Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-24

Offices that can be filled then, and
the present or the new Councils shall elect
the heads of departments. Good lawyers
say it is impossible to determine the ques-
tion, because the law does not specify.
Then, as the law now reads, the Governor
is not required to issue certificate of change
of class at any specified time. He can
wait until the officials at Washington
are ready to notify him, and then he can use
his own discretion as to the time the certif-
cate shall be sent out. IT the Governor
wishes to do so, he can withhold his procla-
nation for months.
Clerk Dilworth says the present Councils
will have the power to elect the heads
of departments, and the new Council
men will not have anything to
do with the matter. Mr.. Dilworth
further said: "The change in the classifca-
ton will necessitate the redistricting
OF the city. The present classi-
fcation OF wards would only give
13 members of Select Council.
The representation would not be fair.
The Tenth ward would have as much power
in Council as all the Second ward, which is
big enough for three or four wards. Allie
gheny is big enough to have 26
wards. The redistricting of the city, how
ever, would not need to interfere
the second class. 1t would require
vote of the people to divide any
ward. In case of such action a petition
to that effect would have to be presented at
court and the Judge, after looking
into the matter, could appoint board
of five viewers to examine into the necessity
of such changes. The Board of Viewers
would have to report at the next term
of court, and then the Judge, il
it met his approval, would order
the Mayor to fix day for vote OF the peo-
pie on the question and notice of such elec-
ton to be posted 60 days before the date
fixed. The wards could not therefore be
divided before next spring"
PICKING OUT THEIR PLACES.
The fat Offices that are part of city of
the second class have already brought a
number of lovers and the campaign
for the heads of departments has
been practically commenced. The
greatest struggle will be for
the Office of Chief of the Department of
Public Safety. Chief of Police Murphy is
now in the lead for the position. The Chief
says he is out to win, and will not withdraw
on any account. He is closely followed by
ex-Mayor Richard 7. Pearson. who claims
strong following. Rubbing up close to him
is ex-Councilman Thomas Brown, of the
Fourth ward, who has a plumbing es-
tablishment on Federal street. T. Z.
HARRISON, of the Third ward, also lays a
claim to the Office. Mr.. HARRISON was a
candidate for the Senatorial nomination in
the Forty-fourth district at the recent Re-
publican primaries, and he is now a member
of Common Council. The First ward, too,
has champion in the fight. He Is d. T.
Mulvey.
of Public Works also promises to be inter-
esting. Superintendent Edward ARM
strong, of the Water Works, is considered
leader, with City Engineer Ehlers as an an
tagonist. Common Councilman E. A.
Knox, of the Sixth ward, has also de-
clared himself in the push, from start to
the finish. Several others are expected to
enter the lists against them.
For the Department of Charities Major
W. P. Hunker. the present clerk of the
Poor Board, claims the right of eminent do
main, from his long experience in his pres
ent capacity. For awhile he was alone in
the fight, but lately it has been understood
that d. T. Mulvey, of the
Chief of the Department of Public Safety,
to try his chances against the plucky little
Major for the right to take care of the poor.
1t is expected that number of the front
Office men" will find seats as police in
spectors, and that among them will be De-
tectives Kornman and Steele and Glenn.
The candidates for police magistrates have
not yet appeared in the field. The friends
of Chief Jones say be will be out for Super
intendent of the Bureau of, Fire. Chief
Jones was interviewed on the matter, but
said he did not care to talk.
1t is not known to whom the seat of
Superintendent of Police will fail, but it is
understood that Captain Bell will not lose
anything by the change in the citY's class.