Munhall Road

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Munhall Road
Neighborhood Squirrel Hill South
Origin of name J. Munhall

Munhall Road is named for J. Munhall, who owned 5.36 acres of land at the intersection of Hobart Street and Murray Avenue, including the land through which the middle part of Munhall Road runs.[1] The western part of Hobart Street was originally named Munhall Avenue, also for J. Munhall.

Munhall Road had a tumultuous early legislative history. Its location was first established from Wightman Street to Beacon Street by a city ordinance in June 1912 and another ordinance, essentially identical, that November.[2][3] Both of these ordinances were repealed in June 1913,[4][5] and the following month another ordinance established a slightly different location, still from Wightman Street to Beacon Street.[6] Its grade was established in May 1914.[7]

In July 1919, an ordinance was introduced in City Council to repeal the 1913 location ordinance; it was referred to the Committee on Public Service and Surveys and no further action was taken.[8]:479 That September, a petition was presented in City Council asking that Munhall Road be opened, and a corresponding ordinance was introduced.[8]:584 In January 1920, another petition for its opening was presented,[9] and Munhall Road was officially opened as located in 1913.[10]

In November 1924, the 1913 location ordinance and the 1920 opening ordinance were repealed, being replaced by an ordinance accepting a dedication of land for Munhall Road and opening and officially naming it. The new Munhall Road was a dead end, no longer extending to Wightman Street.[11][12][13] Finally, in December 1925, the location of the western end of the road was changed, resulting in the modern alignment.[14][15]

See also

  • Hobart Street, the western part of which was originally named Munhall Avenue

References

  1. ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 1, plate 35. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1904. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1904-volume-1-plat-book-pittsburgh; included in the 1903–1906 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1904-1
  2. ↑ "An ordinance locating Munhall road, from Wightman street to Beacon street." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1912, no. 348. Passed June 18, 1912; approved June 20, 1912. Ordinance Book 24, p. 234. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1912, appendix, p. 195, Gill Press, Pittsburgh, 1912 (Google Books 3DQwAQAAMAAJ, H8JEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096598685, uiug.30112108223873; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1912; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_9755c542-596b-4dd3-89c2-b691bffc23ec/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_e4ba8c62-b926-4a0b-9551-625e11621a8b/). [view source] ordinance-1912-348
  3. ↑ "An ordinance locating Munhall road, from Wightman street to Beacon street." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1912, no. 661. Passed Nov. 26, 1912; approved Nov. 27, 1912. Ordinance Book 24, p. 488. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1912, appendix, p. 324, Gill Press, Pittsburgh, 1912 (Google Books 3DQwAQAAMAAJ, H8JEAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust chi.096598685, uiug.30112108223873; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1912; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_9755c542-596b-4dd3-89c2-b691bffc23ec/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_e4ba8c62-b926-4a0b-9551-625e11621a8b/). [view source] ordinance-1912-661
  4. ↑ "An ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 661, entitled 'An Ordinance locating Munhall road, from Wightman street to Beacon street,' approved November 27th, 1912." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1913, no. 230. Passed June 3, 1913; approved June 9, 1913. Ordinance Book 25, p. 253. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1913, appendix, p. 147, Arlington Printing Co., Pittsburgh, 1913 (Google Books WngzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223881; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1913; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_75faa9dd-e89e-449e-bcdd-87438e57b67c/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_6870e9af-6615-4354-acd2-0913a68d38fe/). [view source] ordinance-1913-230
  5. ↑ "An ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 348 entitled 'An Ordinance locating Munhall road, from Wightman street to Beacon street,' approved June 20th, 1912." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1913, no. 231. Passed June 3, 1913; approved June 9, 1913. Ordinance Book 25, p. 253. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1913, appendix, p. 147, Arlington Printing Co., Pittsburgh, 1913 (Google Books WngzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223881; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1913; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_75faa9dd-e89e-449e-bcdd-87438e57b67c/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_6870e9af-6615-4354-acd2-0913a68d38fe/). [view source] ordinance-1913-231
  6. ↑ "An ordinance locating Munhall road, from Wightman street to Beacon street." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1913, no. 292. Passed July 1, 1913; approved July 3, 1913. Ordinance Book 25, p. 331. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1913, appendix, p. 185, Arlington Printing Co., Pittsburgh, 1913 (Google Books WngzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223881; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1913; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_75faa9dd-e89e-449e-bcdd-87438e57b67c/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_6870e9af-6615-4354-acd2-0913a68d38fe/). [view source] ordinance-1913-292
  7. ↑ "An ordinance establishing the grade of Munhall road, from Beacon street to Wightman street." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1914, no. 176. Passed May 19, 1914; approved May 22, 1914. Ordinance Book 26, p. 100. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1914, appendix, pp. 103–104, McClung Printing Co., Pittsburgh (HathiTrust uiug.30112108223899; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1914; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_a82f1363-0512-40c8-b4e5-f02b090b761d/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_bf8a4f10-7526-4a96-8943-6a220d361293/). [view source] ordinance-1914-176
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1919. Eureka Printing Company, Pittsburgh. Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1919; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_400c371b-597f-4aa8-af12-5f70a3241d13/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_495559a5-9d04-447f-b5c6-5bcb5b00c1f7/. This book has several parts: index to proceedings, pp. 3–157; proceedings, pp. 1–903; index to appendix, pp. 1–87; and appendix (containing ordinances and resolutions), pp. 1–530. [view source] municipal-record-1919
  9. ↑ Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1920, p. 24. Eureka Printing Company, Pittsburgh. Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1920; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_dab666e9-0aef-4196-9339-5dec98287ebc/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_1b18b03a-d123-4656-9d06-62afd00e266d/. This book has several parts: index to proceedings, pp. 3–131; proceedings, pp. 1–672; index to appendix, pp. 1–66; and appendix (containing ordinances and resolutions), pp. 1–508. [view source] municipal-record-1920
  10. ↑ "An ordinance opening Munhall road, in the Fourteenth ward, from Beacon street to Wightman street, and providing that the cost, damages and expenses occasioned thereby be assessed against and collected from properties benefited thereby." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1920, no. 23. Passed Jan. 26, 1920. Ordinance Book 31, p. 108. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1920, appendix, pp. 14–15, Eureka Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1920; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_dab666e9-0aef-4196-9339-5dec98287ebc/; https://pittsburgharchives.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_1b18b03a-d123-4656-9d06-62afd00e266d/). [view source] ordinance-1920-23
  11. ↑ "An ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 292, entitled, 'An Ordinance locating Munhall road, from Wightman street to Beacon street', approved July 3, 1913 and recorded in Ordinance Book Volume 25 Page 331." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1924, no. 475. Passed Nov. 24, 1924; approved Nov. 26, 1924. Ordinance Book 36, p. 26. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1924, appendix, p. 346, Kaufman Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1924). [view source] ordinance-1924-475
  12. ↑ "An ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 23, entitled, 'An Ordinance opening Munhall road, in the Fourteenth Ward, from Beacon street to Wightman street', approved by Council January 26, 1920 and recorded in Ordinance Book Volume 31 Page 108." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1924, no. 476. Passed Nov. 24, 1924; approved Nov. 26, 1924. Ordinance Book 36, p. 26. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1924, appendix, p. 346, Kaufman Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1924). [view source] ordinance-1924-476
  13. ↑ "An ordinance accepting the dedication of certain property in the Fourteenth Ward of the City of Pittsburgh for public use for highway purposes, opening and naming the same Munhall road and establishing the grade thereon." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1924, no. 477. Passed Nov. 24, 1924; approved Nov. 26, 1924. Ordinance Book 36, p. 27. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1924, appendix, pp. 346–348, Kaufman Printing Company, Pittsburgh (Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1924). [view source] ordinance-1924-477
  14. ↑ "An ordinance vacating Munhall road in the Fourteenth Ward of the City of Pittsburgh, from a point 87.72 feet westwardly from the line dividing lots No. 60 and No. 61 in the Schenley Heights Plan of Lots to its westerly terminus." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1925, no. 557. Passed Dec. 28, 1925; approved Dec. 31, 1925. Ordinance Book 37, p. 4. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1925, appendix, pp. 405–406, Kaufman Printing Company, Inc., Pittsburgh (Google Books qSb28JpAxN8C; HathiTrust uiug.30112109819786; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1925). [view source] ordinance-1925-557
  15. ↑ "An ordinance accepting the dedication of certain property in the Fourteenth Ward of the City of Pittsburgh for public use for highway purposes, opening and naming the same Munhall road and establishing the grade thereon." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1925, no. 562. Passed Dec. 28, 1925; approved Dec. 31, 1925. Ordinance Book 37, p. 8. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the Proceedings of the Council of the City of Pittsburgh for the Year 1925, appendix, pp. 408–409, Kaufman Printing Company, Inc., Pittsburgh (Google Books qSb28JpAxN8C; HathiTrust uiug.30112109819786; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1925). [view source] ordinance-1925-562
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