Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-23
ONE FARE is ENOUGH.
The Mayor Picking 3 Veto on a
Street Railroad Ordinance.
WHY HIS HONOR OBJECTS TO IT,
Property Holders Protest Against Granting
Q Franchise.
A MEASURE DEFEATED IN COMMITTEE

Mayor Gourley has signed every docu-
ment passed at the last meeting of Councils
except one, the ordinance granting the
Bellefeld Street Railway Company the
right to lay tracks on Center avenue. Al
more than the regulation ten days time
has passed since this ordinance reached the
Mayors hands, it is fair to presume he has
q veto in pickle for Councils when they
meet again, . week from tomorrow.
Since the ordinance was passed the Mayor
has been visited almost daily BY John Nc.
Ginley, T B. Atterbury, Calvin Wells and
other members of the Central Traction
Company who have presented the clSms Of
that company to the route mapped out for
the Belle6eld line, They showed an agree
ment made with the Central Company
signed by the presidents of the Duquesne
and Craig Street railways under which the
Central Company was to have the privilege
of using the Duquesne tracks between
Neville street and Negley avenue when
ever the Central was ready to continue ita
line out Center avenue.
The Mayor Objects to Two Fares.
The ordinance of the Bellefeld Company
provides for route from Heron avenue to
the Duquesne tracks at Neville street The
Central people claim they presented an
ordinance to continue their line over the
same route on the same day the Bellefeld
ordinance was presented, but that As the
latter was for the Duquesne Company their
ordinance was pigeon-holed in committee
and the other returned and passed. They
claim the Duquesne Company does not in
tend to build line on the route if they
get the privilege, their object being only to
shut out competing road, and that even if
they do build the road it will be of ad-
vantage only to the residents of HerroE
Hill, who will be required to pay two fares
to reach the East End.
II the Central Traction Company should
get the franchise only one fare would be
required for the full length of the line. In
his veto Of the crosstown road ordinance of
the Lawrenceville syndicate few months
ago the Mayor emphasized his opposition
to system requiring TWO fares for one ride,
and it is considered more than likely he
will do SO again in this case.
Property Holders Fight franchise.
Property holders of Stanton and Sheridan
avenues nearly filed Select Council chamber
yesterday afternoon to file their protest
against the Morningside and Hiland Park
Railway ordinance, which was before the
corporations committee. Every man pres
.ent was a property holder, and they claimed
the list of signatures to their remonstrance
represented all but six properties on STAN
ton and Sheridan avenues Referring to
the petition presented by those interested
in the proposed company they charged that
it contained names of many persons who
not only owned no property but who were
not residents Of the ward in which
the proposed line runs They claimed
that most of the petitioners were
clerks in various Offices in City Hall. The
opposition to the road was that two fares
would be necessary to reach the city; that
the line is unnecessary and the territory
through which 1t passes is not settled
thickly enough to make it pay. The route
is five miles long, the company is capital
lied at $50, 900, and it is claimed it will
take $3.50, 900 to build and equip the line.
Many other objections were raised by s.
A. Jnhason, D. 2. Reighard. j. j. Davis
and others present. N. Sawyer who rep
resents the new company, was present, but
had nothing to say to the charges made.
Councilman MacGonigle suggested An
agreement for . Scent fare as an induce
ment to getting the ordinance approved, but
it was not considered. On Philip Films
motion the ordinance was returned to Coun-
ellis with a negative recommendation.