Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-29

Common COunclis faHses an Orulnance FRO.
vidIns for General Sewer Connections
Privnfe Sewers Don't Count-Preparins
for Uncle SANS Generosity.
In the Common branch Mr.. Bigham,
| Chairman of the Committee on Public
Works, presented an ordinance requiring
property owners to connect their premises
with public sewers.
Mr.. MacGonigle offered an amendment
| allowing two years after the construction OF
| the sewer before making the connection.
| He said there were so many sewers being
constructed in the East End that the tax
would be burdensome to some workingmen
who are buying homes on installments.
Mr.. Bigelow said the measure was asked
for in the interest of the public health, and
was necessity to keep the city in good san
itary condition.
Messrs. Donley and Finn advocated the
original ordinance on the same grounds
taken BY Mr.. Bigelow. After some further
discussion Mr.. MacGonigle's amendment
was lost, whereupon Mr.. O'Donnell moved
to amend by inserting provision to cover
cases where property owners had made con-
nections with public sewers on distant
streets before sewer was built on the street
on which their property abuts.
Mr.. Donley said this would only perpetu-
ate the system of private sewers. These
sewers were bad and the system was worse.
The amendment was lost, and then Mr..
O'Donnell opposed the ordinance on the
ground that it put too much power in
the hands OF the Department of Public
Works.
IT GOES THROUGH EASILY.
When the vote was taken the ordinance
was passed by vote OF 26 ayes to II noes
The negative vote was cast by Messrs. An
gloch, Gallagher, Kearns, King, Mullen,
Mccarthy, MacGonigle, O'Connor, O'Don-
nell, White and Wright.
Mr.. Bigham presented the report Of the
viewers on the opening and widening of
Diamond street from the Diamond square to
Smithfeld street, as previously published.
He also presented remonstrance signed BY
Marshall Bros, George V. Marshall, Eliza
beth Abercrombie, Mary I. Gates, Annie E.
Brown, Caroline s. Hays, & nnie M. Bissell,
Sarah Arthurs' heirs, Jane H. Steel, Will
liam Barker (trustee), William J. Sawyer
and Isaac Craig. The remonstrance was
filed and the viewers report approved. The
viewers report on the opening and widen
ing of Cecil alley was then presented and
approVeu.
In the absence of Mr.. Carnahan Mr..
Bigham reported for the Survey Committee
that Mr.. Carnahan had been elected chair
man. He presented an ordinance for the
vacation of Ellwood street and moved its
indefinite postponement, which was agreed
to. Mr.. Bigham also presented ordinances
establishing the grade of Negley avenue,
locating Alder street, Coltart square and
Breed street, relocating South Thirtieth
street, changing the name of Barton street
to Morewood avenue, all of which were
passed.
READY FOR A CONTINGENCY
Mr.. Bigham also presented the ordinance
locating Municipal place in the court along
side of City Hall. Mr.. Bigham said that
every member OF Council knew that the city
could not lay out street or place on Gov
ernment property. If it could. the Arsenal |
grounds would have been cut into city |
squares long ago. The object of this ordi-
nance was to 80 arrange that Congressman |
Dalzell could introduce a bill in Congress to |
give the ground to the city. The ordinance |
passed.
Mr.. Ferguson, from the special committee |
on the violation of the ordinance relative to |
the running of trains on Liberty street, re-
ported in favor Of sending the resolution to |
the chief Of the Department Of Public Safe
ty for enforcement.
Mr.. Mullen moved to refer the resolution |