Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-03
ION THEIR OWN HOOK.
People Of the West End in Earnest
About Rapid Transit.
THE MANCHESTER ROAD IN 1T.
Meetings to Be Held at Grafton. Ingram
Mansfield and other Points.
THEY TAKE NO STOCK IN BURNS STORY

Another very busincsslike meeting of the
citizens of the West End was held last night
to further consider the subject of rapid
street car transit and hear the report Of
the committee appointed on Saturday night.
Daubs' hall was filed to its capacity at the
opening hour and the people we're more en-
thusiastic than at the first meeting.
In the absence of Joseph Hayes, ESQ.,,
who presided on Saturday evening, Thomas
Ralph was selected as chairman, with II. l..
McGaw as secretary. The first and most
important business before the meeting was
the report of the committee appointed to
confer with the Pittsburg and West End
Passenger Railway Company in regard to
their future plans for better street car ser
vice, and with the Pittsburg, Manchester
and Allegheny Company on the possibility
of building bridge over the Ohio river at
the mouth Of the run to connect with that
road.
NO SATISFACTION FROM BURNS. y
Prof. T. I. Taylor, Chairman of the Citi-
zens- Committee, which was composed of
himself, John L. Ralph, Charles Daub.
Thomas Hershberger and Home L. McGaw,
the West End road, and that the result of
their conference was not very satisfactory.
Mr.. Burns, he said, told them that his COM
pany had under consideration the con-
struction of a new electric line from this
city to the West End and CHARTERS, but
would not say definitely when they expected
to commence work, or when the line would
be in operation. Mr.. Burns explained the
by the fact that the Point Bridge Company
wanted heavy bonus-too heavy, in fact to
make the line profitable. The company Mr.
replace the CHARTERS branch with
an electric line, because the people there
needed it more than the West End
residents and that the remainder Of the
road would be constructed as soon as pres
ent difficulties could be removed Prof
Taylor and the committee were not very IA
vorably impressed with the prospect Of
to depend on the West End Company.
The committee next called upon Secretary
Dalzell, of the Manchester Company, to con-
fer with him about the proposed bridge. Mr..
people had long contemplated building
bridge at that point, but that with the pres
ent patronage it could command it would
not be profitable.
AN OFFER FROM THE P. A. &M
He said the Manchester company was
anxious to meet with the West End people
and if possible devise Eays and means to
construct the bridge. Competent engineers
had examined the ground upon which the
bridge approaches would lave to be built,
and were satisfied thss the project was
feasible one.
Prot. Taylor said the committee assured
Mr.. Dalzell that the people of the West End
and vicinity would subscribe $4,000 toward
a bridge at the mouth of Sawmill run, pro-
viding they would extend their electric
street car line to the south side of the river.
Mr.. Dalzell was much interested in the
the off1cials OF the Manchester road would be
held as soon as possible to consider the
matter.
John L. Ralph made short speech on the
amount Of money could be raised for the
bridge scheme. He said that 1t was well
known that the Point Bridge Company stock
was not paving, and that : bridge from the
pay large interest on the money
! IL TSps ssonsnt rifasFs sia aealssyn sn'la could
raising sufficient money in the way of q
donation to the Manchester Company to
bring the cost down to figure that would
guarantee fair profit.
WILL HOLD CITIZENS MEETINGS.
On Mr. Ralph's motion the Chairman was
to appoint committee of nine,
to be named later, . to devise
ways and means for raising money
for the erection of a new bridge, and to cir
John H. Wise moved that committee of
three be appointed to examine into the
validity Of the franchise and charter of the
West End Railway Company over Carson
street. under their present service The
chair appointed three attorneys-J. II.
Wise, Joseph Hays and John L. Ralph.
Mr.. Taylor said that the property owners
Of CHARTERS township were much interested
In the subject OF rapid travel. and upon his
motion it was arranged to hold meetings at
Grafton, Ingram, Sheridan and Mansfield,
the first of which will be held next week.