Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-08
The Suburban Company Wants to
Extend Its Lines to the Lower
Portion of the S0uthSide.
WILL TODAY ASK FOR THE RIGHT
To Traverse All the Streets on That Side
Not Now Occupied by One Of
the Other Companies.
A HELP TO ST. CLAIR REAL ESTATE
Surrounding Districts Brought into Closer COmmuni
cation With the City.


are carried out that section of the city will
have another electric road. A representa-
tive from one of the wards over there will
present an ordinance in Councils this after
noon giving the right of way over quite
number of streets to the Suburban Rapid
Transit Company to allow it to extend its
line down into the thickl y-settled portion of
the Southside.
This is new move, and one that has been
entirely unlocked for. There have been
many railroad deals of late on that side of
the river, but this step is about the most
surprising of all
As stated in TIE DISPATCH Saturday,
representative OF the company named are
now in Philadelphia for the purpose OF float
ing bonds to enable them t make intended
improvements. 1t is their purpose to lay
double track over their present route on
Southern avenue to Whitehall. They
have already secured a valuable right of
way through Knoxville borough, and if the
ordinance to be presented to City Councils
to-day passes, they will extend the road
down the old Brownsville road to South
Eighteenth street, to Jane, to South Seven
teenth street, to Sidney, 10 the proposed new
bridge across the Monongahela river, to
Sarah street, to South TwentY-second street,
TO the Arlington Heights incline and along
Josephine street to South Eighteenth street
once more.
TAKES THEM ALL IN.
This route will take in about all the de-
sirable streets not now secured by some of
the other companies, and it will serve two
purposes In case the right of way is not
secured, and the various roads on top of the
hills make connection with the different in
clines, the Brownsville Road Company will
not have much further use Tor its thorough
fare, as complaints have been made from
time to time about the tolls being charged
on it within the city limits. But should
the Suburban Company get the right of way
over the road 1t will be improved and kept
in passable condition the year around.
The residents along Southern avenue,
Knoxville and Mt Oliver, will learn with
great satisfaction of the Improvements about
to be made, and will hail with delight the
tim. when cars will be run past their doors
every five minutes instead of 10, as at pres
ent. The one great drawback to the sue
cessiul operation of the road has been in the
company's inability to bring its passengers
from the outer terminus of their lines to
Carson street for one fare. When this has
been removed, the traffic on the road will
grow and the earning capacity be increased.
The road now stops at the toll gate on Mt.
Oliver, and the management has long been
aware that this was hindrance to its sue
cess Many residents have withheld their
patronage, owing to the Inconvenience of
changing cars or walking several squares to
either one of the inclines.
ALREADY HARD AT WORK.
The company has already commenced to
make the Improvements in the hopes that its
ordinance viii pass without any difficulty.
Several new cars are being contracted for,
and plans are being prepared for new
power house for the exclusive use of the
company. The gentlemen interested in the
road have no fear OF objections being made
to their ordinance, as their road will not in
terfere In any way with either of the other
lines. On the contrary, it will be benefit
to the new Birmingham Traction read as
people along Southern avenue as far out as
Whitehall, would be given the advantage
Of a 10-cent fare TO the Union depot, and in
that way the patronage of the Castle Shan
non Railroad would be affected.
Southsiders generally will be pleased with
the proposed extension. The road traverses
some of the finest suburban property sur
rounding Pitsburg. The industrial people
and others desiring to purchase homes in
the suburbs will take advantage OF their be-
ing brought into closer connection with the
Southside, and the crowded districts will be
relieved. Several land companies have al
ready been formed and are doing booming
business in the sale of lots out Southern
avenue, and there are many farms along the
route that would make admirable building
sites.
A SUCCESSFUL TRIP.
c. f. Succop, L. C. HAYS and Henry
Miller, directors in the company, who went
10 Philadelphia Friday night to float the |
bonds are expected home to-day. They
have been heard from during their absence,
and it is said the business has all been at |
tended 20 satisfactorily and all that remains |
TO put them where they want to stand is the |
passage of the ordinance by Councils.
1t is not known vet what Councilman |
will introduce the ordinance. Ex-Council- |
man Ruhlandt, OF tine Twenty-sixth ward, |
has been interested in the matter, and will |
be on hand at the meeting to-day to use his |
influence in behalf of the ordinance.
Several of the most prominent citizens on |
the Southside were spoken 10 Yesterday,
They were elated at the prospect of having |
the outlying districts back of the Southside |
brought into closer communication with |
them. They regard it as a great benefit to |
the SOutnSIde 1t will help business over
there. 1t will boom real estate, and it will |
enable those desiring homes OF their own to |
buy in a clean, desirable locality, and vet in !
close proximity to their places of business |