Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-22

disturb your deliberations. The pleasant
relations which have experienced in my
forgotten and shall strive to merit those
feelings which should actuate all desirous OF
the welfare of our city and the approval OF
our constituents. Trusting that providence
ing and hoping that the era OF our new city
governments may be creditable to our insti-
tutions, satisfactory to the people and honor
able to ourselves. Yours respectfully,
JAMES G. WYMAN, Mayor.
/, Business in selecs Council.
In Select branch VIM. Kennedy presented
petition for the grading of Bridge street,
the Allegheny Heating Company to furnish
the names of all Councilmen who got gas
free in the last six years. The rules were
suspended and this latter resolution was
passed. Mr.. Henricks presented resolu-
tion authorizing the Controller to collect the
benefits on the California avenue improve
ment.
Mr.. Einstein offered resolution giving
the Benedictine Sisters the use of Carnegie
Music Hall on the night of April 26, free
of charge, which passed. Mr. Henricks
offered a resolution authorizing special
committee to be appointed to prepare an
ordinance defining the duties and fixing the
compensation of all city employees, and
standing committees be on the committee
Mr.. A. Kennedy opposed it and said the
resolution was political buncombe. The
resolution was lost by a vote of to 4.
Mr.. Wertheimer read the report of the
Finance Committee and called up the ap-
preparation ordinance. 1t has already been
published as coming from that committee,
and provides for 9 mills on city tax, 6
mills on rural property, ~ on agricultural,
three-tenths of 1 mill ON sewer bonds and l
mill on business tax, and total estimated
revenue of $1.114.775. The ordinance was
passed. He also called up the ordinance
for the abatement of the assessment of the
tax for the building of q retaining wall on
East Ohio street, which was also passed
William Kennedy presented the reports.
bills, ETC., of the Department of Public
Works and also list of the employees. The
former was received and the latter sent to
the Finance Committee. The ordinance au-
thorizing proposals for grading Division
street also passed
Mr.. Henricks presented the report of the
Auditing Committee in relation to the in
debtedness of street car lines to the city,
showing total of S226,379 q. Of this
$40, was due for tax on division of
stock in the Pittsburg, Allegheny and Man
chester Traction Company and S45, 900 on
tax on increase of stock. The items in de-
tail have been published. In connection
with the report, Mr.. Henricks offered res
olution that the Controller render q bill to
the companies and collect the money, which
was passed, and no discussion occurred.
For Collecting City Money.
The ordinance regulating the accounting
of city moneys, providing for their collec-
tion by the city treasurer, ETC., was passed,
The next matter taken up was the report
of the Investigating Committee. Common
Council had adopted the recommendation of
the committee and Mr.. Henricks
moved to concur. A discussion took
place, lasting several minutes.
On vote to concur, the Chair ruled the mo-
tion lost. The resolution of D. A. 8 was
concurred in, and Messrs. Rudolf, Millard,
Patton, Einstein and Clifford were ap-
pointed a committee to confer with Presi-
dent Dalzell, of the street car company.