Report of the Special Committee on Free Bridges, giving a review of the work of the committee towards securing the freeing of the bridges across the Allegehny River (1911)
Chamber of Commerce of Pittsburgh. Special Committee on Free Bridges · [Pittsburgh : the Chamber] · leaf 15
re referred to a special committee—this action beingbrought about after a caucus of the members of councils from theNorth Side. At this meeting a resolution was presented andpassed authorizing the city to purchase the bridges by privatenegotiations; also at this meeting ordinances were presented… … bridges by private negotiations which would admit of corrupt anddishonest methods. While it was within the power of the NorthSide councilrrten to pass the ordinances which would mean thespeedy freeing of the bridges through condemnation proceedings,yet the large majority voted against them.…
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