUIRE CoNFEssES.
Squire Schaefer confirmed the report that
the company had been formed, and that the
incline will be built. Attorney W. j.
Bremen has been retained as counsel, and
has prepared the application for a charter,
which will be filed either Saturday or Mon
day.
With the completion of the proposed cleo
trio roads to White Hall, Mt Lebanon and
West Liberty, the Castle Shannon, the
Pittsburg and Knoxville inclines, the peo-
pie of the hill and suburban districts will
be supplied with a system of rapid transit
that can scarcely be equsled in any other
section of the city. These sections are be-
coming populated rapidly and to afford
means of easy access to the city, these
various inclines are demanded.
Mr.. McCully said he thought the Knox
vile incline would be the most important
of them all; not so particularly for passen-
gers, but for the teams. The road has been
so bad this winter that it required six and
eight horses at times to draw an ordinary
load through the mud up the hills. The in
cline will afford its greatest convenience in
this respect.