Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-20
REFUSED MORE TIME
Allegheny Council Lays Over the
PittSburg and Manchester Trae-
ton Ordinance
UNTIL THAT BODY MEETS AGAIN.
Lively Discussion Between the Pleasant
Valley and Manchester Line
Champions.
CONTRACT RESOLUTIONS SENT BACK,
UNTIL THAT BODY MEETS AGAIN.
CONTRACT RESOLUTIONS SENT BACK,
But Many Sewer and Paving Ordinances We're Bur
Through.

But Many Sewer and Paving Ordinances Were Bun
Through
Allegheny Common Council met in
special session last night, and transacted
some important business. An ordinance
supplementing the original ordinance,
granting the Pittsburg, Allegheny and
Manchester Traction Company an extension
of time to the 1st of October, for the COM
pletion of its road was laid over until the
next meeting. The following ordinances
were passed finally: Constructing sewers
on California avenne, Morrison avenue,
Magnolia, avenue, Snyder and Short streets,
beginning at the southwest end of Synder
street to Short street; ordinance No. IL,
authorizing the grading of Lowrie street
from Roessler street to city; ordinance
No. II, authorizing the grading, paving
and curbing of Short street from
SNYDER street to Charles street, Tenth ward;
ordinance No. Is, authorizing the grading,
paving and curbing of Synder street, from
the southwest end of same TO Short street,
Tenth ward; and ordinance No. IA, author
izing the grading, paving and curbiRg Cali
fornia avenue, from Island to Woodland
avenues, Eleventh ward, with either Ego-
nier, belgian, granite, asphalt, block or fire.
brick.
Desire to See the Finances.
On call for remarks on this latter ordi-
nance, Mr.. Henderson said: "Before vote
for the ordinance 1 desire to know where
the cost is to come from. 1 can see no more
probability of collecting for the grading of
this street than of streets the city has had
to paw for 1 want to be sure the expense
can be collected from sbutting property
owners"
Mr. Lewis-The people living there have
petitioned for this work, and therefore they
re liable.
Mr.. Gregg-I move it is laid over until
next meeting.
Mr.. Drummond moved as an amendment
that it be sent back to the City Solicitor for
his opinion.
Mr.. Stauffer said there should be no ques-
ton about the matter. The people living
there want it paved, and why should it not
be done?
Mr.. Paulin said that if there was any,
thing wrong it could be remedied before the
contract was let.
Mr.. Gregg withdrew his motion in favor
of the amendment offered by Mr. Drum
mond
Mr.. Henderson-I an satisfied to vote
for it if there is no danger of the city at
large having to pay for the work. would
like to ask if this portion proposed to be
paved is what was graded?
Mr. Knox said the street was open for
h., oF a
of what was done last year.
Mr.. Drummopd-It would be well to have
the City Solicitors opinion on this point
and it will settle all Others We should
know Just where the liability begins and
ends There has already been SIS, 900 paid
on that street.
Couldn't Quite Understand 1t.
Mr.. Rudolph did not know why objeo-
tions were raised now, and by members who
had voted for others.
Mr.. Gerwig-The provisions are the same
as in Nos. II and 13, to which no objection
was made and to object to an ordinance to
which there might be an objection is not
reasonable. The people along there have
petitioned for this work and shall vote
for it.
Mr.. Mercer moved that one of the resi-
dents living on that street be heard, which
was passed without dissent A gentleman
in the lobby advanced and said that about
90 per cent of the property holders there
had signed the petition. Some of the prop
erty was lying idle because the avenue was
in the condition it was. They were perfect
ly willing to pay for the work, and to enter
into an indemnifying bond for the work if
necessary,
Mr. Drummond said that there was no op-
position among members with whom he had
conveTsed to the paving of that street, but
they did want to know whether the city
might not become liable for the work
The Chairman, taking the platform, said
that 80 per cent of the people living along
this portion of the avenue had petitioned
for the ordinance, and it would be a serious
matter TO them if it was not passed. This
end of the avenue was not rural property be-
cause it had nice residences, etc, and he
felt II was due to the people to have the
work done. The City Solicitor had made no
objection 10 the ordinance, and it should
pass.
Mr. Gerwig-If it appears that the prop
erty holders cannot be made liable for this
work, l shall, for one, vote against the
awarding of the contract
The Time to Investigate Matters.
Mr. Henderson-Now is the time to in
vestigate the matter, or not at all
Mr.. Knox-I will guarantee there will be
no contract awarded for this-not if it is
1OunO IIdI lne CITY mas 10 pay lOF IL.
The Chairman put the question on Mr..
Drummonds amendment to send it back to
the City Solicitor for advice, and it was de-
feated. The question on the ordinance was
then put and carried by 35 votes to2, Messrs.
Drummond and Henderson voting in the
negative.
The resolution authorizing the awarding
Of a contract for furnishing ice for city
buildings was passed finally.
Considerable discussion ensued on the
next business, the consideration of a resolu-
tion awarding a contract for 10000 arc
light carbons, at $50 per 1000, to the Wash
inguon Carbon Company. Mr.. John Simon
promptly moved it be referred back to the
committee, on the ground that there was
only one bidder and that the advertisements
were not according 10 law. The advertise
gSents did not specify what was wanted.
Mr.. Armstrong said the resolution should
go back. He had been asked what "divvy'
he was getting from the Washington COM
pany on the carbon. Carbon had been sold
TO a Wheeling company at S25 per 1000.
just a Word as to Bribe-Takers.
Mr.. Rippey-The superintendent of light
ing said the carbons were the best he ever
used You are talking about "divvies.' -
Everybody knows that you all are prepared
to take your divvies, and 1 say you would
be burned fools to refuse them if you've
been offered them.
The superintendent OF lighting was
called upon to explain the matter of these
arc lamps, and he said he would prefer the
WASHINGTON If rhev cost $40 q thousand