Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-26
WILL KNOCK IT OUT.
The Charities Committee to Reject
the Alexander Option,
CLIPPING THE AUDIT ORDINANCE.
Chief Bigelow Authorized to Purchase
More Park Property.
WORK OF BOTH BRANCHES OF COUNCILS

As predicted by The DISPATCH the City
Councils have decided to follow the plan
suggested BY City Attorney Moreland in
the Poor Farm matter and a step in that
direction was taken at yesterdays meeting.
Mr. Perry presented ordinances for the
acceptance of the option on the Alexander
farm which were referred to the Charities
Committee, of which Mr.. Perry is Chair
man. This gives the committee chance to
do something and they will do it by mega
lively recommending the ordinance at a
meeting to be held next Thursday or Fri
dav, and when Councils meet again they
will dispose of the option entirely by APP
proving the committees report The next
step will be to readver.ise for proposals for
new farm as suggested by Major More
land.
The Audit Committee matter took q
rather unexpected turn in Common Coun-
ci1 When the Finance Committees mega
tive report on Mr.. O'Donnell's resolution
was read, the measure was saved frsm total
oblivion bv Mr. O'Donnell's motion to
postpone it indefinitely.
Mr.. C'Donnen Locked Ahead.
The reason for this was shown a moment
later when President Holiday decided that
the committees amendment to his ordi-
nance striking out the provision limiting
the back audit to lSsS, and making no limit
as to time, had emasculated IL SO far as any
accounts previous TO those of the present
year were concerned. Mr.. o'Donnen said
he had foreseen this, and had his resolution
tabled so it could be called up in place of
TIE ordinance. His pan did not carry, how
ever, and the ordinance was re erred back
to the committee for another grooming,
Chief Bigelow's ordinances authorizing
him TO purchase about $S0.00O worth of ad-
ditioEal land for Highland Park, including
the 3O-acre tract from the Peoples Savings
Bank, were passed finally in both branches.
When first called up in Common Council,
motion to pass these bills was voted down,
but a change of heart came to few OF the
members later on, and the bills were all car
ried through by L nearly unanimous vote.
The garbage ordinance of Messrs. Brown
and Trautman was indefinitely postponed by
Vote OF l6 to u in Common Council through
the efforts of Chiefs Brown and Bigelow, who
are both opposed to it on account OF Its dis
regard of their authority.
Two new electric street railroad ordi-
nanceS were presented in Common Council
by Mr.. MacGonnigle, one being for g COM
peting line with the Citizens Traction Com
l,any from Bloomfield. downtown and the
ple TO Schenley Pa1k via the proposed
bridge over Skunk Hollow.
AIreaiiy Obtained a State Charter.
One of these, known as the Liberty Avenue
Street Railway Company, was granted a
charter at Harrisburg yesterday, the in
corporators being Charles Hook, Isaac
Reese, NJ F. Leslie, P. o. Byrne and S. j.
Wainwright, and the capital stock $4,000
The other proposed line is asked for by the
same parties, and is known as the Lawrence
vile and Schenley Park Street Railway
The Liberty avenue lines proposed route
is as follows: Beginning at Main street and
Liberty avenue, along Liberty avenue to
Twenty-fourth street, along Twenty-fourth
to Sprins alley, along Spring allev to Garri-
son alley, along Garrison alley to Liberty
avenue, along Liberty avenue to Seventh
avenue, along Seventh avenue to Grant
street, along Grant street to Liberty avenue,
along Liberty avenue to Eleventh street.
along Eleventh street to Spring alley and
thence along Spring alley, Twenty-fourth
street and Liberty avenue to the place of
beginning.
The route asked for tn other line begins
at Butter and Main streets, thence along
Main to Liberty avenue, along Liberty ave-
nue. to Matilda street, to Enneld street, to
Glenn alley, to Neville street, extension (via
the new BRIDGE to Center avenue, to Dith-
ridge street. to Forbes street at Schenley
Park, and return by single Oh double track
to the place of beginning.
Both ordinances are drawn in accord with
the general ordinance governing street
railways and provide privilege of selling or
leasing and right to use electricity.