Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-25

uting free library Not less than s., 100000
was his gift Not less than million! That
was the limit downward, but not upward. He
did not need to say that Andrew Carnegie
would give more than a million for Pitts
burg's free library. He closed by saying that
the gift was almost unparalleled
Mr.. Robertson delivered telling speech
He referred to the gifts of Mrs. Schenley, John
A. shoenberger and Mr.. Carnegie. He said, re-
ferring to the library: ut will be an educator,
both the building and its contents The iniu
ence of a magnificent building upon the archi-
lecture of the city in which it stands is beyond
reckoning.-Tha beautiful structure which
some one has appropriately called "a poem IN
stone"-the new Court House-ls doing more
TO beautify this city by its example to builders
than all the works on architecture that ever
were printed.
HOW IT WILL BENEFIT LABOR.
I'VE may expect the new library building to
do the like. The construction of it implies
something else that is of great importance. 1t
means the expenditure of hundreds of thou
sands of dollars as wages to the workmen who
build it and who prepare the material for it. It
means q widening of the labor market and
work for those who lack IT now. 1t means that
Of this s., 100000 large percentage will pass
from the pocket Of man of great wealth who
does not need 1t, to the hands of hundreds OF
poor men who do need it sadly. If there were
no other reason than this to move me. Mr..
Chairman, this should command my support.
this library viii be, putting into the hands OF
the poorest the latest knowledge upon every
subject, no one can fail to appreciate. Here
the garnered wisdom of the centuries will be
an open book to the eye Of the humblest citizen
who can read.
mo man can know what this means better
than Andrew Carnegie. He came TO this COM
munity poor emigrant boy, born in poverty
and left fatherless at an early age. he hao
scant schooling and few books until he grew
up and made the money to buy them. His gen.
erosity now makes it forever impossible that
any other poor boy in Pittsburg shall, endure
the same disadvantage.
THE STAR sPANGLED sCoTCHMAN.
They call him the Star Spangled Scotch
man. 1t is a noble name to deserve. American
patriotism grated upon Scotch manhood God
send us more like him, from every land and
cline! Let them comet Let us have not only
Star Spangled Scotchmen but Star Spangled
Irishmen, Star Spangled Englishmen, Star
Spangled Frenchmen. Star Spangled Dutch
men. There are stars enough in the armament
that adorns our flag to decorate with that sign
of American patriotism every lover OF nDerty,
Of whatever birth, who comes here with brave
heart and ready hand to share our citizenship,
our opportunities anu our prosperity"
The following ordinances were then passed
finally: Opening Forbes avenue from Boyd to
Diamond streets, and from Shady avenue to
the HOmewOOd Cemetery gate: grading, paving
and curbing Kirkpatrick street from Webster
to Wylie avenues; Vine streeE from Rose to
Reed streets: Bertha street from GrandVleW
avenue to Virginia avenue; sewer on Craig
street and Forbes avenue, from Fifth avenue to
sewer on Dithridge street and Forbes avenue;
Tustfn street. from JumOnville to Seneca
streets; kirkpatrick street, from Webster to
Wylie avenues.