Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-20
HER CHRISTMAS GIFT.
Governor Beavers Certificate Will
To-Day Give Allegheny
THE RANK OF A SECOND.CLASS CITY
How the News Of the Promotion Was
Received in City Hail.
CHIEFS OF DEPARTMENTS LOOMING UP

issue the certificate for the elevation OF the
trlnsporrve IN unicipality into city of the
second class. -.-.- .
The information came rather late in the
afternoon, when many OF the principal City
Hall notables had left their offices. Anum-
Der of them, however, were interviewed on
the subject. Mayor Wyman, one of the first
spoken to, said: f.
eyes, L have just read the telegram from
Harrisburg. 1 am very much pleased, in
deed, to know that Allegheny has at last
taken the position she deserves among
American cities. I really do not know the
exact formalities-if there be any-whlch
are to follow the Governors issuance of the
certificate 1 believe that there is no ap
peal, once that document is duly signed and
delivered. 1 always favored the change,
and my name was signed to the petition sent
to the Governor.
II presume some new wards will have to be
mapped out, as the present small number, 13,
would hardly answer Tor a city OF the second
class. This, of course, will bring number
of new couucilmen into Office. Then there
are the elections for the various new Offices,
such as the chiefshIps of the Public Safety,
Public Charity, and Public Works depart
ments. As I am not a candidate myself, 1
don't suppose this is any affair OF mine.
Councils will of course select the men they
want for the various positions"
CHIEF MURPHY DECLARES HIMSELF.
Chief of Police Murphy was next seen.
Mr.. Murphy was little surprised on hear
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the certificate to be issued so soon. 1 am
really at sea about the next steps necessary
to assure the city in her new position, but
believe that the Governor himself was not
very clear about the legal mode of pro-
| cedure in the matter"
| Mr.. Murphy was informed that the weight
| of legal opinion held that no further formal
| itv of any kind was necessary. He contln-
| ued: 81 am, as hereto 'ore, a candidate for
the future office of Chief of the Public Safety
Department believe can fill the bill to
the city's satisfaction, and 1 am going to
make a good tight"
Clerk Dilworth was next seen. He said:
"The present Councils will elect all the
| officials necessary. There will be no neces-
sity whatever for an election OF new Coun-
ellis before the election comes off, AS
Mayor Wyman says, the city would have to
be redistricted. The present classification
of wards would only give .13 members of
| Select Council. That would scarcely be
fair, allowing the Tenth ward as much
| power as the big Second ward. which could
easily be split up into three, or even
four wards. The redIstricting will not
| be done by Councils, but at the request of
the wards themselves.
"The plan of action is this: The ward
| desiring division presents a petition to
| nd ha Tn oinfc
board of viewers to determine the justice of
the request and decide upon boundaries,
etc. Upon the Board sending in its report,
the Judge, il it meets his approval, will
notify the Mayor TO appoint day for a
vote of the people on the subject. Notice of
such an election would have to be posted
60 days in advance Thus, it would be
som. time before the city could be re-
districted. But that need not deter Allie
| gheny's becoming second-class city, in the
least" -..
SCRAMBLE FOR THE OFFICES.
Everywhere the fat offices attendant on
the new state of things were the subject OF
discussion. For the post of Chief of the
DEPARTMENT. of Public Safety. Chief Murphy
has some important opponents. The prin-
cipaI of these are ex-Mayor r. 7. Pearson,
ex-Councilman Thomas Brown, of the
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| OF the Third ward, and cx-Councilman D.
7. Mulyey, OF the First ward. Ex-Mayor
Pearson said yesterday: ''I am pretty con-
fident of winning the position. think the
majority of votes in Councils will be for me.
1 will certainly fight it out to the end" The
other candidates are equally positive of vic.
tory.
In the struggle for the Bigelowship Of
ALLEGHENY, or in other words, for the posi-
ton OF Chief of the Department of Public
Works, several candidates are ready to
bound into the lists. The most notable are
Superintendent Edward Armstrong of the
Allegheny Water Works; CITY Enginee,
Ehiers and Councilman E. A. Knox, of the
Sixth ward.
Major w. P. Hunker, Clerk of the Poor
Board, will have it all his own way in the
Department of Charities scramble, unless,
indeed, it is true, as reported, that D. T.
Mulyev will desert the Public Safety tour
nament to try bout with the gallant Ma or.
Among the detectives and police Joy
reigned all day. 1t is fairly well established
that Detectives Steele, Glenn and Korn.
man will secure comfortable positions as III
spectors of Police, and i number of captains
lieutenants etc., will be appointed from the
force In general.
Chief Jones, OF the fire department, wa.
perintendentship of the Bureau of Fire, but
he preferred not to answer. The Chiefs
friends are, however, prepared TO boost him
for the honor.
Captain Bell is looked upon as the future
Superintendent of Police; but last evening
the worthy captain could not be found, 81
the interviewer was obliged to leave nj.
opinions out of the general crucible.
NOT AvERsE TO THE CLERKsHIP.
Robert Dilworth, Clerk of Councils
though quite communicative with regard tc
his friends desires, did not care to SPEAK
about his own. However, it leaked out il
the course of conversation that the estimablt
clerk would not refuse the position OF City
Clerk, if it were offered to him. And OF
this latter score there need not be mucf
doubt. $3.50:
The following is that portion of the act o
May, 1889, relating to the changing of third
class into second-class cities:
| The classification of said cities, respectively
shall be ascertained and fixed bv reference t.
their population, according to :he last preced
| ing United States census, or any municipa
census taken later, and whenever it shall ap
| pear by any such census that any city of thl
second or third class has attained a population
emitting it to an advance in classifca
tion as herein prescribed, it shall be the dut,
of the Governor. under the great seal of tb,
Commonwealth, to certify the fact accord
ingly; which certificate shall be entered a
large upon the minutes of the Councils of Suct
city and recorded in the office for the record
} ing of deeds of the proper county. At tn,
municipal election, occurring not later thar
one month after the date of such certificate
the proper officers. shall be elected, to whicl
the said city will become entitled under th
change in classification, and upon the frs
Monday OF April next succeeding thereto TIL