Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-15
SOME THINGS WANTED
FROM THE LEGISLATURE BY soUTHsIDE
RESIDENTS.

An Approprfntiou for the Hospitnl-Some
Pointers on Country Road Legislation
Rent and Conspiracy LAWS Need Over.
hauIiug-Orher Needed Reforms.
After little skirmish among the manu-
facturers, business men and doctors on the
Southside yesterday afternoon, it was easy
10 anticipate at least one thing which they
wished the Legislature to do at the coming
session. They are all after the legislators
for an appropriation for the Southside
Hospital and say something will be done or
they will know the reason why.
The business management of the hospital
have the names of hundreds of citizens who
have subscribed to the popular hospital fund.
These names have all been tabulated, showing
the occupation and amount paid by each SUD-
scriber, and will be bound In BOOKS 70 snow 70
the legislators. Every factory, MILL glass
house etc. has been supplied with the DOCKS.
and each branch of trade so systematically can
vassed that the names on the petition WI, VII rep
resent every class, and IL Is hoped Will nave
weight with the lawmakers.
Mr. Fred Gearing said: What do we want
the Legislators to dor Well, we want them to
shake things mp when they get to harriseerg @ o,
ought 20 do. and that is TO make good ap-
preparation for the Southside Hospital Here
we have nearly 10000 population on
this side OF the river and no hospital;
The present building II too small, and
anyone that has watched the hospital since
it Arst started even ~ they were unconvinced
will agree that the hospital Is necessity, Just
and, In truth, moro So. There were EIGHT
cases brought 20 the hospital today up to 2
o'clock. When the proper persons see what
the Southside people are doing for the hospital,
ana its necessity. I hardly see how they can
fairly and justly help but give the institution
the appropriation asked-and believe they
will do H."
DIR. J. Milton Duff also put In a strong plea
for the hospital, but after short chat launched
out ono OF his ideas, good roads: lie said
he had studied the country road question
for 10 years. and had had some experience
in road making. He thought the question n
difficult one TO solve in n way that would give
general satisfaction to tho farmers. The only
way he sees to accomplish the ond Is 70 nave
law passed making all road taxes payable IN
cash, instead OF each one working out his
share. He said country road making was too
often a farce in the old way.
Tho doctor did not think the country was
rich enough 10 stand the expense OF macadam-
ized roads. He has farm OF over 300 acres In
Westnoreland county, which has over three
miles of road frontage. AT one time ne Of
fered TO macadamize the main turnpike pass
ing through his farm and keep II In repair II
he were exonerated from all taxes thereafter,
but he says this plan would not work, as some
persons having large farms nave only small
road frontage.
L. T. McGrath wanted TO see an Australian
ballot system law passed.
Mr.. John Fees thought the conspiracy laws
should be overhauled, as the present laws were
altogether too loose, and gave those inclined to
crooked work too much show.
James Crea said there should be big i'm
provement In the road laws.
Alderman J. n. Jarrett said the present rent
laws should have some attention, as under
them the owner of rouse has no protection
and It is the easies- thing in the world for
man to skip his ent or, if not, give the real es-
tate agent &c Cd deal Of trouble.