Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-16
PURE WATER COMING.
Councils Indorse Mayor Kennedy's
Plan to Extend the Pipes
ABOVE THE PITTsBURG SEWERS.
Names Of the New Police Magistrates Sent
In and Confirmed.
MANY PETITIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS

Allegheny Councils held a meeting last
evening. The cholera and city improve
ments figured extensively in the discus
sions.
| In the Select branch the most important
matter before the meeting was the con-
sideration Of the water question. Mayor
Kennedy was present and addressed the
Coun Gil. He said the great thing was how
to do the work quickly, and he thought they
had solved the question. There were two
ways One was to lay number of lines of
small pipe up the river bed, as are laid for
oil lines This could be done In
three weeks The other is to build q
| fve-foot steel pipe following the line of
the Butler road. By fall this line would be
at Willow Grove and good water could be
furnished. Either plan would cost $780,
| 600. The fve-foot pipe would be in the
line of a permanent improvement and
| could be extended in the future of the
pumps being moved as the line was built
further up the river If Councils would
say the word he was ready to 60 ahead and
have good water for the city in two weeks
Councilman Kennedy asked if the work
could be prosecuted without the formality
of advertising, etc. He was anxious to
give the Mayor ell the power possible, but
there was legal question to consider.
Mayor Kennedy said that if cast iron
pipe was used the city has contract that
will cover the ground; he didn't know
about the steel pipe. If Councils would
indicate what was wanted he would so
ahead with the work.
Providing Ways and Means.
Councilman Kennedy thought it proper
to present an ordinance covering the work
and pass a resolution pledging Councils to
| appropriate the money required The work
could then be pushed, and in the meantime
the ordinance could be rushed thro ugh COM
mittee and Council
There was considerable discussion as to
the method of giving the Mayor power to
act, and finally Councilman Kennedy offered
the following:
WHEREAS, The city of Allegheny is threat
ened with a cholera visitation; and
Whereas, 1t is necessary TO at once obtain
our water supply from a source further up
the Allegheny river: therefore, be 1t
Resolved. BY the Select and Common Coun-
ell OF the city OF AIleghsny he tnat II Is Is the the
Mayor of the city, that an expenditure OF
$l50,000 should be incurred to obtain at once
u better supply of water by laying the mains
further up the river.
The resolution was passed, as was a reso-
luton directing the Chief of the Depart
proposals for doing the work. Mr.. Ken
nedy also offered resolution directing the
Finance Committee to prepare an ordinance
submitting to vote of the peo-
pie the question of issuing bonds
for water, street and sewer i'm
provements and resolution directing the
Committee on Legislation to prepare an act
of Assembly empowering the city to con-
denim land for park purposes These last
were referred. Later in the evening Select
Council accepted the Common Council
amendment relating to the expenditure of
the $3.50, 900 tor extending the main up the
river.
Those Police Magistrates.
Mayor Kennedy sent in a communication
naming the police magistrates. They are
David McKelvey in the First district, COM
posed of the. First, Second, Third, Fourth,
Fifth, Sixth. Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and
Thirteenth wards; John Woehley, Second
district, Tenth ward; Frank Harkins, Third
district, Eleventh ward; A. j. Brinker,
Fourth district, Twelfth ward, and Alder
man Wehner, Fifth district, Fourteenth
ward. They were confirmed.
Some routine business was transacted and
Council adjourned. Then it was discovered
that there was a little more business and
the Council "reconvened' and passed
resolution vacating part Of Balkan street
and an ordinance for the purchase of
site on Haslage street, Seventh ward, for an
engine house.
Mr.. Born, from the Committee on Repre-
sentation in the Common branch, presented
q report as previously published. Mr. Elm
stein said that there are now enough taxa
bles in the Twelfth ward to entitle that
ward to two Common Councilmen instead of
one, as fixed BY this report. He asked if a
change could not be made. President Lind
say said that the law provided for an ap-
pointment on July 1, and the Twelfth ward
at that time did not have enough taxables
to secure two Councilmen.
Mr.. Kennedy, from the Finance Com
mittee, presented resolutions for paying
John Bradley, Prothonotary, 1898 80 costs
in city cases; providing for temporary clerks
in the Treasurer's office at $50 month each;
authorizing the City Solicitor to appoint an
assistant at 500 a month; all of which
were passed. Mr.. Lowe objected to the
ordinance for an Assistant City Solicitor
and moved to indefinitely postpone action,
but no one would second his motion.
street improvements.
Mr. Lowe, from the Committee on Works,
presented ordinances for the improving of
Ridge avenue, Montgomery avenue, Lowrie
street, Gardner street, and Troy Hill road;
for sewers on Charles street, Cedar alley,
Wolf alley, Fremont alley, East street,
Ashton street, Saw Mill alley, Magnolia
street, and Lamont street; authorizing the
purchase OF lot on Villa street to lay q
mo in IN he raSorvOir. fny lavipo a o.
inch rising main to the Montgomery Hill
tank; for erecting additional pumps at the
Howard street pumping station; for new
boilers at the Howard street pumping sta
ton: all of which were passed.
The ordinance giving the contract for
mast arms to the keystone Company was
sent back.
In the Common Branch.
In Allegheny Common Council last night
quantity of business was disposed Of
Upon the call of wards the following papers
were presented and referred to the proper
committees: Petitions for grading and
paving the west end of Washington avenue,
Juniata street, Franklin street, Locust
street and Osceola street; resolution
for sewer on North street; petition to
change the name of Hopkins alley to Hop
kins street; to pave Locust street, for a
switch on Beaver and Washington avenues;
for boardwalk and light on Island avenue;
to open Tustin street; resolution for removal
of bodies in the First German Evangelical
Lutheran graveyard to Troy Hill; petitions
for water on and regarding of California
avenue; to improve Shady avenue and to
open and widen School avenue; ordinance
to repave East street, and resolution for
the purchase of site tor an engine house in