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''THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, TUESDAY, .MAY 10. 1892.
WHAT WAS NOT DONE.
Many Important City Measures Were
Laid Upon the Shelf.
THE ALEXANDER OPTION KILLED.
Controller Morrow Hakes a Strong Plea
for the Major's Tower.
CHIEF BKOTVX WANTS MOKE TOLICEMEN
Testerday's Council meeting was chiefly
remarkable for the business that was not
transacted. A number of important mat
ters came tip for consideration, but definite
action on only one or two such papers was
taken and a reference to committees was the
fate of the balance.
There was an unusually large attendance
of citizens interested in the action taken on
various ordinances, anions: them a large
number of Twenty-third ward property
holders who were anxious to know what
Councils would do with the vitrified brick
ordinance. They were disappointed
however, the ordinance for some reason not
being included in the report of the Public
"Works Committee.
As previously printed" in The Dispatch,
the new Poor Farm ordinance uas presented
by Chairman Perry, of the Charities Com
mittee, and referred to that committee for
a report, and a resolution was adopted re
jecting the Alexander farm option.
The free bridge question was revived in
Common Council by a resolution from Mr.
Bigham for the appointment of a committee
to investigate into the question of available
sites, cost and other features.
Another Sontlislde Bridge Promised.
3Ir. Flinn raised the question that a year
sgo a similar committee had reported on a
site between the Smithficld street and
lenth street bridges, una that Chief Bige
low had been Instructed to report the cost
of the bridge, but Had not compiled. Tlio
resolution was adopted In spite ot Mr.
Flinn's objections. After the meeting Mr.
Flinn, Mr. Benz and rther Southsido mem
bers visited Chief Bigelow and wero niom
led that he would report as per Councils'
instructions at the next meeting of Coun
cils.
Three street railwav ordinances were pre
sented, one for the Bloouifield stree' Rail
way Company, chartered at Flarrisburs
yesteiday, ol which Judhna Rhodes, John
G. Taggart, George M. Ton Bonnhorst, V.
II. Scif and William M. Adams aie the in
corporators, and the capital stock $12,000.
The route begins at Willvalo and Center
avenue, along Millvale street to the pro
posed bridge across the 1'onnsylvania Kail
road, to Yew street, to Mathilda street, to
Liberty avenue, to Main street, and thenco
to Penn aven'ie: also along Edmund from
Liberty to Penn.
The Wilkinsburg Street Hallway Com
pany, one of the branches of the Duquesne
Traction Company, which has been com
pleted, aks for an extension of time to Feb
ruary, ls93 This i- the Grazier street or
Hamilton avenue route to Wilkinstmrg, on
which work is now being done.
Jloro street Hallway Ir.inchlsrs Wanted.
The Schenlcy Pat k and Highland Hallway
Company asks for additional right of way
over a route beginning at Fralieh and
Forbes streets, where their present line
now crosses Forbes street, along Forbes
to Craig streets, and retumini thence along
Forhe- street to Fralieh street, the place of
bcffinning.
. the old bill for $22,977 14 of the Philadel
phia Company's for natural gas furnished
the Brilliant water works early last year, on
whicn a suit is now pending, came up in
Select Council, indorsed bv Chief Dhrelow.
the Major and the contractor, and was
ordered paid. Tint when it leached Common
Council was laid over at request of Messrs.
Wiiglit and Ferguson, who claimed it was
incorrect
The ordinance providing Interest to con
tractois on street impiovenients when coin-
Iilrted was presented and referred to the
'mancc Committee Chief Brown sent in a
communication asking for moie police. The
tiudnmioiind wire ordinance nai not pre
sented, a conference having been held in the
Mayor's office between electric liplit and
telegraph and city officials during the morn
ing, at which it was decided best to wait a
week or two before piesentiufcan ordinance.
A number of members withdrew from
Select Council before business in thatbranch
was finished, breaking a quorum and com
pelling adjournment. A special meeting
next Monday will be the result.
Morrow riles an Objection.
Controller Morrow's fight to have all city
contracts submitted to the Mavor for ap
proval came up in Common Council on the
jollowing communication, which was
releircd to the Finance Committeo andtho
City Attorney without discussion:
Pitts ncno. Pa., May 9.
To the Select and Common Councils:
Gr.yn.vxEy Havincbeen furnished by the
cleiks of your honorable bodies with certifi
cates of your affirmative action in the matter
of the approval of contracts lor sundry sup
plies for the current year awarded lv the
Chief of the Department of Public Safety,
which certification of your approval is in
tended to authorize me to make the new.
sary disbursementsunderthe said contracts,
I deellH to inform vonr hoiinmliln lmHinnf!
mv belief that said action is incomplete and
of quite doubtful legality in its present form.
Keiernng to the letter of Mavor Gourley of a
recent dnte.u herein he called your.ittention
to the advisability of having his official con
cuirence upon the approval of thoso con
tracts, lam constrained to the same viens
therein expressed, and will not consider
myself sufficiently empowered to pay any
bills under those con ti acts until the power
of Councils to bind the city in that manner
is established quite clearly Devoud a reason
able question. In this case I do not think
the Councils alone havn legal power to en
gage the expenditure of a single dollar. If
the approval of contracts be an executive
function of municipal government, the
Mayor, if he be the chief executive, shall
have duties to perform pertaining thereto by
necessary implication.
Mast Have lUo 3Iayor Approval.
If such acts are held to be legislative acts,
they must follow the prescribed course ror
all legislation and the presentation to the
Mayor for Ilia approval or disapproval be
comes imperative. Is the making of con
tracts an executive or legislative aciT It is
both, lor it is accomplished in two distinct:
steps. The one is the preparation or the
lnatiou ot the materials and proposals the
tabulation of the bids and the discriminat
ing exeicise of judgment in rezard to
same, and the designation of the lowest
and best, all or which duties 1
concede should be pei formed by
the executive departments severally, sub
ject to the supei visorv po er or the Mayor.
Here the execulivr functions stop and the
legislative poers be?i!i. The resolve, con
clusion or determination ot the governing
body to indulge certain expenditures and
commit the city to their payment the will
or consent to make the puichaseamllct tho
contract is the other stop, and involves the
exeicise of legislative "power. It is the
higher power. Initiator!' and paramount,
and it is in this volitional sense that tho
law vests In tho legislative department
the making of contracts. The legislative
department of the city alone has the
power to mako contracts, and must exer
cise It by a resolution of Councils to that
effect, which must be approved by the Ma or
or passed over his eto. As the consoli
dation act or JS87 vested tho corporato
authority in the Councils and the Maj or.and
ns the attempt to asigu Icgi-lativo
functions specifically to Councils and execu
tive duties opecirically to tho Mavor by the
new charter act ot leS7, was dUallowed by
the Supreme Court, I can see no meaning in
the law, unless the joint action of these two
arms bo necessary to constitute any
cornorate action at nil. This imprimatuio
of the corporate power by tho consolida
tion act was confirmed by supplement in
. 'Jj"vlilch latter was sought to lie repealed
in IS.5 in respect to the Mayor's power of
1 supervision over the officers, which repeal
ling act has been impeached bv the Supreme
I Court and altogether supplanted by tho
'charter act.
The Major's Authority Dcflnrd.
The misconception which has hithorto at
tended the discussion upon tho powers of
the department disappears when wo trace
ftheir history Horn lt16 to the present time
, from the time when no corporate power
existed to its first definite grant in that
year to the Councils. It will bo understood
that the corporate poner includes leglsla
tlve.Judicial aim executive functions, hut
the original charter assigned the Judicial
power to tho Mayor It fiave no executive
power that was reposed in the Councils in
the general grant of the corporate power.
Hence, the Major was known us the
magistrate of the city nothing more. From
1816 to the consolidation act ot 1867, this con
ception of their status had so diffused itself
by infiltration through two generations that
it is not surprising the biond notion of
Councils' powers shall still survive. But the
necessities of modern cities have required a
different officer trom the b.vgone police mag
istrate, and the mayor as an executive has
become Incorporated in the plan of city
government, clothed with authority to rep
lesent the coiporatton as a supervising and
directing buslncs officer. Tne consolidation
act of 1S67 marked the beginning of this
change in our form of government, as it did
in material directions. Subsequent legisla
tion of 1S6S, 1874, 1875 and 18S7 all dealt with
his particular ieatnre, and In the two in
stances (1873 and 18S7). where modifications
backward to the condition prior to consoli
dation were attempted, the Supreme Court
has prevented the change. Their pronun
clamento upon the act of 1SS7 completely
striking down the restrictions sought to be
put around the Mayor's authoiitv is yet
fresh in our minds and I have come to per
ceive that the union of the Mayor and the
Councils to perform anv corporate aot is
one of the necessities of our scheme of mu
nicipal transactions.
Djnsers or Present Methods Pointed Oat.
There is no other mode of doing business
with legal sufficiency. I consider the denial
of the Mayor's lull right to one-half of all
the corporate power conferred by the Legis
lature tobe so fallacious as to impute danger
to everything Councils may attempt to do
without his approval. It is not with me a
matter of opinion what powers Councils or
the Mayor should have respectively, but a
mattor of law. and so definite and clear,
that, as I at fir-t said, I am unwilling to
draw a single warrant under those con
tracts whoso award has elicited
this communication, without advising
vour honorable bodies of the extreme grav
ity of the situation. Section 27 or the act or
April fi. 187. saj-: "All resolutions or or
ders to enter into a contract whereby the
corporation mav become liable for the pay
ment o' money. "shall be fully and distinctly
read on three different days," and so-tion 4
or the act of May 23. 1874, savs that "every
legislative act of Council shall be by
resolution or ordinance, and every ordi
nance or resolution shall be certified to tho
Mayor for his approval." The language
of tho law is its own dictionary; it makes
the entering into a contract for payment of
money, a duty which Councils are directed
to peflorm in a certain manner a legisla
tive dutv which becomes amenable to legis
lative.fo"rm. I would, therefore. ak that
von reconsider your former action in ap
proving those contracts of tho safety de
partment and that your approval bo mani
fested by a proper resolution, which shall be
sent to 'the Maj-or for his proper action
within his sphere.' Reepeotfully,
E. S. Monnow, City Controller.
A large number of new contracts were ap
proved in both branches of Council, not
withstanding the above communication.
MOKE COHNEEMEN NEEDED.
Chief Drown Again Wants the Number of
Patrolmen Increased.
In Select Council Chief Brown presented a
report, which was received and filed, as to
the number of policemen stationed at cor
ners and "attending to business for traction
companies," and while thus employed, paid
by the several street car companies. There
are in addition. 25 cornermen, paid by the
cltv, tho report continues, at the regular
rate ot patrolmen, stationed with teference
to the greatest protection. The report then
goes on to state: "There should be
at least 23 additional cornermen
stationed at all ciossings on Smithficld
strept between the Smithfleld street bridge
nnd Libertv street: on Wood between Fourth
nvenne and Market: iwo at Liberty and
Sixth street": at Market and Fourth avenue.
Seventh, Ninth, Eleventh nnd Sixteenth
streets on Penn avenue: at the LAke Erie
depot, and one at South Twelfth street.
Pittsbnrg is the only city of its size that has
no daylight force. No officers are on dnty
between 6 a. M. and 2 r. M., except corner
men. It is impossible for pedestrians to
cross streets without danger, as the great
stream of vehicles aie hard to separate at
the required 13 feet.
"In 1SG9 there were 14 cornermen, and to
dav, with the great Increase In tiavol.but
20." The suggestion is then made that the
force be Increased to enable the city to be
properlr covered. This city has but two
reliefs of ten hours each, while in other
citle the force is large enough toallow three
reliefs of eight hours each, and protection
thus assured all tho daj
In closing the report the chief savs in re
lation to placing cornermen, "If the street
car companies are incidentally benefited
byhls protection, so is the general public,
especially women and children, and if the
city is in dntj- bound to afford corporations
some protection then the city shduld be
reimbursed bj- car license."
Food for Future Scraps.
Sew business presented in Common Coun
cil was as follows: An ordinance for repay
ing Third avenue from Market street to
Wood street; ordinance repealing an ordi
nance for a sewer on Erin street: ordinances
for sewers on Turrett street, St. Clair street,
Hays street: ordinances establishing tho
grade of Daum street, Mayflower street,
Meridcn strcetanA Oneida street: ordinances
for grading, paving nnd cuibing Oneida
street, Arlington avenue and Trent street;
ordinance vacating an unnamed alley in the
rourtliard; ordinance opening Arlington
nvenne; ordinance locating Black street.
In Select Council A petition for grading,
paving and sewering Bates street: for the
vacation of teu-foot nlley in Nineteenth
ward; forgrading Jet alley: changing name
of Baum street to Atlantic avenue; ordinances-
for grading, paving and curbing
Tavlnr street; for sewer on Ermine alley:
opening Cliislett street: establishing grade
ot Donegal nllcj-; grading Greenfield ave
nue; petitions ror public lamps on Tustln
street: exoneration of business tax of C. S.
Whitehead of $31 50; laying water pipe on
Lexington street; ordinance regulating pool
rooms. Municipal Measures Disposed Or.
Or llnances passed finally were as follows:
In Common Council Ordinances for sew
ers on Second avenue. Walnut street, South
Eighteenth street, Eva street, Euclid street,
McPherson street: grading, paving and
curbing Beatty street, Manton alley, Car
negie street, Carroll trcet, Koland street,
Hovelcr street, Mayflower street, Daum
street; grading. -md paving Poe allej-; open
ing Francis street; changing tho name of
Conrad street to Breedshill stieet;
authorizing tho Wcstinghouso Ma
chine Company to erect a foot
bridge over Tnenty-fifth street: resolu
tion requesting safetj- gates at P., V. & C.
railroad ciossingat .south Eighteenth street:
resolution exonerating Kewsbovs' Homo
property from city taxation; resolution ex
onerating Lewis Bosh from taxation on
property he does not own but has paid taxes
on for nine j-cars: resolution for printing
750 copies annual report of the Department
of Public Safety: resolution revoking the
charter ordinance in its provision to pre
vent the employment of non-residents by
the city as far as it concerns A. B. Shepard
nnd B. Frosch, of the City Engineer's office.
Marriage Licenses Issued Tester day.
Name. Residence.
Jacob Lejrer MrKeesport
J Mipglc Flans McKeesport
John S. Mitchell Fitubuig
iDclllaUght Pittsburg
i i,roi; rarnasoiszky Beaver Falls
I Amelia Moszurak Allegheny
Felix McKeonu Allegheny
Kate Scliercr Allegheny
Christ Dlezlct Pittsburg
isoDhla Voegic.
.rittsburg
Now-a-Days
with hundreds to pick from,
teachers of cookery choose
and use
Cleveland's
baking powder, for it does
the best work, the most work,
and is perfectly wholesome.
1 Frederics Tuli Allegheny
Rosa Ley . Allegheny
J Albert Tacqnemai Pltuburg
1 Ann Block !....rittl)urg
I Andreas Simalka Plttstrarn
(Marie Jaczo Pittsburg
(John T. Barber Duquesne
EratlvTotty Duquesne
PV. W. Holland Pittsburg
1 Alice a Wough Parnassus
J Henrv Hesse McKcesport
1 Kalle Kcllermann McReesport
5 Geo. G. CrumUeton Allegheny
( Carrie B. Moore Allegheny
(Geo. H. Tuckcy nttsburg
J Sarah Hlggins nttsburg
( JameiM. Gordon Bellevue
1 Mattie V. Weir Homer City
J John Schragel Mifflin township
i Kate Noll Mifflin township
JJolin Kommeth Pittsburg
Kalle Loeffler Plttburg
J Michael Soltana .-. Pittsburg
iSnsleSom Pittsburg
j Robert Fltigerald Pltubnrg
Mary Sanders Pittsburg
Frank Drcunlng rittsburg
I Katie Wambaugb ; Johnstown
J Wm. Sims BrlrttfeTllle
1 Lillian Hamlford Brldgenlle
( Charles .Tanoslk..... Allegheny
J Sophia Pack Allegheny
5 Victor Gros O'nara township
i Elizabeth Ettmycr Bharpsburg
( August Bnisker Pltuburg
(Anna Grimm Pittsburg
5 Anton Schmllt Essen
( Catharine Berg Oakdale
DIED.
BROWS On Monday at 3 A. Jt., Dawizl
Buown, aged 27 years, at his residence.
Mulberry alley, between Thirtieth and
Thirty-first streets.
Notice of funeral in morning papers.
CALDWELL Sunday morning at 12:15 in
Cleveland, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Caldwill.
Funeral irom the residence of her brother.
J X. Worth, 14J Alpino avenue.AUegheny,
on Tcesdat at 2 p. m. Fi lends of tho family
aie cordially invited to attend.
COLBERT On Saturday morning, May 7,
at 3:30 o'clock. Jons A. Colbert, son of
James and Margaret Colbert, in his 22d
year.
Funeral from the residence of his parents,
corner of Bollofonte nnd Elmer streets.
Twentieth ward. East End, Tuesdat kobx
iho at 8:30. Services at Snored Heart Church,
East End, nt 9 o'clock. Friends of the family
are respectfully invited to attend. 3
DAWSON Mas.- Jake Dawson, formerly
of West Deer township, Allegheny county,
at her residence, 33 west Diamond, Alle-ghenj-,
at 6:40 A. at. She was in her 7Bth year.
A short service will be held at her late
residence on Tcesdat, at 7:30 p. M. The
funeral will leave Allegheny at 8:50 a. m., on
the West Penn It. K., Wednesday, May 11,
for Tarentum. Further religious services
will take place in the M. E. Cnurch at Millers
town, Wedkksdat, at 11:30 a. M., after which
the body will be Interred in tho cemetery. 2
DELANEY On Sunday, May 8, 1892, at 2:40
A. m., Julia, wife of S. if. Delaney, aged 34
years.
ELLIOTT On Monday, May 9, 1892. nt 7 A.
m., Maut, widow of the lato Morgan Elliott,
in her 74th j-ear.
Funeral fiom her lato rosldonce, Sorth
Fayette township, Allegheny county, on
Wednesday, at 10 A. it. Interment at Robin
son Ran Cemetery.
FOX Monday, Mny9, 1892, at the residence
of her daughter, Mrs. John W. Davies, cor
ner of Thirty-third street nnd Arlington
avenue. Southside, Mrs. Elizabeth A. For,
in lier 60th year.
Interment on Wednesday at 2 T. m.
Friends of tho family are respectfully in
vited to attend.
GARRER At the family residence, 554
Larimer avenue, East End, on Sabbath
evening, at 8:13, George IL Gabbeb, Jr.,
oldest son of George 11. and Josephine Ilea
Garber, In the 15th year of his age.
Services Tuesday evening at 7:30. Friends
of the family arc cordially invited to attend.
Interment private Wednesday mornino.
HORNE On Sunday, May 8, 1892, nt7 A. K.,
Jennie Horne, aged 20 years, 6 months and 12
days.
Funeral from St. John's Church on Tues
day at 8:50 A. sr. Friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend.
KAUFMAN On Mondav, May 9, at 4 A. jr.,
Helena, wife of Solomon Kaufman, aged 52
years.
Funeral from her late residence. No. 188
Mayflower street, East End, -Wednesday, at
1:30 r. M. Friends of the family are respect
fully invited to attend. 2
KENNA On Sunday, May 8, 1892. at 7:45 p.
jr.. Eliza, relict of the late John Kenna. in
her 60th j-ear.
Notico of fnnerar hereafter. 2
ROSS On Sunday, May 8, 1892, at 6:10 p. K.,
nt his residence, 61 Chartiers street, Alle
gheny, Joseph Ross, in his 74th year, a mem
ber of the Western Star Lodge No. 24, 1. O.
O. F.
Funeral services on Wednesday, May 11,
1S92, at 1 p. si. 2
SHAW On Sabbath morning. May 8. 1892.
at 12:30 o'clock, Mrs. Nancy M. Shaw, in her
84th year.
Funeral services at the residence of her
son, Wilson A. Shaw, No, 1636 Main street,
Sharpshurg, Tuesday, May 10, at 2 o'clock p.
m. Interment private. 2
SULLIVAN On Sunday evening, May 8,
1892. at 9:30 P. M., Patbick J. Sullivan, aged
48 years.
Funeral from bis late residence, 36 Tick
roy street, on Wednesday morning, May 11,
at 8:00 o'clock. Services at St. Paul's Cath
edral at 9 a. m. Friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend.
SWEENY At her residenco, No. 2 Knox:
street, Allegheny, May 8, 1892, at 8 p. it., Mis.
Annie E. Sweeny.
Funeral from her sister's residence (Mrs.
George Mcintosh), No. 949 Seventeenth
street, Altoona, Pa., Wednesday, May 11,
1692, at 9 a. m. Friends of the family are re
spectfully invited to attend.
Altoona papers please copy.
VANKIRK On Sunday, May 8, 1892, nt 2:30
p. m., JoSErn Yankirk, in the 90th. year of his
age.
Funeral from hlslate residence, Elizabeth,
Pa., on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Friends of the. family are respectfully in
vited to attend. 2
WOODS On Sunday, May 8. 1892, at 11:45 p.
v., John J. Woods, aged 24 year!.
Funeral will take jMaco from his late resi
dence, No. 5124 Carnegie avenue, on Wednes
day, May 11, at 8:30 a. m. Members ot Branch
51, C. M. B. A., and sister branches and the
Keystone Belief Society are respectfully in
vited to attend. 2
WILLIAM H. WOOD.
Funeral Director and Embalmer.
Rooms, 3EO0 Forbes St., Oakland; residence,
212 Oakland av. Tolephone 4024.
del3-220-TTSu
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Assets, $9,278,2-20 00.
Losses adjusted and paid by
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Assets. $448,50187
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JOHN B. JACKSON, Vice President.
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The kind the people want, and being
determined that this already large
Dress Goods business must continue
to grow, and grow rapidly, as it's
doing, we shall not only give quality
and style, but at PRICES that there
will be no conversation about.
American Dress Goods, front de
partment, 100 pieces assorted good
desirable
SPRING WOOLENS,
Cheviots, Diagonals, Scotch Effects,
Stripes, 36 inches wide legitimate
values are 50 cents, all at
35c a Yard.
100 pieces
ALL-WOOL CHALLIES, .
100 ALL-WOOL CHALLIES, 45c
100 pieces
NEW CHALLIES, 50 and 55 CTS.
People who care to save 5 to 15
cents a yard on Challies can investi
gate. New and handsome
BLACK GRENADINES,
48 inches wide, $1.50, $2 and 2.50
a yard, that will produce results.
20 pieces
BLACK SEPASTOPOLS.
20 pieces
BLACK DIAGONALS.
40 pieces assorted solid BLACK
STRIPES AND CHECKS. All the
above 80 pieces are at one price,
35c a Yard.
The goods are made in America
j wool fine, and will give better
service than almost any all-wool goods
ever sold at 50c. Black Goods De
partment, 35 .OE35TTS
For these three kinds.
BOGGS&BUKL,
ALLEGHENY.
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MONDAY AND TUESDAY
We will offer some extra bargains on
Ladies' Trimmed Hats and Bonnets
at
$10 TO $15.
Former Price 20 to $25.
WE WANT THE ROOM
J. G. BENNETT & CO.,
Leading Hatters and Furriers,
COR. WOOD ST. AND FIFTH AVE.
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MoJf AUGHEK CO.,
CONTRACTORS FOR
ins sidewalks, roadways, yurds, mills,
Btablei nnd cellar floors with cement, stone,
nrlck.concrote and Are brick. Cuibstono
furnished and sec. 13 Federal St., Allegheny
City, Pn.
Merchant Tailors'Latest Styles
IN SPRING SUITINGS, $.5 Hncl upward;
THOU8EttS,$iup. GlT Ua A TlUAl. CAT.
aNaCGQ b GAVIN, No. 17 tflXTK AT.
Cleaning and repairing specialty.
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NETT ADVERTISEMENTS.
HALF THE
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IN PITTSBURG
Are buying their clothing of us, and fine clothing it is, too; fit for any gen
tleman to wear, and as perfect in fit and finish as custom work.
THE SPRING CAMPAIGN
Is now fairly upon us, and it's a rousing one. Everybody we've ever
served and a great army of strangers are daily crowding our Men's Clothing
Departments.
But we are ready. Never were we in better trim to enter the arena of
competiti on and maintain our leadership of the clothing business of this
city.
NO CAMPHOR-CURED TRASH,
NO SHODDY, NO BACK NUMBERS,
but a clean, bright, stylish, new and most
attractive assortment of Spring Suits and
single garments for YOUNG MEN, MID
DLE AGED MEN, OLD GENTLEMEN.
IN MEN'S SUITS
Our showing is a mammoth one. The latest
shapes and handsomest styles in
Cutaways and Frocks.
CHECKS,
8TRIPE8,
SCOTCHES,
' serges;
WORSTEDS,
BOLD COLORS,
GAY EFFECTS,
NEAT PATTERNS,
BROWNS AND TANS,
BLUES AND BLACKS.
You will be surprised and de
lighted to find how' good a suit
can now be bought for a very lit
tle money.
rftjr) Take our line at $12, and if
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V" cently it will please you to find
that we offer at this price a quali
ty as good as many stores sell you
at 15 or 16.
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IN SUMMER
Cool Coats and Vests for the office, the street or for vacation. Here,
again, the field for choice is so large and varied that all ideas are met, all
tastes pleased.
ALPACAS, SEERSUCKERS, MOHAIRS, PONGEES,
LINENS. FLANNELS, WASHABLE GOODS.
Of every grade and quality you can ask.
WHITE AND FANCY VESTS
Of Duck, Linens, Marseilles and Fancy Figured Silk in all the new and
popular styles, both single and double-breasted. A fancy vest or two is a
great acquisition to a gentleman's wardrobe, and now, while the stock is at
its "best, is the time to make selection.
300 TO 400
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Sacks,
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Contains literally thousands of pairs cut
In the highest style of the tailor's art and
as finely trimmed and finished as though
you paid a custom tailor from $2 to $5 a
pair more for exact same quality.
All the new styles of fabric from both
the foreign and domestic market have been
used in the make-up of the grand assort
ment, and it is simply impossible for yoa
not to find something to suit and please in
the immense stock ready for your inspection.
CLOTHING:
MARKET ST.
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