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WE CAN GROW FLAX
Government Expert Podge's Views on
the Live Subject.
THIS IS A NATURAL FLAX COUNTRY
And There is Ko Reason Why Linen Should
Aot he Hade Here.
lMPOilTANT KEYIEW OF THE SITUATION
la order to get at the facts in regard to
the cultivation of flax for fiber in this conn
try, the Washington correspondent of the
Dry good Economist was directed to call on
Sir. Charles Kichards Dodge, of the Agri
cultural Department, who is well known as
the Government expert and authority in
this matter. The correspondentlubmittedto
Mr. Dodge a series of questions, to which
the expert gave fnll replies. The corre
spondent writes:
Mr. Charles Richards Dodge has just re
turned lrom the South, where he has been
studying fiber growth, and the trip has con
firmed his belief that there is no reason in
the world why there should not be the finest
flax raised and the finest linens made in this
country, except that the industry is not
properly encouraged. He thinks the cli
matic conditions are by no means against
the development of such an industry, and
that it would not take many years oi suitable
encouragement to indnce the culture of the
fiber and the building up of the manufac
tories. The necessary technical knowledgo
and skill oJ manufacture he thinks would
soon be developed. His tour in the South
has been very fruitful, and he has brought
back some fine specimens of vegetable fiber
of various sorts.
FARMERS TAKEJG HOLD.
Meeting Mr. Dodge by appointment,
yoar correspondent opened the conversation
by asking: "Are the farmers of the country
interested in the fiber industry and are they
ready to begin the cultivation of flax?"
"Emphatically yes, as is proved by the
constantly increasing correspondence of the
Department of Agriculture upon this sub
ject, and from the iact that the large edition
of the flax and hemp report recently pub
lished will be soon exhausted from the
demand made by farmers everywhere for
copies. Letters (and samples of flax) have
been received from farmers in many sections
of the country, detailing past experi
ence, inquiry into the possibility of a mar
ket lor the flax when grown, and praying
for sufficient encouragement, in the change
in the tariff laws, to enable them to make a
beginning. Samples of good flax have been
received irom many Northern States, and
"Virginia, and Texas, and some of these, as I
have stated in my report, are good enongh
for fine linen. Many farmers are greatly
interested, and with encouragement and an
assurance that there will be a home market
for their product when grown, will not hesi
tate to embark in the industry."
CANADA'S SUCCESS.
"Is it a fact that Canada raises success
fully a considerable amount of flax?"
"It is a fact that Canadian farmers are
producing, and have produced for years, a
considerable quantity of flax which our
manufacturers prefer to foreign flax of the
same grade, and for which in past time
they have been willing to pay a slightly
higher price. I regret that our investiga
tions on this side of the water, so far, have
not extended beyond the limits of the
United States, and I am unable to make
anv statements as to quantity produced.
One New York manufacturing concern
which buys in Canada 75 per cent of the
flax it uses, makes the statement that the
Canadian product is superior to all grades
of .Russian, but equal to best qualities of
Dutch, Flemish or Belgian flax. The Can
adian larmers grow trom imported seed
(chiefly Dutch) and find the culture .fairly
remunerative. Some flue samples of
Michigan flax sent to the Department in the
spring, were grown and worked by Messrs.
J. & J. Livingston, of Baden, Ont. who
have built a mill at Tale, Mich. "When
the samples were received (from an Eastern
manufacturer) we were told that they would
have lullv 100 tons ot dressed flax from last
year's crop. This flax straw (800 tons) was
pulled from the ground by hand, as all
straw must be it used for fine spinning. As
stated in our report, the Messrs. Livingston
have been successful workers ol flax in
Canada for over 25 years, where they are
sow running 20 mills, and annually sow
5,000 acres of flax, and work as much more
grown by farmers. Messrs. Livingston have
demonstrated that they can grow as good
flax for fiber in Michigan S3 can be pro
duced in Canada.
A TABIFF NEEDED.
"Our correspondent firmlv believes that
within five years flax could be made one of
the largest ana best paying crops in tne
"Western States, as it now is in Upper
Ontario, Canada."
'Mr. Dodge," continued the correspond
ent, "a writer in Bradstreel's quotes your
btatement that some farmers are now making
money out ot flax culture, and argues that
it this is so no protection to the American
flax farmer is necessary. What have you to
sav in answer to this argument?"
Said Mr. Dodge: "I had not intended to
make reply to anv part of this 'answer to
my statement of lacts in the article in que&
tion; lor while the attempt is made, by ex
planation, to belittle my statements ana
weaken the force of the arguments pre
sented in favor of an American linen indus
try, not a fact was disproved. I am glad,
however, that you have called attention to
this one point as it should have been made
clearer in my article.
"There is no disputing the fact that very
little flax is now grown for fiber, because
the attention of farmers has not, in recent
years, been directed toward the industry.
But this fact is a very silly argument with
which to prove that-we cannot grow any
quantity oi nax in xnc inture, or wueu mere
are manufacturers who will take the prod
uct. And in this connection it may be said
that without the co-operation of Tanner and
manufacturer there can be no linen indus
try. One of the strongest features of the
ilcKinley bill was that the duties it im
posed made it possible for American farmers
and manulacturers to work together against
the interests of foreign farmers and manu
facturers in the establishment of a national
linen industry.
NOT HABD TO CULTIVATE.
"The farmers who produced spinning flax
last season (before the agitation of the ques
tion of flax culture in the United States)
-were chiefly men who learned the business
in 'the old countries,' and were perfectly
familiar not only with the agricultural and
subsequent operations, but with the require
ments ot the manufacturer who was to pur
chase the product. This kind of skilled flax
culture is shown to have been remunerative,
and were the good farmers of the country
generally as skilled the present duty,
meager as it is, might suffice. They have
not the requisite knowledge to-day, how
ever, though there are thousands of Ameri
can farmers of intelligence who would
not need to see the crop grown
bv a skilled neighbor longer than a season
of two to be able to produce a fair quality
of flax suitable for crash and similar linen
goods; and with practice and experience
there is no question that in favorable
localities tbey would in time be enabled to
grow fine fiber. The present possible
margin of profit is too small for the average
iarzner to grow flax to compete with the old
world, and the lact that a skilled Belgian
flax grower can now cultivate flax in the
United States at a profit, is a strong argu
ment in tavor of a higher tariff on the raw
material to give farmers generally an op
portunity to make a beginning and add
this crop" to the paying crops of the farm.
"As wheat li a well-known crop in the
United States, I will illustrate the point by
some figures relating to wheat culture. A
skilled larmer who gets 25 bushels of wheat
per acre at labor cost oi flO, or 40 cents per
bushel, could live when the selling price is
60 cents, while the careless grower who gets
10 bushels per acre, at a cost of $8 in labor,
loses 30 cents per bushel when the market is
at 60 cents, and feels severely the pressure
oi nara uuin, uUE .. ...... ,.-..-himself
with 20 cents per bushel above cost.
WE CAN GEOW FLAX.
"Several journals have recently published
extracts from the department hemp and flax
report, which are reproduced to prove the
folly of attempting to grow flax in the
United States. Begarding the publication
of these discouraging statements, T have to
say that my report deals with every phase
ol flax culture, even for the finest linen. It
is from this section of the report that the
discouraging features are always taken. All
else is purposely ignored. I have endeav
ore I to be per ectly fair in all published
statement; upon this subject, presenting the
difficulties while discussing the possibilities.
I regret to say that those who are opposed to
flax culture in America (they claim to op
pose only the duty) have unfairly taken
advantage of this very fairness of state
ment, in quoting from my report, and
bv presenting a summary of the diffi
culties enumerated (and magni ying tbem),
without a word as to the favorable consider
ations of the question, have tried to make it
appear that the investigations of the Gov
ernment proved an agricultural flax indus
try impossible. I repeat that these investi
gations prove conclusively that we can
grow flax successfully in many portions of
the United States, though for the present
the protection even to both the agricultural
and manmacturing sides of the industry by
the McKinley bill will be necessary to
place the linen industry upon a solid foun
dation. These purely 'disinterested and
unselfish' gentlemen would have all at
tempts at cultivation of flax for fiber aban
doned unless 'it could be proved that we
could at once fill the market demand in this
country for fine flax.' Their cry seems to
be, the finest or none. Even the Irish
Textile Journal flies off at the same tangent
in its last issue, and devotes three columns
of its valuable space to the subject oi fine
flax culture in the .United States to prove
the utter absurdity of the idea."
IS THE SUH GEOWBTG COLDER J
An Eminent Astronomer'! Views on the
Interfiling- Question.
Newcastle, Eng- Chronicle.:
Our first attempt to examine this question,
says the author of "The Story of the
Heavens," most lie in an appeal to the
facts which are attainable. We want to
know whether the sun is showing any symp
toms of decay. Are the days as warm and
as bright now as they were last year,
10 years ago, 100 years ago? We can
find no evidence of any change since the be
ginning of authentic records. If the sun's
heat had perceptibly changed within the
last 2,000 years, we should expect to find
corresponding changes in the distribution
of plants and of animals; but no such
changes have been detected. There is no
reason to think that the climate of ancient
Greece or of ancient Borne was
appreciably different from the cli
mates of the Greece and the Borne
that we know at this day. The vine and
the olive grow now where they grew 2,000
years ago. We must not, however, lay too
much stress on this argument; for the effects
of slight changes in the sun's heat may
have been neutralized by corresponding
adaptations in the pliable organisms
of cultivated plants. All we can cer
tainly conclude is that no marked change
has taken place in the heat of the sun dur
ing historical time. But when we come to
look back into vastly earlier ages, we find
the most copious evidence that the earth
has undergone great changes in climate.
Geological records can on this question
hardly be misinterpreted.
The geological variations of climate may
have been caused by charges in the earth
itself, by changes in the position of its axis,
by changes in its actual orbit; but however
they have been caused, they hardly tell us
much with regard to the past history of our
sun. The heat of the sun has lasted for
countless ages; yet we cannot credit the
snn with the power of actually creating
heat. We must apply even to the majestic
mass of the sun the "same laws which we
have found by our experiments on the earth.
"We must ask, whence comes the heat suffi
cient to supply this tremendous outgoing?
uAB MADE TIBED HIMSELF.
A Vengeful Man's bcheme Brings Righteous
Hetrlbmlon.
A sage who was noted for his wisdom,
runs a Detroit Free Fress fable, received a
visit one day from a man, who said:
"Oh, sage, but I have a very bad
neighbor on my left hand, and I have
to ask what steps I can take to make him
very tired."
'Shoot his hens," was the brusque ad
vice." "But he has none."
"Kill his cat."
"He Keeps no feline."
"Poison his dog." .
"But bis dog died weeks ago, and he re
fuses to get another."
"Let vour wife hire his cook on the sly."
"She has tried it and failed."
"Have vou presented his children with
toy pistols?"
"Alas! he has no children!"
"Can't you hire his church pew away?"
"I have tried but failed. It is on ac
count of these repeated failures that I have
come to you."
"Well, there is always one recourse left.
Build a high fence and Bhut out his view
and light."
"Hurrah! That's it! I can darken his
sitting room until he must burn gas!
Thanks, O sage many thanks! You have
renewed my youth!"
Moral And he erected the fence, and
every passer-by halted to look and to ob
serve: "Ah, but the ass has built a stable
for himself!"
THE P0EESTS OF GEEMAKT.
Interesting Facts Abont the Wooded Area
of the Prussian Kingdom.
The entire forest area of Germany, accord
ing to a work recently published by one of
the State foresters of Prussia, now amounts
to 34,596,000 acres. In Saxony and the
other States of the empire, with the
exception of Saxemeningen, about one
half of all the forests are State or
communal property, and these are all sub
ject to a well-regulated permanent adminis
tration and supervision, while the older for
ests in many of the States are not under any
public control. There are 22,487,400 acres
of coniferous, and 11,800,000 acres of foliace
ous trees in Germany.
Of the coniferous trees the greater portion
are on soil adapted only to such growth.and
on which nothing else could be cultivated.
Seven million lour hundred and thirteen
thousand acres of the coniferous trees are of
the fir kind, and 14,826,800 acres pines, the
greater partof the latter being in the mount
ains preponderating in the Hartz Mount
ains, tbe Biesengebtrge, the Erzgebirge, the
Thuringian Forests, tbe Black Forest, the
Bavarian Alps, and the Bavarian Forest.
The 11,800,000 acres ot fohaceous trees are
principally covered by beeches. In Bussia
there are 494,228,620 acres of forest, in Austria-Hungary
46,952,000 acres, in Sweden
42,010,000 ncres. in France 22.241,000 acres,
in Spain 19,769,000 acres, in Italy 9,834,672
acres, and in England 2,471,000 acres.
Wanted No Reminder of Home.
Hew York Trlbnne.1
Two Cincinnati women thought they
would make a fortune by opening a res
taurant and hanging out a sign
"Home Cooking Here." But the pat
ronage was so poor that they
were threatened with bankruptcy,
when a recently married man advised tbem
to change the sign so as to read, "No Home
Cooking Here." They are now doing a
rushing business, and will soon retire with
a fortune. '
THE
THE PENSION LAWS.
Provisions of the Old and the New
Acts of Congress.
WHERE THE ENACTMENTS DIFFER.
Pensioners Under the Old Mar Eeceiye
Pensions Under the New.
FACTS FOB VETERANS TO PRESERVE
The new pension law grants pensions in
many cases where no provision was made
therefor under the old law. The following
statement shows the provisions ot the old
and the new law. Veterans will find the
following handy for ready reference, and
should paste it in their scrap books.
Invalid Pensions.
OLD LAW.
Persons disabled to any degree for the per
formance of manual labor, by reason of any
wound or injury received or disease con
tracted in the line of duty while in the mili
tary service of the United States, are en
titled to pension. The lowest rate under
this law is $2 a month and the highest rate,
for loss of both hands, is $100 per month.
For disability equivalent to severe stiffness
of the wrist or ankle joint, $8 per month is
allowed. For disability almost equal to
loss of a hand or a foot, $17. For disability
equivalent to the loss of a hand or a foot,
$24. For total inability to perform any
manual labor, $30. For disability requir
ing tbe regular aid and attendance of an
other person, ?72. Pension begins from the
date of originally filing the application or,
if filed belore July 1, 1880, from the date of
discharge.
Iucreaseof pension is granted with in
crease of disability. Many pensioners are
entitled to higher pensions than they are
now drawing. But increased ratings are
not made without applicatton therefor.
NEW LAW,
Any person who served 90 days or more
in the military or naval service of the
United States during the late war and has
been honorably discharged, now suffering
from a mental or physical disability of a
permanent character, not the result of his
own vicions habits, which incapacitates hip
from the performance of manual labor in
such a degree as to render him unable to
earn a support, is entitled to pension at the
rate of from 6 to 12 per month, propor
tioned to the degree of inability to earn a
support, beginning from the date of filing
the application in the Pension Office after
the passage of the new law, July 1, 1890.
The disability need not be traced to the
service in any manner. Its present exist
ence is all that is required. Persons placed
upon the pension roll under this law are not
entitled to any rate of pension in excess of
$12. To obtain a higher pension than this
rate they must apply under the old law and
establish the connection of their present dis
ability with the service.
Widows of Soldiers.
OLD LAW.
A pension of $12 per month is granted to
any widow of a soldier who can show that
her husband's death was due to causes inci
dent to his military service. Pension to
widows under the old law begins from the
date of tbe husband's death and continues
at the rate oi $12 per month until death or
remarriage. Application may be filed at
any time, even after remarriage.
NEW LAW.
A pension of 58 per month is granted to
any widow of a soldier who served 90 days
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leaving his widow without any other means
of support than her daily labor. The cause
of death need not be traced to the service.
Pension begins from the date of filing the
application after passage of the law, July 1,
1890.
Minor Children.
OLD LAW.
If a pension is granted to a widow, she
will receive $2 per month additional for
each child of the soldier under 16 years of
age. If the widow has died or remarried
atid the minor children can show that their
father died by reason of a disability incur
red in tne service, pension is grauieu up iu
the date when the youngest becomes 16
years of age, beginning with the date of the
lather's death or the widow's death or re
marriage, at $12 per month and $2 ad
ditional for each child. They can apply for
and obtain this pension without regard to
their age at the date of masing application.
If a child is insane, idiotic or otherwise
permanently helpless, the pension will con
tinue during life.
NEW LAW.
If a pension is granted to a widow, she
will receive $2 per month additional for
each child of the soldier under 16 years of
age. If the widow has died or remarried,
the pension of $8 per month is granted to
the child or children without regard to the
cause of death, from tbe date ot application
(beginning no earlier than July 1, 1890.)
with the additional amount of $2 for each
child. If a soldier's child reaches theage
of 16 without making application the right
to pension is lost. But if a child is insane,
idiotic or otherwise permanentlyhelpless,
the pension will continue during life.
Dependent Parents.
OLD LAW.
The mother of any soldier or sailor who
died in the United States service or from
the results of such service is entitled to
pension, if, at the date of his death, she
had no sufficient means of support beside
her own labor, and the son had contributed
or had recognized an obligation or was le
gally bound to contribute, to her support,
A father is entitled to pension under like
circumstances if it is also shown that he
was physically unable at the date of the
son's death to support himself.
Pensions begin from the date when the
original application was made therefor, or
if presented'before July 1, 1880, from the
date ol the death of the soldier or widow.
NEW LAW.
Pension is granted to the dependent pa
rents of any soldier who died by reason of
wounds or other cause incident to his army
service, upon proof that he left no widow
or minor children entitled to pension, and
that the parents are now without means of
support other than their own manual labor
or the contributions of others not legally
bound to their support. The new law dis
penses with proof that the parents were de
pendent at the date of soldier's death and
with proof ol the father's physical inability
to support himself by his own manual
labor. The pension begins from the date of
making application after the date (July 1,
1890), of the passage of the act.
As to Fees.
OLD LAW.
The fee is $25 for prosecuting an original
pension claim under the old law and $10 in
"a claim on account of increase oi the pen
sioned disability.
NEW LAW.
The fees of attorneys for prosecution of
all claims under this law cannot exceed $10
in any case.
Rights Under Both Laws,
Persons now receiving pensions under the
old law, or whose claims are now pending,
may apply for and receive pension under
the new law. Any person entitled under
both laws may make application for both
pensions at the same time and obtain either
to which he can show himself entitled, or
he can obtain one pension and thereafter
prove his right to the other. But no person
is allowed to draw pension to cover the same
period under, both laws. He may take
either one which gives him the greatest ad
vantage, and may take one for .one period
1 and the ether for another,' '
FITTSBt7K3- DISPATCH,
OFFICIAL PITTSBURG.
Y:
IEWERS" REPORT
On the paving and curbing ol Keystone street.
irom rsiantuu mice, .u r iibj.sevanu street.
To tbe Select and Common Councils of the city
of Pittsburg:
The undersigned. Viewers of Street Im
provements in tbe city of Pittsburg, appointed
by the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny
connty and authorized by an ordinance passed
on the 18tb day ot November, A, D. 1888, a copy
of which is bereto attached, to make an
assessment of tbe cost and expense of paving
and curbing of Keystone street, from Stanton
avenue to Fifty-second street, in said city upon
tbe property benefited tbtreby under tho
provisions of, and in accordance with an act
of Assembly of tbe Commonwealtn of Penn
sylvania, entitled, "An act authorizing and dl
recting Councils of cities of the second class to
provide for the Improvement of streets, lanes,
alleys and public highways, sewers and side
walks, requiring plans of stroets, providing for
the appointment of a Board of Viewers of
Street Improvements, prescribing their
duties, granting appeals to Councils and
Court, providing for tho assessment anil
collection of damages and benefits, authoriz
ing the use of private property and pro
viding for filing liens and regulating pro
ceedings thereon, and prohibiting tbe use of
public streets, wilbout authority of Coun
cils," approved the Hth day of June, A. D.
1887; respectfully report:
That, having been first duly sworn and
qualified according to law, they proceeded in
tbe manner and according to the directions of
said act, to discbarge tbe duties of their ap
pointments; that having viewed the premises,
tbey made an assessment of said cot and ex
pense upon the property benefited, and
caused a pint and statement to be made, as
required by said act, and having given to the
owner of each lot ten days' notice of the time
and place of meeting, they met on the 23d day
of June. A. D. 1890, at the office of tho
Board of Viewers, in the city of Pittsburg,
beard all complaints and evidence offered,
and having made all modifications and correc
tions which tbey deem proper, assessed tho
cost and expense of said grading, paving ana
enrbmg upon the following property, upon
each for the amount set opposite the name of
the owner thereof, vix.1
Chief Department Public Works.
STJLTEMKNT OP COST.
2.584 square yawls of paving, SI 40 S 3,617 60
1.560 lineal feel curbing, 78 cents L216 80
191 square feet crossing, SI 'JO 229 20
Engineering, advertising, etc 150 00
Printing ordinance and notices. 40 00
Prioting Viewers' report 27 60
Making plan and serving notices 10 00
Viewers' time 63 00
8 5,334 10
Keystone north side from Stanton to
second street
Fred Miller (30), 46.50 feet S
Sarah A. Q. Freeman, 20 feet
Fred Miller. 20 feet
Jac Yost, 20 feet
O. Bokerman, 20 feet
Andrew Felg, 20 feet
Adam Streib. 20 feet
E. J. Jones, 20 feet
E. K. Schule, 20 feet
Mary Huston. 20 feet
Mary Sleetb, 60 feet
J. Eschericb.20 feet
A. M. Waugh, 20 feet
J. M. Berger, 20 feet
W. J. Berger. 20t feet
W. J. Dolan, 20 feet
J. L. Horracks. 20 feet
Sarah A. G. Freeman, 40 teet
Elizabeth Yost, 60 feot
C Nonuveiler. 20 feet
Adam Streib, 20 feet
Mrs. M. Sorracks. 160 feet
J. W. Byrne (23), 45.61 teet
Keystone South Side
J. Charles Dickens (46), 91.62 feet
J. Garngan, 30 fret
John Hughes, 30 teet ,
James Cupples, 20 feet .
Thomas Brown, 20 feet
F. G. Robrkasle, 60 feet
W. C. Whitley. 20feet
George Garbert 20 feet
W.J.Noble. 20 feet
Mrs. N. Galway, 20 feet '.....
William Shipman. 40 feet
W. Galway. 20 feet
E. Powell, 20 feet
AVilliam Hunter, 20 feet
F. Alpert 20 feet
R. Middlcton, 40 teet
Jobn Firt, 20 feet
T. W. Welsh, Jr., 20 feet
W.J. Norns, 20 feet
E. Wittman, 20 feet
Hugh McClaln, 60 feet
Charles Dressing, 20 feet
Wm. Hutchison. 20 'feet
W. J. O. Logan, 20 feet
Alex McDonald. 20 feet
Henry Jones, (14), 28.75 feet
J'
"YTIEWERS' REPORT
On the construction of a public sewer on Mul
berry alley, from Twenty-second street to 100
feet wetwardly.
To the Select and Common Councils of the city
of Pittsburg:
The undersigned. Viewers of Street Improve
ments in the city of Pittsburg, appointed by the
Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county,
ind authorized by an ordinance passed on the
25th day of November. A. D. 1889. a copy of which
is hereto attached, to make an assessment of tbe
cost and expense ot constructing a public sewer
on Mulberry alley, from Twenty-second street
to 100 feet westwardly in said city, upon
the property benefited thereby, under the
provisions or and in accordance with an act of
Assemby of the Commonwealth of Pennsylva
nia, entitled "An act relating to streets and
sewers in cities of the second class," approved
the 16th day of May, A. D. 1889; respectfully
report.
That, having been first duly sworn and quali
fied according to law, they proceeded in the
manner and according to the directions of said
act. to discbarge the duties ot their appoint
ments; that having viewed the premises, they
made an assessment of said cost and expense
upon the property benefited, and caused a plot
and statement to be made, as required by said
act, and having given to the owner of each lot
'ten days' notice of the time and place of meet
ing, they met on the 24th day of June, A.
D. 1890, at the office of tue Board of Viewers,
in tbe city of Pittsburg, heard all complaints
and evidence offered, and having made all
modifications and corrections which they deem
proper, assessed tho cost and expense of con
structing said sewer upon tbe following prop
erty, npon each for the amount set opposite the
name of the owner the.'eot, viz:
Chief Department ot Public Works, state
ment of cost
108 lineal feet 15-inch pipe sewer.
81 13 8 122 40
1 manhole, 35 35 00
800 pounds castings (To Fischer F. &
M. Co.) SI 63 13 44
Superintending, engineering, adver
tising, etc 30 00
Printing ordinances anu notices 40 00
Printing viewers' report. 17 00
Making plan and serving notices 10 00
Viewers' time 63 00
330 4S
ASSESSED.
Mulberry alley.nortb side, from Twenty-second
to a point 100 feet west. South side
R. H. King, 48. 120 feet S91 53
James Fibby, Jr., 24 feet 47 79
Richard Allen, 24 feet 47 79
P. McCabeandT. Byrne.24 feet. 47 79
N. Feigley. 24 feet 47 79
Wm. McCandless, heirs, 24 (feet 47 79
$330 43
Respeefully submitted.
triwiun TAV ATXKN. 1
DANIEL WEN KE. J Viewers.
TIMOTHY O'LEARY, JB., J
PlTTSBURQ, June 24. 1890.
YTIEWERS REPORT
On the grading, paving and curbing of Carne
gie street, from Filty-f ourth street to Fif ty
llfth street. ....
To the Select and Common Councils of the
City of Pittsburg:
The undersigned. Viewers of Streetlmprove
ments in the city of Pittsburg, appointed bv
the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny
county, and authorized by an ordinance pissed
on the 18th day of March, A. D. 1889, a copy
ot wmen is nereto attacneu, w uiac an assess
ment of the cost and expense of grading, pav
ing and curbing of Carnegie street, from Filty
fourth to Fifty-fifth street, in said city, upon
the property benefited thereby, under tbe pro
visions of and in accordance with an act of
Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania, entitled "An act authorizing and direct
ing Councils of cities of the second class to
provide for the Improvement of streets, lanes,
alleys and public highways, sewers and side
walks, requiring plans of streets, providing for
tbe appointment of aBoard of Vienersof Street
Improvements, prescribing their duties, grant
ing appeals to Conucils ana Court, proTiding
for the assessment and collection of damages
and benefits, authorizing the use ot private
property and providing for filing liens and
regulating proceedings thereon, and prohibit
ing the use of public streets without authority
of Councils," approved the 14th day of June,
A D. 1887, respectfully report:
That having been first duly sworn and quali
fied according to law, they proceeded in the
manner and according to the directions of said
act to discbarge trie duties of their appoint
ments: that, having viewed tho premises, they
made an assessment of said cost and expense
upon the property benefited, and caused a plot
and statement to be made, as required by said
act. and having given to the owner of each lot
ten days' notice of tbe time and place ot meet
ing tbey met on tne Jsa nay 01 June, A. D.
189(5, at the office of tho Board of Viewers, in
tbe city of Pittsburg, beard all complaints and
evidence offered, and having made all modifi
cations and corrections which they deem
THURSDAY,' JTJLY 3t
OFFICIALPirTSBURG.
proper, assessed the cost and expense of said
grading, paving and curbing upon tbe follow
ing property, upon each for tha amount set
opposite the name of the owner thereof, viz:
Chief Department Public Works.
statement of cost v , M
1,280 cubic yards grading, 0 27.1 $340 20
1.S63 square yards paving, SI 35 1.840 05
867 lineal feet curbing. SO 78 678 28
ISO square feet crossing, $125 225 00
Engineering, advertising, dec. 125 (JO
Printing ordinance andnotices 40 00
Printing viewers' report 22 50
Making plan and serving notices 10 00
Viewers' time 63 00
$3,342 01
ASSESSES.
Carnegie, north side, from Fifty-
rourtn to r iitv-nun street
M. J. Smith. 2, 33.37 feet
John Anderson. 20 feet
E. Conley, 20 feet
J. Conley, 20 feet
Mary Moran, 20 feet
Jas. Connelly, 20 feet
M. Maban, 40 feet
J. Connor, 20 feet
A. P. Black, 40 feet
J. Quill, 20 feet
J.J. Lynch, 40 feet
Jas. Corry, 40 feet
James Moreland, 30, CO teet
South side
P. Kolz. 26. 18 80 feet
Miss A. Trodden. 20 feet
Martin Crane, 40 teet
Thos. O'Connor. 20 feet
Jobn Conley. 20 feet
M. Kellly, 20 f eet
Hugh Doyle, 40 feet
8. Hotzapliedt, 20 feet
T. Twill, 20 feet
Patrick Burke, 40 feet
John Hobin, 20 feet
A. Brennangraber, 20 feet
E. Haushalter, 20 feet
James Corrv.20feet
G. Corry. 20 feet
James Corry, 23, 34.58 feet
, $115 86
89 12
89 12
89 12
89 12
89 12
178 24
89 12
178 24
89 12
178 24
178 24
133(3
115 86
89 12
178 21
89 12
89 12
89 12
178 24
89 12
89 12
178 24
89 12
89 12
89 12
89 12
89 12
124 77
$3,342 01
Respectfully submitted.
EDWARD JAY ALLEN, )
DANIEL WENKE, J Viewers.
TIMOTHY O'LEARY, JB., )
Pittsburg, June 23, 1890.
YTIEWERS' REPORT
On the constrnction of a public sewer on
Liberty and Center avenues and Grabam
street, from WIneblddle street to Two Mile
Run sewer.
To tbe Select and Common Councils of tbe city
or Pittsburg:
The undersigned. Viewers of Street Improve
ments in the citr of Pittsburg, appointed by the
Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny county,
and authorized by an ordinance passed on tbe
3Cth day of July. A. D. 1888, a copy of
which is hereto attached, to make an assess
ment of tbe cost and expense of constructing a
public sewer on Liberty and Center avenues
and Grabam street, from Winebiddle street to
Two Mile Run sewer in said city upon tbe
property benefited thereby undertbe provisions
of and In accordance with an act of
Assembly of tbe Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania, entitled, "An act authorizing
and directing Councils of cities of the,
second class to provide for the improve
ment of streets, lanes, alleys and public high
ways, sewers and sidewalks, requiring plans of
streets, nrovidlng for the appointment of a
Board of Viewers of Street Improvements, pre
scribing their duties, granting appeals to Coun
cils and Court, providing for the assessment
and collection of damages and benefits, author
izing the use of private property and providing
for filing Hens and regulating proceedings
thereon, and prohibiting the use of public
streets without authority ot Councils,1' ap
proved the 14th day of June, A. D. 1887, respect
fully report:
That, having been first duly sworn and
qualified according to law, they proceeded in
the manner and according to the directions ot
said act, to discharge the duties of their ap
pointments; that, having viewed the premises,
tbey made an assessment of said cost and ex
pense upon the property benefited, and caused
a plot and statement to be made, as required by
said act, and having given to tho owner of each
lot ten days' notice of the time and place of
meeting, they met on the 10th day of June, A.
D. 1890. at the office of the Board of Viewers, in
the city of Pittsburg, beard all complaints and
evidence offered, and having made all modifica
tions and corrections which they deem proper,
assessed tbe cost and expense of constructing
said sewer upon the following property, uoon
each for the amount set opposite the name of
tbe owner thereof, viz:
Chief Department Public Works,
statement of cost
680 lineal foet 9-mch pipe sewer,
0 90. 8 622 00
446 lineal feet 18-mch pipe sewer. $2 30 1,025 80
1,888 lineal feet 21-inch pipe sewer,
S3 80. 6.230 40
280 lineal teet 3-feet brick and stone,
$3 60. LOOS 00
12 drops, $60 00 J20 CO
8 manholes. $30 00 240 00
25,500 pounds castings (Fisher F.
& M. Co.), $1 68. .., 423 40
Superintending, engineering, adver-
using, eic 450 00
Printing ordinance and notices 40 00
Printing Viewers' report 58 00
Making plan and serving notices 3 CO
Viewers' time w
$10,844 20
ASSESSED.
Liberty avenue, Center avenue and
Graham, north side, from Winebiddle
to Two-Milo Run sewer
George W. Given. 33, 40 feet
W. S. McCarthy, 44, 40 feet
J. S. Espv, 44, 40 feet
Wm. A. Black, 82.5, 75 feet.
Josephine Hughes, 65, 60 feet
Jobn R. Black. 55, 50 teet
A. Black, 142. 163.11 feet
J. W. G. Smith, 25 feet
Samuel Meik. 125, 100 feet
Mrs. E. TruxeU, 94, 75 feet
C. F. McKenna, 104. 127.30feet
A. M. Brown, 317. 253.27 feet.
Anna C. Brown. 102. 85.83feet
E. McCIure, guardian, 67.53 feet
Anchor Bank, 17Z, 137.33 feet
Anchor Bank, 90, 74.39 feet
Mrs. W. H. Emerling, 98, 79.51 feet....
Kitty Roup estate. 43.31 feet
D. Aiken heirs, 15, 37.53 feet
Kitty Roup estate. 424, 378.15feet
Kitty Roup estate, 61, 732.21 feet
Liberty, Center and Graham, south
side
K. D. Coffin. 61, 60 feet
George W. Baum. 200, 160 feet
Mary Meik. 266. 242.93 feet
Andrew Sloan, 220, 200 feet
Thomas Dugan, 73, 50 feet
Hugh Woodsidc, 73. 60 feet
George W. Johns. 73. 50 feet
G. D.Simen, 73, 50 teet
Lyda Nolind, 73, 50 feet
Herman Straub, 145. 100 feet
Louisa M. Keil. 90, 94.71 feet
A. G. Updegraff, 65, 60.38 feet
John F. Myers, 68, 60.38 feet
Mrs. Melinda Moore, 100 feet
D. Aiken, Sr., heirs. 2U2. 150 feet
Jobn G. Stoakes, 101, 75 feet
M. A. McNulty. 67.5, 60 feet
William Banker. 67.5, 60 feet
James Dawson, 67.5. 50 feet
F. A. Hito. 67.5, 50 feet
Johu J. Vetter estate, 80, 59.57 Ieet..
Evallne street, east side, fromPenn
to Liberty
Fidelity Title and Trust Company,
259.60 feet
James Verner, 373, 280.56 feet
H. J. Lynch, 884, 655.51 feet ,
Felician Slataper, 245, 201.96 feet
Mrs. M. G. McConnell. 71b, 685.92 feet.
J. L. Hunter, 43, 37.60 feet
J. W. M. Taylor, 72, 62.50 feot
P. F. Black, 29. 25 feet
A. A. Bradie, 29. 25 feet
Al. Sweeney, 86. 75 feet
Wm. Velte, 144, 125 feet
M. L. Kerr, 86, 75 feet
Jno. McCloskey, 29, 25 feet
A. Pew. 29, 25 feet
Geo. S. Martin, 29, 25 feet
West side
Jame Verner, 94, 167 feet
Godfrey & Clark. 160. 117.22 feet
J. C. Noble, 60, 45 feet
F. Tinker, 106, 60.41 feet
H. J. Lynch, 300, 234:46 teet
H. J. Lynch, 265. 204.96 feet
F. Slataper, 265, SOLOS feet
Mrs. M. G. McUouncll. 760, 680.92 feet.
James S. Black, 51, 60 reet
William Radcliff, 31. 36 feet
G. H. Radcliff, 8L 36 feet
Hugh Ferguson, 49, 37.60 feet
HenrvC.Teese. 49. 37.50 feet
54 08
72 11
72 11
135 20
90 14
90 14
232 71
86 80
204 85
154 05
170 44
519 61
167 16
109 80
283 62
147 49
160 00
70 47
24 58
694 86
99 97
99 97
327 78
435 92
300 51
119 64
119 61
119 61
119 64
119 64
237 63
147 49
100 52
11144
163 fcS
33104
165 52
110 02
110 62
110 62
110 62
13110
S3 85
55 95
132 60
30 75
107 40
6 45
10 80
435
435
12 90
2160
12 90
435
435
435
14 10
24.00
760
15 90
45 00
39 75
39 75
114 00
763
463
465
735
735
7 85
735
750
16 35
24 15
John W. Moore, 49,37.50 feet
Michael Sweeney. 49, 37.50 feet
M. A. Boas, 60, 38.12 feet
Fourth Presbyterian Church, 109 137.03
Fidelity'Title and" Trust "company
16192 feet
Conrad street, east side, trom Penn
to Liberty
Peter Winters, 514, 403.25feet
William Duckham. 100.21 feet
Ueorge McKee, 10L75 feet
George W. Schmidt, 35, 100 feet
J. J. Torley. 105, 84 feet.
Mrs. Evalmo Gross. 437, 350.92 feet....
William Aberlme, 6i 50 feet
Mrs. Evalino Gross, SCO, 105 feot
F. Slataper, 95, 75 feet
Hanuah P. Smith, 63, 60 feet
F. Slataper, 127, 100 feot
Mrs. Margaret Wilkinson, 65, 62 feet..
Jno. R. Allison. 63, 60 feet
Wm. K. Given. 63, 50 teet
Mrs. Margaret Wilkinson, 140, 100
feet,
A. M. Brown, 277, 35S feet
Conrad street, west side
H. J. Lynch, 102, 80.26 feet
J. G. Thurton, 27. 24 feet
H. J. Lynch, 373. 326.96 feet
M. A. Miller, 67, 50 feet
Chas. M. Gornilv, 120. 10L96 feet
J. G. Thurton. 27. 24 feet
J" Slatapfer, 265, 20L96 feet
Mrs. M. U. McConuell, 624 620.92 feet.
Georgo L. Peabody, 75. 65 feet
Henry Daub, 86, 75 feet
77 10
15 00
15 60
6 25
15 73
63 65
930
30 90
14 25
9 45
19 05
9 75
9 45
9 43
21 00
4165
15 30
403
65 93
865
18 00
403
S9 75
93 60
1x25
12 90
1890.
-fjS-
OFF1CIAL FITTSBTJRG.
E. Bartberger. 72. 62.60 feet 10 80
Charles M. Taylor, 57. 50 feet 8 85
William K. Christian, 72, 62.50 feet.... 10 80
E. K. Irwin. 67, 60 feet 8 55
Samnel L. Richards, 57, 50 feet 8 65
V S. Wakefield. 42. 37.50 feet 8 30
Henry M. Corwin, 42, 37.50 feet S 30
W. Radcliff. 67, 60 feet 8 65
J. S. Black. 67, 60 feet 8 55
C. E. Lincoln, 4L, 72 feet 6 15
Atlantic west side, from Caval to
Tjibertv
Peter winters. 341.78 feet
6115
43 80
43 80
20 85
22 35
63 50
40 60
S 10
8 10
13 65
13 65
69 00
66 60
44 55
16 50
15 73
65 70
9 30
30 90
42 75
29 55
16 60
16 50
13 60
825
8 23
825
William Duckham. 292. 204.96 feet....
Mrs. M. C. Wilson, 292, 204.96 fee;
John Weiss, 139. 116 feet
wiuiam ncoit. iw. m.!K feet
Sirs. Evallne Gross. 390. 325 feet
Robert Sproul. 270, 234 94 feet
Charles lit. Schaffer. 64, 46.65 feet
M. Simpson. 5L 46.65 feet
Charles M. Schaffer. 80, 78.49 feet
Robt. Sproul. 9L 79.25 teet
Anchor Savings Bank, 460, 400 feet....
West side
Peter Winters. 444. 348.76 feet
Wm. Duckham. L97. 204.06 feet
A. A. Fuller, 110, 100 feet
Geo. W. Schmidt, 105. 84 feet.
Mrs.Evallne Gross 538, 350.92 feet....
Fourth Presbv. Church, 62. 50 feet
Mrs. Kvaline Gros. 206, 165 feet
Kobt Sproul, 285, 224.96 feet
Mrs. Margt. Wilkiuson, 197, 152 teet...
Romanda A. Make. 110, 100 feet
Mrs. Lucetta Brown, 110. 100 feet
Mrs. Anna C. Brown. 110, 100 feet
Mrs. Maggie Gray. 55, 60 teet
Mrs. Lizzie Conner. 55. 60 feet
Anna W. Brown, 55. 60 feet
iieDecca, eastsiue, irom rneuuamp
tn Center avenue
Kittv Roup estate. 1.232. 801.46 feet....
192 30
195 39
43 80
21 SO
22 60
900
18 00
800
2145
18 65
990
10 95
10 95
8 40
8 10
6 75
6 75
14 55
720
10 80
865
8 55
17 25
8 65
855
12 15
ICitty Roup estate, 1,302, 904.57 feet....
ueDccca street, soutn side
Mrs. M. G. Wilson, 292, 203.09 feet
Mary Eva Stewart. 142, 116 feet
Wm. Scott. 153. 125.30 feet
Jas. Shaw, 60, 50 feet
C. A. Hook, 120, 100 feet
Geo. C. Awl. 60. 50 feet
Mrs. Evallne Grns. 143, 125 leet....
Anna Hammer, 57. 60.04 feet
Samuel Mick, 60, 5L96 feet
H. W. Bickel. 73. 60.03 feet
Mrs. S. A. Blcfcel, 73, 60.04 feet
Frauenbeim & Viisack, 66, 46.67 feet..
M. Simpson, 64, 46.67 feet
Wm. J. Simpsop, 45. 39.24 feet
Jas. R. Sterrett. 45. 39 24 feet
Robert Sproul, 97, 78.31 jeet
FranclsB.McConnelI.-i 8, 40 feet
James C. Doty, 72, 60.01 teet
J. E. F. Shuman, 57.50.04 feet
Charles R. Shuman, 67. 6003 feet
A. J. Pentecost. 115, 100.07 feet
Charles R. Shuman. 67, 50.04 feet
J. E F. Shuman, 57, 60.03 feet
Mrs. W. H. Emmerling, 8L 70.05 feet.
Vista street, east side, from Friend
ship to Center
Kitty Roup estate. 980. 801.25 feet
147 00
Kitty Roup estate, 796. 696.38 feet 119 40
rsaum street norm side
a Patterson, 108 leet
Kitty Roup estate, 485, 370.75 feet
Center avenne, north side, from
Crown west ot Libertv
W. W. Wattles. 135, 100 feet
Leopold Viisack, 302. 258.50 feet
South side
George W. Schmidt, 121, 110 feet
Benjamin Schmidt, 163, 130 feet
Laura V. Rhinehart, 173, 157.23 f eet.. . .
15 00
72 75
20 251
45 30
18 15
24 75
25 95
$10,844 20
Respectfully submitted.
EDWARD JAY ALLEN,
DANIEL, WENKE.
,1
Viewers.
TIMOTHY O'LEARY, JE.,
PITTSBURG, June 10, 1890.
TflEWERS' REPORT
On the damage by grade of Shiloh street, from
Grandview street to Southern street
To the Select and Common Councils of the city
of Pittsburg:
The undersigned. Viewers of Street Improve
ments in the city of Pittsburg, appointed by
the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny
county, and authorized by an ordinance passed
on the 14th day of October, A. D. 1889, a copy
ot which is hereto attached, to appraise the
damages sustained In thej grading of Shiloh
street from Grandview street to Southern
street, in the city of Pittsburg, and make an
assessment therefor nnder the provisions of
and in accordance with an act of Assembly of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, en
titled "An act authorizing and directing
Councils of cities of the second class
to provide for the improvement of
streets, lanes, alleys and pnblic highways,
sewers and sidowalks, requiring plans of
streets, providing for the appointment of a
Board of Viewers of Street Improvements, pre
scribing their duties, granting appeals to Coun
cils and court, providing for the assessment and
collection of damages and benefits, authorizing
tbe use of private property, and providing for
filing liens and regulating proceedings thereon,
anu prohibiting the use of public streets with
out authority of Councils," approved the 14th
day of June, A. D. 1887, respectfully report:
That having beeu first duly sworn and qual
ified according to law, tbey proceeded in tbe
manner and according to the directions of said
act to discharge the dnties of the,ir appoint
ment: and. having given the notices required
by said act they viewed tbe premises and heard
all the allegations and evidence ot the
several parties claiming damages, and after
full consideration thereof, made a true and
conscionable appraisement of the same; that
after ascertaining tbe whole amount of dam
ages, they mado an assessment of the same
upon the properties benefited by said improve
ment and caused a plot to be made, and pre
pared a statement as required by said
act, and having given to the owner of each lot
ten days' notice of the time and place of meet
ing, they met on the 20th day of June. A. D.
1890, at the office of the Board of Viewers, in
the city of Pittsuurg. heard all complaints and
evidence presented, and alter full consideration
thereof, do find that the following named
owners of property will sustain damages for
which tbey are entitled to compensation, each
for tho amount set opposite his name, respec
tively, viz:
nATAflFq.
Casper Shaffer S gX) 00
G. II. Dietrich.
200 00
150 00
100 00
1UO00
100 00
50 00
300 00
250 00
200 00
60 M)
150 00
60 00
60 00
40 00
J. A. Potts
George Zeypbus
Dr. J. E. Wilson
C. T. Bown
C. Wilbert
Gustave Mark
Alfred Mariana
Thomas Golden hrs
C. H. Beach
Henry Schmidt
Edward C.Bratt
A. Whitely
Printing ordinances and notices
Printing viewers' report
Making plan and serving notices
Viewers time
25 00
15 00
84 00
S 2.212 00
ASSESSED.
Shiloh street, east side, from Grandview to
fimitliorn
Casper Shaffer (30), 42.95 feet 47 06
64
U. 1. jjietricu i). 0 icei
50 20
83 15
86 28
James A. Potts t), leet
George Zehfuss (53), 55 feet....
James E. Wilson, 55 feet
C. T. Bawn, 51.5 feet
C. Wilbort (40), 44.04 feet
C. Wilbert C18), 21.67 feet
Samuel Goldilirop. 7017 feet...
U. F. Peck Son (20). 47 feet...
Annie M. Mnrdock (27). 30 feet
August G. Lehman, 2o feet
Nellie R. Shaler, 25 f eet
Edwin C. Bratr, 25 feet .
KarthaPflke. 2ofeet
80 01
62 75
23 24
103 82
31 3S
42 36
39 22
39 22
39 22
C9 22
39 22
Charles J. Amnion, 25 feet....
Edwin C. Bratt, 25 leet j
UiMIca .". "--. - inn
Bitv of PlttSDurg. """
C2
G. A. Damburn (31), 61.09 feet
Jonatnan Neely (49), 97.19 feet
Ol.,1n). at root TPtfit(ie
48 63
76 87
Gistav Mark (107). 128.41 feet 167 86
Alfred Marland (65), 75 feet 101 W
Thnm.is Qoldings (94). 110.O feet 147 47
. tt Rooxh r.111 70.30 feet 8 44
Alfred Whitely (53 , 61 feet... 83 14
Marv A. Burford (32). 6O.0O feet 60 20
A. Ullrich (11), 19.26 feet 17 2o
Dr. J. C. McCormick (51). 83.28 feet.. 84 72
A. F- M.r (23). 37.94 feet... S8 C
Ti.r K,.iniidt (55). 68.47 feet .
Peter Wilbert (127), 143.85 feet.,
Theobald Kaut (32), 40.85 feet..
199 24
5020
$2,212 00
Respectfnllysubmltted.
EDWARD JAY ALLEN,
DANIEL WENKE
TIMOTHY O'LEARY, JR.
Pittsburg. June 20, 1890.
Viewers.
-TTIEWERS' REPORT-
r ., ...nt;nn nf ntiWlc E&VJ&T on How-
ard alley and Thirty-fourth strcetf roiu 300 feet
northeast of Thirtj-fourth street to connec
tion with sewer on Thirty-fourth and Lig
onier streets. .. , .. ,.
To tbe Select and Common Councils of the city
of Pittsburg:
The undersigned. Viewers of Streat Improve
ments in the city of Pittsburg, appo ntcil bv
the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny
connty. and authorized by an ordinance passed
on the 9th day of September, A. D. 1SS9. a copy
of which is hereto attached, to make an assess
ment of the cost and expense of constructing
a public sewer on Howard alley and Thirty
fourth street, from a point 300 feet northeast
of Thirty-fourth street to a sewer at Thirty
fourth and Ligonier streets, in said city, upon
the property benefited thereby under the pro
visions of ami in accordance with an-actnf As
semblyof the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
entitled. "An act relating to streets and sewers
in cities of the second rlas," approved tho
16th day of May, A. D. 1889, respectfully re
port: That, having been first duly sworn and quali
fied according to law, they proceeded in tbe
manner and according to the directions of said
act, to discharge the duties of their appoint
ments: that having viewed tbe premises, tbey
made an assessment of said cost and expense
upon tbe property benefited, and caused a plot
and statemeut to be made, as required by said
act, and having given to the owner ol each lot
OFFICIAL P1TTSBURO.
t iisW nntfi?A nf thn time and ril3.ee of meet
Ing.tbevmetonthe 31st day of may, A. D. 1890,
attne office 01 1110 isnaruoi viewere.111 luovty
of Pittsburg, beard all cumplaints and ovldenca
nir.roH ri hairinc made all modifications and
corrections which tbey deem proper, assessed
the cost and expense of constructing said sewer
upon the following property, upon each for tha
amount set opposite the name of the owner
Chief of Department of Public Works state
ment of cost . . ,, M
420 lineal feet 15-inch pipe, sewer, a to. j,w w
1 drop. $65 00 '
9manhf,lpc 3S 00
0 00
2,8001ns. castings (Fischer F.&M.Co.)
SI 68 ......
Superintending, engineering, adver
tising, etc.. -
Printing ordinance and notices
Printing Viewers' report
Making plan and serving notices
Viewers' time....
47 04
80 90
40 00
17 00
500
42 00
$ L815 04
ASSESSED.
TTowriril attftT. north Side
Thos Brassill. 21.4 feet S 21 00
Eliza Finnerty, 28 feet 28 00
. A. Slattery. H 'eet u uu
E. J. Sanforth. 14 feot 14 CO
John Frank, 20 feet 20 10
nios. Crowe, 2U teet w
Eliz. Smith. 20 feet 20 00
James Garvin. 20 feet 20 00
First Congregational Church, 40 feet.. u uu
Theo Beck, 40 feet 40 00
w. u. rsrown, zuieei " w
Denny M. E. Church, 60 leet 47 00
South side
M. W. Dennv. 67 feet. 20 00
M. Cusick. 17.6 feet Iu3 22
J. McNicboIs. 20 Teet 80 16
James McVetty, 20 feet 80 16
Alex. Wilkinson. 20 feet 80 16
W. F. Moore. 20 feet 80 16
F. McCann. 20 feet. 80 16
James Scanlon. 20 feet. 80 16
J. Thompson, 20 reet 86 18
John Dallard, 40 feet.., 160 34
Jos. EIlsessr, 20 feet 80 16
Matilda W. Denny. 67 feet 268 65
Henry Epping. 42. 77 feet 168 35
Patrick McCabe, 36, 32 feet 144 30
$1,815 04
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD JAY ALLEN.
DANIEL WENKE.
TIMOTHY O'LEARY, JB..
PITTSBURG. May 3L 1890.
Viewers.
TT1EWERS REPORT
On the construction of a public sewer on
Reed street from OrerhiU street to Dinwiddle
street
To the Select and Common Councils of the
city of Pittsburg:
The undersigned. Viewers of Street Improve
ments In the city of Pitt'burg, appointed by
the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny
county, and authorized by an ordinance passed
on tbe 2StU day of October. A. D. 1889, a copy of
which is hereto attached, to make an assess
ment ot the cost and expense of constructing
a public sewer on Reed street from Over
hill street to Dinwiddle street In said city, upon
the property benefited thereby nnder the
the provisions of and fn accordance with an act
of Assembly of tbe Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania, entitled, "An act relating to streets and
sewers in cities of the second class," approved
the 16th day ot May, A. D. 1889, respectfully re
port: That, having been first duly sworn and quali
fied according to law, they proceeded in tbe
manner and according to the directions of said
act, to discharge the duties of their appoint
ments; that having viewed the premises they
made an assessment of said cost and expense
upon the property benefited, and caused a plot
and statement to be made, as required by said
act and having given to the owner of each
lot ten days' notice of the time and place of meet
ing, they met on tho Hth day of June. A. D.
1890, at the office of the Board of Viewers, in
the city of Pittsburg, beard all complaints and
evidence offered, and having made all modifi
cations and corrections which they deem
proper, assessed the cost and expense ot con
structing said"sewer upon the following prop
erty, upon each for the amount set opposite the
name of tbe owner thereof, viz:
Chief Department Public Works,
Statement oi costs
258 lineal feet 15-lnch pipe sewer,I2....$
2 drops, $28
2 manholes, $25
4,650 pounds castings (To Fisher F. &
M. Co.), $1 68
Superintending, engineering, advertis
ing, etc. ............ .............
Printing ordinance and notices.
Printing viewers' report.
Makingplan and serving notices
Viewers' time
516 00
62 00
60 00
7312
40 00
40 00
27 75
10 00
63 00
8 876 87
ASSESSED.
Reed street, north side, from Overhill to
Dinwiddle
John 8. Shaffer, 60, 76 feet S 129 03
Moses Floyd. 28. 31.69 feet j 67 09
John S. Shaffer, 20, 100 feet 61 61
South side
Institution nf Protestant Deaconesses,
44. 455 feet 113 54
Kearney alley, watershed
John Kearney, 10, 18 feet
Moses Floyd heirs. 28, 41 reet
John Kearney, 8, 13.5 feet
Rose street
B. J. Miller, 23, 2L08 feet
John Hochswendcr. 23, 2L5fect
Mary Kellenberger. 22. 20 reet
Jobn Keisel. 22. 20 feet
C. P. O'Neil, 20 feet
Charles Lang. 26. 57.38 feet
Overbill street, east side from Reed
to Rose
400
1120
320
920
920
880
880
8 00
10 40
John Farrell. 20 feet $ 8 00
Morris Sullivau. 20 feet...
800
800
D Donovan, 20 feet
John Kearney. 40 feet
Reed Meyer, 40 feet
Louisa Meyer, 20 feet
Henry Sherman, 30 feet....
Herman Binder. SO feet
W. Cowan, (23), 30 feet
Pennsylvania Insurance
16 00
16 00
800
12 00
12 00
920
600
12 00
12 00
800
800
800
800
800
800
8d0
800
Company,
(15). 19.60.,
W
est Side
Timothy Dunn. SO feet
Thomas Rourke. 30 feet
John F. Ceney, 20 feet
Ernst Kozlin. 20 feet
P. Connelly, 20 feet
W. Cassldy, 20 reet
Oonrad Ecfcer'. 20 feet
K.S. Martin, 20 feet
John A. Martin, 20 feet
S. A. Johnston. 20 feet
Reed street, north side
Institution of Protestant Deaconesses
(240). 455 feet
Soutb Side
Thomas McKeafrey, 20 feet
Joseph Shellkopf. 20 feet
Josiah Bindley, 20 leet
Thomas McKlbbon. 20 feet.
J. R. Anderson, 20 feet
E. O. Robinson, 20 feet
D. Hazlet, 20 feet
Wm. Johnston. 20 leet
Mary Parkhill. 29feet
Roberts strce'. east side
J. Kranz.20feet
J. W. Miller, 20 feet
F. Kanaka, 20 feet
R.J. Crans, 20 feot
John King. 20 feet
Henry Leyh. 20 feet
West Side
St Paul's Episcopal Church, SO feet..
96 00
800
800
800
800
800
SCO
800
800
1160
800
8 00
800
800
8 00
800
S2 00
$876 87
Respectfully submitted,
EDWARD JAY ALLEN
DANIEL WENKE.
J
Viewers.
TIMOrUY O'LEARY. Jr.,
Pittsburg, June 14. 1890.
A N ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
J opening of Cabinet street and alley, from
Fortieth street to Main 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 tbe same. That the
Chiet of the Department of Public Works be
and is hereby authorized and directed to cause
to be surveyed and opened within 60 days from
the date of the passage of this ordinance. Cabi
net street and alley, from Fortieth street
to Main street at widths of 40 and 20
feet, in accordance with a plan on tile in the
Department of Public Works, known as "Plan
nf streets In Woolslair's property." approved
by Councils December 21. 1874. The damages
caused thereDy and the benefits to pay thesame
to be assessed and collected in accordance witn
the provisions of an act of Assembly of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania .entitled. "An
act relating to streets and sewers In cities
ot tbe second class." approved the 16th day
of May. A. D. 1889
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE
grade of Cliff street, from Fnlton street
to Gum street.
Section 1 Be it ordainsd an enacted by tbe
city of Pittsburg in Select and Common Coun
cils assembled, and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of tbe same. That
the grade of the south curb of Cliff street from
Gam street to Fulton street be and the same is
neroby established as follows, to-wit: Begin
ning at the past curb of Fulton street at an
elevation of 26.04 feet tbeuce rising at tbe rate
or 11 20 feet per 100 feet for a durance of 101.00
to a P. C. at an elevation ot 275.35 feet, thenco
by a convex parabolic curve for a distance of
160 feet to P. T. at an elevation 288.10 feet
thence rising at tbe rate of 4.737 feet per 160
feet for a dist nice or 206.00 feet to a point at an
elevation of 297.86 fret, thence rising at tho
rate or 3.70 feot pe 100 feet for a distance of
277 feet to tbe west curb of Gum street at an
elevation of 307.83 feet
A N ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE
vacation of Geneva street Deiween r wit
street and Fortieth street
Section 1 Be it ordained and enacted by tbe
cltv of Pittshnri'- in Helect and Common
Councils assembled, and it U hereby ordained
and enacted by the authority of the same.
That Geneva street between Flsk street and
Fortietn street, as lain oui iu mo uuruuKu m
Lawrenceville plan, approved by the Borough
councils, March 22, 1867, be and the samo is
hereby vacated.
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