Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01
PROTESTS AVAIL NOT
And the West End Railway Gets
Everything 1t Asks For.
COMPETITORS ARE ALL SHUT OUT.
Mayor Gourley Tells Where More Donations
Will Dc Well.
ADlY OF ROUTINE IN BOTH COUNCILS

Councils had long, dry session yester-
day. afternoon. The animated discussions
which usually keep up the interest of spec
;ators were noticeably lacking. But the ab-
sence of talk gave an excellent opportunity
for the transaction of business and large
amount of routine work was disposed OF.
The principal affair of the afternoon. and
the only one causing any discussion, was the
West End Street Railway ordinance. Thanks
10 this hil1 the lobby lost its appearance
of desolation and was thronged with eager
watchers. About 2G0 citizens from across
the river. friends and enemies of the meas
ure, kept watch on their representatives
in the Select branch while the ordinance
was under consideration there, and then
hurried over 10 Common with a similar
object in view. The session was productive
OF numerous campaign cannon balls for
prospective municipal elections in the West
End wards.
Objections of the Residents.
When the ordinance came up in Select
Council Mr.. Jones opened the battle by
moving TO amend by striking ont the right
of way OF Steuben street from West Carson
STRANGE against having the road on that
street, signed by all but three of the prop
ertv owners.
Mr.. Jones-The people of this district
want chance for a competitive line and
the ordinance prevents it. The company
has Main street already, which parallels
Steuben street ard tc give up the latter
would shut out the only avenue LETT, which
a new company is desirous of using to get
TO sheridan and the country beyond.
Mr.. Gillspie-These same objections have
been considered in committee, but fail to
see where the residents would be benefited
by refusing the street car company Steuben
street II only runs to West Carson street.
and as the right of way to the city on that
street is held bv the West End Company a
competing line has no way to get to town.
DIR. Evans-The West End Company is
as greatly interested in bringing people
from CHARTERS, ingram and the surrounding
country 10 the city as any proposed COM
pany, and I cannot see that:the objections
are good.
Mr.. Warmeastle-I have been authorized
by Messrs. Burns & Reilly, principal
owners of the road. to say the company in
tends to build its road to Mansfield and
afford accommodation to all residents of the
towns on the line. The present company
should not be compelled to lay parallel
tracks with competing company. 1t is
the inevitable tendency of all such parallel
lines to consolidate, as in the case of the
Duquesne and the Pittsburg Traction Com
panies.
Mr.. Keating-I beg pardon, these roads
have not consolidated.
Mr. Warmcastle-Well, they will to-
morrow.
Mr.. Keating-No, they will not.
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There are many good citizens on that re-
consideration.
Passed by Large Vote.
On the question to amend and strike out
Steuben street the amendment was lost On
the vote to pass the ordinance it carried, %
10 ). Mcssrs. Jones, King. McCord, Perry
and Treusch voting in the negative and Mr.. |
Reilly declining to vote.
In Common Council Mr. Fox tried 10 head |
off the ordinance by a motion to adjourn |
This was defeated and he offered an amend |
ment similar to the one discussed in Select. |
Mr.. Fo1-This company has asked for
everything in the West End except Saw
Mill Run bed, and suppose it would have
asked for that, only it would cost too
three of the property owners on Steu-
ben street have signed remon-
STRANGE against the West End Company.
These men do nov oppose railway there,
but they do oppose monopoly. There is |
another company anxious to get in and all |
Il asks is the use OF 3,400 feet of Steuben |
street. Councils should not shut out oppo- |
sition.
Mr.. Bigham-It is idle to talk of opposi- |
zion, as the West End Company now con-
trolls Carson street. The company Mr.. Fox |
speaks of has no charter. but is merely the |
talk of some gentlemen who may or NAV not |
do something. The West End Company
has the means and is bound to build within |
two years; besides il has a system of roads
that will extend far into the suburbs.
Nine ont of ten people are satisfied to give
the West End Company what it asks
Mr.. Fo1-There is a way to get out of the
West End besides Carson street. The other
company has charter and mas the money
and will build its road ir it gets chance
here Is a street now as far as Singers
mills and the new company can get
through.
The amendment was defeated. Mr.. Fox
offered another providing that the city
could give other companies the right to use
the tracks on Steuben street on payment of
q proPcrtionate share of the cost of construc-
tlon and maintenance. This was defeated
and the ordinance was adopted by vote of
SS ayes 10 nays. The nays were Messrs.
Finn, Fo1, Shannon and President Holli-
day.
A Raft of Resolutions.
In Common Mr.. Ferruson nresented I