Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-15
MUST WAIT A LITTLE.
Council Lobbies ThroGged by Many
Rather Curious Citizens.
THE LIBRARY QUESTION COMES UP
But the Amended ordinance is Referred to
the Library Committee.
STREET BLOCKADES INQUIRED INTO

The Hobbies in both branches of Councils
were crowded yesterday, as much on ac-
count of the contest on the Library question
as of the number of streets to be widened.
opened or improved. 1t was the first meet
ing of the new Councils, and a keen watch
was kept by the lobbyists upon the action of
the new members, to see which way the cat
would jump.
The amendment to the ordinance ac-
cepting the gift of a Library from Mr..
Andrew Carnegie, was introduced by John
S Lambie and referred to the Library Com
mlttee, consisting OF John S. Lambie,
Chairman; R. B. Carnahan, A. +. Heating,
Smith Shannon and Kirk Q. Bigham.
The majority of the members of the
Library Committee were seen, and the
general impression seemed to be that the
amendment, as presented in Select Councils
yesterday, would be avorably recommend
ed by the committee but as Mr.. Lambie has
already announced there is but little proba-
bility that the amendment will pass.
The new ordinance provides that vacancies
in the Board of Trustees other than those
caused by changes of the public officials
naming men bers of the board who are not
public officials, instead of "shall be filled
by a majority of the remaining members of
the board" 3"
THE GENERAL BUSINESS.
Among the general business transacted
was the following: An ordinance granting
permission to the St. Clair Suspension
Bridge Company the right to occupy such
add ionaI portions of DuQuesne way as shall
be necessary to enable the company to widen
and strengthen the abuttment and approach to
its bridge at the foot OF Sixth street. Referred
10 tie Committee on Corporations.
An ordinance vacating an alley in the Eighth
ward: petition of James O'Neill for 81. .0O0 dam
ages TO III, property in the Thirteenth ward;
ordinance for sewer Colwell street; ordi-
nance opening Reed street. from Soho street to
Center aveaue; ordinance grading Rose street.
from Devilllers to Addison streets; petitions for
hOardwalks on BreretOn. Finland, Reed and
Breckenridge streets: ordinances vacating
Granite street. part of Maibury street. Semple
street, Elwood street and Commerce street;
ordinance for sewer on Thrty-thlrd street. from
Webster avenue to the Two-Nlie run sewer:
petitions for public lamps on BreretOn
street and for water pipes on Ridge, Mingo
and Francis streets; ordinances for sewers en-
Rosencranz street and II ughes alley, Howard
street, Howe street, Euclid street. Bates street,
Aiken avenue and Claybourne street, Shakes
peare street. Au-ella street, Tioga street,
South Fourth street. Carson street and on
Fifth avenue from Shady to College avenues;
ordinances for grading Duff street and Collins
avenue; ordinances relocating Heron avenue
ard Industry street; ordinances grading, paw
ing and curbing Miftiin street. Bates street.
Westminster street, South Second street.
Washington avenue; ordinances opening
Shakespeare street, Cabinet street and Golden
street; ordinances locating Tank alley, Thirty
fifth ward; Breed street, from Uxor alley to
South Fifteen b street and Caroline street
from Hodge to Hamlet streets; ordinances re-
ducing the width If Miffiin street 10 feet; or
dinances requiring owners OF public lots to
connect with public sewers.
A resolution authorizing the appointment of
a joint committee to revise the names of the
streets, avenues and alleys of the citv was
adopted, though opposed by Mr. KeatIng. who
Thought the repr sentatives of the various
wards could attend to that work themselves
better tnan any committee, and that the
changing of names was nuisance and the
cause OF considerable confusion.
ALL APPROVED But ONE.
When the report of the Department of |
Awards was taken up all the contracts we're |
approved but that of the Philadelphia Com
pany for furnishing fuel for the water works |
pumping stations. Mr.. Robertson opposed the |
contract. He said s6a.OOO was too high a figure
The price had been raised year after year until |
the exaltaton became Gnbearable.
After considerable discussion the award was
approved.
Iu Common Council, Immediately on being
called 10 Order, the rules of last year were
adopted. On the call of the wards the follow.
nancPs fixing the salaries of the Chef Clerk |
AID Drauwhtsman in the Board of Viewers |
office at Sl.S3O and Sl,25O a year. respectively;
for grading, paving and curbiDg Dithridge
street. ToTley street. HOeYeller street, Brad |
dock avenue. South Twenty-ninth street; for |
sewers on Arabella street. Shakespeare street.
GraZier street. FrankstOwn avenue and Lincoln |
avenue; opening Collowhill street. ArabelIa |
street, Chislett street and Shutn Twenty-nintn |
street; establishing the grade OF O'Hara street: |
locating AlGer street, Myers street. Ellington |
street. Paul street, Albert street. Smith way |
and Coltart square; vacating an alley in |
Hauck's plan. Twenty-irst ward; for board |
walk on Carey street: petitions for water pipe |
on Bond street; for paying R. s. NcCutcheon, |
sos, for two horses drowned by the break in |
the FOrty-eighth street sewer; for damages to |
property of Hettie N. Hamilton by grading |
Boqurt street; resolution to refund SllO 81 |
taxes 10 the estate of Eliza Phillips
Mr.. Ferguson presented resolution instruct |
ing the Chief of the Department of Public |
Safety to enforce the ordinance relative to the |
hours during %hich trains can be run on Lib |
erty street, and cars .unloaded on that street.
Mr.. MacGOnigle moved to refer the resolu- |
tion to a special committee of five for investi- |
CATION.
NO WORK FOR A COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Ferguson objected There was nothing |
10 be done except to enforce the ordinance |
Sixth street was frequently blocked for Is to % |
minutes The resolution merely asked that the |
ordinance now on the books be enforced; there |
was no work for a committee. |
Mr.. MacGungle replied that the law was like |
a good many others passed years ago: like the |
law TO close saloons on Sunday, but now many |
people want them opened. He wanted a com |
mittee to find out what would be most con- |
venient to the business community.
This view was taken by the majority. and the \
resolution went to special committee. The |
Char appointed Messrs. Ferguson. MacGoni- |
gle, O'Donnell, Blgham and Stewart as the |
sdr. HaGmaler, Of the Twelfth ward. who was |
not present at the hrsJ meeting. was sworn in. /
The report OF the Board of Awards on con- |
tracts granted, as previously published, was |
approved.
The Char announced as the members of the |
Park Committee from Common Council, |
Messrs. Canadian, MacGonigle Brown. Pit
caiTn. bigham and Wallace. The comilete
of Councils on parks was flied from
Select Dranch by the appointment of S. ID.
Wamcasue, John NJ. Andersen c. Evans
John Benz and James FitzsImmons