Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-28
AGAINST THE FUSION
Of the Pittsburg and Dnquesne Pas
senger Railway Lines.
TWO vETOES BY MAYOR GOURLEY
To Come Up for Action at To-Norrows
Meeting of Councils.
NOT ENOUGH PAVING BETWEEN TRACKS

NOT ENOUGH PAVING BETWEEN TRACKS
Councils will have to act on two of Mayor
Gourley's vetoes at to-morrow's meeting
One is already in the hands of President
Ford of the Select branch and the other
will be presented before the members get
together. The ordinances in question are
those intended to make more effective the
recent traffic arrangements between the
Duquesne and Pittsburg Traction Compa-
mics.
The first of these, passed finally by Com
mon Council at the last regular meeting,
gives the Duquesne Company the right to
use Pittsburg traction tracks. The other
gives similar privilege to the Pittsburg
company in reference to the various lines
comprising the Duquesne system. Common
Council passed it finally at the special
meeting last Tuesday. Several members
objected, but w. A. Magee- explained that
the plan was for the benefit of the public
alone, and after he spoke nobody had word
to say.
In the Hands Of the Chairman.
Mayor Gourley vetoed the first ordinance
two weeks ago. The bill was Select
Council one, and since the veto there. has
been no meeting of that body. Chairman
Ford has it in his possession. The second
ordinance, passed last Tuesday, was pre-
sented to Mayor Gourley Yesterday for his
consideration. 1t is as follows:
An ordinance granting unto the Pittsburg
Traction Company the right to enter upon
Aofr nN ofo n NJ H.
ways, and to supply motor power to and
operate certain passenger and street rail-
ways. - go
Section l-Be it ordained and enacted by
the city OF Pittspurg in Select and Common
Councils assembled, and 1t is hereby or
dained and enacted by the authority OF the
same, That the Pittsburg Traction Com
pany shall have the right and is authorized
to enter upon any and all streets and
highways, or parts thereof upon which all
or any part of the railways of the Pittsburg,
way Company, the Central Transit Com
pany the Market Street Railway Company.
the Craig Street Railway Com pany, the Du-
quesne Street Railway Company, the High
land Street Railway Company, the Larimer
Street Railway Company. the Williamsburg
end Eas' the sssy kna Street R.
way Company. the Howe Street Rail-
way Company, the Grant Street Railway
Company and the Central Passenger Rail-
or hereafter maybe constructed, upon pro-
curing the consent of the said railways re-
spectively, and construct. maintain and OPP
crate thereon such motors, ca bles, electric
ais or other appliances and necessary or
convenient apparatus and mechanical f1t-
lures, by means of an overhead system,
cable or otherwise, as said traction COM
pany may at any time or times select Tor the
traction or operation of cars upon and along
all, or any part or parts. of the railways
of said companies orieither of them.
Power to Equip Other Lines. ,
Also with the consent of said railways re-
spectively to construct erect, maintain and
use in, upon, over and along said streets and
highways or parts thereof, as all or any part
or parts of the railways of said companies
or either of them now or hereafter may be
constructed, such conduits, cables and ap-
plfances as the said company may deem
proper for the application of cable power,
and also such posts, poles; supports OF other
devices as the; said traction company
may from time to time select for the
support of any overhead electric system for
the supply of motive power; and also with
the consent of said railways respectively to
panies or either of them and operate cars
over and along all or any part or parts of the
railways of said companies or either of them
under and subject however, to the provls-
ions of the general ordinance entitled ga
general ordinance relating to the en-
try upon, over or under or the use or occq-
patton OF any street, lane or alley or any
part thereof for any purpose by passenger
or street railway com panies, or by companies
operating passenger or street railways and
providing reasonable regulations pertaining
thereto for the PUBLIC convenience and
safety" approved the 25th day of February,
Section 2-That any ordinance or part OF
ordinance conflicting with the provisions of
repealed so far as the same affects this
ordinance. p: .'a''st > -.
When Mayor Gourley was asked about
the matter yesterday he said:
''The ordinances resemble each other e1.
actly, except that each grants new power to
the other company"
''Did you not veto the former one7" was
asked. -
"Yes"
"Will you veto the other?' -. -. :, - =,
Not Prepared to Talk of 1t. &c., 3,
81 am not prepared to make any state
ment." -.-
"You say the ordinances are alike. Then
would not the objections to the one hold
good with the other as well?" ...r,
1.-THE whole matter will be made public
at Mondays meeting of Councils" replied
His Honor. Until then I do not consider
it proper for me to talk about it." --
'What are your grounds for vetoing the
former ordinance?" was asked.
THAT, too," replied the Mayor, "will re-
main private matter till Councils meet"
Chairman Ford, Of Select Council, de-
clined to submit the Mayors veto, now in
his possession, for publication till it comes
regularly before Coupcils.
Notwithstanding the refusal of parties
most interested to divulge the objections of
the Mayor it was learned from an outside
source yesterday that the fault lies princi-
pally with the Duquesne Traction Company.
The ordinance granting it rights of way
required that wherever tracks were laid the
company should pave between and one foot
on each side of its rails. As yet this has
not been done on all the streets used by the
company. 1t is argued that these ordinances
repeal the old ones. BY thsir passage Coun-
ellis ratify the consolidation of the Pitts
burg and Duquesne lines, and at the same
time relieve the latter from the requirement
of paving between tracks.
A Temporary Home Provided for Her.