Schuchman v. Pittsburgh

On December 1, 1944, the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh transmitted to the Council the departmental estimates for the city's requirements for the year 1945 amounting to $24,029,433, and an estimate of revenues of $24,014,906.1 While this indicated an almost balanced budget the Mayor stated that there was an urgent need for increases of salaries and wages of city employes, for the creation of new positions, and for equipment, material and services necessary for the repair and maintenance of the municipality's physical plant, all of which would involve large additional expenditures. He…