Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-18
THE SECOND CLASS.
Allegheny City People Decided to Put on
Metropolitan Airs-The Change to Madc
in i1cfoher.

Allegheny City People Decided to Put on
Metropolitan Airs-The Change to Made
in October.
Allegheny City has decided to enter the
second class. At the joint meeting OF
Councils last night the vote was as follows:
Select Councillor second class, Messrs.
Brown. Huesken, Henricks, Hartman, Lacock,
Lare, Lahugh, Langhurst, Mulvey McAfee,
Pannier, Renwick, Snaman, Watson and fresl'
dent Lindsay; total, l5; For third class none:
Bader, Cruikshank, Drum, Dahlinger, Epoert
Gerwig, Gill, Gerber. HARRISON. Huckesteln,
Hunter, Ingham, Jones, Kennedy, kalmeyer,
Lands, Lighthill, Mercer, Muehlbronner, MOT
gan, McKirdy, -McGeary, Mccarthy, Neeb,
OBrien, Parke, Patterson, Stavlng, StocKman,
Stauffer, Stiffen, Steinbrenner, Schad, SProat,
]. b. Smith, Watson. Wertheimer and Presl-
dent Hunter: total, 80 For third class: Messrs.
Bittner and Mcdonald; total. 2.
When the citizens of the city were invited
into the meeting, John Francis, Jr., spoke
in favor of the second class. He said the
Mayor would have the appointment OF 2O2
oficeholders who would expend $500, 600 an
nually. In reply to the statement that the
citizens committee, of which he was Secre-
tary, had been influenced in favor of the
second class, he said:
Lit VIII Says 81 tCiio @ uOiio-
crate, premeditated and thoroughly accom-
plished lie, and he is no gentleman.
Captain w. w. Martin also spoke in
favor of the second class, and said the COM
mittee had been free from political influence.
He was followed by J. II. Stevenson, who
said the committee had changed their views
after hearing Messrs. Watson, Shiras,
Elphinstone and Rodgers.
Messrs. Henrichs, Wertheimer and Nc
Donald got into wrangle over the former
changing his opinion from third to second
class. Mr.. Watson offered the resolution
declaring that Allegheny elected to become
a city of the second class.
Mr.. Steffen wanted provision made that
there should be no departments until the
city had 125,000 people. City Solicitor
Elphinstone claimed this could not be done,
but changes could be made in the Council
representation according to the population.
1t was suggested that the Citizens Com
mittee be sent to Harrisburg TO secure the
necessary legislation on account of their
services in the matter. This was greeted
with cries of 'Yes, give them free trip"
The suggestion was adopted.
AS explained by the City Solicitor there
would be but two police magistrates under
the new legislation, and there would be no
change in Councils. On the discussion of
salaries Mr.. Gerwig said the salaries could
be regulated by Councils, and they could
also dispense with the services of any Off
GERS.
1t was charged by some of the members
present that Mr.. McDonald's report was
deceptive in the cost of operating second
class city. Mr.. Watson said the mistake
was in the published report and not the one
on file.
When the vote was taken Mr.. Hunter
moved that it be made unanimous, but Mr..
McDonald's quiet "No," on the motion,
gave the former jarring setback. 1t was
then agreed that the departments should not
be organized until October 1, 1889.