Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-05
A NEW INCLINE PLANE
To Be Built to Reach the HilltOps
Above the Southside.
THE ROAD WILL COST $4OO, 900.
1t Will Be the Longest in Pittsburg, if Not
in the State.
WORK TO BE COMMENCED IMMEDIATELY

Plans for a new incline plane on the
Southside have been about completed. 1t
will take few days to arrange the par
ticulars, but enough has been done to in
sure the breaking of ground within about
two weeks The engineers yesterday de-
termined upon the final route and the work
will be pushed rapidly forward. All the
rights of way have been secured so that no
trouble is feared on this score. Much of
the ground passed over by the line
has been purchased by the company. There
was little hitch as to the passing over the
Irishtown and Brownsville roads, but this
is now thought to be practically settled It
will be the longest plane in or around
Pittsburg, if not in the State. being 900
feet long, and will cost nearly S400, 900. The
rights of way alone cost about $4,000.
The new plane will begin a short distance
from Josephine and Twenty-frst streets
and end on Arlington avenue at its highest
point near Bleil's saloon. The Irishtown
road is crossed about $50 feet from where It
behds round the hill 1t is intended to
.rqss both this and the Brownsville roads
,y an overhead bridge.
Putting i'm Immense Engines.
5The engines used will be the largest of
Iy used in the city for a like purpose.
iesides afording motive power for the
,lane, it is intended to put in an electric
light plant, to be run in connection with it,
which will supply all the light needed for
he surrounding hill towns. The road will
strike Arlington avenue at a place where
there will be an easy descent 20 Beltzhoover,
Allentown and Knoxville. This will be a
great advantage to all the hill residents, as
the cars will be so constructed as to take up
a number of loaded wagons and horses at
one time. Everything will be built on a
gigantic scale 1t is intended to be COM
plete in every particular.
The project has been under consideration
for some time, but was not actively agitated
till about four months ago, when a charter
was secured, the rights of way optioned
and survey made. Joseph Keeling, Jr.,
# the Keeling Ridge Com pany, and James
E. Grimes, of tine Knoxville Land Improve
nent Company, are the only stockholders
n this city, but Eastern capitalists are
argely interested in the scheme. 1t will
De known as the Park Incline Plane.
The Seventh Southside Incline.
lone of the interested men in speaking of
: i'll make the seventh incline plane of the
outhside 1 feel sure there is a splendid
pening for another The trouble with all
lose built heretofore is that they do not
un up far enough and it is necessary
0 climb good portion of the hill
tter reaching the upper station. For
cams this makes it necessary to use as
nany horses as though there were no in
lines. The new plane will reach the high
st point on the hill, and two horses can
laul the largest load. as there will be
own grade to all points. Another point
1 favor of this scheme is that most
{ the traffic comes from about or
5ove Twenty-frst street and can be readily
ught. 1t was intended to begin work be-
Te this, but we have had some hard fight
G to get through, and wanted to make
ure of our ground, Another meeting will
e held with our attorneys tomorrow morn
g, when our plans will be perfected, and
will go East to consult with our partners
are anxious to get to work, and 1 think
rythlng will be ready to go ahead within
next 10 days"