Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-01
TO PAY THE PIPER
The State of Allegheny Must
Furnish a Round $4,000
FOR PROHIBITION DANCE.
Our County Commissioners Now See
No Other Way Out of It
A BREWERS AGENT GETS ANGRY,
And Tells of Half Million of Improvements
Knocked in the Head.
A BREWERS AGENT GETS ANGRY,
EVERYTHING SORT OF HANGING FIRE

A new phase of the special election to be
held in June was developed yesterday in
the County Commissioners Office.
The question of how much the election
would cost. and who would bear the expense
was brought up. After much discussion
among the clerks of the office the sentiment
was that the election would cost over SIS, 900,
and the count would have to stand the ex-
pense.
A great many people in this city have
thought that the State would pay the ex-
pense of the election. This is incorrect.
Unless some special legislation is enacted
between now and the time for holding the
election, the only thing the State will pay
for will be the printing and furnishing the
tickets. Each county will have to bear its
own share of the expense of the election, and
in proportion to the number of polling
places in each county, so great will be the
cost. The expenses of each polling precinct
will be about SS5.
ALLEGHENY COUNTY MUST PAY.
ADIsPATCH reporter interrogated County
Commissioner McWilliams yesterday after
noon, in regard to the election. To the
question of who would bear the expense Mr..
McWilliams said:
''Of course the county will have to pay
for nearly everything, and the cost will be
considerable. The expenses of each polling,
precinct are divided as follows: One Judge
ofElection, who is paid IS per day, two in
spectors at S5 each, two clerks the same,
rent of place used for holding the election
from 50 80 to $40. This must be paid when
the polling place is not in a schoolhouse,
putting in new window, steps, etc., about
s.. Stationery about s. so. The latter in
cludes return sheets, copy of election laws,
reports, pens, etc. All this expense is In
addition to the Constable's fees of 81 so for
opening and closing the polls.
at is question whether we will have to
provide new ballot boxes or not for the
election. The law says that ballot box
cannot be used for another election until a
wear following the last election. The ballot
boxes we are using now are divided into
compartments, and if we can use them with
out disturbing the ballots of the last cleo
ton, do not think it will be necessary to
provide new ones. If we cannot do this we
will have to order new boxes at a cost of
several dollars each.
There are 367 polling places in the
county, and if it is necessary to get new
boxes, they will cost over $500. As there
are 367 polling places and the cost of each
one about $35, the expense will be nearly
$4,000.
JUST A ROUND $4,000.
The incidentals, including the printing of
the Sherif's proclamation, ETC., will foot up
about s., 900 more.
81 do not know what provision will be
made to paw the expense OF the election.
We have not received any appropriation to
cover it, and it is not at all likely that the
State will offer much assistance. The ex-
penses of the election in Pittsburg and AL
legheny may be borne by the cities them
selves, but this is not likely"
John j. 0'Reilly, dealer in brewers sup
plies, was interviewed yesterday. Mr..
O'Reilly comes into personal contact with
every brewer in the city almost every week,
and when asked whs: the latter were doing
about the election, said:
''The brewers of Pittsburg and Allegheny
have hardly done anything yet, but you can
rest assured that they will not let barley
seNw under their feet. have noticed that
there is one thing that has not been brought
out vet in the talk going on. l refer to the
vast Improvements which were in contem-
piation by the brewers of the two cities, but
which will be knocked in the head if the
prohibitory law passes. The brewers feel
that there is not shadow of doubt that
the amendment will be defeated, but in case
IT does pass, it will be hard blow to the
industries of Pittsburg.
KNOCKED IN THE HEAD.
1.-THE Improvements that were con-
templated by the brewers would aggregate
about $500, 200. am not making an idle
bluff, but can give facts that will be borne
out, If people take the trouble to investigate
them. 1 know of the following arrange
meuts that had been almost made before
this discussion first came up. When the
Legislature passed the bill submitting the
matter to the people, the arrangements and
orders were cancelled.
'fFrauenheim & Vilsack were going to
remodel their ice house and build it almost
entirely of iron. The order for the work
was to be given to a Pittsburg COM
pany, and the iron was to be made in
this city. The contract price of the work
was little less than $25, 900. They also con-
femplated building a malt house and eleva-
tor next to their brewery.
"Wainwrights were going to build new
elevator for the storage of malt Spencer
was working on the plans for new brick
stables, ice machine, etc. Staub & Co.
were going to put in new ice machine, and
increase their storage capacity for beer
The keystone Brewing Company talked of
building a new malt house and enlarging
their capacity. Winter Brothers were also
going to build additional storing capacity.
'tEberhart & Ober had the plans
for fine offices, residence for their foreman,
and bottling house across from their brew
cry. Lutz & Son were going to enlarge
their malthouse,
BUT THEY GAVE IT CP.
Hippely & Hopp had in contemplation
making an addition to their storehouse, and
were going to put IN Newill machine.
Bauerlein Brothers & Co. were going to In
storeroom. A. Schaeffer was also going to
only ones know Of The brewers are all the
time adding Improvements, bat this year
they were going to make an extra spurt
"There is a syndicate that stands ready
to-day to buy all the breweries in the coun-
ty, and have made an offer of $1,000, 900. /
This also includes the outside interests.
They would make an agreement that no
foreign beer be shipped here. have figured
1t up that the breweries employ about 2, 900
men. The hoop iron mills here are de- |
pendent on the brewers and coopers for the |
sale of their iron. Nearly all the hoop iron
turned out of Painter & Sons and Lindsay
& McCuteheon's mills is used on Pittsburg
beer barrels and kegs"
PrOhIbitiOnists Active.
Mrs. Frances L. Swift went to Phila-