Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-07
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acres. 1t lays across -Four Mile run. On
this side of the run are the 19
acres of this ordinance. There
| is no connection whatever between the two
pieces. The run and ravine divide them.
You can't get to the park without a bridge,
and the purpose of these 10 acres is to afford
a location for the bridge and a site for the
Carnegie Library. Both are Objectionable.
This bridge is to be grand stone arch,
monumental in deign, copy of famous
| bridge somewhere In keeping with the Car
negie Library, and it will cost a quarter of
million. The Chief of the Department Of
this bridge and the estimates.
If we put up the bridge at Mr.. Bigelow's
figures il will cost 500, 900; the ground
costs S75, 900; the grand roadway, 200 feet
wide, the work on the grounds and all that
it is safe to say will run the cost of these 10
acres up to $500, 900. The city has no need
for S225, 900 bridge or $4,000 entrance.
GAS far as buying ground for the Carnegie
Library. the city should do nothing of the
kind. Mr.. Carnegie's proposition was to
furnish the building and books; the city
was to furnish $40, 600 year to maintain it.
l hold further that Bellefeld is no place for
the main library; the place where books of
reference are should be down town where
art gallery there are all right, but the main
library and music hall should be where all
lines of railway meet, not where but two
lines 60.
FREE BRIDGES FIRST.
''This park business has run wild. 1t is
all park, park, and no streets. l am ready
to vote $50 900 year for parks and add the
other $50, 600 to the street appropriation.
What we want is well-paved streets; they
add 10 the wealth and business Of the city;
parks don't. Parks are nice, but they are
only ornamental. There is too much park.
1t is time to cry halt. My people in the
Thlrty.second ward are sick Of it; they are
almost in state of rebellion. The South
side was promised free bridges; it ought to
have them. The people were told that as
soon as money grew easier the bridges
would be free. Now the people see vast
appropriations for parks-a mere luxury
and they can't understand why there is no
money for free bridges. 1 don't think any
intelligent man can understand it. You
are going too fast with your parks; and
further than the people will support you"
Mr.. McEldowney said his neighbors in
the Thirteenth ward enjoyed parks, but
they would prefer paved streets and water
just now. 1t didn't satisfy them to know
that there was an elephant or a monkey in
Schenley Park while they were crying
for water
Mr.. Magee urged that the opportunity at
hand be seized. The ground was worth
four times what it was offered for. Its pur-
chase could not interfere with the improve
ment of single street in Pittsburg AS for
the bridge, that would cost Just what Coun-
ellis voted to spend on il. The park was not
needed for Mr.. Bigham or Mr.. MacGonigle
they had their country places. 1t was for
the men who are suffering for chance to
get out where they can get a bit of fresh air.
Mr.. MacGonigle retorted that his country
place was "a leet wide and 1921 feet deep.
No one was suffering for this park. His
people want park, but want il in home
opathlc doses.
BIGHAM DOESN'T WANT AN ELEPHANT.
Mr.. Blgham said the only argument for
the ordinance was that the land is cheap
He didn't want an elephant because it is
going at a sacrifice price. The elephant
might not cost much. but the expense was
only begun with the purchase There was
no need for these 19 acres. The 400 acres were
enough for the people. LET me tell you,"
he continued, that 1t is not the poor who
vii go out there. They don't need this
S225, 900 bridge. This scheme-and
have no sinister meaning when 1 use
Iudt pIOJSCL hOulu De OeIU6r-LQlS prof.
ect is to make a fine feature for an aristo-
cratic neighborhood. It's for the aristocrats
of the East End. The streets they used to |
drive on have been taken by the street car |
lines. The carriage-keeping people of the |
East End need good place for exercising
their horses. This is good ground and will |
have nice roads for them. This ground |
would be cheap at $75, 900 if we bought but |
we don't buy. We lease it for park purposes. |
We cant put patrol station or an engine |
house on it. We car do nothing but use it |
for park and for the Carnegie Library. |
Anything else and il goes back to Mrs. !
Schenley or her heirs. 1t will be ours to |
fix up and build monumental bridge on"
A vote was then taken on the motion to
postpone, which was lost by a vote of 16 |
ayes to 20 noes, the affirmative votes being
cast by Messrs. Angloch, Bigham, Brewster,
Fox, Jarrett, Larkin, Metcalfe, Nc
Eldowney, MacGonigle, O'Connor, O'Don-
nell, Stewart, Vogt, Wright and President
Holiday.
THE END OF THE BATTLE.
The vote on the final passage of the ordi- |
nance was then taken, and resulted-ayes,
25; noes, II, as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Angloch, Brown, Crawford. |
DoEley, Delaney, Dunn, Elliott, Ferguson
Groetzlnger, Hagmaier, Johnston Kearps |
Lowry, Magee, Mason, Mcclure McEldowney' |
Mcclure, O'Connor, Pitcairn, Shannon, Tag |
CERT, wallace Wilson, White-25
Noes-Messrs Bigham, Brewster. Fox lar.
rett Larkin Metcalfe. MacIionigle. O'Donnell
Stewart Vogt, Wright and President Holli.
day-l2
President Holiday, before voting. gave
his reasons. He said he was opposed to the
purchase, not so much on account of the |
park, as on account of the placing of the
Carnegie Library there The library
should be down town. He would never
vote to buy foot of ground for the Car
negie Library. If Mr.. Carnegie wants this
ground for the library let him buy it eor
that purpose and pay for it.
Mr.. Bigham, from the Committee on
Public Works, presented ordinances for the
opening of Hays street. Cairo street Rut-
ledge street, Seward street and Comrie alley:
tor sewers on Flack street, Hays street,
Mellon and Black streets, College street
and Twenty-ninth street; for grading, paw
ing and curbing Broad street, Craig street.
Duncan street, Hoeveler street, Yew street,
Ward street, South Twenty-ninth street,
Frazier street, Woolslayer alley; FOR grad.
ing and paving Kent alley and Comrie
alley; for paving Collins avenue, Duff and
Rose streets; all of which were passed.
Mr.. O'Donnell, from the Committee on
Surveys. presented ordinances establishing
the grade of Fillmore street, Cabinet street: |
locating Fair Oaks street, Ivy street and
Murtland street; all Of which were passed.