Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-19
GETTING INTO SHAPE.
A Superintendent and an Engineer
Chosen for Carnegie Hall.
NOT A PROTRACTED CONTEST.
Messrs. Waddington and Fisher Get There
With Little Trouble.
THE GAR. COMES UP WITH ITS S1OO

There may be annoying delays as to the
Free Library management in Allegheny, but
the City Property Committee is moving
right along with the matter of getting the
entire building in shape for public occu'
pancy. The superintendent and engineer
were chosen by the committee last evening,
in the persons of Benjamin Waddington
and George Fisher, respectively.
There was big lobby OF friends of the
several candidates, it being evident that the
matter was one of public interest. Chair,
man Ammon called the committee to order,
and Clerk Dilworth handed in formidable
! looking package of applications, duly in
dorsed for the several positions. There were
expressions of dismay when it was proposed
that all the applications be read, but Mr..
Edwin Lare came to the rescue with a
motion that the choice of superintendent
and engineer be Immediately proceeded
with, and that petitions for the positions be
referred to subcommittee OF FIVE, with
power to designate to the full committee
such other employees as might be necessary.
wADING THROUGH REAMs.
Mr.. Dahlinger then moved that the
petitions for superintendent and engineer
be read. Mr.. Lare was selected to do the
reading, and he waded patiently through
reams OF foolscap interlarded with high
flown illusions TO the committee and the
great responsibilities SO anxiously desired
to De assumed.
Benjamin Waddington's petition for su-
perintendent was very strong one, and was
well backed by responsible names. William
Bentley also made a good showing in the
matter of recommendations. A Mr.. Angel
the same who wrote to Mayor Pearson
asking for the position by virtue of residing
on jackson street-blew his own trumpet to
the extent of at least a column of self-lauda-
tory typewr1te. Then Clerk Dilworth called
the roll, and Mr.. Waddington received IA
votes, Mr.. Bentley and Mr.. Angel none.
Mr.. Waddington was declared elected. Mr..
Angell's petition stated that he was an out
and-out Republican, but it did not seem to
count.
There were three names voted upon for
engineer, position the salary of which is
not fixed as yet. George Fisher received IA
votes to Mr.. MichaePs 1, and was declared
elected.
THE CHOSEN CALLED FOR.
Messrs. Waddington and Fisher were
called before the committee and asked how
soon they could take charge of the building,
there being concerts on Thursday and
Friday nights. They wanted time to ar
range their business, and Mr. Dahlinger
suggested that the employees now there be
requested to remain until April /. Mr..
Hunter feared that the result OF the election
might cause the hold-over employees to
levant. Finally, the subcommittee on
renting the hall was charged with the duty
of retaining the old employees long enough
to instruct the new men.
Mr.. Waddington is an ex-member of
Councils from the Second ward, and is 60
years of age. He has lived 40 wears in the
ward, and is now entering his 39th year OF
service in the Fort Wayne shop as foreman
of the running-gear department. He is of
pleasing appearance, and is said to be
most careful and conservative citizen. His
duties will be to take charge of the entire
building and direct all the minor employees
George Fisher is now in the employ of the
Airbrake Works and is credited with being
very capable man. He became a candi-
date tor the position through not desiring to
move to Wilmerding.
AN ECONOMICAL MEASURE.
Mr.. Edwin Lare's resolution providing
that hereafter no bills of any nature could
be considered in committee without first
being probated by the City Controller, was
read 10 the committee, having passed both
branches of Council. Some desultory COM
ment brought to light the fact that a large
saving might be reasonably expected by
reason of the operation of the resolution.
The application of the Allegheny Musical
Society for the use of the small lecture room
for rehearsal purposes, and similar request
from the Handel and Haydn Society, was
laid over in the belief that the committee
had no right to give the privilege
Hon. Morrison Fosters resolution in re-
gard to the choice of a thoroughly equipped
librarian for the Free Library, as passed by
the Chamber OF Commerce, was read and
placed on file.
The G. A. r. came forward and offered to
pay S100 for the hall, inasmuch as it could
not be had for nothing. A number of other
applications were considered in the SUBJ
committee.