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AN ORDINANCE-GRANT UNTO
IN the Greenfield Avenue Railway Company,
Its successors, lessees and assigns the right to
enter upon, use and occupy certain streets and
highways.
Section 1-Be 1t ordained and enacted by the
city OF Pitttsburg, in Select and Common
Councils assembled, and it is hereby ordained
and enacted by the authority of the same
That the Greenfield Avenue Railway Company,
its lessees, successors and assigns shall have the
right, and is hereby authorized to enter upon
Greenfield avenue, between Second avenue and
Lytle avenue, TO construct, maintain, operate
and use during the term named in its cnarter
its railway. with double tracks or with single
tracks, with the necessary sidings, turnours
and switches, and TO use electricity as
motive power, and also to erect main
tain, operate and use an overhead or
other electric system for the supply
OF motive power, and to erect maintain and
toned, such posts, poles or other supports as
said company NAV deem convenient for the
support or maintenance of such overhead sys-
tenn, provided, however, that whenever the
said Greenneld avenue Is paved by the city
the said railroad company shall pave be-
tween its tracks and lines Of tracks and one
foot outside thereof with the same material
with which the remaining part of said avenue
IS paved IN all other respects. the said company
shall be subject to the provisions of general
ordinance entitled, "a general ordinance re-
lating to the entry upon, over and under, or
the use or occupation of any street. lane or
alley, or any part thereof, for any purpose, by
passenger or street railway companies, or by
companies operating passenger street railways,
and providing reasonable regulations pertain
ing thereto for the public convenience and
safetv." approved the 18th day of February, A.
d. 1890
Section THAT any ordinance OF part of
ordinance conflicting with the provisions Of
this ordinance be and the same is hereby
repealed so far as the same affects this ordi-
nance.
Ordained and enacted into law in Councils
this 1lth day of July, A. d. 1880.
II. P. FORD, President of Select Council
Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Select Council
GEO. L HOLIDAY, President of Common
Council. Attest: E, ]. MARTIN, Clerk Of
Common Council.
Mayors Office, July 49, 1890. Approved:
a. ]. GOURLEY, Mayor. Attest: ROBT.
OSTERMAIER, Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. Z, page AT,
22d day of July A D. 1890
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o.
N ORDINANCE - GRANTING UNTO
IL the Mexican Street Railway Company, its
successors, lessees and assigns. the right to en-
ter upon. use and occupy certain streets and
highways.
Section 1-Be It ordained and enacted by the
city Of Pittsburg. in Select and Common Coun-
ellis assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by she authority of the same, That the
Mexican Street Railway Company. its lessees,
successors and assigns, shall have the right,
and is hereby authorized to enter upon the
streets and highways included within its route,
to wit: Beginning on Water street at the ter
minus of the tracks of the Transverse
Passenger Railway Company: thence along
Water street to Grant street; thence
along Grant street to First avenue; thence
along First avenue to Ross street; thence
along Ross street to and by a bridge proposed
to be erected over the Monongahela river to
South First street; thence along South First
street to Mexican street; thence along Mexican
street to South Third street; thence along
South Third street 70 Bingham street, and
thence along Bingham street to South Eighth
street to construct, maintain, operate and use
during the term named in its charter; its rail-
way as aforementioned with double tracks or
with single tracks with the necessary s1dings
turnouts and switches, and to use electricity as
motive power; and also to erect maintain.
operate and use an overhead other
electric system for the supply of motive
power and to erect, maintain and use in
the streets or highways before mentioned
such posts, poles or other supports as said
company may deem convenient for the support
under and subject, however, to the provisions
of a general ordinance. entitled "A general
ordinance relating to the entry upon, over or
under or the use or occupation Of any street.
lane or alley, or any part thereof, for any pur-
pose by passenger or street railway companies,
or by companies operating passenger or street
railways, and providing reasonable regulations
pertaining thereto for the public convenience
and safety, approved the 25th day of February.
A. D. 1884,,
Section 2-That any ordinance or part Of Or
dinance conflicting with the provisions of this
ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed
SO far as the same affects this ordinance
Ordained and enacted into law in Councils
this l1th day of July, A. D., 1890.
H. P. FORD, President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Select
Council, G. L. HOLIDAY. President of
Common Council. Attest: E. ]. MARTIN
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayors Office. July lS 1890. Approved:
b. GOURLEY, Mayor. Attest: ROBT.
OSTERMAIER, Mayors Clerk,
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. Z, page 474
2lst day of july A. u. 1890
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mo. 80. |

mo, 80.
A N ORDINANCE-ESTAB BLISHING THE
n grade of Margaretta street from Highland
avenue to Negley avenue.
Section l-Be it ordained and enacted by the
city Of PittsbuIg, in Select and Common Coun-
ellis assembled. and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That the
grade of the south curb of Margaretta street,
from Highland to Negley avenues. be and the
same is hereby established as follows, viz. /:
Beginning at the west curb line of Highland
avenue, at an elevation of 22l.62 feet: thence
by convex curve for distance of IS feet to a
p. T., at an elevation of 22l.74 feer thence fall
ing at the rate of 14l feet per 100 feet for dis
tance of 370.25 feet to the east curb line of
Beatty street at an elevation of 2l652 feet;
thence level for a distance of % feet to the
west curb line of Beatty street; thence fall
ing at the rate of 05 feet per 100 feet for
distance of 30036 feet to the east curb line of
Euclid street at an elevation of 2l502 feet;
west curb line of Euclid street; thence fall
ing at the rate of 05 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 26l.S6 feet TO the east curb line OF
st. Clair street at an elevation 2l3.7l feet;
thence level for distance OF 80 feet to the west
curb line of st. Clair street; thence rising at
the rate of 05 feet per 100 feet for distance Of
5.55 feet to the east curb line of Mellon street.
at an elevation of l499 feet; thence level for
distance of 30 feet to the west curb line of
Mellon street, thence rising at the rate OF 2l9
feet per 100 feet for distance of 25 feet to the
east building line of Negley avenue at an ele-
vation of .36 feet; thence level for distance
of 10 feet to the east curb line of Negley ave-
nue..
Section 2-That any ordinance or part Of or
dinance conflicting with the provisions of this
ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed
SO far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this Both day of June. A. d. 1890
II. P. FORD. President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Select
Council. 6. L. HOLIDAY, Presdent of
Common Council. Attest: E. j. MARTIN,
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayors Office, July S, 1890. Approved:
b. l. GOURLEY, Mayor. Attest: ROBT. Os-
TERMAIER. Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. 7, page
449. 9th day of July. A. d. 1890
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.


rNo. 38.I
A ~ ORDlNANCE-AUTH THE
n Department of Public Works TO purchase
from Dominic Call piece of land in the
Nineteenth ward.
section l-Be it ordained and enacted by the
city OF Pittsburg. in Select and Common Coun-
ellis assembled. and it Is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority OF ths same That the
Chief OF the Department of Public Works of
the said city be and he Is hereby authorized, en-
powered and directed to purchase in fee simple
for the use and benefit of said city from Domi-
mic sCal for the consideration hereinafter
named, all that certain piece or parcel of
ground situate in the Nineteenth ward, Pitts
burg. bounded and described as follows to wit:
All that certain lot OF ground situate in the
Nineteenth Sl9th) ward Of the city Of Pitrsburg,
mia, being part of lot No. "a In plan of lots laid
out by the Arsenal Bank of Pittsburg as re-
corded in the Recorder's Office in Allegheny
county in Plan Book. volume q, page 2S3 and
bounded and described as follows, to wit:
fronting twenty-five (25) feet on the northern
side of Dearborn street and extending back
northwardly, preserving the same width dis
tance of ninety-six and thirty-hundreths (96.30l
feet to Alhambra alley, and bounded on the
east by Conrad street. and on the west by prop
part of larger tract of land which Enoch p.
Phillips and Rebecca. his wife, by their deed,
dated July 13. 1880 md recorded in the Re-
corder's office in Allegheny county. in Deed
the Arsenal Bank of Pittsburg. and the same
lot which the said Arsenal Bank of Pittsburg
by its deed, dated March g. 1883 and recorded
in the Recorders Office in Allegheny county in
Deed Book. volume 464, page 178. granted and
convened to James Sugden, and the same which
the said James Sugdt and Elizabeth, his wife, by
their deed dated October 10, 1888 and recorded
In the Recorders Office In Allegheny county in
Deed Book, volume 49,, page 2l0. granted and
conveyed to Martha HIlliar and Mary Jane
dlliar, the present grantors as by reference to
said above recited conveyances will more fully
appear. and upon the delivery of said deed
In fee simple the Controller of said city is
hereby directed to issue his certificate for
warrant for the consideration, to wit: Eleven
hundred l.1OOl dollars and charge the same to
appropriation No.
Section 2-That any ordinance or part of
ordinance conflicting with the provisions of
this ordinance be and the same is hereby
repealed so far as the same affects this ordi-
nance
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this 30th day of June, A. d. 1890
ii. p. FORD. President of Select Council
Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Select Coun-
Gil. G. L. HOLIDAY. President of Common
Council. Attest: e. J. MARTIN, Clerk Of
Common Council.
Mayors office, July 5. 1890. Approved.
Il. L GOURLEY, Mayor. Attest: ROBT.
OSTERMAlER, Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol Z, page 449,
9Th day of July. A. D. 1890.
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mo. GIL


AN ORDINANCE-GRANT UNTO
IA the Bingham Street Railway Company,
its successors, lesseeS and assigns. the right to
enter upon, use and occupy certain streets and
highways.
Section 1-Be 1t ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsbnrg, in Select and Common Coun-
ellis assembled, and it Is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same That
the Bingham Street Railway Company; Its
lessees, successors and assigns. shall have the
right, and is hereby authorized to enter upon
the streets and highways included within its
route. to wit: Beginning on Bingham street
at its intersection with South Eighth street;
thence along Bingham street and Market
square to South Seventeenth street: thence
along South Seventeenth street to Sidney
street; thence along Sidney street TO South
Eighteenth street and thence along South
Eighteenth street to Jane street. to Construct,
maintain. operate and use during the term
named in it's charter. Its railway as aforemen-
toned. with double or with single tracks, with
the necessary sidings, turnouts and switches
and to use electricity as a motive power and
also to erect, maintain, operate and use an
overhead OF other electric system for the sup
ply of motive power. and to erect, maintain and
use in the streets or highways before mentioned
such posts, poles or other supports as said COM
pany may deem convenient for the support or
maintenance of such overhead system. under
and subject, however, to the provisions OF
general ordinance entitled, "A general ordt-
nance relating to the entry upon, over or under.
or the use or occupation of any street. lane or
alley, or any part thereof for any purpose, by
passenger or street eetrailwaycompaDies,O or by CON-
paoIes operating passenger or street railways
and providing reasonable regulations pertain
ing thereto, for the public convenience and
safety" approved the 25th day Of February,
A d. 1890.
Section 2-That any ordinance or part OF ordI-
nance conflicting with the provisions OF this
ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed
SO far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into law in Councils
this llth day of July. A. ID. 1890
II. P. FORD, President of Select Council.
Attest: GEORGE BOOTH, Clerk Of Selecr
Council. GEO. l. HOLIDAY. President Of
Common Council Attess; E. J. MARTIN,
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayors office, July Is 1890. Approved,
II. / GOURLEY, Mayor. Attest: ROBT,
OSTERMAIER, Mayors Clerk.
Recorded In Ordinance Book, vol. I, page "a
4st day Of July A. p. lssQ
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OFFICIAL-PITTSBURG.

width Of so feet, in accS-danee with plan on
file in the Department b ic Works. known
as Eighteenth and Nineteo~ ward plan OF
streets, approved by Councils, November II,
1857. The damages caused thereby and the
benefits to pay the same to be assessed and col
lected in accordance with the provisions OF an
act Of Assembly Of the Commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania entitled IAN act relating to
streets and sewers in cities Of the second class"
approved the 18th day Of May A. d. 1889
Section 2That any ordinance or part OF
ordinance conflicting with the provisions OF
this ordinance be and the same is hereby re-
pealsd so far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into law in Councils
this 30th day of June. A. d. 1890.
H. P. FORD, President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Select Council.
G. L. HOLIDAY, President OF Common
Council. Attest: 3. ]. MARTIN, Clerk of Com
mon Council.
Mayors office, July s. 1890 Approved.
II. l. GOURLEY, Mayor. Attest: ROBT.
OSTERMAIER, Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, 7ol. T. page 457,
18th day OF July, A. D. 1890.
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mo. 49,
A N oRDINANCE-AUTHoRIzING THI

No. 48.
A n ORDINANCE-AUTH THE
N opening of Golden street, from Sterling
street to Berg street.
Section 1-Be it ordained and enacted by the
city of PIttsburg. in Select and Common
Councils assembled, and 1t is hereby ordained
and enacted by the authority Of the same,
That the Chief of the Department of Public
Works be and is hereby authorized and
directed to cause to be surveyed and opened
within so days from the date Of the passage of
this ordinance, Golden street, from Sterling
street to Berg street, at width of 80
and 40 feet, in accordance with ordinances
locating the same, approved February 8, 1890.
The damages caused thereby and the benefits
to pay the same to be assessed and collected in
accordance with the provisions Of an act of
Assembly Of the Commonwealth Of Pennsyl-
vania, entitled IAN act relating to streets and
the 10th day of May A. d. 1889.
Section 2SThat any ordinance or part of
dinance conflicting with the provisions of this
ordinance, be and the same Is hereby repealed
SO far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this Both day of June. A. ID. 1890.
81. P. FORD, President of Select Council
Attest: GEO. BOOTH. Clerk of Select Coun-
Gil g. L. HOLIDAY, President of Com
mon Council Attest: E. J. MARTIN, Clerk
of Common Council.
Mayors Office, July s. 1890 Approved:
II. l. GOURLEY, Mayor, Attest: ROBERT
OSTERMAIER, Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book vol. 7, page
459, 18th day of July, A. ID. 1890.
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No. g.
N ORDINANCE-Granting unto the Jane
II Street Railway Company Its successors,
lessees and assigns, the right to enter upon,
use and occupy certain streets and highways.
Section BE il ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun-
ellis assembled, and 1t is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority OF the same. That the
Jane Street Railway Company, its lessees, sue
cessors and assigns shall have the right. and Is
hereby authorized TO enter upon the streets
and highways included within its route, to wit:
Beginning on Jane street at its intersection
with South Eighteenth street; thence along
Jane street to South Thirtleth: thence along
South Thirtieth street to Sarah street,
and thence along Sarah street east
erly to the city line to construct, maintain,
operate and use during the term named in its
charter, its railway as aforementioned, with
double tracks or with single tracks, with ne
cessary sidings, turnouts and switches. and to
use electricity as motive power and also to
erect maintain, operate and use an overhead
or other electric system for the supply of motive
power and to erect, maintain and use in the
streets or highways before mentioned such
posts. poles or other supports as said company
may deem convenient for the support or main
tenance OF such overhead system, under and
subject, however to the provision of general
ordinance entitled, "a general ordinance relat-
ing to the entry upon, over or under. or the use
or occupation OF any street, lane or alley OF
any part thereof for any purpose by passenger
or street railway companies, or by companies
operating passenger or street railways and
providing reasonable regulations pertaining
thereto for the public convenience and safety"
approved the 18th day Of February, A. ID. 1880.
Section 2-That any ordinance or part Of or
dinance conflicting with the provisions Of this
ordinance be and the same Is hereby repealed
so far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into law in Councils
this llth day of July. A. d. 1890.
H. P. FORD. President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. BOOTH. Clerk of Select Coun-
Gil. G. L. HOLIDAY. President of Com
mon Council. Attest: E. ]. MARTIN, Clerk
of Common Council
Mayors office. July 18 1890 Approvedi
H. /. GOURLEY. Mayor. Attest: ROBT.
OSTERMAIER, Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol Z, page 47a
21st day OF July A. D. 1890.
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. .NoRn1nANrEN@o. No. .A1if1rHnR1zrNa 81


A N AUTHORIZING THE
n opening Of ChisIett street, from Wither-
spoon street to Greenwood street.
Section 1-Be it ordained and enacted BY
the city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common
Councils assembled, and it is hereby ordained
and enacted by the authority of the same,
That the Chief of the Department Of Public
Works be and is hereby authorized and di-
rected to cause to be surveyed and opened
within go days from the date of the passage OF
this ordinance, Chislett street, from
Witherspoon street to Greenwood street,
at width of so feet, in accord
ance with a plan on file in the Department OF
Public Works, known as the Eighteenth and
Nineteenth ward plan of streets, approved by
Councils November IA, 1887 The damages caused
thereby and the benefits to pay the same to be
assessed and collected in accordance with the
provisions OF an act of Assembly Of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania entitled, AN act
relating to streets and sewers in cities of the
second class" approved the 10Th day of May, A
d. 1889.
Section 2-That any ordinance, OF partof or
dinance. conflicting with the provisions OF this
ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed
SO far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this Both day of June, A. d. 1890
II. p. FORD, President of Select Council.
Attest: GEORGE BOOTH. Clerk Of Selecg
Council. GEO. l. HOLIDAY, President Of
Common Council. Attest: Z. j. MARTIN,
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayors office, July s, 1890. Approved: H. 1.
GOURLEY, Mayor. Attest: ROBERT OS-
TERMAIER, Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. Z, page 458,
18th day of july A. d. 1890.
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ley, as given in the sworn statements OF the
claimants. reaches the sum Of sS,6I4l lOo: Inc
estimate, however, made BY the several iocal
district commissions is about one-fourln iess
than this. aud is probably nearly correcL An
addition to the above heavy losses we're sus
tanned by corporations who did not make STATE
ments to the commission. An effort was ma9e
BY the board of inquiry" of Johnstown to OBJ
tam fair estimates of such losses and the stsie a
ment below presents the result. whicn, Wnne
not full nor officiai. is the most complete avail
able: Loss of claimants, as by sworn hoa9I ssass,
ments 1861, los: estimate of losses TO oorougn
property. si64 $50; estimate of losses TO
school property s4S 6O7; estimate losses es
to fire companies, SSz, l5l; estimate OF
losses to churches, s2l5. .45O; estimate OF losses
to street railroad company, s44 l42' estimate Una OF
losses to railroad companies, 81, 4OoVVui estL
mate of losses to manufacturing companies
Cambria Iron Company not includedl, 500
$40. Total, s., 107. .5OO forming grand totai'
sll.s7l, COS.
The number of persons who participated IN
the several distributions with the total
amounts received by them is as follows; As
said before as to the first two items the lst Is
not complete, it covering only those from
whom the commission has official Statements:
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AN oRD1NANCE"AiT6ifHoR1zrNe q THE
n opening of Chislett street, from north
line Of property of heirs Of John F. Dunn to
Stanton avenue.
Section l-Be it ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun-
cils assembled. and it Is hereby ordained and
enacIed by the authority of the same, That the
Chief OF the Department of Public Works be
and is hereby authorized and directed to cause
to be surveyed and opened within sixty days
from the date Of the passage OF this ordinance.
Chislett street. from north line of property Of
heira Of John =, Dunn 70 Stanton aYsnues .as q
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Columbia, s4ss57 OF; Illinois. s2O6.sS6 s.;
Massachusetts s255.64s II; Michigan, as sSS-
500 243 OF: PENNSYLVANIA, 81, ,ls3.403 81;
Rhode Island, s42 1898 n. or the foreign coun-
tries England contributed the LARGEST amount,
80, 900 SO; Germanv's share was ,O65 ~, ana
that of France SIS 052 8S.
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PAYMENT OF LOSSES.

To the claimants as q whole there were paiq
average percentages as follows, these being
calculated on all losses, as shown by the sworn
statements. and including those winch were
claimants as well as those which comprised
their whole possessions:
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OF the above amount 5,0e5 persons received
from $40 to 1895. The former amount was re.
ceived by 1s9 persons $40 by LIS, SIS by llO, $50
l29, 500 by $50 and 500 by ll9. Four hundred
and twenty-one persons received over SLOOO.
three received over st, 900 each, two S. 13O, two
81 l60 two s. l30 three s. llQ two 81 0SO and two
$1,000
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loO UO
From other parts of the State moneys re-
ceived amounted to SIC, $50 76. The total cash
contributions, therefore, so far as the CON-
mission has been able to obtain information
are as follows: To the four principal funds,
IS. .307, sos so; to local committees direct s435-
Oh 2S; through charitable and social organiza-
tions SIS, $40 81; through aid societies, Sal,
9S2 so: to Welsh citizens, 81 800; through the
Mayor of st. Louis. S., 200: through the New
York World. Sl6,9c9 30; through the New York
Mail and Express. .iSie, ,0S0 08, showing total of
S4ll6SOl IS
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SOCIETY CONTRIBUTIONS.

The many charitable and social organizations
of the country sent special contributions for
their fellow Elembers. There were subscribed
and distributed by them in addition to supplies,
amounts as follows, was learned from re-
i.ninl IL IN.