Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
A C0UNCILMANIC WAR
Is to Be Wagedin Allegheny Over the
Police Magistrates.
THEY HAVE BEEN RECOMMENDED
By Subcommittee and the Salaries and
Districts Fixed.
GREAT EFFORT To QUASH THE ISSUE

The Allegheny sub-Finance Committee
last night recommended the appointment of
five police magistrates, districted the city
and fixed line of salaries.
This committee has met a number of
times and even what was done at last
nights meeting may not stand. There are
five members of the SUBJ Finance Committee
Last night there were only three
present. Considerable discussion was
had before those present could decide
whether that number constituted quorum
While it was majority of the committee,
they were not sure if it was sufficient
number to transact business. The commit
tee finally decided to act and hand its re-
port to the general committee with the pro-
viso it be accepted, if that body thought the
transaction legal
To Comply With the Charter.
The committee was composed of Charles
Lewis, w. W. Nesbit and Charles Simons.
1t decided it was necessary under the
charter Of the city to appoint the magis-
trates. To do this it recommended the fol-
lowing districting of the city and salaries:
First district-First, Second, Third and
Fourth wards, salary, $1,000. Second dis
trict-Seventh, Eighth and Thirteenth
wards, salary, $500. Third district
Fifth, Sixth and Ninth wards, salary $780,
Fourth district-Twelfth and Fourteenth
wards, salary 5000. Fifth district-Tenth
and Eleventh wards, salary 5000.
As yet there is no Fourteenth ward in
Allegheny, but at the next meeting of Coun-
ellis a part of Reserve township will be
taken in. This will be the Fourteenth
ward.
The Finance Committee meets next Tues
day night. The work of last night will
then be presented, together with the busi-
ness transacted at the other meetings of the
subcommittee. 1t is not thought the
recommendations will have clear sailing in
the general body. There has been great
antipathy against the appointing OF the
magistrates by many members of Councils.
Afraid OF Losing Its Charter.
There are numerous members, however,
who say Councils cannot get out of approx
ing the appointment, or else the city will
have to give up its charter for a city OF the
second class. 1t has also been
stated that two magistrates were all
that is needed. This is popular
opinion, but that seems to be out of the
question if the charter Is to be understood
to designate five as the number. If the rec
concentrations should get through the
Finance Committee, there is hard fight
awaiting them in both branches of Council,
where great effort will be made to quash
the ISSUE
The sub committee on lighting recon-
mended the placing of &c Traditional arc lights
in different parts of the CITY. The commit
tee was petitioned to recommend 100. 1t
visited the points where lights were wanted,
and concluded that 66 would answer the pur-
pose. This is the maximum number that
can be appropriated during the year. The
committee also approved pay rolls and bills
to the amount of 81 544 05.
The Committee on Charities recommended
the award of contracts for the coming year.
They were:
Drugs, George A. Kelly & Co., $795 IS: oys-
ters and fish, George A. Wyland, Sl97 so; but
ter and eggs. W. c. Staving, $500: undertake
ing, E. E. Hermann; shoes, Il. Taggart,
1859 40: coal, L. Hamilton, 74-10 cents per
bushel: flour and feed, s. J.. Marshall,
s., ,142 20; hardware, Samuel Mcknight, S24 So:
meat, j. Gallagher, at 81 cents per pound.
Grocery bids were referred to n sub-com-
mittee TO figure ont the total amounts. The
bidders were Reymer & Bros. and Haworth
& Dewhurst. Drygoods were given to
Arbuthnot, Stephenson & Co. for $500.