Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-29
MAKING A NEW GOWN.
AIlegheny's Finance Committee Or
dered to Act as Dressmakers.
REPRESENTATIVE RYND ROASTED.
Councilmen Trying to Disfgure MAJ
With Political Lines.
WAR OVER THE DIVISION OF TIE WARDS

There was a special session of both
branches of Allegheny Councils last night
to receive the report of the attorneys in the
matter of the transition into city of the
second class.
Before the matter was taken up in Common
Council the rules were suspended, and on
the call of wards about dozen resolutions
for arc lights in different parts of the city
were handed in. In referring them to the
Light Committee, Chairman Hunter re-
marked: II see you are all making your
selves solid with your constituents"
Mr.. Dahlinger then read the report of the
committee to prepare resolutions on the
death of Adam Ammon. The report was
ordered bound in book form and presented
to the members of MIR. Ammon's family.
The following ordinances were passed
finally: Substituting w. J. Langfit as a
viewer on the opening and widening of
Preble avenue in place of w. F. Trimble;
changing the grade of Wilson avenue; au-
thorizing the construction of sewers on Re-
becca street and West Diamond street.
Opinion of the Extra Legal Talent.
The opinion of the attorneys was then pre-
sented and referred to the Finance Commit
tee. The facts in it have already been pub
lished, except the statement that Council has
the right to divide the wards under the charter
of 1870. Accompanying the report was 4 bill
from the attorneys for 81, 500 for professional
services.
BY resolution Finance Committee was in
structed to prepare all the ordinances rendered
necessary by the city's change of class to carry
into effect laws for one OF the second class. This
branch also concurred with Select Council in
the approval of a joint committee on legisla-
ton as presented by the Pittsburg Councils.
The COMMITTEES is to be composed of three
members from Select Council IN Allegheny
representation from Pittsburg. The members
appointed from Select Council are McAfee
Kennedy and Wertheimer
A number OF minor paving ordinances were
then passed.
In select branch the report of the attorneys
was received and accepted
MI. Kennedy then offered a long resolution.
settIng forth that as the bill had been presented
ID Harrisburg which would affect the welfare
Of Allegheny City, the local representatives
should be requested to have the measure re-
ferred back tn the committee until Allegheny
Councils would have chance to look into the
matter. The bill read that the new charter
would not affect cities whose class was changed
until two years after its change took place,
which would cut off any chance of present Coun-
ellis electing the heads of departments.
The resolution censured Mr.. Rynd for offer
ing the bill and requested that it be the sense
of Councils that Allegheny members should
not permit any bills to be reported from COM
mittees that would affect Allegheny City with
out first having the approval of Councils.
The resolution was passed and the action
concurred in by Common Council.
The action Of Common Councils. in referring
the drafting Of all the ordinances needed in the
change of class to the Finance Committee, was
Endorsed.
Discussion of the Ward Divisions.
Immediately after Councils adjourned a
meeting of the Committee on the Division oil
Wards was called In Select Council chamber
Mr.. Cochrane at once wanted light on the
power of Councils to create new wards. Mr.
Snaman said the decision of the attorneys an
swered that. Mr.. Hartman talked until he was
interrupted by Mr.. Hubely, who said that Al
there were only seven days left in which tc
divide the wards the committee had to get tc
work.
fOnee more Mr.. Hartman disturbed the all
and was again interrupted by Mr.. Hunter, who
moved that the representatives from each ward
be instructed to draw up an ordinance making
q division of their wards.
Mr.. Cochraue secured the floor, and held il
while he said:
.'Some of the wards should not be divided. II
would not be far. The members of this com
mittee ought to WORK for the best interests OF
the city, and rise above the level of simply
saving their seats in Council. There should
not be more than 20 to % wards in the city, and
there should be only two Common Councilmen
from each body That branch.is already toe
large. In case the wards are divided. would
like to know whether the representation In
Common Council will remain as it is now-one
Councilman for each SO taxables. or one fol
each $40 taxables as 1t is in Pittsburg Wher
both arc cities Of the second class, the repre-
sentation should be uniform"
Chairman Lare referred the matter to City
Attorney Elphinstohe.
Mr. Elphinstone said he would furnish al
opinion by Friday evening.
Following this Mr.. Hunters resolution wa:
passed. and the special counsel for the city
were instructed to furnish, on Friday evening
an opinion covering all the points in division o.
wards and the location of new election pre-
| tomorrow.