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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-11
FELL A TRIFLE SHORT.

The City's Receipts Not So Large as Esti-
mated Year Ago-Falling OFF in Taxes
"A Healthy Increase Over the Receipts
of the Previous Year.
Controller Morrow yesterday furnished a
list of the receipts of the city for the fiscal
year just closed, showing total Of So, $685.
123 81. This does not include $50, 900 in-
terest on investments and sinking fund, nor
$50, 600 received on account of the sale of the
old City Farm, nor other special revenues that
are not applicable to general city purposes.
The total falls considerably short of the
estimate made year ago by the Finance Com
mitree. when they fixed the total at "a, O46 47o.
The greatest mistake in the committees
calculations was in city taxes. they estimating
that s. 610, 900 would be received, while there
was only 81. 422 563 70. In several departments
the receipts were much larger than the esti-
mates, while in others they fell below. Busi-
ness tax ran s27. 632 81 over the estimate,
while water rents were $50 900 below The
Mayors office, the vehicle license and the
markets each returned considerably more than
was expected of them. Street Railways had
been estimated at So, 292, liquor licenses at
s63 OO0 miscellaneous receipts at S34, SOL 93, and
advertising tax lists at $4,000, but the returns
were far below the estimates. The State
warrant for schools exceeded the estimate,
however. only s5l SOL rs being expected,
whereas 81. 243 81 was received.
While the receipts fell short of the estimates.
they show healthy increase over the previous
year. the increase being $685. l43 66 over lSS9-SO.
The list for 1S90-9l is as follows:
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TRIALS OF TOWNSHIPS.

Some Reasons Why Borough Government
Is sDesired-stilt- waIlking Objected to by
People Who Live on Poor Roads-New
Use for Piles.
1t is evidently necessary that something be
done in the line proposed by Attorney j. D.
Watson, if townships are not to be carved up
enthusiastically, and their autonomy
weakened from year to year. Townships
will not make roads nor support schools to
comport with the views of people whose pos
sessions are but an acre or less, and who pay
for their holdings as much as the original
township farmers paid for 50 or I00-acre
farm.
The people of Ellsworth and Laurel stations,
on the Ft. Wayne Railway, say they are not
stiltwalkers and can no longer wade the mud
Of Kilbuck township. They also say that the
township schools are not what they should be,
and they think if they had borough govern
ment they could get better return for taxes
paid. They have held several meetings looking
to the effecting of their objects.
1t is SAID there is some dissatisfaction on the
part OF the people living in Clifton in regard to
what Is proposed. but Mr. BerTnger says he does
not know of any. and expresses the hope that
all will be able to see eye to eye for the public
veal
As noted some time ago. by Harry Armstrong,
OF Common Pleas No. 2. the farmer class Of
Allegheny county is fast disappearing, and the
subject OF shoe polish, stills and road piling.
IL is proposed at McKee's Rocks to drive
plies into the streets, in the hope of finding bot
Iom. Dur stowe township objects.
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DIVIDED ON THE SUBJECT.
The County W. C. t. U. Takes No Action a
to the License Court

The County W. C. T. U. Takes No Action as
to the License Court.
The monthly meeting of the county W. G. T
U. was held yesterday afternoon at the Smith
field Street NJ. e. Church. Nineteen unions
were represented. Mrs. Porter presided The
reports of the Secretary and Treasurer were
read and approved. the report of the Treasurer
showing small balance. Mrs E. D. c. Mair
was elected County Organizer. Mrs. Porter
advocated the sending of letters to the Judges
demonstrating against the granting of any
liquor licenses whatever. She said it was i'm
possible, perhaps for them to do SO, but it
would be placing themselves ON record
in the matter. Licenses would be
granted solely because there was SO much
money back of the liquor men and against
the cause of temperance. If the unions would
write letters they would be more effective than
all the remonstrances that could beframed as
they were not read at best, There were some
present. however, who held that form of action
to be equivalent to a stronger record. A COM
bined appeal was better than an individual
one, and superfluity of letters was not read
the belief of the majority that the Judges
would do as they pleased in the matter. A mo-
tion that the local unions be recommended to
write letters to the Judges. demonstrating
against granting licenses, was lost by a vote of
Ii to l5
1t was announced that the next meeting
would be the quarterly one and would be held
at Braddock On Tuesday, March IL, Sessions
will be held in the morning, afternoon and
evening, and the local union viii provide din
ner and supper for all those in attendance.
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WEALTH ON THE WIRE
Flattering Report Of the Allegheny
County Light Company.
CHANGES IN THE DIRECTORY.
Steadily Increasing Demand for Incan-
descent Lamps.
ELECTRIC AFFAIRS LOOKING BRIGHT

The annual meeting of the Allegheny
County Light Company was held yesterday.
Four of the old directors, H. II. Westing-
house, John Caldwell, Charles Payne and
c. H. jackson, retired from the board.
Mr.. Westinghouse has been taking little
interest in business since the death of his
daughter, and is spending the winter in the
South. John Caldwell, who was also
Treasurer of the company, had too much
work to do, and got out for
this reason. G. II. jackson removed
his connection with the Westinghouse inter-
ests. Mr.. Payne has not been a director.
The new board elected consists of George
Westinghouse. Jr.. A. N. Byers. Robert Pit
cairn. q. L. Magee, Theodore Sproull John K.
Ridal1 William Eberhart and G. H. Baxter.
the last four being chosen to take the places of
those retired. The board will meet next week
to organize, and the Indications are that Mr..
Westinghouse will be made President and d.
X. McGonnigle will be reelected Secretary.
The annual report shows the company to be
in good financial condition and making
money. Secretary McGonnlgle stated that the
business has been steadily on the increase.
Earnings from sales of light for u months in
sl99OA n; gross earnings, SILL 214 AZ; less inter-
est on bonds and mortgages. S44O25 Al, leaving
the net earnings Tor the year S67, 10y O6 10
show how the business of furnishing electric
light has grown the net earnings in 1887 were
IS, 545 81; in $780, Sl5. 3O3 %; 1882 81, ,322 g.
According to the financial statement, the
total assets 81 226 40S 0S divided as follows:
Real estate, boilers engines. etc, S4O5 l6S IS:
electrical apparatus s367, 1872 So; construction,
S240 46S Al; patents, charter, franchises, etc..
Sos l30; material on hand. s3l, 1892 OIL; Office furnl
ture etc. S3 306 81; horses and vehicles, 81 3OS 95
stocks and bonds SIG, 06I %; accounts and bills
receivable s92, ,573 81; cash. 49, .2l5 10
Liabilities of the company are 81, ,l54, 439 73
leaving undivided profits of 81, ,968 %. The la-
bilities are divided as follows: Capital stock
authorized, 1000 0O0: capital stock in treasury,
$500, 0OO; capital stock issued. S5OO000: bonds,
per cent. 10 years, s25O.0OO: mortgage on San
dusky street premises. sl7,5C0; accounts paya-
BILE, S5l, AL 81: bills payable, s329 H2 o. accrued
interest on bonds and mortgages. 50, $50; de-
posit account. sl35 Is.
The comparative statement of incandescent
lamps operated is interesting: In 1887 the num-
Der in 105l1; in 1885 20 l45; 1889. q S29;
1890 33, 500. Arc lamps operated IN 1890 amounted
to 857. Since December | applications have
been received for 1000 additional l6candle
pOwar lanDS
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don't think that any would find its way into

don't think that any would find its way into
the mine"
Must Sometimes Be Moved.
W. P. DeArmit. President of the New York
and Cleveland Gas Coal Company, did not
think much danger existed from pipe lines rum
ming over mining property, provided sufficient
coal was left underneath to prevent any cave
in. He did know, however. of a case where it
was deemed advisable TO remove a pipe which
ran over the workings, but If such general dam
operators would not know where they stood.
As the mining law stood to-day the question oil
running pipes over mining property was mat
ter FOR the respective owners, and not within
the jurisdiction of the Inspectors. The Ques-
tion had been argued in court, but the lind
lngs were not very clear.
William Jenkins Inspector of the Second
Bltumlnous district, in his 1889 report says:
THE Philadelphia Company engineers and eX-
perts advance the theory that gas, :when freed
by leakage from the pipes. would always have
an upward tendency, and that liberated gas
could not be drawn into the mine by the pow
erful fans and furnaces now in use. A gas ex-
pert called on the stand in Allegheny county,
went so Tar as 10 say that If gas leaked from
pipe in a shaft where there was a large volume
of air going down the shaft, the gas would
come up against the current This, to my mind,
simply shows how little they know about ven
tilation.
There is always danger OF leaks in pipes.
especially with pressure Of from so to 500
pounds to the square inch. i think the matter
Is not considered of sufficient importance at
present and it will likely receive little atten-
results. L am convinced that there is great
danger in the natural gas lines where the coal
is not very deep, and even where deep there is
more or less danger"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-11
REPAIRED AND BETRAYED,

How JeweIer Aided the Police In Dis
covering Highway Robber.
Alex. Mason, coiored. was arrested and
lodged in the Allegheny lookup, last night, By
Detective Johnston on a charge of larceny.
Yesterday Mr.. Roddy. jeweler on Ohio street,
went to the Allegheny Mayors office and ex-
hfbited watch that had been left with him for
repairs. 1t had been left with him by man
named W. N. Sandroek. but he thought it had
been stolen because he had sold the watch a
Few months ago to Samuel Brown, a carpenter
detective Johnston hunted up Sandrock. who
said he bought the watch from Alex Mason, a
colored man.
= Brown was found and said that the watch had
been stolen from him. y couple of months ago
he was going through the parks when he was
held up ana robbed of the watch in question
among other things. Mason was next located
and he claimed to have found the watch. He
was placed under arrest and Brown identified
him as the man who had robbed him in the
parks. Mason was locked up for a hearing to-
day.
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ALMOST OUT OF SIGHT.

An Awful Deficiency Discovered in Allie
gheny Finances-The Contingent Fund Is
a Matter of History-Elphinstone Ex-
poets to Put $500, 900 in the Treasury.
The Allegheny Finance Committee met
last night, and discovered the city was $780,
600 in the hole, and that the contingent fund
was missing quantity.
The matter was brought up by Mr.. Coch-
rane, who made partial report of the sub
committee in charge of the drafting
OF the appropriation ordinance for
this year. Mr.. Cochrane said the committee
had discovered that for several years every
committee has exceeded its appropriation. with
the result that the contingent fund has disap-
peared and the city is about S20O, 600 behind in
its accounts. He said 1t had been the custom
Tor the committee to keep down their esti-
mates very low in order to make the people
think they were economical But, at
the same time they drew on the contingent
fund by having q transfer passed through
Councils. In the meantime the money in the
contingent fund was only drawing per cent
interest in the banks. and now the city would
have TO pay 5 or per cent interest on borrowed
money. In consequence of this deficiency the
millage for this year could not be fixed until
the method of wiping out this debt was de-
clded. The subcommittee was or 1ered to find
a method.
The next matter offered was a resolution
operation of the additional City Council in
formulating legislation for the collection of
outstanding taxes and levyS on street and
sewer improvements. All the work was paid
for by the city when part of it should have
been assessed on the owners OF the abutting
property. These outstanding claims amount
to $500, 600 and cannot be collected unless there
is additional legislation on the question before
the second class charter goes into effect.
An ordinance providing for the issue of
Sl60O0O worth of bonds to pay for the electric
light plant was affirmatively recommended to
Councils. The bonds are to bear per cent.
and run for 80 years. An ordinance creating
the issue of bonds to the amount of $45.0 900 for
the payment of the improvements on California
avenue was referred to a subcommittee.
The ordinance approDriating slU 900 to the AL
leghenv General Hospital was sent to the Coun-
ellis with favorable recommendation. The
amendment providing for the admission of
homeopathic physicians was cut off.
Controller Brown was asked about the de-
fciency, and said that every Councilman made
a race for the contingent funG q He thinks the
appropriation ordinance will De ready about
next week. He is of the opinion that the mill
age will be increased at least mills. Last Year
the City tax was mills.
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Industrial Notes.

THE Pittsburg and Moon Run Railroad Com
pany was chartered yesterday with capital OF
Sll000U
ROBERT HINELY. an Alleghenian, has per-
fected an important invention for rolling hoop
iron, with which it is claimed the cost can be
reduced nearly 20 per cent
SEVERAL business men from Brownsville
were in the city yesterday looking after electric
lighting appliances for a new company that has
been organl Zed in Brownsville.
SAMUEL GRAHAM, of New Florence, Ala
is in the city. He says the closing down OF tn
Mahoning and Shenango Valley furnaces is
proving bonanza for the Southern plants.
SECRETARY JAMES BOYD of the United
Mine Workers of the Fourth district passed
through the city yesterday on his way to organ
ize the Beading miners along the CHARTERS
branch of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie.
LOCAL building trades officials are talking of
ipstituting war against uon-union and convict
made work on the Government building. 1t is
claimed that go 600 feet of marble wainscoating
is being brought here from the Joliet, ILL.,,
prisoO
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GUARDING THE WORKS.

W. j. Rainey Places Forty Detectives in
Charge of His Property - Interesting
Situations in the ConnellsyiIle Region
Cookers Standing Firm.
The only coke works in the Connellsyille
region in active operation are those of W.
J. Rainey. The employees are non-union
men, and have expressed desire to continue
at the old wages. and their employer has
expressed himself as willing to protect them
against the strikers. Forty detectives and
number of deputies have been employed and
distributed at the several works owned by
Rainey.
Threats have been made by the strikers to
mob the Rainey men if they persist in their re-
fusal to join the strike, and bloody conflict
between the opposing forces is among the un-
welcome possibilities of the situation. The re-
glon was quiet yesterday, and, with the excep-
tion noted. peaceful good feeling prevails on
both sides They are both confident that work
will be resumed on their particular terms by
March /.
The miners at the Frick. Schoonmaker
Southwest. Stauffer. Wiley, Pennsville, Cam
bria and few other companies quit work
couple of days in advance of the drawers. The
men in the EMPLOY of the Mcclure Company,
Reid Brothers. Perry Mining Company. b. F.
Keister Co., Hostetter COMPANY. Calumet
Coke Company, Central Connellsville Coke
Company James Cochran Sons & Co.. Stewart
Company, and E. H. Humpheries all ceased
work last night, and have reported to labor
headquarters.
The cokers employed by the Cambria,
Schoonmaker. Southwest, Pennsville. and the
other companies are all reported as having
Joined the strike movement. The leaders,
Messrs. McSloy, DeHaven and Mcclure, are
arranging for number of large mass meetings
to be held at main points throughout the re-
gion to bolster up the feelings of the strikers
for prolonged struggle.
One of these meetings will be held to-day at
Lemont, and will be largely attended. A mass
meeting for the whole region will be called in a
few days.
These same leaders issued the following ad-
dress last night: I'VE want it distinctly under
stood that we are ready and willing at any time
to arrange for a conference with the producing
companies. The statement that the Frick
Company has invited us to a conference is I'M
founded. This company was the first TO lock
the men out"
At Uniontown the situation is in an unsettled
condition. The men employed at the Atlas
works of the Cambria Iron Company went in
yesterday with the intention of working. but
came out again without offering any explana-
tion.
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WILL BE BURIED TODAY.
All Arrangements Made for j. n. McCuI-
lough's Funeral

All Arrangements Made for j. n. McCul-
lough's Funeral.
All the arrangements for the burial of ]. N.
McCullough's body to-day have been made
The honorary pail bearers are b. F. Jones, John
w. Chalfant, Joshua Rhodes, A. E. w. Pain
ter Calvin Wells, Capt. John P. Green.
Third Vice President of the Pennsylvania
Railroad; Frank Thomson, Second Vice Presi-
dent; James McCrea, Second Vice President
Pennsylvania Company; ]. T. Brooks, General
Counsel; William Mullins. Purchasing Agent;
William Stewart General Freight Agent; j. E.
Davidson, Treasurer of the Pennsylvania Com
pany.
A special train of five cars will leave for Wells
vile about o'clock Only relatives and near
friends will accompany the remains Leading
officials OF the Pennsylvaia lines east and west
will be present at the services to be held in AL
legheny.
A peculiarity of the dead millionaire was an
antpathy to having his picture taken" and,
with the exception of a miniature made some
so years ago for his wife, nothing was left at
his death to perpetuste the features of the
famous railroad magnate, Accordingly Mr..
Stevenson was summoned to the house of
mourning shortly after his demise. and sue
ceeded in sketching the dead millionaire's
couutenance as he lay in state. and from which
he will be able to paint a satisfactory portrait,
much to the comfort of the bereayed family.
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the way customers were treated. Said he:
Last year had to purchase three regulators
house the company would allow me nothing for
the regulator, neither would my landlord. l do
not know whether the new tenant has had to
pay for my regulator. ou can see for yourself
that that stove has the gas turned on in full.
and there is not heat enough for this room, nor
for one-half the size of it."
A gentleman living on jackson street, whose
bills. by meter, last year amounted to S2S 40,
cluding S. for the meter, yesterday paid S14 IS
for two months. nearly every day OF which he
has used coal or wood in his kitchen range. He
says the wind blows through his meter much
faster than gas could do II there was gas. His
experience is duplicated by that of his neigh
bors, one of which paid 80 90 for two CRATES for
one month. anil had no gas at all on Monday or
Tuesday of any week.
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AN INDUSTRIAL CENTER.
Interesting Facts Concerning the County
and Its Workshops.

Interesting Facts Concerning the County
and Its Workshops.
Superintendent G. Follansbee, of the Cham
Der of Commerce, has received large number
of replies from manufacturers. merchants and
bankers of Pittsburg from the requests for in
formation to be used in the preparation and
publication of statistical statement pertain
ing to Allegheny county and its industries"
The Chamber of Commerce passed resolu-
tion at the meeting held on January "a
authorizing the publication of book em5rac-
ing all information that will tend to show the
great industries and enormous developments of
the leading products of the world, and that
Allegheny county Is "America's industrial
center" There are large number of firms
to be heard from yet in answer TO the request,
but il is thought all information necessary to
the publication of the book can be had in few
weeks, providing that those people who are
tardy in replying to the requests answer in a
few days. The book is to be used in answering
the numerous letters and requests received by
the Chamber of Commerce for information IN
regard to Pittsburg's industries.
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INSPECTING THE P. & W.
b. g. o. Officials to Determine Where the
Road Can Be Improved.

President Charles F. Mayer Second Vice
President King, Third Vice President Lord
and some of the leading directors of the Balti-
more and Ohio road started on an inspection of
the Pittsburg and Western road yesterday
They will go TO Cleveland and the Fairport
docks, and expect to be back in Pittsburg
again to-day.
Mr.. Lord said the inspection was to find out
where the traffic facilities of the road could be
improved. Ii 1t is necessary to double track
the road, it will pc done at once; new stations
will be built, terminals improved and the lin e
generally overhauled. The Baltimore and
Ohio intends 10 increase the tonnage of the
Pittsburg and Western as soon as possible.
General Manager Patton accompanied the
party. He denies that strike is in progress,
but admits that some of the men have not been
paid.
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WHAT THE POLITICIANS ARE DOING.

THE suggestion meeting OF the Republicans
of the Fourth ward, Pittsburg, will be held at
7:30 tomorrow.
JOHN MCKAIN and William Jones were nom-
mated for school directors by the Republicans
OF the Twenty.fifth ward last night.
THE Republicans of the Twelfth ward last
night nominated Charles Bowman, Thomas
Henderson, John H. Armstrong and j. B.
Noble for school directors.
AT the suggestion meeting of the Sixth ward
Republicans last night D. L. Jones and II. l.
Hoberg were chosen as candidates for school
directors, and John Hamilton as assessor.
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SELLING STOCK IN NEW YORK.

Mr.. Bannister Reports More Progress in the
Electric Affairs.
Vice President Lemuel Bannister, OF the
Westinghouse Electric Company, sat at his
desk yesterday receiving stock subscriptions.
One gentleman took 81 shares, which was the
largest sale made during the day. Mr.. Ban
mister said number of shares in smaller lots
thing was in a satisfactory condition at this
end of the line. Mr.. Westinghouse telegraphed
that he was doing well IN New Y ork- He will
not be home before tomorrow.
]. B. Haines, Jr., President OF the Creditors
Committee, ls in New York, but his father
said NE was not there on electric business,
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s0vEREIGNs OF INDUSTRY.
Grand Councils Annual Meeting Announced
for Saturday Night.

for Saturday Night.
The Grand Council OF the Sovereigns of In
dustry will hold its annual meeting on Satur-
day night. Considerable important business
will be transacted. Action will be taken on a
new constitution and general laws and officers
will be elected. The nominees for the various
offices are:
Grand President. W. H. Mccullough; Grand
Vice President, G. E. kepple and G.
NJ. Murphy; Grand Secretary, Samuel
Harper and Adam Hoffman; Grand
Treasurer, Theo. AushuIz; Graud Con-
ductor. Thomas Lewelyn and William H.
Hinton; Trustees (seven to elect), Z. b. Stew
art. Z. B. Wood, c. Eberle, G.. NJ. Murphey.
John Powelson, J. B. Shay. John Amber, Mrs
B. Hooton. Dennis O'Connell, G. F. Smith,
James H. Brown. of No 3S; s. ]. Patton, VIII.
lam NJ. Meyers, F. ]. Manley.