Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-29
HIGH SCHOOL WINS.
Council Leases the Market House to
the Board of Education.
CHEF BiGELOW WANTS TO SELL.
He Proposes School Site to Re Located
Somewhere in Oakland.
THE GARBAGE DUMPS UNDER FIRE

An ordinance providing for the sal!
of the market house property was presented
to CouncilA 1t was referred to tn,
Finance Committee. The ordinance wa
prepared by Chief Bigelow, of the Depart
ment of Public Works The Chief con-
tends that by the sale of the market hous,
property the city can realize sufficient
money to purchase sites for High School
| and an armory. He argues That bridge il
| contemplated from the Southside at Twen
| ty-second street and that the construction ol
| bridge at Ben Venue will SO enlarge the
territory that the High School building
| should be constructed at Oakland.
The Select Branch of Councils did not
meet yesterday. A quorum could not be
secured and Chairman Ford adjourned the
meetiug
Common Council met promptly at
o'clock. The ordinance authorizing the
Mayor to lease the Fifth avenue market
house property to the Central Board of
Education for High School site was
called up. On the motion to suspend the
rules to place the ordinance on final pass
age, Mr.. Magee demanded q division.
iCslucub lc was too AStS
and refused to order the division.
A Dispute Over the Signature.
Mr.. Wilson moved that the ordinance be
sent back to the committee. The property
is in charge of the chief of the department.
and the lease will have to be made by him.
For this reason he moved to send it back
for correction.
Mr.. Finn and Mr.. Ferguson thought the
Mayor was the proper person to sign the
lease. Mr. Finn said the ordinance should
be passed. The city needs a new high
school, This is o good site, and if the prop
erty is not given for this purpose another
would sustain this ordinance. The opposi-
tion to this ordinance came from men who
were pledged to give this property to an
armory. The State should furnish armories.
The city furnishes schools and between
bullets and brains Mr.. Finn thought Coun-
ellis should vote for brains
The motion to recommit was defeated by q
vote of II yeas to 21 nays. The ordinance
was put on final passage and adopted by
a vote of q yeas to IL nays
The Select Council ordinance authorizing
the arrest on view Of persons depositing
garbage on the streets, alleys or other pub
lie places was called up. Mr.. Ferguson
thought the ordinance should be laid over
until provision is made to take away gar
bage There was no way now to have
garbage removed and it would not be right
to pass this ordinance at this time.
The East End Versus Lawrenceville.
A half dozen men said there were dump
boats Mr.. Ferguson said that might be
done down town, but how about the East
nd ~ Of he nd
said he paid 81 q month to have his garbage
hauled away. Mr.. Ferguson said he had
never seen garbage wagon in Lawrence
vile. Mr.. MacGonigle suggested that the
LaSrenceville people ate things up cleaner,
which gave Mr.. Ferguson a chance to make
one of his speeches about the aristocrats of
the East End. .,,. ... -..
Mr.. Bigham. of the Southside, said the
ordinance was all right and the chair
asked Mr.. Ferguson if he would call Mr..
Bigham an aristocrat Mr.. Bigham said
the ordinance prohibited people from
throwing filth on the streets or the neigh
bors' lots, something that no one had
right to do. The dump boats could take
care of all garbage.
Then Mr.. Ferguson said that he thought
there was something about dump boats be-
hind this. He had seen a scale of prices
and he thought it too high. The city
should regulate this.
Mr.. Magee thought the ordinance all
rightand said the city had paid enough to
clean streets and vacant lots Mr.. King
was afraid the ordinance was so drawn that
it would be oppressive. Mr.. Finn said
Councils had voted for extra sanitary Off
GERS not long ago and now the first sanitary
measure proposed is opposed. 1t the ordi-
nance had been offered last summer it would
have been passed without q word
Afraid of Monopoly.
NJ. MacHugh said the ordinance called for
authorized places. There is but one au-
thorized place and that is the dump boat at
the Point. The moment that boat gets
until 1t is so or 20 cents load. In the
cholera scare the wagons stood there in
strings and all sorts of prices were charged.
Mr. King said that the boat at the Point
was the worst nuisance in the city. Half
the refuse was thrown into the river and
laid about the eddies.
Mr. O'Donnell advocated the ordinance.
He told his experience in having to clean
his property Of garbage dumped there by
the neighbors He did not think the dump
boat prices too high. He was paying So
cents load. The boats were under control
of the Department OF Safety, which regu-
lated prices. He thought, however, the
time would come when the city would have
to provide other means Of getting rid of gar
bage.
Mr.. Ferguson moved to postpone action.
This was lost and the ordinance passed Sec
ond reading. Mr.. MacHugh offered an
reducing the minimum from
SO to 81, but was ruled out, the time for
this having passed. On the final adoption
there were 20 ayes and II noes, SO the or
dinanc. failed for want of legal majority.
Council went into committee of the
whole to amend the ordinance with MI.
Righam in the chair.
Mr.. MacHugh offered an amendment fix
ing the minimum fine at 81 and the maxi
mum fee at $50. This was agreed to.
MI. King moved to strike out the words
relating to unauthorized places. He held
that an arbitrary ruling of the authorities
could preventa man from keeping a garbage
box in his back yard.
Mr.. Magee held that this would leave the
nuisance in the East End, where every hol-
low is a dump, as bad as ever.
Mr.. Bigham suggested that the words be
inserted, ''or any other premises without
the consent of the owner" in the place of
the words authorized places" Mr.. King
accepted this
Should Be Moved Every Day.
Mr.. O'Donnell opposed the amendment.
There were times when garbage should be
moved every day, and the sanitary officers
should have power to see that this is done.
Mr.. Wright moved the reference of the
committee to a special committee of five.
Mr.. Ferguson again said the ordinance
" as tor the benefit of . dump boat COM
pany. Mr. Smith had offered to burn UP
all the garbage tor $1,000 cheaper than the l
eitv In now payino mud he didn' 4 knov uhv