Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-27
BIGGER CITY AUDITOR.
He Will Now Have a Permanent
Position in Allegheny.
SELECT COUNCILMEN TAKE A REST.
A Large Number of Contracts Approved
and Disposed OF.
JOHN MDONALD HIGHLY EUL0GIZED

A special meeting of Select and Common
Councils of Allegheny was held last night
for the purpose of disposing of unfinished
business and holding joint session to elect
City Auditor. Mr.. Henderson asked
permission to introduce a resolution on
the death of John Mcdonald, q
former member of Council and prominent
citizen of Allegheny. Permission was
granted and the resolution was presented
and adopted. 1t provided for the appoint
ment of a committee of five to draft
minute on his death. In a short while it
reported a lengthy minute eulogistic of the
useful career of Mr. Mcdonald and lament
ing his loss He was born in Ireland in 1924,
came to this country when quite young
and was citizen of Allegheny for over As
years. He served in Councils in 1859 and
1861 inclusive, and in 1864 and 1866. He
was a prominent contractor and superin-
tended the construction of the county
workhouse and the Allegheny City Home.
He was the father of w. j. Mcdonald,
Esq, Assistant United States District At
torney and candidate for the Legislature.
Bigger Is the Man.
The main business of the joint session
was the election of an Auditor Mr.. Hen
ricks nominated I. W. Bigger, one
OF the present temporary audit
ors. and Mr.. Paulin nominated
James L. Old. On a vote, however,
Mr.. Bigger received so votes and Mr.. Old
2. On motion of Mr. Lowe Mr.. Bigger's
election was made unanimous.
1t was decided to dispense with Select
Council meetings during August. There
was little fight over it. Common will
hold its regular session next month.
In the Common Branch a large amount Of
business was transacted. A discussion re-
suited on the resolution for the purchase Of
a site for an engine house in the Seventh
ward for 81 600. Mr.. Zang moved to refer
the measure back to the committee. He
said the site on Haslage avenue was not q
proper one for an engine house. He inti-
mated that there was q '.iob'' in the selec-
tion, and that someone was getting Q
''divvy."
Tho Reason for the Selection n.
Mr.. Gervig said there was some reason
WHY the committee had selected lot at
good condition as 81 200 lot selected by
the Chief of the Department of Public
Safety. 1t also was not as we'll located.
He approved the passage of the resolution.
Mr.. Stauffer favored the resolution and
said the selection was good one.
After some further discussion of the mat
ter Mr.. Zang exclaimed that the selection
was due to one man, and he insisted he got
"divvy" or he would not support that lot.
A motion to refer the resolution back to
the committee was made and adopted.
Thirty resolutions were adopted awarding
as many contracts for furnishing supplies
to the Department of Public Works Other
measures passed finally were: Resolutions
to purchase site for an engine house in the
Eleventh ward, and to have prepared plans,
etc, for the two new engine houses, adver-
tizing for proposals to pave the driveway in
rear of City Hall and for boiler shed a.
the water works, awarding contracts
for regarding and repaving Western avenue,
extending a sewer on Walker street, con-
structing walks in the parks, furnishing
street sweepers and sprinklers, authorizing
laying new water main from Troy Hill
basin to Howard street; ordinances giving
the city the right to use the top bars on
telegraph poles, authorizing the opening of
Osgood street and Burgess street, changing
the grade of Harrison street, West Market
street, Milroy avenue, grading, paving and
curbing Shields alley.
The Gail of the Wards.
The resolution for the removal of gravel
bar from in front of the wharf was referred
back to the committee.
Upon the call of wards a number of
papers were presented and referred to the
proper committees. Mr.. Henderson pre-
sented an ordinance changing the grade of
Yale street; Mr.. Stauffer, ordinance and
petition for a sewer on Liberty street; Mr..
Speidle, remonstrance against sewer on
Main street; Mr.. Winters petition for
water on Division street; Mr.. Stockman,
petition for better water supply in the
Third ward; Mr.. Dahlinger, an ordinance
the ringing of locomotive bells
n the parks on Sunday; Mr.. Paulin, petit
ion relating to survey of Center avenue,
Tenth ward, and petition for water on Nor
.ison avenue; Mr. Fesbit, ordinances open
ng Wilson avenue and allowing Mary
Boyle to grade Euclid street.
In Select Council after the Joint session
Mr. Lowe presented a resolution providing
or a Board of Arbitration to decide the
mount of car tax due the city from the
Manchester line and the Pleasant Valley
company. The board is to consist of the
member of either of the COM
'anies and third to be chosen by the two
amed. 1t was referred to the Finance
Committee.
A remonstrance was presented against
he construction of the Laurel alley sewer,
nd plan of lots of Pusey & Kerr in the
'enth ward was approved and the body
djourned.