Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-22
No. 90.l
A N NCE-ESTABLISHING THE
n grade of Virginia avenue, from Wyoming
street to Labelle street.


A N CE-ESTABLISHING THE
N grade of Virginia avenue, from Wyoming
street to Labelle street.
Section 1-Be 1t ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg in Select and Common Coun-
ellis assembled. and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same That the
grade of the south curb Of Virginia avenue,
from Wyoming street to Labelle street, be and
the same Is hereby established as follows, viz:
Beginning at the west curb line Of Wyoming
street at an elevation of 443 SO feet: thence ris
ing at the rate of 225 feet per 100 feet for
distance of l42 feet to point at an elevation
of 443 SO feet; thence falling at the rate of 5feet
per 100 feet for distance of 290.55 feet to the
east curb line of Shiloh street at an elevation
of 429 AZ feet thence falling at the rate of 1869
feet per 100 feet to P. e. at the west curb
line of Shiloh street at an elevation
of 426.46 feet; thence by a convex para
bolic curve for a distance of 1913 feet
to a p. 7. at an elevation of 426.4 feet; thence
falling at the rate of IL feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 329. IA feet to P. C. at an elevation
of 3S6.54 feet; thence by a concaye parabolic
curve for a distance of 100 feet to a P. L. at an
elevation of 377. IA feet; thence falling at the
rate OF 6.S feet per 100 feet for distance of
1861 feet TO a T. c. at an elevation of 1921
feet; thence by concave parabolIc curve for
distance of 142.6 feet to Z. L. at the east curb
line OF Stanwix street at an elevation of 35S.79
feet; thence falling at the rate OF 26feet per
100 feet for distance OF 360.23 feet to the east
curb line of Kearsage street at an eleva ton OF
1892 feet; thence level for distance of y
Ie6t 10 the west CQrD line OIL hearSage street
at an elevation Of 349 AZ feet; thence rising at
the rate of feet per 100 feet for distance of
3ll23 feet to a p. e. at elevation of 377.4
feet; thence by convex parabolic curve for
distance of 100 feet +. IT. at the east curb line
of Bertha street at an elevation of 38l 75 feet;
thence level for distance of q feet to the
west curb line of Bertha street at an elevation
of 38l.75 feet: thence falling at the rate OF l
foot per 100 feet for a distance of feet to a
point at an elevation of 38l.66 feet; thence
falling at the rate of l1.5 feet per 100 feet for
a distance of 206.43 feet to the east curb line of
Ulysses street at an elevation of 357S2 feet;
thence falling at the rate of 5 feet per 100 feet
for distance of q feet to the west curb line
of Ulysses street at an elevation of S56.S2 feet;
thence falling at the rate of S33 feet per 100
feet for distance of lS9.96 feet to the east
curb line of Merrimac street at an elevation of
BAL feet; thence level for a distance of 30.2
feet to the west curb line of Merrimac street at
an elevation of 341 feet: thence rising at the
rate of 13 feet per 100 feet for a distance of
2l687 feet to the east curb line of Joers lane
at an elevation of 369.19 feet; thence rising at
the rate of feet per 100 feet for dis
tance of q feet to the west curb line
of JoePs lane at an elevation of 37024
feet; thence rising at the rate of 1878
feet per 100 feet for a distance of 20687 feet 10
a point at an elevation of 3967l feet; thence
rising the rate of foot per 100 feet for dis
tance of 10 feet to the east curb line of Bigham
street at an elevation of 398Sl feet; thence level
for distance of 30 feet to the west curb line of
Bigham street at an elevation of 396.Sl feet;
thence falling at the rate OF foot per JOO feet
for a distance of 10 feet to point at an eleva-
tion of 1885, II feet thence falling at the rate of
10 feet per 100 feet for distance of N02 feet to
the east curb line of Laoelle street at an eleva-
tion of $685. feet; thence falling at the rate of
feet per 1O0feet for distance of 30 feet to
the west curb line of Labelle street at an eleva-
tion of S6S 10 feet.
Section 2That any ordinance or part of
ordinance conflicting with the provisions of
this ordinance be and the same is hereby re-
pealed so far as the same affects this ordi-
nance.
Ordained and enacted into law in Councils
this Sth day of September. A. ID. 1890.
H. p. FORD, President of Select Council.
Attest: GEORGE BOOTH, Clerk of Select
Common Council. Attest: E. ]. MARTIN, Clerk
of Common Council
Mayors office. September II. 1890. Approved:
H. !. GOURLEY. Mayor. Attest: ROBERT
Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book. vol. ., page 500,
18th day of September, A. d. 1890.