Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-26
PURE WATER WANTED.
Allegheny Residents Think it Should
Be Included in the
PROPOSED CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
Letters Approving an Increase Of Bonded
Indebtedness to
MAKE NORTH SIDE STREETS PAssABLE

Prominent Alleghenians are sending in
letters of hearty approval of Mayor Ken
nedy's plan for the improvement Of the
city's streets by increasing the bonded in
debtedness of Allegheny, and DR.. W. s.
Huselton, q large property owner, suggests
that pure water be obtained at the same
time.
Last Saturday Mayor Kennedy sent out
o large number of circular letters to the
residents and property owners of Allegheny
detailing his plan for the improvements,
and yesterday a large number of answers,
all of them commendatory, were brought in
by the morning mail delivery. In speak
ing of the promptness with which the cir
culars have been attended to, the Mayor
said it showed, to his mind, that the plan
would prove acceptable to the property
owners, and the result would probably be
he improvement OF the streets of Allegheny.
The Mayor Expects Some Opposition.
'sThe deplorable condition OF our streets
has long been prominently In nv mind"
continued the Mayor, 'snd now that hav
an idea that may meet with the approval of
the citizens of Allegheny, I shall use the
most strenuous endeayor to push the matter
to completion. There undoubtedly will be
various people coming forward with OBJ
jections, but think they will be in such a
small minority that we will have compare
lively little doubt in obtaining better
streets 1 apprehend that the principal
difficulty among these objectionists will be
in the matter of letting the contracts for the
work, the people fearing there will be some
great steal, but desire to say that no oppor-
tunity will be given anyone to do anything
not in the strictest accord with Legitimate
dealings. The money will be 1ntrusted to
gentlemen whose names are above reproach
or question, and as a result the money will
all be handled according to the taxpayers
best wishes and desires No one will be
able to say, History has repeated itself, for
the contracts will be legitimately let and
there will be no opportunity for theft.
A Committee OF Business Men.
One of the property owners who answered
the circular suggested that a committee of
business men who have property in Allie
gheny, be appointed to handle the moneys
and see that everything is carried out to the
best interests of the taxpayers. This shows
that the matter have just spoken of is the
first to agitate the minds of the people,
Others have written me, and while they
heartily approve the plan are desirous of
impressing upon my mind that their streets
should be repaired before any others are
touched, but altogether the taxpayers are
consistent, impartial and are in hearty SYM
pathy with the movement.
There is no question of the needs of the
city and the important question of increas-
Ing the values of property by improving
the .thoroughfares is that which occurs first
of all to the taxpayers. There is no doubt
but that real estate will have a great rise
with good streets, for it will not only bene-
fit the residents, but will make Allegheny
one of the most picturesque cities in the
country"
Good Streets Increase Values.
Among the communications was one from
James S. Atterbury, who said the present
condition OF streets unquestionably has a
tendency to depreciate property values, and
in consideration of the fact that this feature
will be eliminated by the improvement of |
the streets he is most heartily in favor of |
the issuance of bonds and the plan for the |
improvement
Nicholas Sneitzer approves the plan and
declares it will prove large saving in the
long run. Mr.. Sneitzer alludes to posterity,
and SAYS that such work as is suggested
by the Mayor would be a most desirable
heritage TO the sons aud daughters of Allie
ghenians.
The suggestion of DR.. Huselton to furnish
pure water at the same time the streets are
improved is a matter that has long been
sgitating Alleghenians, and many plans
have been promulgated, but on account of
the unfeasibility or impracticabilitv have
been dropped. Mayor Kennedy did not
wish to discuss the matter in its present
stage, but said he believed the idea to be
good one.