Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-26
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEYS
To Be Created by Ordinance-They Have
Been Receiving No Salaries for Several
Maefinos Yester(lay.

To Be Created by Ordinance-They Have
Been Receiving No Salaries for Several
Months Pasta Pair of Committee
Meetings Yesterday.
The Finance Committee will have import
ant matters to consider at its regular meet
ing this afternoon. Chief among these will
be the consideration of an ordinance pro-
Yiding for the employment of two assistant
city attorneys. When the Supreme Court de-
cision did away with the Department of
Law nothing was left but the City Attorney,
who remained acting under previous laws.
Messrs. Carnahan and Burleigh, as parts of
the department, were thrown out of their
positions under the city government Con-
troller Morrow stated yesterday that since
that time neither of these gentlemen have
drawn salaries.
They have, however, both been giving
considerable portion of their time and at
tention to city affairs, and some persons
think they should be compensated fortheir
work But the ordinance to be considered
this afternoon is not q remedial measure and
provides only for their salary in the future
as assistant city attorneys. The only way
they can be compensated for past work is
by the passage of joint resolution in Coun-
cfls authorizing the Controller to issue war
rants to them.
The first ordinance under the new park
purchase law recently signed by Governor
Pattison will be considered. 1t authorizes
the purchase of several small pieces of
ground adjoining Highland Park, which
Chief Bigelow desires to annex to the park
to give it better shape. 1t will doubtless be
recommended.
The Committee on Public Works met in
the City Clerks office yesterday afternoon
and afffrmatively recommended the follow
ing ordinances:
Authorizing the construction of a sewer
on Craig street from Center avenue to Allie
tIrrfrr
street from Fairmont street west to CRAFTS
line; authorizing the construction of sewer
on Penn and Atlantic avenues from Kincafd
to Rebecca streets; vacating Ross street
from Water street to the Monongahela river.
As to the later ordinance DR.. Evans ex-
planned that the B. & o. Railroad desired the
vacation of this unused portion of Ross
street. 1t was ground that was of no earthly
use to anyone but the company and by
reason of the constantly passing trains It
was unsafe to cross the railroad at this point
and it was therefore better for the city to
close it.
At the meeting of the Committee on Pub
lie Surveys yesterday afternoon the follow
ing ordinances were affirmatively recon-
mended to Councils: Establishing grades on
Cypress street, from Edmond to Mathilda;
Mansion, from Glenwood to Second avenues;
Essex alley, from Pearl to Edmond; Lorimer
avenue, from Orphan to Dean; Dean, from
Lincoln avenue to Kings line; Apple, from
Lincoln avenue to Kings line: Dean, from
Montezuma to Kings line; Negley avenue
from Wilkins avenue to Fair Oaks. Locating
Woodlawn avenue from Joncaire to Cypress;
Kearn's road, from Independence to the city
line. Relocating Southern avenue, from
of Woodlawn avenue to Hollywood street.
and changing the name of portions of JON
caire and Fralich streets to WoOdlawn ave-
nue.. The object of these ordinances is to
correct mistake made in naming these |
Streets which at present are not continuous,
but will be made so by this change.