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Anybody got cold feet? ; Council cuts $63, 731 from library fund
Anybody got cold feet? ; Council cuts $63, 731 from library fund
Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Appropriations and expenditures, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Officials and employees, Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Council, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Finance, Wages--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Budget--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
Two newspaper clippings: an editorial discussing the prospect of pay cuts for City of Pittsburgh employees; and an article on City Council's reduction of library funding.
Budget makers put in the day slashing
Budget makers put in the day slashing
Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Appropriations and expenditures, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Finance, Budget--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Council
An article from the Pittsburgh gazette times describing the machinations underlying Pittsburgh City Council's cut in appropriations for the Carnegie Library's budget for 1915.
A Carnegie school has lone pupil : only one Pittsburg youth seeks instruction in the bricklaying art : no books for children
A Carnegie school has lone pupil : only one Pittsburg youth seeks instruction in the bricklaying art : no books for children
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Childrens Dept., Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Finance, Guthrie, George W., Chisholm, Daniel, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Appropriations and expenditures, Bricklaying--Study and teaching, Technical institutes--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Children's libraries, Carnegie Institute of Technology. School of Bricklaying--Students
An article appearing in the New York times discussing the sole student, Daniel Chisholm, enrolled at the School of Bricklaying at the Carnegie Technical Schools and the closure of the Carnegie Library's Children's Department due to a cut in funding from the City of Pittsburgh.
City's library cost will be less-trustees are all for economy; More chopping is needed for budget; Cut in library appropriations
City's library cost will be less-trustees are all for economy; More chopping is needed for budget; Cut in library appropriations
Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Appropriations and expenditures, Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Officials and employees, Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Council, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Finance, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Board of Trustees, Church, Samuel Harden, Budget--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
Three newspaper articles discussing proposed funding cuts for the Carnegie Library's budget for 1915. The role of Samuel Harden Church and the library's Board of Trustees in the proceedings are emphasized. The articles appeared in the Pittsburgh gazette times.
Council balks on cutting off useless jobs ; Cut in library appropriations ; Expect heavy cuts in library appropriations
Council balks on cutting off useless jobs ; Cut in library appropriations ; Expect heavy cuts in library appropriations
Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Appropriations and expenditures, Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Council, Budget--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Finance
Three newspaper articles on Pittsburgh City Council's cut in appropriations for Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh's budget for 1915. The articles appeared in the Pittsburg dispatch, the Pittsburgh Post, and the Pittsburgh chronicle telegraph.
Mayor on the run--fears public rage ; Library to help cut down city's expenses
Mayor on the run--fears public rage ; Library to help cut down city's expenses
Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Appropriations and expenditures, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Finance, Church, Samuel Harden, Pittsburgh (Pa.). Bureau of Horses, Public libraries--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Budget--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
Five newspaper clippings from December 6-7, 1914, covering Pittsburgh budgetary issues, with special focus on Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Horses. Samuel Harden Church is mentioned throughout the articles as a key player in cutting expenses. The articles appeared in the Pittsburgh leader, the Pittsburgh sun, the Pittsburgh chronicle telegraph, and the Pittsburgh press. On the verso of the sheet is an inscription initialed by Church.
The proper spirit; Armstrong is to face taxpayers; Mayor has not accepted cut; Real attack on estimates begun at last by Council
The proper spirit; Armstrong is to face taxpayers; Mayor has not accepted cut; Real attack on estimates begun at last by Council
Pittsburgh (Pa.)--Appropriations and expenditures, Pittsburgh (Pa.). City Council, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh--Finance, Armstrong, Joseph G., Mayors--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Budget--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
Four newspaper clippings describing Pittsburgh City Council's proposed reduction of library funding and Mayor Joseph G. Armstrong's attempts to appease angry citizens.