Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-21
Before the New Chief Engineer of the
Fire Bureau Will Be Selected
by Chief Brown, Who
WILL CHOOSE A COMPETENT MAN.
Controller Morrow to Talk With Mayor
GOurley About the POlicemen'S
Disability Bill.
THE CORONER DOWN on ROUGH ON RATS.
All the Interesting Events of Day Reported in the
Twin Cities.

The new Chief Engineer of the Bureauof
Fire will not be named for two weeks at
least Chief Brown. of the Department of
Public Safety, leaves this afternoon with his
wife, to spend two weeks in Dakota and the
Northwest. He said yesterday afternoon
that he would positively not name the new
Fire Chief until his return. As to the name
of the new man, he said, he was not any
more decided than a week ago. and still has
the selection to make from list of four or
five able men. On his return the Chief will
confer with the Board of Underwriters and
their Judgment will be considered in the
lection OF the new head of the department.
In explaining his position on this question
yesterday afternoon, he said:
"Is will not be hampered in any way with
political Affiliations in making this appoint
Elent. Ny sole aim will be to get the best
possible man for the place and for the money.
As they responsibility rests upon myself it
Is apparent to anyone why l should be so
particular in this respect. while endeavor-
ing to give the city good fire protection.
v hen do make the appointment l want to
be right with the appointee for couple of
weeks and give him the benefit of my OBJ
servation and experience so that he will
fully comprehend what l require. Who
ever he may be 1 will explain Just what l
want him to do and at the same time give
him to understand, that if he fails to meet
the requirements after a fair trial he will
have TO step down and leave the place for
better man. 1t may be we will try several
men before we get one TO satisfactorily fill
the bill, but l hope the first will doit, for the
sake OF the department and to have the mat
Ter settled
Mayor Gourley Under the Weather.
The conference between Mayor Gourley
and Chief Brown on the police disability
OF his Honor, who remained at his home all
day. Chief Brown, in speaking of the Mayors
printed objections to the ordinance, said:
4 think the Mayor is wrong about his OBJ
iections to the method proposed to secure
money Ior this disability fund. 1 am sorry
the Mayor is sick for 1 had expected to ex-
plain the matter TO him to-day in such a way
that he would have fully understood my po-
sition and recognized the propriety of this
bill 1 have worked hard TO make the Police
Bureau perfect, and 1 feel satisfied that
nothing will go further toward securing that
end than some such measure as this 1t will
be an encouragement to the men to do their
whole duty and little more and the public
viii get the benefit. The Mayor is credited
with saving the money for a disability fund
can only be legally provided by annual ap-
preparation.
There are several points that can be
brought to show that the Mayor is not alto
gtJher correct in that view, and without dis
NkSsAiS lD6ln L "Oulu ASK, NlldB SUdDulI1
y Guild there be in a fund that would take its
chances on being provided for or unmade
q the whiln OF Mayor or the Finance Com
Ulttee once every Year, What encourage
Eent would ii be TO policeman on a beat
10 know that while the fund exists this year
II may be wiped out next spring? think
the only way to establish such fund and
keen il alive and active is to make law
that certain money shall be devoted to that
fund and then see that they are applied
there And while it may be. wrong, fully
believe that the method proposed in the bill
as passed in Councils is legal
Left With Controller Morrow.
AT all events, as do not expect TO have
an opportunity of talking the matter over
with.the Mayor, have arranged with Con-
Trolier Morrow TO present my views TO the
Mayor as soon as he is able to return to his
ollice and to submit to him this proposition:
That as soon as the bill is signed an ami
cable suit shall be arranged by which the
Controller Will refuse to pay any money
under the bill. The case can then be taken
10 court and settled definitely one way or
the other. only want to be fair in the mat
te- and can see no other way to reach a
fair conclusion. Governor Pattison and
Governor Beaver each vetoed legislative
bills on this question that l had expended
great efforts and considerable money to get
Through the Legislature, and was told that
lhe city councils had the power to erect a
dIsa bility fund.
Now that we have the matter in shape /
hope it can be carried to a conclusion at
once. am willing, if the Mayor will sug-
geSt reasonable changes to amend the pres
e-lt bill to accord with his views in order 20
get good fair bill, and l believe he will
meet the Controller, when the matter is con-
sldered, on equitable grounds, and that the
alnicable court proceedings have proposed
VIII be adopted. That will be all 1 will