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Newspaper

Pittsburgh Dispatch

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1890

Page

3

Value of Lock No T Rock Dam Raised by 25 Percent

Testimony in the Monongahela river Lock No T appraisals argues the rock dam has gained about 25 percent in value since construction. Engineers including G W Browne and C H Harlowe assert lasting solidity and increased worth. costs and materials praised.

Monongahela River Thomas McGowan the Navigation Company G. W. Browne City Water Works C. H. Harlowe W.S. Wilkins

Work For The Judges To-Day In Common Pleas

A listings page shows multiple cases in the Common Pleas court including Meclvain vs Alter and Fidelity Tithe and Trust Company vs Peoples Gas Company. Other dockets name Arnheim Live Stock Company, Kant vs Carnegie Phipps, and various defendants such as Walker Burns and John Brittinger among many others.

Common Pleas Resh Booth & Fiinn Meclvain Alter Arnheim Live Stock Company Davie Et al Fidelity Tithe and Trust Contany Eas End Electric Light Company Gordon Ve Carnegie, Brom, & Co., Limited Sorg Executor Ve Mathes

Will of Dorothea Maurer Probate Amid Contested Claim

Dorothea Maurer of Reserve township had her will admitted to probate by Register Contier after a contest by a daughter from a former husband. The will left most property to Evarts, the child of the first husband, while the daughter from the second husband and the third wife had no share. Several hearings preceded the probate ruling.

Tiecister Conner Dorothea Maurer Reserve Township Mra Maurer Mra Sinorer Mr. Evarts Register Contier

Grand Jury Findings on Theft, Assault, and Liquor Charges

The grand jury returned indictments listing Frank Cornfoirst A S Gray TS Haupt William Keyser N White Hebert Miller J McMahon James Martin and Joss Kelly for entering a building with intent to commit a felony and related offenses. Charges include receiving stolen goods assault and battery selling liquor without license and false pretenses. The list also includes C Lo Freder eriol B McLangkin Owen Quincy and J Mayer with various counts.

Dlower Frank Cornfoirst A. S. Gray TS. Haupt William Keyser N. White H. J. Mellroy Hebert Miller J. McMahon James Martin Joss Kelly C. Lo Fredereriol B. McLangkin Hornet Amnion Owen Quincy William Sonley J. Mayer

City to Advertise for Garbage Furnace Bids

Controller Morrow to issue bids for a new garbage furnace on River avenue in the Nineteenth ward with capacity of at least 50 tons per day. No specifications. contractor bears four month test cost. open to all furnace builders. Public notice emphasizes broader disposal challenges and seeks wide circulation in sanitary publications.

Morrow River Avenue Pitburg Rentlemen Buffalo National Health Association Association Department OF Public Safety PrtTs Burg Vclock Pittsburg River St Ninetesnth Charles Brekel Hamilton Firth Av Department of Awards I. D. Brown Department of ‘Public Safety

Westinghouse Directors Plan Cash Basis Stock Issue

Directors propose issuing remaining $2,000,000 of preferred stock to reach $3,000,000 of $10,000,000 capital with 6 percent cumulative dividends. Meeting called to authorize the issue as Montine debt and market stringency hinder new financing. Preferred shares to be sold at par with semiannual interest, aiding debt clearance and boosting value amid expanding business.

Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company

Mrs. Margaret Garrison Recaptured After Escape

Mrs. Margaret Garrison, awaiting trial for larceny, escaped from the criminal court room during the March term. She was later arrested in Uniontown by Constable Lewis, who identified her while she used the alias Miss Mabel Beil and returned her to the court.

Criminal Court ofMleimls Margaret Garrison Garrison Lewis Mean’s Uniontown

Porter's Pardon Petition Sparks City Response

Friends of Alderman W H Porter press for pardon while he serves a conspiracy and extortion sentence. Chief Brown refuses to sign, says too busy to aid release. Roger O Mara declines to sign, claiming Porter's sentence too light. An auction ad for diamonds and jewels by M G Cohen follows, with daily sales and warranties.

W. H. Porter Brown Roger O'Mara Porter M.G. Cohen Smithfield Street

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