Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-05
NEGLECTED MEASURES
Are Finally Acted On by the Com
mittee On Public Safety.
CAB AND CATTLE ORDINANCES
Disposed Of, but the Street Car Tax Holds
Over, Because the
COMPANIES WILL NOT GIVE FIGURES

The Committee on Public Safety yester-
day affirmatively recommended to Councils
two important measures that have been
hanging fire for many months. They were
the ordinances fixing the rates for cab and
carriage hire, and regulating cattle driving
on city streets
The former came up first. 1t is over
year old now; has several times been before
Councils and sent back to committee, and
has undergone numerous alterations AS
recommended yesterday it contained the
scale of rates recently published in THE
DISPATCH. For the first time in all the
bills varied career it was acted on without
discussion. The cattle driving ordinance
was reported from the subcommittee to
which it was referred to a short time ago.
The bill provides that cattle, hogs, sheep or
other animals shall be driven over the city
streets only between 10 P. NJ. and A. NJ.
Not more than 80 animals shall be driven
at one time.
Strict Rules Laid Down.
In every case the drover must take out
permit at the nearest police station testify
ing to the number in the drove, the number
of persons in charge, the owners name, at
what time the start is to be made and the
route to be gone over. Colonel w. A. Her
ron and E. NJ. Ferguson were present at
yesterdays meeting and stated their claims
as to damage done by cattle.
Mr.. Herron-The people of the East End
have been suffering long enough with this
cattle nuisance Those who have nice prop
critics and try to keep them respectable
looking have the right to ask protection.
As things are now the cattle run over pave
ments, jump into yards, break fences and
tramp out sod. Great droves are driven
along the streets at all hours of the dav and
night with only one man to attend
them. It is impossible for him to
keep them from scattering. My
own fences have been broken down time
after time and vet had no redress, for it
was almost impossible to find out who
owned the cattle. 1t would also be better
for the cattle men to drive their droves at
night, as 1 am informed by well-known
butcher that animals driven IN day time,
subject to frights from boys and traction
cars, get so heated that it is not good to kill
them for several days after
Opposed to the Whole Thing.
Mr.. Ferguson-I not only second Mr.
Herron's remarks but am opposed to hav-
ing cattle driven over the streets at any
time. Such things are not allowed other
places and should not be here. It has
necessitated the building of fences all
through the East End, where otherwise
they would not have been necessary
Several members of the committee then
took hand in the discussion. Some argued
that even the regulations imposed by the
ordinance would be greatly to the disad-
vantage of the drovers, while to adopt the
suggestion of not allowing any driving
would ruin local industry already hard
pressed by outside concerns. The ordinance
was finally recommended afirmatlvely to
Councils as adopted by the subcommittee.
The ordinance placing tax on street cars
was not considered. It was laid over at the
previous meeting in order that Chief Brown
could-lear the total number of cars used
on the various traction lines so as to more
intelligently estimate the proper amount of
tax per car. City Clerk Booth reported
that the traction companies objected to tell
ing the number of cars, and the Allegheny
lines had absolutely refused.
For a New Central Station.
The ordinance authorizing the Chief of
the Department of Public Safety to pur-
chase for the city, within the city limits.
sufficient ground for Central station and
an additional engine house, having sufficient
capacity to accommodate a fire engine, a
hose carriage, water tower and a truck
was affirmatively returned to Councils by
unanimous vote.
Mr. Taggart moved that the Chief of the
Department of Public Safety he requested
to be present hereafter at all meetings of
the committee. This was adopted, and the
committee adjourned.