Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-17
ANOTHER BIG FIND.
Wertheimer Says Allegheny Will
Come Out 100000 Ahead.
SCRAMBLING TO SPEND THE MONEY
Chief Ehlers Moves to Have All Electric
Wires Under Ground.
p, A. IN. Is HUSTLING FOR FRANCHISES

mittee, discovered there would be urplus
of $500, 900 at the end of the year, and every
Councilman who had boardwalk to mend,
an alley to pave or needed an ELECTRIC light
made rush to get slice of the surplus.
Before the end of the session they had
agreed on improvements to cost in the
neighborhood of half million dollars
Chief Ehlers. of the Department of Pub.
lie Works, sprung his scheme for burying
all wires but those belonging to the traction
companies. The ordinance provides that it
is unlawful to erect poles to carry wires ex-
cept for traction purposes; that all wires
now located above ground for any other
purposes shall be placed under ground
in the manner fixed by the Chief of the
Department of Public Works, and all poles
removed from the streets by October 1, 1895;
that the work of placing the wires under
ground shall be prosecuted speedily, but in
such manner as. not to interfere with
traffic; that on October /, 1895, any wires or
poles remaining above ground shall be re-
moved by the Chief Of the Department of
Public Works.
Wertheimer Makes . Find.
In Select Council the ordinance for re-
paving Cabinet street was taken up, and in
the discussion that followed Chairman
Wertheimer, of the Finance Committee,
made the assertion that owing to the in
crease of water rents and other items above
the estimates the city would have q surplus
by November of from S175, 900 to $500, 900.
This with Q mill tax next year would
improve all the streets contemplated by
the Committee on Public Works. He
knew the people wanted new pavements
and believed Councils would be Endorsed if
they borrowed 5000, 900 to complete the
work at once. Mr.. Henricks fought against
taking the step until the money was in sight
but he stood alone and finally yielded.
Then Councils passed in rapid succession
ordinances for repairing Cabinet street,
East street, Federal street from North
Diamond street to North avenue,
Ohio street from Cedar avenue
to the Troy Hill road, Pennsylvania
avenue, Beaver avenue, Allegheny avenue
and Main street. On top of this the ordi-
nance for the main sewer in the Woods
Run district was passed. This sewer alone
will cost S126, 900 and the street improve
ments will cost 100000 more. If this is
paid by direct taxation it will tax levy of
mills to meet the obligations incurred.
Mr.. Lowe also presented from the Com
mittee on Public Works, the contracts for
the bureaus of the department. Mr.. Arthur
Kennedy moved that the contracts be sent
back. He objected to the sand contract.
The Iron City Sand Company and the
Sharpsburg Sand Company bid alike, and
each was given half the contract; the Iron
City Company was an Allegheny concern,
paid taxes there, and all things being equal,
should be given the preference. He also
understood that the coal contract was not
satisfactory. His motion to send back was
passed.
Mr.. Wertheimer called up the ordinance
fixing the rent of Carnegie Hall at $50 per
night, except when the proceeds are for
charitable purposes, when the rent shall be
$25. II passed.
Allegheny to Have q City Auditor.
Ordinances were passed creating Office of
city auditor at salary Of 81, 900 a year, and
an additional clerk in the Treasurer's office
at $500 year. Police magistrates were
laid over.
Mr.. Lowe, from the Committee on Public
Works. presented q resolution awarding
Federal street to the Ft. Wayne bridge to
H. c. Howard at s19, ,O57 30; resolutions to
advertise for proposals for smoke con-
sumers on the River avenue water
works; for counter and screen
in Carnegie Library; for painting
the outside wood and iron work of the Car
negie Library building, for fixing the roof
of the Carnegie Library building, and 1or
remodeling the mouth of the influent pipe
at the River avenue pumping station; ordi-
nance granting the Godfrey & Clark Paper
Company the right to erect a weigh scale
on South Canal street; all of which
were passed.
The street improvement question was
brought up by Mr.. Wertheimer again
bringing up the ordinance for improving
North avenue. Mr.. Arthur Kennedy asked
about Sherman avenue and was told that it
would be attended to next year. He said
that the Public Works Committee was
taking care of the wards of its own men,
bers at the expense of the other wards.
Mr.. Henricks asked about Rebecca street,
in Mr.. Kennedy's ward, where the city
spent $4,000 in repaving. Mr.
Kennedy laughed and said. that
was proof that he was attending
to his wards interest. There was no fight
made on North avenue, however, and an
ordinance was passed to pave that street
from Irwin avenue to Cedar avenue, from
the park fence to the north curb. Follow
ing this, ordinances were passed for paving
which are new streets.
Measures That Nere Passed Finally.
The following ordinances were passed
finally: Authorizing the issue of $1O0, 1000
per cent renewal water bonds, payable in
20 years; fixing the salary of the Market
Clerk at 81 200 per year, and that of the
Constable at 5000 per year; author
izing the payment to Sloan & McIlwaine of
81 ,377 81, balance due on Island avenue
sewer; authorizing payment to Fred Gwinner |
of 81 ,553 AZ, balance due for masonry for |
Herr's Island bridge; authorizing payment |
of $11, 140 to Shiffler Bridge Company for |
of Herr's Island bridge; |
authorizing grading of Bridge and Fleming |
streets and for sewers on Second alley and
Carroll street; advertising for proposals for |
four new boilers at River avenue water |
works; regarding and repaving Western
avenue and Ohio street; advertising for pro-
posals for new asphaltum walks and |
repairing old walks in the parks;
Awarding contract for painting City |
Home to Frank McComb for $589: correct
ing an error in deed; awarding contract
for supplying Carnegie's Library with peri
odicals Tor one year to G. E Stechert tor
S672
In common branch a resolution for
on legislation was concurred in
BY both bodies. The preamble set forth
that at the coming session of the Legisla-
,ure acts will be presented in the interest of
he city. The resolution provided for the
appointment of committee of three Select
five Common Councilmen, the
President of both bodies and the City
whose duties shall be to prepare
Ind assist in passing such acts as Councils
leem advantageous
An Electric Road to Spring Garden.