Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-25
THE RESOLUTION pEFEATE1

THE RESOLUTION DEFEATED.
Mr.. Bigham suggested that ths resolution be
reduced $500, the amount of Mr. Scott's check.
Mr.. Magee-The idea is wrong; the city
should pay all or none, and should not be mean.
MI. Bigham-The talk of being mean has no
place, because it is city money we are expend-
ing. To pay Mr.. Scott's expenses is illegal,
and the Mayor would veto any resolution to
pay them.
Mr. Magee-Councils should do what they
think right regardless of what the Mayor
VIII do.
Mr.. Bigham moved to reconsider the action
by which the resolution was passed on third
reading. that it might be amended This was
agreed to by vote Of 20 ayes to Is noes.
When the vote to amend the resolution by
reducing the amount TO be paid to S92S 30 was
taken the amendment failed, there being l.:
ayes 10 u noes. The roll was then called on
the original resolution and the vote stood:
Ayes-Nlessrs. AnglOch, DonIey. Delaney. Dunu
kesTns, King, Lowry MAGE Mason. HCiiSG HeCiHpe,
lace Wilson and Which,
Noes-Messrs. BiSham, Brewster. Crawford
EriZman, FOX, Gallagher. Jarrett, Larkin, Met
cal1e, Mullen. Mccarthy. MscGonigle. o'Connor,
O'DpnnEu, Pitcairn, Pfcifer, Russell, Stewart
Williams, Wright and President HollidaY-2I.
The vote was tie and the Chair declared it
had failed for want of legal majority Messrs
BIgkam and ODonnell were on their feet in an
instant. but the Chair had seen the mistake
and declared the resolution lost. AT the next
meeting motion can be made to reconsider
the action taken. If this is not done the bill
cannot be paid by the present Council
MI. Magee presented an ordinance autboriz-
ing the purchase of SSl acres Of land from M.
+. Scaife for part of the Highland Park at
S4 $50 81 - a.
Mr.. o'Donnen raised the point that the
money had not been appropriated for tins puT.
pose and the purchase would be illegal The
point was not sustained. and the ordinance was
passed by vote of sc ayes to no. MIR. O'Don-
nell cast The negative vote
When this matter came up in Select Council
III \ q
vote standing IL ayes to nays.
A PARTIAL DONATION.
Shortly afterward Mr.. Robertson and several
other Councilmen who had been absent came
in, and Mr.. Anderson called up the ordinance
again, when il passed by a vote of 10 to5 Mr.
Robertson made an explanation showing how
the tract was partial donation to the CITY of
some very valuable land, the amount to be paid
Tor Ii being less than one-third Its actual yalue
The members who voted on the ordinance were
as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Anderson, Binder. Cayqnaurb.
noylei =; Evans: tltzsimmons, Henderson, keat-
Ing, hIng, Matthew's. McCord. Paul. Rohr-
1aste, Ireusch, Marmcastle and Ford-I7
NaysI-messrsr Benz, Braun, Foster, Frauen-
on the second vote Aessrs b. r. Evans Miller
Murphy, Robertson and Perry voted ave
District Attorney Moreland presented to
Select Council the rough draft of bill 10 he
presented to the next Legislature nrovidipC
for the establishment of free bridges by the
city by purchase, condemnation, or construc
iion- The Cnslr was instructed TO appoint a
committee OF hve to examine the bill and re-
port TO Councils.
Both branches agreed to the Recommendation
OF Mayor Gourley that the reports OF the Iasr
tTiennial assessments be sold for q cents
apiece,
In Common Council George F. Williams. wbo
was elected to fill the vacancy in the Nine.
teenth ward. caused by the death of Robert r
Carnaham, was sworn in and took his seat
Mr. John hearns, of the Tenth ward who
has been elected a member of the Legislatnre
presented his resignation. which was accepted