Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-05
FIVE BEATTWOPAIRS.
Braddock Borough Councils Decide
in Favor of Home Industry.
A VERY LIVELY TINE LAST NIGHT.
Men Denounced as Liars, Corrupt and
Utterly Unregenerate.
WINNERS TOLERABLY TIGHTLY TIED
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Borough Council met tonight, and the hall
was not only crowded, but the crowd roasted
o the full capacity of the winding stairway.
The dense mass and vitiated atmosphere
were purgatorial suggestions OF the hotter
wave expected when the ordinance granting
right of wa through the borough to some
traction company should come up. Burgess
Shallenberger famed himself for a time,
listening to the strains of barrel organ.
The owner thereof, however, got closer by
degrees, and finally what space was left in
the council room was filled by the melody OF
Annie Rooney and other popular tunes.
The Burgess could stand it no longer and
ordered the sergeant-atarms to remove Mr..
Montercoli, which he did, and petition
signed by a. great many people was read
asking Councils to foster home industry.
Messrs. Dible and Hoffman collided on
a matter Of parliamentary law. which was
the only intimation for considerable time
that there was volcano smol lering in the
hall. They were the members who called
each other pet names at the previous meet
ing.
THOUGHT IT PADDED.
A list of petitioners asking that the nome
company, the Braddock and Turtle Greek,
be given the right of way, was presented,
and Mr.. Hoffman insinuatedthat it had
been padded. Mr.. Hoffman fought the
ordinance in its various stages. and was finally
called to order by Squire Holland. Holtz-
man replied by stating that five to four were
cowardly, using their strength to gag discus
sion. He argued that bribery or no bribery
the $1,000 offered by the Pittsburg, Braddock
and Turtle Creek Railway Company ought to
be accepted. He moved the insertion of the
word "Pittsburg." and the acceptance of the
bribe, If sale to the highest bidder were to be
SO termed.
MIR. Dible said the s., 900 was intended for the
corruption Of enough members of Councils to
put the measure through and was only offered
the borough when the bribe failed. He said
member had been followed and pressed to
name the size of the check he wanted for his
vote.
= AS Mr.. Dible looked at Mr.. Hoffman while
talking the latter raised the point of order
that he must address the Chair. The Burgess
ruled the point well taken, and Mr.. Dible pro-
ceeded to say that if the member advocating
the Pittsburg, Braddock and Turtle Creek
Railway could have gotten the measure
have pocketed the 5000 and the offer to the
borough would not have been heard of.
Finally Mr.. Dible said that member of Coun-
Gil had been threatened with loss OF his place
If he didn't vote right.
Mr.. Holtznan got his war paint on again and
insisted that Holland should not address him.
but the Chair, and when the latter retaliated
by stating that he was addressing all, and es-
pecially some people, Mr.. Bruman, a good man,
who weighs at least 200 pounds sprang to his
feet and said he had never been offered a cent
and he'd knock the man down who said he
had.
HINTS OF SPECULATION.
Mr.. Hoffman said there were but two mem
bers in the home company; they had made an
affidavit to that effect, and he insinuated what
some others hold, that they were in for specu-
lative purposes, and would sell out. Contlnu-
ing, he ridiculed those business m en- who said
they didn't want a railroad to Pittsburg, and
intimated that they weren't deuce high If they
couldn't hold their trade against Pittsburg.
He further charged them with being people
the toWn" % aWhy throw ':Uss awsy this ss s. eooP
I'm sure the town needs it; besides, Mi. Mellon
isn't interested. Call it bribery or what you
like, don't care"
and my position is not at stake. lThunders of
applause from the lobby.l
Mr.. Holland-The gentleman from the First
ward speaks very hippantly, but l think it a
serious matter, and also that a corporation or
anyone elso SO engaged should be criminally
prosecuted. Continuing at some length in
this strain, Mr.. Holland finally said that, while
the home company did not profess to be able to
build the road, il would give the citizens of the
town chance to buy stock.
About this time Messrs Dible and Hoffman
left their seats and rushed together into the
center of the hall, but it wasn't for the purpose
of shaking hands. The Burgess attempted to
use his oil can, but each disputant insisted
he had as good right to be personal The
Burgess, in lieu of gavel, knocked the stnfing
out of Bible and book of gospel hymns. but
still the lie. After he threatened to call an
officer, the motion of Mr.. Dible that the ordi-
nance be put on third reading. and final
passage prevailed 5to 4, with Mr.. Holtzman's
amendment knocked out.
Mr.. Holtzman's power as an obstructor was
now shown to good effect. He moved to
amend SO as to allow no sidings switches.
This caused long fight. but finally prevailed
and Mr.. Hoffman slung a taunt two into
the faces of Messrs Dible and Holland. Holtz-
man next proceeded to attack the ordinance in
another respect and succeeded in requiring that
the cars begin to run at o'clock A. M. instead
of 7. and that they must run at least every Is
instead of every 30 minutes. He almost lost
his temper, however. at his want of support,
stating that HOLLANDS hackers gave him
pointers, while even Borough Solicitor Steven.
son allowed him (Holtzman) to fight his own
battle.
A FURTHER PROPOSITION.
He further proposed to amend by requiring
the successful company to begin operations in
go days. The ground was fought over inch by
inch, and finally Mr.. Holland imputed in
potent malice to Mr.. Hoffman.
Holtzman-I firmly believe the gentleman
knowns he is not telling the truth.
Holland-I firmly believe the gentleman from
the First ward lies, but consider him SO far
below me that
For the next five minutes nothing could be
made out except '.lie, I" "br1bery," etc., and the
Burgess completed the demolition of the Bible,
but Holtzman scored another victory. requir-
ing the successful company to begin work in go
days. On his next amendment Hoffman,
though knocked out on point of order that he
was essaying to make third speech, succeeded
in carrying his point, knocking out the 80 days
grace allowance the company in case it could
not get it's electrical appliances, motors. etc..
within year. He next moved postponement
for two weeks, to give the citizens chance to
act, stating that the petition presented was
cooked. He was knocked out, 5 to 4. on this.
as also on a motion to recommit The bad
blood engendered showed itself in the subse-
quent routine business.
The matter has left somewhat of a bad taste
In the mouth of the people generally. Some
are loud in their denunciation of the loss of
the S500Q which, they say,Iwould not only be of
benefit TO people at large. but have made over
8 900 days work. Some of them also say that
Mr.. Mellon pays more taxes in the borough
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