Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-22
GOOD NIGHT FOR FID0.
Allegheny Councils Will Not Allow
the Slaughter of Dogs.
AUDITORS ELECTION DEFERRED.
Mr.. Henricks Speaks on the Wisdom of
Suburban Development.
A LESSON FROM PITTsBURG'S POLICY

Both branches of Allegheny Councils
met last evening. Soon after the organiza-
| tion of the Common branch q messenger an.
| nounced that Select Council was ready tc
go into joint session for the election of q
| City Auditor. No immediate action was
taken, but later the Common branch sus.
tanned a ruling of Chairman Parke that an
election could not be held at that meeting.
The friends Of T. W. Bigger were ready to
elect him last evening, but some of them,
on general principles, voted to sustain the
Chair, and the election will be held at a
special meeting next Tuesday evening.
Chairman Parke presented . veto from
the Mayor on the ordinance licensing dogs
and providing for the killing of unlicensed
dogs. The Mayors objections were based
on the opinion of the City Solicitor, that
dogs are personal property and the city
would be liable to suit for damages for
killing them The Mayor suggested new
ordinance without the death penalty for un-
claimed dogs.
When the question was put, shall the
ordinance pass Notwithstanding the veto of
the Mayor? Mr. Henderson said he thought
the ordinance should be enacted. He did
not think the legal objections of great mo-
ment, and said Councils were not bound by
the opinion of the City Solicitor or any
other attorney. He contended that putting
dogs to death was fully within the police
power of the city. They could kill horse
or COW or any animal, no matter to whom
it belonged, if it were for the protection of
the health and life of the people. They
could go into q mans house if he
had the smallpox and take him out
and remove him to the pest house for the
preservation of the public health and they
could surely take his dog. The idea that
they were to be at the mercy of all the dogs
of the city was preposterous. They should
pass the ordinance, or the vagrant ours of
Allegheny would chase the people out Of
the city.
Dog Rampant on Law Book.
Mr.. Horne endorsed Mr.. Henderson's
views. He exclaimed: care we going to,
have new city seal? A dog running ram
pant on law book? A government of the
dogs, by the dogs and for the dogs?"
Mr.. Nesbit said they ought to "swipe out
all the measly dogs" The only defect in
the ordinance was that it did not include
cats.
The opinion of City Solicitor Elphin-
stone on the subject was read. The ques-
tion was then put to pass the ordinance over
the Mayors veto. A three-ffths vote was
required, but the motion failed by vote of
q ayes to % nays.
When preeidapf parko oppouunod {hof
the veto of the Mayor was sustained, old
Tramp, the most celebrated dog in ALLIE
gheny. who was out in the lobby with some
of his free lunch friends, uttered two sharp
barks, which set the Councilmen and the
spectators into roars of laughter It was
insinuated afterward by some small
minded persons that one of the boys set his
boot on Tramp's foot, but the old dun dogs
best friends Indignantly assert that Tramp
knew what had been done as well as most of
the Councilmen.
Mr.. Gerwig moved to go into joint
session with Select Council for the purpose
of electing City Auditor.
Mr. Simon raised point of order that
the election could not take place that night
for the reason that the ordinance provided
that the auditor should be elected at
special meeting of Councils to be held as
soon after the passage of the ordinance as
possible, etc The meeting in progress was
q regular one, and the election therefore was
not in order, but must be deferred for
special meeting.
Against Mr.. Bigger's Election.
Chairman Parke, who is understood to be
opposed to Mr. Bigger, decided the point
we'll taken. He said the City Solicitor
differed from him, but he was of the opinion
that special meeting should be called and
the purpose for it announced.
Mr.. Dahlinger appealed from the decision
of the Chair. Chairman Parke retired and
Mr.. Knox took the chair, whereupon dis
cussion followed. City Solicitor Elphin-
stone was heard and said that a joint session
meeting within the meaning of the Or
dinance and the election therefore proper.
President Parke read rules to define a
special meeting, and Mr.. Henderson said
the intention of Councils was to give mem-
bers notice of the election and that Presi-
dent Parke was right.
A motion to sustain the decision of Chair
man Parke was carried by a vote of % to 15
Upon the call of wards the following
papers were presented and referred:
Mr.. McAuley. an ordinance for an assist
ant in the office of the City Solicitor and an
,s m aseS shs opening
grading and repaying portion Of Lacock
street. Mr.; Winters, an ordinance
for repavfng a portion Of Webster
of rent paid for Carnegie hall and ordinances
for temporary clerks in the treasurer's
Office and creating the office Of plumbing
inspector.
Mr.. Lowe CrItlcises ME-. Parks.
The first business in Select branch was
the adoption of motion by Mr.. Lowe that
Common Council be notified that Select was
ready to 60 into joint session to elect
city auditor. When the messenger returned
with the information that President Parke,
of Common, refused to put the motion be-
fore his branch, MI. Lowe became
suit to this branch. What right |
has he to settle that for the 50 members of |
Councils I'm as good as he is, or any one |
belonging to him. Him rule for So men! |
That's the first time ever knew there was
q bigger man than me in the Second ward.
It's an insult it's an insult"
But here Mr.. Lowe cooled down consider
ably, and continued his expostulations only |
in an undertone.
Chairman Lindsay began the calling of |
.he wards, and what threatened to make
little excitement lapsed into quietude.
On the call Mr.. Henricks introduced a
providing TOR the issuance OF
bonds for street and sewer Improvements.
In supporting his resolution Mr.. Henricks
aid:
In considering the needs Of Allegheny we
should not alone provide for the repaving of
certain streets and hug The delusion that
hereby we are building up and improving
he city Pittsburg has built u new city in
he East End, has laid out new streets, paved
hem nicely and is constantly drawing new
'eSidents, not alone from settlers out of the
'ity, but also from our town. When we
walk along some OF our best streets and see
,lenty of ITO lets" and upon making in
Juiries find the people have gone to the