Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-23
WILL GO INTO COURT.
If the Citizens Opposed to the Armory
Are Beaten in Councils
THE FIGHT WILL BE CARRIED Up.
With the Proposed southside Bridge the
Market House Would Pay.
ANOTHER MEETING OF REMoNsTRANrs

| line opposition to giving the Ffftn Ave
nue. Market House up for military head
quarters has not abated since the action OF
| the Finance Committee last Saturday, and
the fight will be continued whenever the
matter is taken up in Councill Another
meeting of the property holders of that dis
trict was held last night. There was little
oratory, but much determination was shown
by the gentlemen present. They decided to
get up number of remonstrance papers,
| signed only by~property owners, and oppo-
site each signer's name will be put down the
amount of property owned by him. Sew
eral of those interested in the movement
will circulate these papers and get as many
responsible signers as possible. Such re-
monstrance, they argue, cannot be ignored
by Councils, as is usually the case when pc
titions of that character are presented. In
addition to the remonstrance, one or two
members of the opposition will be delegated
as spokesnen, and if Councils will grant
them hearing. will state their side of the
case in proper form. Failure to make this
provision was drawback when they ap-
peared before the Finance Committee, and
put them at disadvantage. -.
A Plan to Quiet Opposition.
The feeling among those present at last
nights meeting was pretty clearly stated
by John r. Aufderheide. Said he: 'We
don't take much stock In that move of the
Finance Committee in reducing the
lease from so to 25 years. It
may be that it was done
in good filth, but it looks to US like trick
to quiet down opposition. 1t is also prob
able that it was done to satisfy for the time
being the members of the committee who
were opposed to the scheme. But we don't
believe those who are at the bottom Of this
thing are willing to make it 25-year lease.
They have figured how many votes they
will be able to muster in Councils, and they
can get them as easy tor so as 25-year
lease.
''The people here are deeply interested in
this matter and will fight it to the last
ditch. If we fail in Councils we will 60
down in our pockets and take it up to the
courts. 1 think there is no doubt about
what the court will do. No court of justice
could countenance such an outrage. Aside
from the damage we, as property holders in
this locality, would suffer, the tax
payers in general are and should be
through. If it is not checked this
city will be simply throwing away $500, 900
of the peoples money. An armory build
ing will not benefit the locality as is
claimed 1t will be drawback. No mat
ter how fancv they may make it, there will
be nothing about it to enhance the value of
surrounding property and consequently the
city will gain nothing from the returns.
The only thing that will enhance surround
ing property will be to make that property
available to business men. A block of
stores there would do more good than any
thing else, but it would be better to keep
the property and use it for some of the pur-
poses now costing the city big money in
rents than to give it away as they propose
doing"
The Whereabouts Of tho Lease.
eyes" broke in Louis Hahn, at this juno
ture, ''they bad better lease it to somebody
for 81, COO or So, 900 year than to the SOL
diers for 81. Anybody else would be more
desirable tenants to us, and would pay more.
But what would like to know is why did
they not show US that lease? Why didn't
thev let us know what kind of q building
they want to put up? Why don't they show
up the plans and make everything plain?
1 think there is big snake in that lease;
that's why it was not to be found when we |
wanted it.
"Another thing" continued Mr.. Hahn
excitedly, ''Mr. Paul said the Market |
House hadn't been paid for. and Mr.. Keat- |
ing said the money was all ready to pay.
That was not true. Mr.. Paul was right. !
Controller Morrow says there is not dollar |
on hand to pay the market house bonds,
and I guess he ought to know. Why, the |
bonds for the Fifth avenue
market won't be due until 1910 Many Of
us will be dead and gone bv that time It
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