Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-17
Create a Number of Lively Scenes
and SeanceS Among Members
of Allegheny Councils.
AMAN WHO NEVER SAW HIS BRIDE
Hurrying Over the Ocean to Claim Her
Though He Can't Bring Her Back to
America With Him.
MISSOURrS GOVERNOR IN PITTsBURG.
Interesting Happenings in the Twin Cities in
Twenty-FOur Hours

TO keep the members in order. In many
cases there was q lamentable darkness, but
it was frequently broken by the appeal OF
some member for an arc light on some back
| street, notwithstanding the fact that the
| appeals for arc lights already in are almost
| double the capacity of the city plant. 1t was
| difficult to understand why so many lights
were asked for while councilmanic elections
are still so far of. Light was even asked
/ from Congress on the matter of donating the
First ward square to the Government. In
| Select Council there were q few disturbances
| caused by the advent of some new and some
| old street railways clad in. white robed
| purity. With two exceptions councilmen at
| once declared they had no interest in any
| particular line that wanted new franchises
| or that desired to kill budding corporations.
As a result the idea of making companies
bid for rights has sprouted, but like the
good, died young.
Regulation of Rapid Transit.
At the call of wards in the Select branch
the principal resolution was that to regulate
the running of traction roads recently in
troduced in Pittsburg Mr.. Ems tein offered
an ordinance granting the Pittsburg, Allie
gheny and Manchester Passenger Railway
Company the right to lay line beginning
at the end of the Troy Hill branch along
Ohio street to Sycamore street, to Main
street, to Pine street, to River avenue, to
Bridge avenue, to East Ohio street, to the
city line; thence returning by East Ohio
street to the terminus of the Troy Hill
branch. The fare from Pittsburg to the end
of the line shall not be more than cents
from A. NJ. to u P. NJ, and not more than 10
cents from Il P NJ. to SAN.
The chiefs of departments were given
power to enter into contracts not exceeding
Chief Mnrnhu was fn
buy horses for fire and police bureaus. On
all the other matters requiring money Mr..
Wertheimer held on to the key, and they
were sent to the Finance Committee to un-
dergo the electrocution process.
Then Mr.. Kennedy introduced street rail-
ways and lively time by presenting an or
dinance supplementary to the Troy Hill
Passenger Railway Company ordinance. and
Troy Hill road and Gardner street, along
Gardner street to Lowrie street, to the city
line with double track on Gardner street
and a single track on Lowrie street, with
switches at Oyerhill and Lowrie streets and
Niggle and Lowrie streets.
Mr.. HenTicks moved to amend by insert
ing provision that iron poles be used, say
ing that, if wooden poles were Objectionable,
now was the time TO provide for iron poles.
Mr.. Lowe objected, because an amendment
would send the ordinance back for a month.
Mr.. Henricks did not think that was serious.
Then Mr. Lowe said that iron poles are more
dangerous than wooden poles. Mr.. Ober
said the people were satisfied with wooden
poles Mr. Arthur Kennedy raised q laugh
by saying that the road is built and now in
operation; the ordinance is wanted because
the people have gone into court about the
switches. Mr.. Lowe said he had been over
the ground, and the people want these
switches. There is one now at Branch street,
and others are needed. The ordinance was
passed, Mr.. Lowe asking the clerk to excuse
him from voting, as he is interested in the
line.
ID
Mr.. Kennedy further presented the ordi-
nance giving the right of way to the Ale
gheny and Millvale Street Railway COM
pany.
Mr.. Henricks moved to refer the ordinance |
back, and Mr.. Lowe and Mr.. Kennedy at
once demanded why.
DR.. Clifford got the floor first and pre- |
sented a remonstrance signed by So business !
men of Federal and Ohio streets They OBJ |
jected to the passage of the ordinance be- |
cause it would injure their property and |
business, because it will divert from Allie |
gheny to Pittsburg the travel that has long |
had its path past their doors They also |
asserted that the route is indirect. and be- |
sides there are ample facilities for all travel |
by way of Ohio ana Federal streets. Among |
the remonstrants were Georsh W. Snaman |
Jr., A J. kaercher, Samuel Mcknight, W. J. !
Sarver +. Ii. Eggers & Son, Anschutz, Brad |
berry & Co., Joseph Lautner & Co., +. F. |
Davidson Co., Linn, Jacobs & McGilvray, |
Z. Holden q Co., Max Klein and Steiner & |
Noegtly.
Mr.. u. NJ. Kennedy said the ordinance had |
laid in the committee room for almost |
year, then was brought out, the route |
changed, and this without notice to the |
public; He was personally interested and
Mr.. Arthur Kennedy said the only objec-
tion came from the Pittsburg, Allegheny
and Manchester Company. Their attorneys
had gotten up the remonstrance and their
superintendent had gotten the signers. Mr..
kennedy denounced the terms of the re-
monstrance as outrageous, and gave the
Pittsburg, Allegheny and Manchester Com
pany the reputation of caring nothing for
Allegheny or her interests.
Mr.. w. NJ. Kennedy presented q remon-
He said ali thew asked for was hearing.
Mr.. Henricks said it was sad commen-
tary that when a railway ordinance came
up it was question of being in favor of one
or against another. For himself
he was not an advocate of any company. He
has no interest, nor have any of his rela-
tions in the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Men,
the features of the route because of the !
double tracks on narrow streets.
DIR. Clifford suggested that if two roads
wanted the right of way, let them bid and
give it to the best.
Mr. Lowe advocated the ordinance, saying
the route was natural and would bring 900
people down into Allegheny who now go to
over the Forty-second street
bridge. As for the double track on narrow
streets, the company would give bond not
to build more than one track.
Glad to Find Some Competition.
Mr. Henricks was glad to see two COM
panies after this field. He had no interest in
sither company and favored taking the best
,ffer. The natural route was down Ohio
street on the Pittsburg Allegheny and Man.
chester route and if this company would
make the best offer he favored giving them
,he franchise.
|
wrangle over Mr.. Kennedy's remarks, be-
cause Mr. Kennedy said that the remon-
'trance was proof that signers to
petition to hang a man could be easily gotten
n Allegheny. DR.. Clifford after this advo-
,ated the sale of the franchise, saying the
President of the Pittsburg, Allegheny and
Manchester Company was in the room and
aid his company would pave between the
racks with block stone.
Mr.. A. Kennedy said there had been an |
ordinance for a road in this territory passed |
II Allegheny years ago. The road was never |
,uilt because the men who control Pitts
,urg, and who now control the Pittsburg
and Manchester line, would not
ct the road into Pittsburg.
Mr.. Wertheimer said he had no interest in |
ither road. He had voted for all the Pleas
mt Valley legislation because it was an en-
company. But it had not kept its
DIR. Clifford called for the ayes and noes
n a motion to send the ordinance back to
he committee, and demanded that no men, i
er having an interest in this line, OF any :
inc with which it will connect, refrain from i
oting. Mr.. Kennedy replied that he had a :
mall interest in the Pleasant Valley line, | :
ut none in this line, and did not think that H,
hould stop him from voting. 4
Mr.. Lare said this whole thing was an at =
empt of Pittsburg politicians to control
councils, and it was time to stop
4; Mr.. Henricks said they were no worse
nan Allegheny politicians, and Mr. Lare
hid they were. Mr.. Henricks didn't think
ny members interested in either line should
oradA Mr. lro1 inn 1,nr 1, l