Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-19
BOTH FACTIONS TALK.
More Protests Entered Against the
Market Street Line.
MERCHANTS THREATEN TO MOVE.
President Magee Talks in Defense Of the
New Projects.
HE TELLS HOW THIS ROAD WILL BE USED

Mayor Gourley will this morning receive
from the City Clerk the original copies of
the legislation passed in Councils Monday,
and there is strong hope in many breasts
that he will veto at least two of the street
railway ordinances that went through.
The bills referred to are those which allow
the Duquesne and the Manchester lines to
run along Market street. The only other
measure receiving condemnation is that of
the Bloomfield line. but the kicking on this
comes from interested persons and gives the
public little concern.
But the business men on Market street
are up in arms and threats of law suits by
the score are made. A number of firms are
reported as declaring their intention of
moving to other streets it the intent to lay
a track on Market street is not defeated.
The Mayor received call from Paul
Hacke, Joseph Brown, of the Wayne Iron
Company, and George Fleming, the drug
gist, yesterday, who urged him to veto the
ordinances when the opportunity came.
The conference lasted nearly an hour, but
the Mayor declined to make any promises
until he had read and thoroughly considered
the ordinances.
Magee Talks for His Road.
President G. L. Magee, of the Duquesne
Traction Company, called later to repre-
sent the claims of the company. He de-
MED q number of statements made by the
opponents of the proposed line, and stated
that it was the intention to lay two tracks
on Market street. only one of which will be
used. The other will be reserved for vehi-
cles entirely and the rails will form a guide
for drivers, which will render the danger of
collision far less likely.
Mr.. Magee explained the intentions of
the two lines, as they had not been before
understood. They propose TO run the Du-
quesne cars down Sixth avenue over the
present route to Wood street, where they
will turn to the right, passing down Liberty
street to Market and up Market to Fourth
avenue, instead of up Wood as thev run
now. AS to the Manchester line the inten-
tion is to run on the double tracks on Sixth
street, abandoning the present track up
Fifth street Cars coming up Sixth street will
cross Liberty street to the end of Market
and proceed along Market to Fourth avenue
over the same track and in the same direc-
tion as the Duquesne cars. After passing
up Fourth avenue to Wood street they will
turn down Wood to Liberty street and
thence to the double track on Sixth street.
The B. & o. depot branch will not be used
constantly and the Duquesne way and
Water street branch will only be used when
the Exposition buildings are open.
Claims 1t VIII Increase Business
Mr.. Magee claims that the track on
Market street will not be as inconvenient,
even to the business people on that street,
as they now imagine, and that after it is in
operation they will find it stimulates their
business, and many of them will be
glad it has been built. He also argued
that, while inconveniencing pedestrians
to some extent, the Inconvenience would
be trihiDg compared with the
convenience it would be to others, and as
far as the Market House is concerned he de-
clared his belief that the advantage to the
people in landing them right at the market
doors would easily offset the inconvenience
to the hucksters and Others who would be
compelled to go round on the other sides of
the square with their wagons. The Mayor
promised to give both sides full considera-
tion before taking action on the ordinance.