Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-01
DOWNED THE VETO.

Select Council Passes the Exchange Rail.
way Ordinance Over the Mayors Head
Messrs. Perry and Donahue Enjoy 9
Lively Little Tit.
A lively little tilt between Messrs. Perry
and Donahue was one of the features of the
street railway vetoes in Select Council. Mr.
Perry early in the afternoon moved to post
pone action on the Mayors message until
O'Clock, and in response to a pointed inquiry
from Mr.. Donahue, said there we're two ol
three members who desired to vote on il
who could not be present until that time.
Mr.. Donahue became indignant at tbe ex.
PLANTATION, and exclaimed: THE reason is
that ii the matter was voted on now you
would be licked. and you know it,"
Mr.. Perry resented the remark by raising
point of order, and after some further dis
cussion between the two men the motion
was adopted.
Consideration OF the veto of the Exchange
Street Railway ordinanc was first taken up.
Mr.. Robertson was the first to take the floor
against the veto. He said: al believe the
Mayor is right in performing tie functions
oil his office, one OF which Is to sign or veto
any measure which in his Judgment would
interfere with rights and privileges of the
people or be a violation of the laws of State
Or city.
Might Differ With the Mayor.
ain this case the Mayors Judgment had
been that the rights and privileges of citi-
zens in certain section would be held Mt
naught. But members of Councils have the
same right TO their opinion and expression
of Judgment The greatest good to the
greatest number is the factor in all the city's
laws. The conditions of the subject under
discussion should be understood. The
Mayor argued that Market street was too
narrow to permit of a car track. Yet Fourth
avenue Is the same width and is trave-sed
by four street car lines, and still there is no
hue and cry of business being crowded off
that street. The hue and cry against road
on Market street is made by those with self
ish ends, who in fact stand in their own light.
In the remonstrance filed by these people
know of several persons who have regret
red it. Gusky and Himmelrich refused to
sign it because they want the line on their
The Gusky firm, doing more business than
all others on the street, sent a man to the
Mayor with speech in 1avor OF the ordi-
nance.
zone of the objections raised is that peo-
pie in carriages could not get to the market
and the stol es along the street. Are to
legislate in the interest of those who own
carriages or those who are compelled to use
tie street car, the Scent carriage? 1t is rea-
sonable to suppose that the 40 900 people who
pass up Market street daily from Sixth
street would ride further up into the city il
they could, thus relieving the foot travel at
that point.
Building Up the CIV.
''The street railways have built up the city
more than any other agency, not only bene-
fitting the city by adding millions to the
taxable value of the suburbs. but making a
great convenience to the people every ywhere.
Thousands have been spent by the street car
companies in paving miles of streets.
Ninety per cent of the populace have been
benefited, and IS per cent are of that class
who do not own carriages. The poor little
woman from Soho, OF the West the East
End, has been benefited and will be more
benefited by running cars right to the Mar
kct House door, as this ordinance provides"
Mr. Donahue characterized Mr. Robert
sons argument as worthy of n school boy.
Said he: Because street railways have
benefited the East End does not prove that
n street car line is feasible on Market street.
The two propositions have no connection. |
A rail way on Market street would be ruin |
ous, dangerous ard should not be tolerated"
Mr.. Donahue insisted on the reading of /
the remonstrance presented to tine Mayor |
signed, he said, by all but two property
holders on Market street: but he objected |
when the reading of the names began,
though his objection was not sustained.
Mr.. Warmcastle talked for the ordinance,
because he thought street railway on Mar |
ket street a good thing for the people. |
though he declared full belief in the con-
eclentiousness of the Mayor in vetoing it.
The vote on the question, "Shall the ordi- |
nance be passed, notwithstanding the OBJ |
iections of the Mayor" was then taken /
mp and the veto failed by % to I, Messrs.
Baum, Donahue Epping, Evans. O'Mallcy,
Reilly and Schertzinger voting in the mega
tive. The Manchester ordinance was then
acted upon, without debate, and the ordi-
nance passed over the veto by vote of "a to |
s. Mr.. Baum voting with the affirmative and |
the Others voting as before.
Common Council had adjourned before the /
veto had been considered in Select Council.