Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-25
NEELD'S FARM IT IS.
The Charities Committee Of Councils
Agree Upon Favorable Report
MAYOR GOURLEY WILL APPROVE.
Chief Elliot says Work Cannot Begin Be.
fore the Fall.
THE LAND MUST FIRST BE SURVEYED

At next Mondays meetings of Council ar
ordinance for the purchase of the Captain
Neeld farm will be reported by the Chari
ties Committee. 1t will be passe d, and the
only thing then to be done to complete the
purchase will be to have the document
signed by the Mayor. Ali this was made
evident at the meeting of the committee
yesterday afternoon.
As to the Mayor, he will probably sign
the ordinance at once, as he realizes that
with the best speed possible the city will
have less than year in which to erect the
new Poorhouse. He has stated that this
farm comes nearer his ideas than any vel
selected, and, although the price is steep
ii seems relatively as low as any that car
be bought when the city is to be the pur
chaser. The Mayor, however, still believes
that 10O-acre farm would be plenty large
enough, and that the city should buy it for
not more than $50 an acre. Many think
the Neeld farm is not worth more than that.
Think 1t the Most Available Site.
There were IA members of the Charities
Committee present when the roll was called
Yesterday. No time was wasted in prelim-
inaries. Chief Elliot's report was read by
City Clerk Booth. 1t recommended the
Neeld farm as the best offered, but said the
Sewickley Dairy Company's farm at Sewick-
ley would suit admirably, were it not situ-
ated so far back from the railroad. 1t was
stated that 25 minutes were required to
drive to the farm from the railroad, and
most of the drive was up steep hill.
The coal and building stone In the Neeld
farm, its ZOO rods of frontage on CHARTERS
creek, its 100 acres of bottom land and its
convenience to one railroad while another
passes through it we're mentioned in the re-
port as good reasons for its adoption as
Poor Farm site. All the original proposals
received were attached to the report, but were
not read, the recommendation of the Chief
being approved with an affirmative return
to Councils on motion of Mr. Finn, of the
Southside
No Opposition to the Report.
When remarks were called for on the mo-
tion no one offered to saw a word, and Chair
man Perry begged that if any member had
any objections to offer this was the time and
place and he wanted TO hear from them.
Mr. Finn talked in the same strain, but
there was no response, and the motion was
adopted unanimously.
Thereupon it was suggested that the ordi-
nance for the purchase of the farm be acted
upon, so that it could be passed finally at
next Mondays meeting of Councils. Mr..
Booth ruled this out by declaring that the
document must be referred to the commit
tee by Councils before the committee could
report it, but suggestion was adopted
that the ordinance be considered at once,
and on Monday after it is referred the
committee can withdraw, recommend it and
have it passed before Councils adjourn.
This suggestion suited Chief Elliot, and
when asked for his opinion he said:
Chief Elliot Says Time Is Everything.
Thine is everything now, and / think it
advisable to save all we can. 1t will be
fall before we can do anything, even under
the most favorable circumstances. This
farm has never been surveyed since Captain
Neeld bought it. There are from 223 to 24a
acres, but as it is offered by the acre the ex-
act amount must be determined before b
purchase can be closed. 1t will take
month for the preparation of building plans
and before the plans are finally decided on
they must go down to Philadelphia and be
submitted for the approval of the State
Board of Charities. After that some time
will be required to advertise for bids
for the work, so that it will require until
about September to get things started,
leaving only ten months for the erection of
the buildings"
No further remarks were made, the new
ordinance was read and the committee ad-
journed to meet during the Council meeting
on Monday.