Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-19
DEEPER In THE MIRE.
Allegheny Common Council Increases
the Millage to Thirteen.
ANNEXATION Is AGAIN THE CRY.
Councilmen Plant Another Blow in the
Face of Sweet Charity.
w1MAN TAKES CARE OF TIE COPPERs

Allegheny's appropriation is once more in
the hands of the Finance Committee, with
orders to increase the tax levy to 13 mills,
and to restore the appropriation for the
police department to S13S.679 81 from $685.
600, as was fixed by Select Council. All
this happened last night IN Common Coun-
Gil, aided by a little lobbying on the part of
Mayor Wyman and the assistance of Presi-
dent Hunter. Both branches were in ses-
sion, but Common Council was the battle
field. The police department de-
manded that its appropriation be re-
stored. Mayor Wyman stated that
it would be impossible to run the depart
ment for the working year on the amount
given them without having a deficit. 1t it
was not changed the Mayor had stated that
he would veto the bill. The Mayor went
personally to the members before Councils
convened, and Mr.. Hunter assisted him in
his plea. An attempt was made to restore
the appropriation to the Allegheny General
Hospital, but it lost by three votes.
NAV Not Pass These Councils.
The result of the general action is that
the appropriation ordinance cannot possibly
be passed before Monday plight, and there is a
possibility that it will not slip through the pres
ent Councils in spite of the fact that the
Street Department men have not been paid
for five months and the police and fremen for
about two months. The fact of the matter is
that Allegheny is as badly niuddled as Pitts
burg and none of the men there know which
way to turn. There is talk of reconstructing
the whole method Of assessments in Allegheny
and now that il looks as if lS mills will be the
li,v fr-t,r affv raY in f1-
tion is being circulated in favor of annexation
on The ground that as Allegheny taxes are al
most equal to those of Pittsburg there is no
longer any good reason for that city
holding aloof. However meeting OF the
Finance Committee has been called for to-
morrow night, and the indications are that in
the matter of amendment more figures will be
changed than those recommended by Councils.
Councils will be called again for Monday
night.
until $50, and on the call only % members re-
sponded. The page ran out into the hall and
chased IN another member to make quorum.
The signs read in the actions of Chairman
Hunter and Mayor Wyman proved trne. for
the first matter called up was the appropriation
ordinance Mr.. McGeary at once moved to
refer the ordinance to the committee.
Objection to Another Reference.
Mr.. Simon-You don't mean to refer the ordi-
nance back without any amendment? You
can't do it.
Mr.. Robinson-As there is considerable OBJ
lection to having the appropriation for the
Police Committe cut, move to restore the ap-
preparation to $lSS, ,679 o.. We have more men
in the department this year, and there must be
more money appropriated or there will be a
deficiency.
Mr. Knox-The ordinance needs patching in
more than this. 1t is not sensible to put the
appropriations so low that there will be another
deficiency at the end Of the year. 1t is not
economv
prepared this ordinance each committee was
cut as low as 1t was possible to CO. think we
could get out of the trouble by non-concurring
with Select Council, and then pass the ordi-
nance as it was originally reported from the
committee.
The Chair did agree with him. however, and
the motion to amend and send to committee
was put and carried. Then the President took
occasion to remark that any suggestions for
further changes were In order.
Mr.. Mech presented q paper from the man
agement of the Allegheny Hospital asking for
the increase in their appropriation because
they wanted to open q new building Mr.. Neeb
moved to reconsider the action OF Friday night
and restore the hospital Appropriation to $4,000
Mr. Stauffer-It is hardly q week since we cut
that appropriation. and there is nothing to
show why it should be increased. gift of
5000 is liberal. and when we are cutting down
the other appropriations don't see the policy
in raising this
A Call for More LiberaIity.
II.
our city physicians to put patients In there
without a permit, and if we cannot get that
nriyilepe we have no excuse for doubling the
appropriation for this institution.
Mr. Patton made plea for the hospital, but
the m otion was lost by three votes
MIR. Dahlinger then made a'motion to in
crease the tax levy to IL mills ana in support of
it said:
at the end of the next fiscal year with deficit
The Controller has figured up the appropria-
tions and finds that with only a tax levy of IL
mills there will be shortage of SOL 600 at the end
Of wear and now that we have added Sl3 600 to the
nolice appropriation it will INCREASE the deficit
TO S67 OO0 Although we do add a mill we will
still be almost $4,000 short at the end of the
and we do not want to borrow any more
money"
The motion passed without a mur-
nn1T m1T: minor mpertance Mels paPeFS then
presented and ordinances authorizing the let
ring of contracts in the water department
were passed as follows; Water pipe and cast
plugs. J, R Hutchinson; brass ferrules, Stand
ard Manufacturing Company; pig lead, (s97 per
ton), Mansfield & Co.: iron stop gates Rense-
laer Manu- acturing Company: miscellaneous
castings, Union Foundry and Machine Com
papy: wooden boxes, Samuel Hastings; and
hauling. w. A. Watson Co.
The ordinance changing the grade on Nor
rison street was passed after which the market
ordinance was called up and sent back to the
committee Council then adjourned.
Work of the Select Branch.
In the Select branch the main business was
the passage of the ordinance authorizing the
issue of S2S 900 worth of bonds for the part pay
ment of the California avenue improvements
and the issue of 100000 worth of bonds to
make up the deficit of the past year. Both
are per cent issues and run for 20 years.
The Committee of Conference on the ordi-
nance fixing the standing committees and the
representation was presented. It fixed the
representation on the Public Works Committee
at Is from Common and from Select, and all
the others at Il from Common and from
Select The report was accepted and the ordi-
nance passed finally.
The only other business of any importance
was the presentation of petition from the Ies-
idents of Herr's Island, asking for the erection
of temporary bridge. 1t was referred 10 the
Street Committee and the Select branch ad-
journed.
LOOKED LIKE HIS COAT