Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-21

! ter Railway right of way along East Ohio
| street and proposition of the Walker Smoke
less Furnace Company to put in smoke con-
| sumers at the River avenue pumping sta
tion for $4,000: Mr.. Henrick's resolution di-
/ recting the location of a sewer in Woods
Run avenue, or other street, that will prove
| q relief to the Woods Run district.
| Mr.. EinStein presented resolution grant
I ing the free use of Carnegie Hall on Novem-
| Der Is to the Indian Association: passed.
Mr.. Wertheimer, for the Finance Commit
! tee, presented the ordinance for submitting
to vote the proposition to increase the
| debt $3.50 900.
Mr.. Kennedy thought they were asking
| ing new street in the flooded district (Sl50- :
0O0) and for additional light tsloOoOO) he held
| to be too great.
Mr. Wertheimer said that all the improve
ments were needed, and the ordinance had
been drawn so that the people could vote on
| each item separately and get what they
want. Another point he desired to call at
tention to was that the liquor license fees
will hereafter pay all the interest on the
city's debt
The ordinance was passed. Mr.. Vert
hcimer called up the ordinance fixing the
pay of the Chief Clerk of the Department OF
Public Works at 1880, an increase from
5000. Mr.. HenriclSs and DIR. Clifford said the
incumbent had taken the position al $500 and
plenty of other men would take II at that
figure if it were vacated. Mr.. a. Kennedy
defended the ordinance. saying that when
rush of the old Councils every one, even 'the
alleged reformers" admitted the figures were
too low and would have to be
raised. Mr.. Henricks said Sl,200 had
been the sum fixed originally by the
"anti-reformers," now 1880 is demanded.
He objected to this and kindred ordinances
because there were clerks i'll the hall who
were underpaid, one OF them even being car
ried as policeman. If the Finance Com
mittee would bring in a general ordinance
covering all the clerks he would support it.
hat, l,.a tfNG and
nance back to the Finance Committee. This
failed by vote of ayes to noes.
Mr.. Henricks moved to amend by fixing
the salary at 81 200 Mr.. Loew moved to fur-
ther amend by fixing it at $3.50.
LOOKED TO HIM LIKE A JOB.
DIR. Clifford said this raising of salaries
looked strange. 1t was the result of the
political influence of the men holding these
offices. When the salaries were first fixed
these offices we're not filed and Councilmen
fixed the rates on their own judgment Now
the office holders have gotten in and the
clamor is for raise.
Mr.. Wertheimer said politics did not con-
troll him. He believed in paying men living
wages. Then Mr.. Wertheimer took up an
old story, accused the opponents of this
ordinance with having cut down tho appro-
priations and bringing the city to the verge
of bankruptcy. He concluded by saying it
was all buncombc.
appropriations was that the departments
were spending money too fast and in opposi-
tion to the law that says not over one
twelfth of an appropriation can be used in
one month He cited the Water Department,
saying that it was honey combed with lazy
political buns who spend their time in look
ing at an occasional fireplug and playing
euchre in secluded spots.
a vote was taken on Mr.. Henrtcks' amend
ment to fix the salary at 81, 200. 1t was lost,
and the ordinance fixing the salary at $l,5OC
was adopted.
The ordinance fixing the salary of the
Chief Clerk of the Department of Public
Safety at sl,2o0 came next. Mr.. Loew
W9yed to dentey n nsp possPoIGe es Mr
clerk for this department and that he had
failed to find a man whom he could recon-
mend at bs the oon salary paid MI LoSw with
moved to fix the salary at $1,000: this was
lost and the original ordinance was put to
vote. 1t got ayes and noes and w;ls laid
over for want of q legal majority. The ordi-
nance, with that fixing the salary of the
Chief Clerk of the Department of Charities,
was then sent back to the Finance Com
mittee.
DELINQUENTS ON FEES
DR.. Clifford, from the Auditing Commit
tee, presented the report for last month. 1t
showed that the live stock weigh scales
were delinquent in the sum of 81, ,494 40, and
S, ,624 90 returned as uncollectable. In 1856
an agreement was made by which the Herr's
Island Company was to pay $2,40O in lieu of
fees. This has never been paid, and q suit
TO recover was carried to the Supreme
Court
The street railway companies are shown
to be indebted to the city IS follows: Pitts
burg, Allegheny and Manchester, IS ,30S 9l
Federal Street and Pleasant Valley, $500
and s675 30; Union Line, $1,000 Park Passen-
ger s. 6l5; Peoples Line, s., 800; Observatory
Hill, $1,000; Observatory Hill, cross town
branch, 81 SO 81 and 1873 So
Railway switch licences were shown to
be delinquent to the amount of 1919 and
besides this many switches are in use on
which no licence has been imposed.
The committe offered a resolution direct
ing the Comptroller to collect all these sums
by process of law. The resolution was
adopted.
Just prior to adjournment, Mr.. \. Kennedy
presented an ordinance authorizing tho
North End Passenger Railway Company to
a railway from Washington avenue
and the New Brighton road along the latter
road to Woods Run avenue.