Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-26
THE ORGANIST RETAINED.
Allegheny VIII Give 5000 Toward Paying
the Carnegie Piper-A Report Refusing
to Create the Once of Assistant City
SoIIcitcr

Allegheny Will Give 5000 Toward Paying
the Carnegie Piper-A Report Refusing
to Create the Onioe of Assistant City
Solicitor Refused.
The city organist of Allegheny does not
go, but, like the man who is always on top,
he is still 'in it." At a meeting of Select
Council last evening the salary was reduced
to 5000 instead of 1000. Many of those
who voted to reduce the salary wanted to
abolish the position altogether. The other
5000 will be made up by private subScrip-
tion.
A resolution was adopted awarding the
contract for 1000 feet of hose to the B. f.
Goodrich Company, of Akron, O., at 81 per
foot. The resolution providing tor the ex-
tension OF the electric light plant by the ad-
dlt1on of 100 O'Berne mast arms and arc lamps
and awarding the contract to the W Westinghouse
Electric Light Company, according to the pro-
visions of the original contract, was laid over.
The report of the Finance Committee recon-
mending several ordinances was read. 1t was
stated the committee hadlindefinitely postponed
action on the sordnance creating the office of
Assistant City Solicitor. Mr.. kennedy OBJ
jected TO the postponement. and was sustained
by President Hunter The report was sent
back to the committee, with negative answer
The ordinance fixing the salary of the organ
ist at the Carnegie Library building at S6OU per
The following measures were passed finally:
Resolutions awarding the contract for books
for the Carnegie Library to the j. b. Lippincott
Company for S., ,334 l6; awarding the contract
for 900 maps of Allegheny City to the Armor
Lithographing Company for $4S5; tenderiug the
free use of Carnegie Hall to Andrew Carnegie
for the meetings of the British Iron and Steel
Institute in October; directing the Mayor to
file bond, as required by court in the case of
the city against Huckenstein & Co.; appoint
ing committee of five to confer with Pitts
burg and Western Railroad officials regarding
differences about the Smoky Island tract;
transferring $4,000 from the contingent fund
to the gas fund to meet the expenses of
the Gas Department for the balance
of the fiscal year; ordinances granting
Pittsburg and Western Railroad Company the
right to lay tracks on the wharf between Pine
and McFadden streets, regulating the construc-
tion of iron clad Jackson frames and wooden
buildings in the city, authorizing the Con-
sumers' Gas Company to lay pipes on Preble
avenue, Spruce street and Benton street. fixing
the salary of the engineer at the Carnegie
building at $500 per year. prohibiting the open
mit refunding assessments paid for the OPEN
ing and widening of Federal street extension,
vacating an unnamed street from Broadway to
wabash avenue, regarding and repaving West
Pearl streer. for sewer on Compromise street
and Spring Garden avenue, and grading,
paving and curbing School street.
Following are the names of Councilmen who
voted against free organ recitals: Messrs.
George H. Cochran and r. II. Clifford of the
Sixth ward; G. A. Muehbronner and Anton
Rothlein, Seventh ward; Theo. Huesken, of
wards were solid against free music for the
DeOple.