Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-10
ALLEGHENY IS AWAKE
Interest Being Taken in Plans for
Public Improvements.
MAYOR KENNEDY'S BOND SCHEME
Meets With CommendatiOn From Many
Prominent Citizens.
READY TO ABOLISH GRADE CROSSINGS

Citizens of the Northside are now taking
considerable interest in municipal affairs.
Mayor Kennedy's scheme for public i'm
provements and the revival of the plan for
abolishing grade crossings have aroused
general interest
Mayor Kennedy continues to receive
some very interesting letters approving his
scheme to issue $500, 900 worth of 30-year
per cent bonds for street repairing in Al
legheny. A number of his correspondents
suggest the creation of a commission to
have charge of the work and control the
expenditure oil the money.
A letter was received yesterday from
Alexander Leggate, who writes in full ap-
proval of the plan, but adds: "Always
provided that the money is expended in a
iudicious and business-like manner. There's
the rub. / am satisfied that the people are
willing to authorize the expenditure of
double the amount you suggest if ther is
reasonable assurance that i: is to be prop.
erly used. Councils, of course, are the con-
stituted authorities for this work: but
Councils are such a heterogeneous and ire
sponsible body tnat no person can be held
to account for any course of action. When
the market house wss built and the parks
were projected, commission ir each case
was appointed, which gave unbounded sat-
isfaction. Public opinion was clearly
demonstrated at the mass meetings held
last year, and at the following election.
When the filthy condition of the sire cts
and the unbusiness-like methods dopted in
irving to clean them were so visible, the
people declined to authorize the further
issue of money until better satisfied of the
ability to manage it. Whenever the peo-
pie are convinced that ordinary business
ability will control these proposed expen-
ditures the money will be forthcoming.
Not It'll then, in my opinion.
Would Like Better Water.
Edwin S. Craig, attorney, declares himself
in favor not only of repairing the streets
but of also expending money for better
water supply.
George b. Hill writes: 81 have not had
time to consider your plan in detail, but in
general cordially approve of it, and have
felt for long time that something should be
done to place our streets on par with those
OF other cities"
Senator John NJ. Neeb says: "I am in
hearty accord with your plan 1t only does
not go far enough, according to my views.
then we must do something for better water |
and better supply"
Prof John A. Brashear writes an earnest |
of the plan of constructing better |
pavements
F. H. Oller, Secretary of the allegheny |
Cyclers," communicates to the Mayor that
at meeting of the club on August 8, at No.
81 Irwin avenue, the plan of the Mayor was
by a vote.
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tion to elevate the tracks of the Pittsburg,
Ft Wayne and Chicago Railroad through
Allegheny is still open. The proposition
was made by the Pennsylvania Company to
the city four years ago. The proposal was
submitted by General Manager McCrea at a
joint meeting of the Council Committees
on Railroads, Streets and Public Parks
held August 80, 1888. The company pro-
posed to cross Anderson, Sandusky and
Federal streets and Church, Union and
Cedar avenues overhead. General Manager
McCrea submitted written agreement to
be entered into between the railroad COM
pany and the city. The terms of the agree
ment were:
The PennsyIvanIa's Proposition.
l. The city to open, at its own expense a
new street from Marshall to Martin streets,
D be called Coleman street.
2. The city to close and vacate at its own |
expense that part of Marion avenue occu-
pied by the railroad tracks and embank- !
I:ents
5. The city to vacate and allow the rail- |
road company to occupy additional ground
needed for walls, embankment and tracks at |
he intersection of Craig and Masten streets |
iud to open at its own expense a 30foot |
street. connecting Craig and Masten streets |
% be part of Masten street, the railroad |
to buy and deed to the city the |
needed for the street.
4 The city to secure to the railroad COM