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SECOND PART.
PAGES 9 TO 12. i
JEALOUSTPEEPS OUT.
Plainly to be Seen Daily in the Hear
ings in the License Court.
WAR ON HOLDERS OF LICENSES
Waged by Those Who Were Befused by
Judge White Last Tear.
THE END OF TOE AGOXT IN SIGHT
One thing developed in the hearing in the
License Court is the amount of secret back
biting among the applicants themselves.
Many of the fellows knocked out a year ago
were mad at the Court and jealous of the
successful applicants. This year they tried
to get even by furnishing evidence against
the men who now have license. A strik
ing exhibition of this appeared yesterday in
the Mifflin township hearings. A host of
witnesses called against one man, who has a
licensed house, were brought together by
the work of some of his rival applicants.
In this case, however, the man assailed
came out decidedly ahead. In many other
cases lawyers say that remonstrances have
been worked op, on the quiet, by jealous
rivals.
Yesterday the Court heard the 67 appli
cations from Collier. Forward, Hampton,
Harmar, Harrison, Indiana, Lower St.
Clair and Mifflin townships. The day's
session lasted too long, and the judges were
too tired, to make up a list of licenses in the
townships last night.
The retail applicants will be completed
Monday, and the entire work of the License
Court will be brought to a close next week.
APPEAEED TOO LATE.
Attornev C. C. Montooth asked the Court
to hear Frank Collins, of Cbartiers town
ship, who was not present when called
Thursday evening. Judge Ewing refused to
hear him, asking why the man was not
nrrsent nt the nrorjer time. Mr. Montooth
said that his client claimed that an officer
of the court had told him that his case
would not be called until next Wednesday.
"Let him find that officer," said Judge
Ewing, "and I will hear him. I would like
to know who that officer is."
Abel Hale, of the ''Strangers' Home," at
Tom's Itun.and Patrick Feeney.at Walker's
Mill, in Collier township, were heard.
Neither has been licensed under the Brooks
law. Mr. Feeney's character was vouched
lor by 'Squire Thomas Drennan.
Thomas Hulings, the only applicant from
Harmar township, keeps a tavern on the
Freeport road, at Harmarville. Mr. Hul
ings is 65 years old and never drank intoxi
cants. The two applicants from Forward town
ship are James Jenkins. Jr., and Joseph
Voye, both on the highway to Elizabeth.
Jenkins' place is near the line of West
Elizabeth borough. His father an a speak
easy there during the year, served one term
in the workhouse for illicit selling and is
now out of the county to escape from an
indictment The application was opposed
by Attorney Xevin, who lives at West
Elizabeth. It is probable that both these
applications will be refused.
TOTED AGAXXST PP.OHIEITIOK.
The two Hampton township applicants
are John Lunz and William Wahl. Lunz
is on the Butler plank road, 11 miles from
the city. He keeps the old Boar's Head
Inn, a tavern for 40 years. He and Wahl
were both opposed by Attorney Swearingen,
representing many remonstrants. John
McNeil and Benjamin Sample, old residents
of the township, commended Lunz and
declared his place necessary. They gave
their opinion that the morals of the town
ship had degenerated since license was re-
fused, but the very opposite opinion was
tittered by 'Squire James Grubhs, who said
that Lunz's place was a nuisance. Grubbs
is a Republican and Lunz a Democrat.
Wahl's place is at De Haven station. Last
June the township voted against prohibition
four to one.
The 14 applicants from Harrison town
shipare all located at Natrona. Moses Dean,
a lame man with a very red nose, has not
kept his house open for two years. He ap
plied for wholesale license also, on the ad
vice of Attorney McEeuna. John Felter
and Michael Hammer apply jointly for a
house which Felter owns. Hammer has
been attending bar for Mrs. Kate Felter,
Eighth ward, Allegheny. He is a native
of Allegheny. Mrs. Minnie Gran keeps a
restaurant. She owns Garfield Hall, across
an alley from her house. Rone Hengi, an
old Swiss, is only 159 teet from the public
schoolhouse. John W. Heyer has a large
hotel of 24 rooms, and will probably be
licensed. George Haegele has kept tavern
in Harrison township 29 years, and
was licensed in 18S8, Gottlieb Kueh
nert works for the Penn Salt Company.
Isaac H. Kuhn is only a quarter of a mile
from the line of prohibitory Tarentum. Jo
seph Manigat was a saloon keeper prior to
the incoming of the Brooks law, as was also
Henry Stamm, whose house is called the
Black Horse Inn. George Snyder is on
Cherry street. Henry Smith runs a restaur
ant. David Stroup displayed the longest
beard yet seen in court. Frank Wolff, Jr.,
at the corner of Vine and Maple streets, was
the last before dinner.
WOEK OF THE ArTEEXOOK.
After dinner Thomas Hulings, of Har
marville, was called again, but he was not
present. Indiana township, with its three
applicants, was then heard. William Hartz
was licensed in 1888. He was returned on
a charge of selling more than a quart at
once,bnt the return was lost. Philip Thomas,
of King & Thomas, appeared alone, W. B.
King being sick. They keep a licensed
tavern on the Kittanning road, near Sharps
burjr. Frank and Michael ShoDcne are on
the Kittanning road 3 miles beyond King
& Thomas.
Lower St. Clair furnished 15 applicants.
Jacob Arrand is on Arlington avenue, just
outside of the city line. He has been work
ing at carpentry since he was refused a J
license in 18&S. .Michael Augustine, at No.
49 Brownsville road, is the lather of ten
children. William Balmer is on the Beck's
Bun road, more than a mile from any other
applicant. Joseph Butler's place is on the
-west bank of the Monongahela at Redman
Mills.
There are two licensed houses in the town
ship, both on the Brownsville road, one kept
by John Franz, and the other by Mrs. Cath
erine G. Goldbach. Mr. Christy tried, with
out effect, to show that Franz is quarrelsome
and threatens to shoot holes through people.
Franz said that he did not carry a revolver,
but kept one in his house. Fromm and
Hoffmann both have resorts on Ormsby ave
nue, a quarter of a mile apart F. H.
Hampe, who applies for a house at No. 94
Brownsville road, tola the court that his
father had a United States liquor license at
a house half a mile away, where he bottles
beer. The father owns the house for which
Fred applies, but tHe latter is married and
inbusinecs independently. Herman Mewes,
who kept a saloon at the corner of the
Brownsville mad and Carbon street in 1887,
said that he always discouraged treating in
his place. WAeu Judge Ewing asked how
much he drank, he replied: "Oh, lam very
t cm Derate. Sometimes I do not drink for
hours."
EXPECTS TO RESUME.
Mrs. Margaret J. McGuire is on the river
road, three-quarters of a mile below the
Baldwin township line. She was licensed
in 1888, but Judge White cut her down.
She will probably resume on May 1.
William Prim, on Ormsby avenue, walks
with a crutch. He claimed o have the
largest house in that neighborhood. "Iu
that case, "said Judge Ewing. "we have
had very incorrect statements from the
others."
'Peter Schmitt, on Arlington avenue, ac
knowledged that he had sold liquor without
license during the past year, hut maintained
that he had not sold on Sunday. Andrew
Stoecklein, on Ormsby avenue at School
alley, kept a saloon for 15 vears up to 1888.
He said that his house was larger than
Prim's. John Schirra, the last from Lower
St. Clair, is on Arlington avenue at Spring
street
There are 18 applicants from Mffltn town
ship, four of whom are now. licensed: James
Briggs, at New England; Charles Downey,
in Huquesne;Tbomas D. Davis, nearLysle's
coal works, and William Thorp, at Amity.
The unlicensed applicants are: George W.
Booth. James Donohue, Patrick J. Howard,
John Morris and Seward Oliver, at Du
quesne; Fred W. Habermann and Peter
Stinner, at Cochran; William J. Coates and
William Wisser, Sr., at Dravosburg; James
Evans, on the McKeesport road; Thomas
Hilton, at New England; John Linn, at
Thompson's Run; William Linn, at Moss
Side, and John Stinner, at Kisher station.
Booth has been running the Duquesne
ferry for three years, and has a restaurant
Briggs met no opposition. Coates is unused
to the liquor business, and has applied for
both licenses.
HE nAS A TOPEES' LIST.
Downey keeps a hotel in Duquesne, right
by the corner of the grounds of the Alle
gheny Bessemer Steel Company. His ap
plication was opposed by B. C. Christy,
representing various remonstrants, and C.
C. Dickey, representing the steel company.
Mr. Downey has just finished a new house.
He acknowledged that he had sold to a
minor, John Kennedy, who had misrepre
sented his age. He lias a list of about 18
topers, to whom he refuses to sell. Downey
admitted that he had a fieht with John
Gregg. The latter entered his place drunk,
and Downey refnsed to sell to him. Gregg
called Downey hard names and threw a
glass of pop in his face. Then Downey put
him out and pounded him, although
Downey has but one arm.
James Hennessy swore that he and his
son were assaulted by Constable William
Linn in Downey's place. He and his sou
were both drunk and his son is now in the
workhouse.
John Kennedy, called by the opposition,
admitted that he had deceived Downey as
to his age. Several other witnesses who
were called denied that they knew anything
wrong about the place.
John Gregg and Nic Williams both re
counted the quarrel between them and
Downey. "When a man is insulted in his
own house," said Judge Ewing, "there is
some allowance to be made for him."
Dr. Botkin testified that he dressed
Gregg's wounds after Downey got through
with him.
"Do you know the reputation of Mr.
Downey's place?" asked Mr. Christy.
"It has a good reputation among the tem
perance people of Duqesne," answered Dr.
Botkin. "Our town has a varied popula
tion. There is a class of people there that
are very hard to manage, with only one
licensed house in the town. I don't think
any other man could do better than Mr.
Downey has done."
DIDN'T NEED WITNESSES.
Downey had witnesses on his behalf, but
Judgs Ewing said that they were not needed.
Donohue is a coal miner by trade, and has
recently oDened a restaurant Davis has
been keeping the Ten Mile Inn at Moss
Side, and is now applying for another house
about a mile down the river.
Thomas Hulings, of Harmarville, -was re
called, and Attorney Yost asked him if his
wife did not leave him because of his im
morality. That he denied, and said he
never knew why his wife left him. She
went one day when he was away, and took
with her 5900 and two children.
Hilton, of New England, was told by
Judge Ewing that he did not think there
was business there for two houses. Haber
man durinc the past year has been townshin
road supervisor. Postmaster Howard Black
indorsed Haberman. John Linn and Will
iam Linn are brothers, William being the
township constable during the past year.
Two; Crawford brothers testified that John
Morris ran a speak-easy during 1888.
Oliver belongs to an old family, but James
S. Crawford testified that he had bought
liquor without a prescription at Morris'
drugstore. The other applicants were not
contested.
60HE GPEING IMPROVEMENTS.
Chief Evani Arrnnslne to Repair the Fire
Engine Houses.
Chief Evans, of the Fire Bureau, is mak
ing arrangements for some extensive im
provements in the various engine houses.
In speaking of the matter yesterday the
Chief said:
"At No. 2 engine house we will put in new
wood work in different parts of the building
and will widen the stalls. We intended to
repair engine' house No. 1, but it is too far
gone to attempt to repair it The walls are
cracked and the floors are rotted out The
house will have to be rebuilt.
"In No. 3 the floor is rotted out and there
is danger of the apparatus falling through.
New joists and new floor will have to be put
in there.
"In No. C and No. 8 there will have to be
new cornice work and new windows. Nearly
all the wood work in these houses is badly
rotted. In No. 8 we will also change the
stalls so that the horses cau come out
straieht Work on these improvements
will be commenced just as soon as possible."
TO BUILD A EOUXD-HUUSE.
Tho Plttxbnrc nnd Western Gives Oot Half a
million for Improvements.
The Pittsburg and Western Railroad
Company is about to begin work on the
erection of their round-house, water tanks,
etc., at Millvale. The ground lias been
staked out and within the next 10 or 15
days the work will begin. The new yard
at that point has greatly facilitated' the
handling of cars.
The ground along the river hank between
Willow Grove and Millvale, about half a
mile, which the company purchased months
ago, cost it 5202,000. The yard is built on
piles in the river and all freight trains are
ruade up and broken at that point The im
provements ontlined last fall have been al
most completed and cost about half a
million dollars. Forty miles of steel rails
were put down during the fall and winter.
The new yard at New Castle will be
finished next week.
TOUCHED A SOFT POINT.
A Discharged Employe Posts iJnconpllnien
tary Notices In tho Postofilce.
Superintendent of Mails Collins was
chasing around police headquarters to find
out what would be done with one of his
former employes, named Patrick Gilmore.
The man had been discharged, and while Mr.
Collins was in the East notices were posted
up all around the office. One read: "No
Irish need apply," and the other: '"None but
members of the Junior Order United Amer
ican Mechanics are employed here, by order
ot Stephen Collins, Superintendent of
Mails.."
A copy of each of the notices was posted
on Mr. Collins' door. It is not decided
what will be done with Mr. Gilmore, but
Assistant Superintendent O'Mara says Mr.
Collins could make out a case of forgery
against Gilmore.
Bargain silk sale Friday and Saturday,
April 18 and 19. Special offering of fancy
surah silks in stripes and checks on these
days, worthy everyone's attention. Gen
uine 51 goods at 50c a yard.
TTSSU HtJGTJS & HACKE.
We have opened an entire new line of
scarf rings and WlndsoriiitChas. Pfeiier's,
443 Smithfield and 100' Federal st, Alle
gheny, i
Special sale of best sateens, 11W cts.
Enable & Shustee, 35 Fifth ave. J
ONACKATER'SVERGE
The Strange, Entrancing Spectacle
That Confronts the Traveler,
GAZING INTO ETNA'S FIERI DEPTH.
An Almost Uncontrollable Impulse Inviting
Self-Destrnction.
PERILOUS WALKS OVER LAVA BEDS
rCOIlRKSrONDENCE OF THE DISFATCH.1
Palermo, Sicily, March 30. There
never came to me a sweeter or more perfect
sleep than that one upon the rough benches
of the half-ruined Casa degli Englesi, on
the desolate plateau just beneath the great
cone of Etna. Balbino, friend and guide,
said he would awaken me betimes and he
did. It was a singular ieeling to realize
where the night had been spent, as Balbino
assured me no one had ever been known to
pass an entire night at the weird retreat,
and to remember how, if the death-dealing
volcano had once hiccoughed in those hours,
our Italian and American anatomies would
have blended with the fused elements and
floated down to the cities and the sea, in
after years, to be worked over and sold as
lava relics to coming generations of tourists.
There was a bright glow within the hnt,
and a still more wholesome aroma of cook
ing food, for one's appetite is ravenous in
these crisp, upper regions. Balbino had
brewed a pot ot black coffee, roasted eggs in
the ashes beneath, and with our canteens of
wine and water, our fowl and bread a com
posite of the flour wheat, corn and chestnuts
had spread a toothsome repast upon two
huge blocks of lava. It was 2 o'clock in the
morning when we had finished this, adjust
ed our heavy woolen blankets like knotted
tunics, and after "banking" the little fire for
use on our return, stepped out into the cold
and stinging air.
"The guides take the straneiro from the
Casa to the summit in an hour," said Bal
bino. "But that," with a reproachful tone,
"ese maledetto. They do that to completely
exhaust them and add greater value to their
pretentious services. AVe will go, a suo
bell' agio, leisurely, like gentlemen, in two.
the ninfei (water lilies) are peening from
the sky!"
TEAMPINO OVER LAVA.
By the "water lilies" the poetical Balbino
meant the stars. It was dark, very dark,
without But the stars were more than
shining. They glowed, each like a topaz
bead pendant from a canopy of velvet. So
near they seemed, the impulse almost came
to lift one's staff in effort to touch them.
Against the side arc of such a sky the black
peak set like a wall of onyx to be crashed
against at a step's advance.
"See, there is the proof," he shortly
added. "There are strangers, guides and
torcher lost in the Bosco. The party is try
ing to reach Etna for the sunrise. They
will not come as far as the Casa."
Turning I saw far down the mountain a
half dozen flashes like bright fire-flies, now
swaying and waving, now lost behind the
mazes of oak, chestnut and ilex, and again
leaning into view. They added a weird
feeling of pursuit, as we pushed on, not
without many a stumble and an occasional
fall. Before leaving the Casa we had wound
thongs of kid-skin about our trousers at the
ankles. My companion wore shoes; hut I
had a pair of honestly-made American boots,
with legs Teaching nearly to the knees, and
the soles well filled with stout hob nails, an
invaluable aid in climbing Pico in the
Azores, a few months before". Balbino had
eyed these enviously, while binding a pair
of leather leggings around the tops of his
shoes. Before we could have crossed the
plateau the ashes, grit, and loose scoriae
would have cut to the flesh through one's
stockings without such protection.
Half way across the rock-strewn plain we
came upon traces of snow, and soon ice,
snow and disintegrated lava in strange piles,
where, after the wind had fiercely tossed it
about, it had been banked in most fantastic
forms. We had trouble in some of these.
They were as slippery as shot. We would
climb upon our hands and knees over some
sharp hump of lava and fail of solid footing
on the other side, irequently
SLIDING AKD CRUNCHING OUT
of our way down startling declivities, only
to land waist-deep in some of the shelly
pockets, or to be brought up with thnd and
thump against some solid lava wall beyond.
But in this wise, and without serious dis
comforture or mishap, we crossed the bil
lowy masses and reached the base of the final
cone. To my eyes it seemed a vast precipice,
interminable in height, absolutely insur
mountable. And here the real "struggle
began. 1 never had a more thorough admi
ration for physical agility than the thin lit
tle Sicilian now compelled. It seemed that
the wiry fellow had wings for unseen use.
Uncoiling a slender leash, woven of hair and
much resembling a lariat, and leaving me
in possession of one end below, he would ap
pear to leap from point to point in the dark
ness above, until the line was taut, when,
with endless repetition ot soothing and reas
suring "Agevolmente!" "gentilmente!"
("easily! gently!") he would half draw me
to his own sale station of ascent. Now and
then we would find a few yards of almost
level space. Again, the course would wind
about and between jagged, curling fringes
of lava, set there like convolutions of wave
crests whirled upon end and instantly con
gealed. But every where were cinders, grit,
ice, snow, needle-pointed spears of lava,
powdered 'sulphur, ashes, pitfalls, and worse
than all, the danger ot dislodging the rock
ing masses above us.
On several occasions we had barely passed,
and pushed our weight from treacherous
scales of mingled snow and scoria;, when they
cracked away and went crumbling behind,
frequently dislodging other crusts and pro
jections, when a combined crash and thun
dering into the darkness would follow. At
these times my own bravery would forsake
me, I am afraid, and I would beg Balbino
for indulgio and rest. With the utmost
suavity the little old roll of bones always
acceded; and, far above me, while my knees
beat the cinders from my trousers, and my
chattering teeth rattled like castinets, chirp
as a canary in the groves behind Catania,
this human mountain elve would rumina
tively hum a merry Sicilian canzione, now
and again letting a few lively, though re
spectfully modulated, bars escape through
his not wholly unmusical nose.
ON THE VERGE OP THE CRATER.
Perhaps an hour and a half was con
sumed in this manner of climbing, when, on
being pulled up a particularly precipitous
and ugly slope I stood on my feet beside
Balbino, and, even before he had senten
tiously uttered the one word "Trionfol" I
saw the stars beyond a jagged mass of black,
and was conscious that we were at last at
the very crater's edge. After groping about
with the greatest caution for a little, Bal
bino found an angle in the lava which
offered fairly good shelter. We crept into
this, huddled closely together, and, watch
ing the torches which still flickered far be
low in the Bosco, or wooded region, wafted
for the dawn. It was an eerie Bpot to rest
It seemed darker than when we left Casa
degli Englesi, nearly two hours before. In
numerable times in my life I had read,
heard or thought the old saying about the
darkest hour being just before the dawn.
However familiar one maybe with centuries
old material or ethical truisms, there is one
time in each individual's life when indi
vidual facts sweep into and possess the re
motest territories of realization. In that
way this familiar truism came to me for the
first time, and for all time, at the edge of
Etna's crater.
The atmosphere was perfectly clear, rare
PITTSBURG, SATTODAT, APRIL 19, 1890.
and crisp. The stars were apparently all
visible; but a film seemed to gradually over
come their former quality of pulsing glow
ing, then to remove their peculiar globular,
dew-drop like form and tremulousness, and
finally to almost erase them from the firma
ment Balbino's practiced eye compre
hended all this in a material Bense, and he
said we had now but a little time to wait
Bat that little time seemed very long. For
tunately no wind was blowing, but it was
bitterly cold; and the cold seemed to come
in waves each more intense than the preced
ing one. Intermittent with these were ap
parent pulsations of warm air bearing an
odor as of asafetida. These were the exhala
tions of Etna. Though we were now within
a few feet of 11,000 feet above the sea level, I
did not experience that difficulty in breath
ing which many travelers lay great stress
upon, although an actual condition of weak
ness and weariness was continually con
tended against
A STRANGE IMPULSE.
The most marked, blended physical and
mental experience in these extreme altitudes
is, I think, an almost uncontrollable impulse
to step off and down to the greatest depths
below, coupled with a dim sort of fancy that
one is ready-winged for such descent; and
even steady-headed Balbino had, or pre
tended to have, any number of authentic
reminiscences where unfortunate persons,
unable to control similar fatal impulses, had
been dashed to pieces upon the lava rocks
below.
But even while he was relating these, the
density ot the darkness had given way.
Through the murky gray the horizon line of
the Ionian sea and the sky could be faintly
traced. We left our little shelter, and fonnd
solid footing in the crust of the crater's edge
where we could cling tightlv to the flinty
lobes, angles and ridges, which some former
action of the boiling lava had provided.
Hardly was this done before the stars were
swept from sight, and the entire sky had
changed to a dark opaline hue. Then, as
the first faint shimmerings of red quivered
above the sea, as if to sweep the last vestige
of night from the earth's face, came such a
blast of piercing wind as hurled showers of
lava-grit whistling hefore it tore great crusts
of ice and lava from their places, and caused
us to cling to each other and the serrated
cone-edge for our very lives. It passed as
quickly as it came, roaring across the Bosco
toward Palermo. When we looked again
the eastern sky was aflame; the Ionian sea,
dimpled and rippled by the softer breezes ot
lesser altitude, a mass of tremulous purple,
and the crests of the Calabrian mountains
of lower Italy seemed emitting a sinuous
stream of liquid fire.
"Vivo ! acuto I" almost yelled Balbino,
as he lifted me bodily from my feet and
whirled me squarely about so that I faced
the west "This is the momento eminentis
simo 1"
A MAJESTIC SPECTACLE.
And so it was "the supreme moment."
As I was whirled about, the last glimpse
was of the first glories of the grandest sun
rise human eyes can behold. The next in2
stant my eyes rested upon equally as grand
a scene, a curious and almost sublime effect
in light and shade; probably one nowhere
else visible upon the globe, owing to the
non-existence elsewhere of like combined
conditions or altitude, contour and almost
limitless expanse of panoramic background.
To make this clear to the reader, it must be
remembered that Etna, standing near the
center of the eastern shore of the island of
Sicily, rises from a base, fully 50
miles in diameter, gradually and almost un
hrokenly to the tremendous altitude in its
crater of practically 11,000 feet. The first
rays of the rising sun strike horizontally
athwart this, but all is darkness beyond.
Half way across Sicily is thrown a shadow
worth a year's travel "to see. Tender mists
of grav and pearl and blue in countless val
leys blend with this mighty sabte wing,
transforming it to a purple as exquisite as
the untouched film "of the grape. 'To its
almost measureless point, its edges are as
clearly defined as those of a velvet fabric
stretched upon a bed of green, and no ar
tist's brush will ever reveal such liquid
streams of rose fading to flushing green, as,
leaping and flashing along its lines, startle
and amaze as though one had been granted
a vision of light for an instant possessing
the essence of life itself!
From this brief and entrancing spectacle,
one involuntarily turns to the contempla
tion of the majestic cyclorama spread out to
view. Where else can such a mighty reach
of vision be found? There is nothing to in
tercept the sight. Three seas, the Italian,
Ionian and the African, blend with the hor
izon, .save where, on the west, more than 100
miles away, stand the heights behind Paler
mo, and where, to the northwest, rise the
Apulian Mountains in the narrow strip
forming Southern Italy. With your glass
you can see across the Isles of Lapart to the
eternal fires of Stromboli, the ancients' en
trance to purgatory; while, over 125 miles
to the south, are discerned the outlines of
Malta, where Calypso enslaved Odysseus,
St Paul was shipwrecked, and the British
Empire, behind the
MOST TREMENDOUS RAMPARTS
of our time, dominates the Mediterranean
and holds the golden key to all the Orient.
Nearer, the glistening roofs of more than
100 cities and villages shimmer in the morn
ing sunlight, among the greatest of which
are Aci Eeall, Giarre, Messina, Randazzo,
Bronte. Aderno, iraterno, and classic Ca
tania and Syracuse. Nearer still, the vast
rim ot flowers, olive groves and vineyards.
Above this, the lesser but still stupendous
circle of green, where stand the massive
oak, chestnut and ilex trees. Then, desola
tion, complete, horrid, hateful, unspeak
able. From one's feet, clearly traced to the
farthest base-edge, lead great furrows of
purple black, where the livid rivers ran, in
terspersed with lesser volcanoes but specks
from where we stand and awful gulfs miles
in width, hundreds of feet in depth, and so
indescribably blasted, cursed and lifeless
that even Silence crouches shudderingly in
their formless and hideous depths. This,
the faintest hint of what one sees. No one
can come with the power to reveal even this
beggarly proportion of what is felt
But here is the crater, and its ragged rim.
It is sullen, inactive now. Hundreds of
fantastic, craggy, jagged masses stand upon
its smoother lower crust, reaching sprawl
ingly in every direction great lava claws.
Everywhere describing the most curious
angles and curves, run slender seams with
lips of green and yellow, where the sul
phuric breath has left its stain and poison.
Shimmering waves of air, with now and
then a ghostly thread of steam, rise from
these seams. These w.ith a ceaseless,
tremulous vibration which would not take
long to effect genuine sea-sickness,
are all that tell of the infernal powers
beneath. Balbino, shrugging his shoul
ders, and remarking, "It is shamming,
like a bad woman!" descended into the
pit, ran about upon the crust, broke
off relics to take away, and punched the
seams savagely with his pike to illustrate
his bravery and contempt Then, one last
look at so vast and yet so little a portion of
our good old earth; the descent and meeting
of the belated travelers, who glared at us for
our own better luck; -another meal at the
wretched Casa, where it seemed we had
been long years before; and then a light
some step out and down into the world of
sunshine, verdure and song; while, far and
ne&r, waking a myriad echoes in wooded
gorge and glen, there came to us, mingled
with tuneful songs of rivulets and birds, the
clear and mellow notes of shepherds' pipes,
as, witli matin melodies, their flocks were
led up lower Etna's verdant sides.
Edgar L. Wakeman.
A GENERAL DENIAL.
Tho Answer of Mayor Wyman to His Con
testant, Mr. btayton.
An effort was made yesterday to get
Messrs. Hughey and Bennett to state what
their answer for Mayor Wyman, of Alle
gheny, would be to the charges of the con
testant. Councilman Stayton, but they re
futed to pump.
It was learned, however, that it is a gen
eral denial.
WHERE CITIES GROW.
A Bird's-Eye View ot Oregon's Bpj
and Great Metropolis.
A' TYPE OP WESTERN PROGRESS.
The Nation's Greatness Asserting Itself on
the Northern Pacific Slope.
WONDERFUL GROWTH OP CITIES THERE
(CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DISFATCH.2
Portland, Ore., April 11. It is an old
saying that "cities are notmade, they grow."
The truth of this remark is certainly proved
by the history of each great city of theworld,
for cities are but centers of trade and arise
simply as the supply of a demand. Like all
growing thingB, cities are subject to inflex
ible natural laws, which can no more be af
fected by the inclination and perversity of
man than can the mighty river be turned
from its course to suit his caprices. Man
may retard or advance the growth and suc
cess of a town, but only temporarily. It is
beyond his strength to permanently affect it.
The location calls for the town, and man,
equal to the emergency, builds it
The towns of the Northwest are so strik
ingly different in characteristics that the
eccentricity of one city is no indicator of the
peculiarities of another. Here are towns 20
years old others scarcely six months; but
already progressive and flourishing. Visit
the West one year, and some spot, a barren
tract of land, you will find, if you come 12
months later, is covered with pretty, per
haps costly houses and handsome public
buildings; while here and there a spire
points like an index finger heavenward in
silent witness of the flight of time, and in
testimony of Western progress. Ay, rub
your eyes, my friend, and question the
soundness of your wits. Facts do not lie.
Here is a whole town built while you were
napping no mirage. All through Wash
ington and Oregon these pretty little towns
springing up from day to day, like buds iu
the spring time. While mgck interest cen
ters in these little towns, some day to be
cities, yet the larger towns demand the con
siderate attention of the thoughtful traveler
and financier. Chief among these latter,
stands Portland the metropolis of the
Pacific Northwest.
AN IMPOSING CITY.
The city is -situated on the Willamette
river, near its confluence with the Colum
bia. Seen from an eminence in its vicifity,
back of the town, the entire view is most
imposing. Portland, as the name testines,
is a seaport, admitting deep sea vessels of
all sizes and classes and at all seasons. Since
the first settlement of the conntry the place
has been, as now, the principal port of im
port and export, the trade and manufactur
ing center of the whole Pacific Northwest
When first I looked upon Portland from
the brow of this hill, it seemed as though
nature had never before so beautifully
blended her own handiwork with that of
man. The river, like a tinted ribbon,
stretched its sinuous course, embraved with
many a querl, dimpled with, many a holm.
Like fleets of water lilies nestled the snowy
ships upon the pellucid mirror. Here and
there from some projecting haze the trees
cast a reflected and nemorous shade, which
seemed to fairly intensify the beauty and
distinctness of their leafage. One wonld
almost fancy for the moment that he had
wandered into a region of perpetual sum
mer, untouched by the breath of hyems,
that is, until he paused to look upon the city
at his feet. Portland forbids any revellingof
fancy it is too sternly prosaic too much of
a money-getting, bread-winning mart "The
dollar of our daddies" is the vital question
considered here. Sentiment takes a seat in
the hindermost row. Practically gives
poetry an Icarian tumble. It is rather of
the vast mass of surging, struggling human
ity in this city of 100,000 that we must
think than of the beauty of wave and sky,
the loveliness that dwells in the turn of a
leaf and the closing of a flower.
A LUSTY AMERICAN INFANT.
Though as the years of a city and human
life are numbered, Portland is still in its
infancy, it has attained a position as regards
wealth and the resources of trade, which in
proportion to its numbers is unrivaled
throughout the length and breadth of our
Union. The people of Portland are fond of
claiming that their city contains more
millionaires, in proportion to popnlation,
than any other city in the world. More than
three score millionaires either reside or have
their business headquarters here. The city
has also the finest public buildings, with the
exception of those to be found in San Fran
cisco, taken as a class, for a city of its size,
of any town on the two hemispheres. The
wealth of the city is doubtless due chiefly to
its location. Its seaport advantages, its
trade, manufacturing and transportation fa
cilities are unequaled. These advantages,
dependent upon natural resources, are of
course stable and vnot apt to vacillate, so
that the chances for the city's growth are al
most unlimited.
In the days of Oregon's early history,
when the State was dotted by no town or
city, and not even the semblance of a village
marked the site where Portland now stauds,
the owners of a trading vessel, who bad a
cargo of geueral merchandise to sell, in seek
ing a point where tneir wares might best be
disposed of, to the scattered settlers along
the" Pacific coast, brought their vessel into
the Columbia river, entering the stream as
far as navigation would permit. When the
vessel refused to go further, they landed
and built a small store on the edge of the
river, where their cargo was sold. The fol
lowing year they brought larger stores and
were speedily followed by other vessels.
Little by little a vast enterprise was here
built up. This trading point became the
nucleus of the city of Portland. On the
site of this first small store, to-day stands
the Abbington Block, one of the handsomest
public rows of buildings in the entire city.
COULD NOT BE STRANGLED.
Portland has had many rivals but she has
pushed them all to the wall. Upon the
neck of many struggling and ambitious
towns she has put her imperial foot, and
held them subject to her will. Claiming
her divine right by precedence, she rules as
she was born to do. Previous to the build
ing of railroads, the owners of a line of
Bteamers plying between San Francisco and
Portland, with the true spirit of a merciless
monopoly, seeing that their line gave Port
land her only means of communication with
the outside world, laid out a new town and
refused to run their steamers into Portland.
In this new town large wharves and vast
warehouses were built, and many predicted
Portland's prospects as laid on the shelf.
But the strange tide which determines the
affairs of a town, did not set in toward the
newly laid-out city. People left only to
return to Portland. At length weary of
contending with a fate that seemed de
termined to "down" them, ths owners of
the steamship liue returned to the wharves
at Portland, and since that time the city
has continued to grow with varying but un
interrupted prosperity.
In the summer of 1883 the first railroad to
enter Portland was completed the North
ern Pacific which gave the city access, by
rail, to all parts of the United States. It
now has three transcontinental lines, each
owned by separate parties and each entering
the citv over an independent road, owned - r
controlled by the company.
jrurkiauu uiusb liuv uu uvcnuuticu as a
mining center. Gold", silver, iron, lead and
coal are lound in great abundance. An im
portant enterprise last year, was the starting
up of the great Oregon Iron and Steel Com
pany with an annual income, as predicted,
of over 500,000. These works are now
being enlarged by the addition of nail and
rolling mills.
THE GREAT ADVANTAGE.
Eat" probably the greatest advantage to
the city is the cheapness and the abundance
of its water power. AH its advantages arc
decidedly overshadowed by the one gigantie
power afforded by the Willametta river.
About a dozen miles from Portland this
grand river navigable by the larges sea
vessels known up to Portland, and naviga
ble 100 miles further for large river steamers
gives one high perpendicular leap over a
clean-cut rock nearly SO feet in height.
This is claimed to be the most enormous
water power that is utilized in this country,
and the only power never known to freeze.
Here may be seen the OregonPottery Works
and the Linseed and Cordage Works.
But it is as an educational and social center
that Portland offers more particular attrac
tions. The growing youth of the city are
given a careful literary nurture. The pub
lic schools can hold their own with those of
New York City. The High School building
is especially fine built of Western marble
with terra-cotta copings, and adorned by
elegantly kept grounds, and withal posses
sing a most capable corps of 20 teachers. If
one wishes to know its cost, let him count a
dollar lor every inhabitant of the city.
There are 14 public school buildings, all
supplied with modern furnishings, one of
the buildings covering an entire block.
There is a Ladies' seminary costing not less
than $150,000. Here, as in nearly every
Western city, education keeps pace with
traffic.
THE HUB OP THE NORTHWEST.
The city has no peer in the whole North
west bevond the Rockies in point ot cul
ture. One can get a very fair idea of the
extent and stamina of the trade organiza
tion of Portland from the number of busi
ness houses and the capital employed.
More than 125 houses employ each a capital
of considerably more than $225,000. The
aggregate capital is close up to $100,000,000.
The bank capital is of a magnitude corre
sponding in proportion to the trade. The
city has nearly 20 banks, several of which
have a capital of $3,000,000 or over. The
commerce of Portland is fully as active as
might be expected from the employment of
this vast capital.
The private residences of the city are not
one whit behind the pnblic buildings as re
gard outward and interior splendor and
finish. There are numerous residences cost
ing fully $500,000. I might mention those
of Mr. Flanders and the Hon. John Dolph,
also those of Messrs. Knapp, White and De
Lashmut. All these gentlemen are several
times millionaires, as are Messrs. Beed,
Ladd, Corbett and Failing, whose homes are
something worth visiting, if not socially
at least with au eye to the beautiful, the
costly and the artistic East Portland has
also many charming residences and is a pic
turesque town. The buildings and public
schools here are decidedly less pretentious
than those in the handsome city just across
the water. East Portland is growing rapidly
as well. A costly steel and iron bridge
spans the river between the two cities, and
renders transportation from one to the other
easy and walking not an impossibility, but
a delightful feat.
Portland, as I have before said, is unsur
passed as to location. From the very heart
of the town can be seen the towering peaks
of the Cascade, with Hood, Adams, St.
Helens and Bainier, all in plain sight The
city lies in a sort of valley, undulating hills
rising above it on either side. Far off to
the north the course of the Columbia may
be followed by the eye many miles. The
undulating hills give the city its beautiful
suburban building lots. The climate of
Portland is something indescribable, calm,
lenitive, and I assure you, altogether de
lightful. Let one who feels that he has lain
perdue to all agreeable sensations come to
Portland. He will find himself woke up in
double quick time. Perhaps, too, he will find
himself nearer to the throbbing heart of the
great world in these busy haunts of men
than in the serener haunts of nature.
. - H. M. Spalding.
OFFICIAL PITTSBURG.
SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE
CEIVED at the office of City Controller
until April 24, 1890, at 2 o'clock p. it., f or fur
nishing the following supplies for tho Depart
ment of Charities: Groceries, dry goods, cloth
ing, shoes and leather, meat, fresh fish, butter
and egg3, milk, Soar and mill feed, tinware,
hardware, qaeensware, coal, undertaking and
ambulance services and drugs. Blanks for
bids and bonds and all other information fur
nished at office of Department of Charities 171
Fourth avenue. Each bid must be accom
panied by a bond signed by two bondsmen for
double the amount of the bid, and must be
robated before the Mayor or City Clerk. The
lepartment of Award3 reserves the right to
reject any or all bids. R. C. ELLIOT, Chief
of Department of Charities.
Pittsburg, April U, 1890. apl2-94
Office of the Citt Treasurer, i
Municipal hall, Smithfield Street.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ALL
owners, (whether residents or non-residents
of the city ot Pittsburg) ot drays, carts,
wagons, carriages, boggles, etc., to pay their li
cense at this office forthwith.
All licenses "not paid on or before the first
Monday in March 189Q, will be placed in the
bands of police officers for collection, subject
to a collection fee of 50 cents.
And all persons neglecting to pay on or be
fore first Monday In May, 1890, will be subject
to a nenaltv double the amount of the license
to be recovered before the proper legal author
ity of said city.
The old metal plate of last year must be re
turned at the time licenses are taken out or 23
cents additional will be charged on the license.
Rates of license: Each one-horse vehicle.
$6 00; each two-horse vehicle, f 10 00; each four
horse vehicle, $12 00; each four-horse hack,
15 00; omnibuses and timber wheels, drawn by
two horses, 1000; one extra dollar will be
charged for each additional horse used in
above specified vehicles.
J. F. DENNISTON,
City Treasurer.
fe20-22-D
SEPARATE AND SEALED PROPOSALS
will be received at the office of tho City
Controller until 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29,
1890, for tarnishing the following supplies for
the Department of Public Safety during the
year commencing May , 1S90, the same to be
furnished to such bureaus and department
storehouses as may be from time to timo re
quired, to wit: Harness and borse supplies
hardware, house and stable supplies, borse
feed, oils and grease, nose, hoso couplings, etc ,
fuel, meals for prisoners, photographing crimi
nals, sawdust, wire, zincs, electrical batteries,
painting and lettering, ice, lumber, tin, copper
and sheet iron work, soap, telephone service,
furniture, cocoa mats, cocoa matting. Smyrna
rugs, carpets, linoleum, bedding, laundry work,
drugs and chemicals, plasters and dressings,
liquors, paints, oils and varnishes, lighting,
buggies, buckwagons and miscellaneous ar
ticles. Specifications for the above can be had at
the general office of the department
Bonds in double the amount of each bid, with
two sureties, must accompany each proposal,
said bonds to be executed before the Mayor or
City Clerk. The Department of Awards re
serves the right to reject any or all bids.
J. O. BROWN,
ap!8-36-D Chief Department ot Public- Safety.
No. 367.1
AN ORDINANCE-AUTHORIZING THE
opening of Gloster street from Renova
stieet to Allegheny atreer.
Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun
cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That
the Chief or tho Department of Public Work
be and be is hereby authorized and directed to
cause to be surveyed and opened within 60 days
from the date of the passage of this ordinance,
Gloster street from Renova street to Alleghe
ny street at a width of 80 feet in accordance
with a plan on file in the Department of Public
Works, known as Hazelwood plan of
streets, approved March 27, 1871. The damages
caused thereby and the benefits to pay the
same to be assessed and collected in accord
ance with the provisions of an act of Assembly
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, en
titled : "An act relating to streets and sewers
in cities of the second class," approved the 16th
day of May, A D. 1889.
Section 2 That any ordlnanceor part of ordi
nance conflicting with the provisions ot this
ordinance be and the same Is hereby repealed,
so far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this 31st day of March, A. D, 1890.
H. P. FORD. President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select
Council. G. L. HOLL1DAY, President of
Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH,
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayor's offlce.April 8, 1890. Approved: WM.
MCCALLIN. Mayor. Attest: ROBT. OSTER
MAIER, Asst Mayor's Clerk.
Recorded In Ordinance Book, vol. 7, page 878,
9th day of April, A D. 1890.
OFFICIAL PITTSBURG.
No. 402.1
AN ORDINANCE-ESTABLISHING THE
grade of Webster avenue, from Orion
street to Cambridge street
Section 1 Be It ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittibunr in Select and Common Coun
cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That the
grade ot the center line of Wdbater avenue,
from Orion street to Cambridge street, be, and
the same is hereby established as follows, viz.:
Beginning at the east curb line of Orion street
at an elevation of 463.44 feet; thence rising at
the rate of 2.21 feet Der 100 feet for a distance
of 374.2 feet to a P. Cat au elevation of 476.71
feet: thence by a convex parabolic curve tor a
distance of 140 feet to a P. T. at an elevation of
477.2S feet; thence falling at the rate of 1.42 feet
per 100 feet for a distance ot 695.5 feet to an
angle at an elevation of 4G7.S9 feet; thence by a
convex parabolic curve for a distance of 140
feet to a P. T. at an elevation of 4C0.S feet;
thence falling at the rate of 8 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 350 feet to a point at an eleva
tion of 432.8 feet; thence rising at the rate of 8
feet per 100 feet for a distance of 39.1 feet to
the west building line of Cambridge street at
an elevation of 435.93 feet
Section 2 That any ordinance or part of or
dinance conflicting with the provisions of this
ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed
so far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this 31st clay of March. A. D. 1890.
H. P. FORD. President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk or Select
Council. G. L. HOLLIDAY, President of
Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH,
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayor's Office, April 3, 1890. Approved.
WM. McCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: ROBT.
OSTERMAIER, Assistant Mayor's Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. 7, page
410. 14th day of April. A. D. 1890.
No. 397.
A N ORDINANCE-ESTABLISHING THE
rx grade of Harding street, from Thirty
third street to Dickson street
Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted bv the
city of Pittsbnrg. in Select and Common Coun
cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That the
erade of the center line of Hardingstreet from
Thirty-third street to Dickson street be and
the same is hereby established as follows, viz.:
Beginning at the north curb of Thirty-third
street at au elevation ot 219.62 feet: thence level
for a distance of 10 feet to a point atin ele
vation of 219.62 feet; thence falling at ?.ie rate
of 16 feet per 100 feet for a distance of 100 feet
to the south line of Ocbil alley at an elevation
of 198.82 feet; thence falling at the rate of 5
feet per 100 feet for a distance of 20 feet to ths
north side of Ochil alley at an elevation ot
197.82 feet; thence falling at the rate of 17.54
feet per 100 feet for a distance of 109 feet to the
south curb of Dickson street at an elevation of
178.70 feet.
Section 2 That any ordinance or part of or
dinance conflicting with the provisions of this
ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed
so far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this 31st day of March, A. D. 1890.
H. P. FORD. President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select
Council. GEO. L. HOLLIDAY. President ot
Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH,
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayor's office. April 3, 1890. Approved:
WM. McCALLIN, Mayoi. Attest: ROBT.
OSTERMAIER, Assistant Mayor's Clerk.
Recorded m Ordinance Book, vol. 7, page 406,
14th day ot April, A. D. 1890.
No. 391.
AN ORDINANCE-ESTABLISHING THE
grade of Poe alley, from Fifty-second
street to McCandless street.
Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun
cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the samf. That the
grade of the center line of Poe alley, from
Fifty-second street to McCandless street he
and the same is hereby established as follows,
viz. Beginning at the east enrb line of Fifty
second street at an elevation of 159.77 feet:
thence rising at the rate of 3.93 feet per 100 feet
tor a distance of 205 feet to a P. C. at an eleva
tion of 167.83 feet; thence by a convex parabolic
curve for a distance of 50 feet to a P. T. at an
elevation of 163.62 feet; thence falling at a rate
of 0.75 fe.t per 100 feet for a distance of 159.31
feet to a point at an elevation ot 167.43 feet;
thence falling at the rate of 2.33 feet rer 100
feet for a distance of 64.62 feet to the west curb
line of McCandless street at an elevation of
165.89 feet.
Section 2 That any ordinance or part of ordi
nance conflicting with the provisions of this
ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed
so far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this 31st day of March. A. D. 1890.
1L P. FORD. President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select
Council. G. L. HOLLIDAY, President of
Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH.
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayor's office, April 3, 1890. Approved:
WM. McCALLIN, ilavor. Attest: ROBERT
OSTERMAIER. Asst Mayor's Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book. vol. 7, page 401
14th day of April. A. D. 1SS0.
No. 366.
AN ORDINANCE-AUTHORIZING THE
opening ot Kearcher street from Green
held avenne to Bigelow street.
Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun
cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That the
Chief of the Department of Pnblic Works be
and is hereby authorized and directed to cause
to be surveyed and opened within sixty days
from the date of the pasage of this ordinance
Kearcher street, from Greenfield avenue to
Bigelow street at a width of 40 feet, in accord
ance with an ordinance locating the same ap
proved March 9, 1888. The damages caused
thereby and the benefits to pay the same to be
assessed and collected in accordance with the
provisions of an act of Assembly of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "An act
relating to streets and sewers in cities of the
second class," approved the 16th day of May.
A. D., 1SS9.
Section 2 That any ordinance or part of
ordinanco conflicting with the provisions of
thi3 ordinance be and the same is hereby re
pealed so far as the same affects this ordi
nance. Ordained and enacted into a law In Councils
this 31tt day of March. A. D. 1890.
H. P. FORD, President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD. Clerk of Select
Council. GEO. L. HOLLIDAY, President of
Common Council. Attest: GEO. EOOTH, Clerk
of Common Council.
Mayor's office. April 3, 1890. Approved:
WM. MCCALLIN. Mavor. Attest: ROBERT
OSTERMAIER. Asst Mayor's Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. 7, page 377,
9th day of April, A. D. 1890.
No. 382.
AN ORDINANCE-ESTABLISHING THE
grade of Edwards alley, from South
Twenty-seventh street to a point 463.23 feet
east.
Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg. In Select and Common Coun
cils assembled, and It is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That the
grade of the north curb of Edwards alley, from
South Twenty-seventh street to a point 4G3.23
feet east, be and the same Is hereby established
as follows, viz: Beginning at the east curb line
of South Twenty-seventh street at an elevation
of 76.4 feet; thence rising at the rate of 4.2 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 252.73 feet to a
point at an elevation of 87.01 feet; thence rising
at tha rate of 6.5 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 2105 feet to a point at an elevation of 100.7
feet.
Section 2 That any ordinance or part ot
ordinance conflicting with the provisions of
this ordinance be and the samo is hereby re
pealed so far as the same affects this ordi
nance. Ordained and enacted into a Uw In Councils
this 31st day of March. A. D. 1890.
H. P. FORD. President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select
Council. G. L. HOLLIDAY, President of
Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH,
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayor's office, April 3, 1S90. Approved:
WM. McCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: ROBT.
OSTERMAIER, Asst Mayor's Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. 7, page 393,
12th day ot April. A. D. 1890.
A No. 400.
N ORDINANCE-ESTABLISHING THE
grade of Eirkpatrick street from Wylie
avenue to Webster avenue.
Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun
cils assembled, ana it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That the
grade of the west curb of Kirkpatrick street
from Wylie avenue to Webster avenne, be and
the same is hereby established as follows, viz:
Beginning at the north curb line of Wylie ave
nue at an elevation of 318.32 feet; thence rising
at the rate of 7.778 per 100 feet for a distance of
530.77 teet to a P. C. at an elevation of 359.6 feet;
thence by a convex parabolic curve for a dis
tance of 32.6 feet to a P. T. at the south enrb
line ot Webster avenue at an elevation of 300.22
feet
Section 2 That any ordinance or part of or
dinance conflicting with the provisions of this
ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed
so far as the same affects this ordinance
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this 31st day of March, A. D. 1890.
H. P. FORD, President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD. Clerk of Select
Council. GEO. L. HOLLIDAY. President of
Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH.
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayor's office, April 3, 1890. Approved: WM.
McCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: ROBT. OSTER
MAIER, Assistant Mayor's Clerk.
Recorded In Ordinance Book vol. 7, page 409,
14th day of April, AD. 1S80.
OFFICIAL PlTTSDirttG.
A No. 39X
N ORDINANCE-ESTABLISHING THE
grade of Smith street from a point 447.50
feet west of the west curb line of Mobile street
to Hazelwood avenne.
Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by tho
city of Pittsburg in Select and Common Coun
cils assembled and It is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That tho
grade of the center line of Smith street from a
Soint 447.50 feet west of the west curb line of
lobile street to Hazelwood avenue be and the
same is hereby established as follows, to wit:
Beginning at a point 447.50 feet west of tha
west curb line of Mobile street at an elevation
of 124.00 feet; thence falling at the rate of 2
feet per 100 feet for a distance ot 100 feet to a
point at an elevation of 120.00 feet: thence fall
ing at the rate of 3.30 feet per 100 feet for a
distance of 247.50 feet to the west curb
line ot Mobile street at an elevation of
111.83 feet; thence level for a distance of 21
feet to the east curb line of Mobile street;
thence falling at the rate of 0 feet per 100 feet
for a distance of 274 feet to a P. C. at an eleva
tion of 95.39 feet; thence falling by a concave
parabolic curve for a distance of 80 feet to a P.
T. at an elevation of 93.58 feet thence rising at
the rate of L475 feet per 100 feet for a distance
of 40131 feet to a pom tat an elevation of 99.50
feet; thence falling at the rate of 1.32 feet per
100 feet for a distance of 372.05 feet to the east
curb line of Adams street at an elevation of
94.58 feet; thence rising at the rate of 0.8 feet
per 100 feet for a distance of 680.73 feet to the
wet curb lino of Hazelwood avenue at an ele
vation of 99.92 feet
Section 2 That any ordinance or part of
ordinance conflicting with the provisions of
this ordinance be and the same is hereby re
pealed so far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this 31st day of March. A. D. 1890.
H. P. FORD. President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD. Clerk of Select
Council. G. L. HOLLIDAY, President of
Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH,
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayor's Office, April 3. 1S90. Approved: WM.
McCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: ROBT.OSTER
MAIEK. Assistant Mayor's Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. 7, page 402,
14th day of April, A. D. 189a
tfo.369.)
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
opening of 'Reynolds street, from Brad
dock street to Dunfermline street.
Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun
cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That ths
Chief of the Department of Pnblic Works Do
and he is hereby authorized and directed to
cause to be surveyed and opened within 60 days
from the date of the passage of thi3 ordinance.
Rtynolds street, from Braddock street to Dun
fermline street at a width of CO feet m ac
cordance with an ordinance locating the same,
approved July 3. 1S83. The damages caused
thereby and the benefits to pay the same to be
assessed and collected iu accordance with the
provisions of an act of Assembly of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania entitled "An act
relating to streets and sewers in cities of the
second class," approved the 16th day of May,
A. D. 1S69.
Section 2 That any ordinance or part of
ordinance conflicting with the provisions of
this ordinance be and the same is hereby
repealed so far as the samo affects this ordi
nance. Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this 31H day of March, A. D. 1890.
H. P. FORD. President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select
Council. O. L. HOLLIDAY. President of
Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH,
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayor's office. April 3, 1890. Approved:
WM. McCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: ROBERT
OSTERMAIER. Assistant Mayor's Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, voL 7, page 380.
10th day of April. A. D. 1590.
No. 364.
AN ORDINANCE-AUTHORIZING THE
opening of Cypress street, from Edmond
street 10 Matilda street.
Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted b v the
city of Pittsbnrg In Select and Common Coun
cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That the
Chief of the Department of Public Works be.
and i3 hereby authorized and directed to cause
to be surveyed and opened within 60 days from
the date of tho passage of this ordinance. Cy
press street, from Edmond street to Matilda
street at a width of 40 feet in accordance with
Rav & Hoeveller's plan, recorded in Recorder's
office of Allegheny county. In Plan Book volume
3. pages 78 and 79. The damages caused there
by and the benefits to pay the same to be as
sessed and collected in accordance with the
provisions of an act of Assembly of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania entitled. "An act
relating to streets and sewers in cities of the
second class," approved the 16th day of May,
A-D 1SS9
Section 2 That any ordinance or part of ordi
nance conflicting with the provisions of this
ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed
so far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this 31st dav of March. A. D. 1890.
H. P. FORD. President ot Select CounciL
Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select
Council. G. L. HOLLIDAY. President of
Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH,
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayor's office. April 3. 1890. Approved:
WM. McCALLIN. Mayor. Attest: ROBT.
OSTERMAIER, Asst Mayor's Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. 7, page 378,
9th day of April. A. D. 1890.
TNo. 3S3.
AN ORDINANCE LOCATING GREEN
LEAF street, from Sweetbnar street to
Fingal street
Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by ths
city of Pittsbnrg. in Select and Common Coun
cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same. That
Greenleaf street from Sweetbrlar street to
Fincal street be and the same is hereby located
as follows, to-wit: The south 5-foot line of
Greenleaf street shall begin at a pin on the
east5-toot line of Sweetbrlar street and at a
distance of 594.42 northerly from the 5-foot line
of Well street; thence deflecting to the left 90
degrees for a distance of 175 feet to a pin;
thence deflecting to the right 6 degrees 68
minutes 20 seconds for a distance of 662.68 feet
to a pin, thence deflecting to the right 17 de
crees 17 minutes 40 seconds for a distance of
510.07 to a pin; thence deflecting to the left 23
decrees 13 minutes 30 seconds for a distance of
203.70 feet to a point on the center line of Fingal
street intersecting said center line at an angle
of 89 degrees 54 seconds, and said Greenleaf
street shall be of a width ot 40 feet
Section a That any ordinance or part of
ordinance conflicting with the pro visions of this
ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed
so far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this 31st day or March, A. D. 1890.
1L P. FORD. President of Select Conncil.
Attest: GEO- SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select
Council. G. L. HOLLIDAY. President of
Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH,
Clerk of Common CounciL
Mayor's office, April 3, 189a Approvedt
WM. McCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: ROBERT
OSTERMAIER, Assistant Mayor's Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book, vol. 7, pagS 394,
12th day of April, A. D. 1S90.
No. 383.
N ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE
i. grade of Rowan street from Lincoln ave
nue to Park avenue.
Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by ths
citv of Pittsbnrg, in Select and Common Coun
cils assembled, and it is hereby urdainedand
enacted by the authority of the same. That the
erade of the north curb of Rowan street from
Lincoln avenue to Park avenue, be and is here
by established as follows, to wit: Beginning on
the west enrb line of Lincoln avenue at an ele
vation of 213.787 feet: thence rising at the rate
of 1 foot per 100 feet for a distance of 368.47 feet
to the west enrb line of Grape street at an ele
vation of 217.291 feet; thence falling at the rate
of 1 foot per 100 feet for a distance of 1.293.S9
feet to the east curb line of Park avenue at an
elevation of 204.31 feet
Section 2 That any ordinance or part of or
dinance conflicting with the provisions ot this
ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed
so far as the same affects this ordinance.
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this 31st day ot March, A. D.. 1890.
H.P.FORD, President of Select Council.
Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select
Council. G. L. HOLLIDAY. President of
Common Council. Attest: GEO. BOOTH,
Clerk of Common CounciL
Mayor's Office. April 3d, 1S90. Approved!
WM. McCALLIN. Mayor. Attest: ROBT.
OSTERMAIER, Asst. Mayor's Clerk,
Recorded in Ordinance Book. voL 7, page 337
12th day of April, A. 1). 1890.
No. 379.1
AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE
name of Roup street to Negley avrnue.
Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg, In Select and Common Coun
cils assembled, and ft is hereby ordained and
enacted bv the authority of the same. That the
name of Roup street be and is hereby changed
to Negley avenue.
Section 2 That any ordinance or part of
ordinance conflicting with the provisions of
this ordinance be and the same is hereby re
pealed so far as the same affects this ordinance
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this 31st day of March. A. D. 1890.
H. P. FORD, President or Select ConnciL
Attest: GEO. SHEPPARD, Clerk of Select
Council. G. L. HOLUDAY. President of
Common CounciL Attest: GEO. BOOTH,
Clerk or Common Conncil.
Mayor's office. April 3, 1S9Q. Approved:
WM. McCALLIN, Mayor. Attest: ROBT.
OSTERMAIER. Assistant Mayor's Clerk.
Recorded In Ordinance Book, voL 7, page 881,
Uth day of ApriL A D. 1890.
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