▁Republican ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁for ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Peter ▁Cost ello ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Boston . ▁ ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Philadelphia ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁engaged ▁in ▁various ▁manufact uring ▁indust ries ▁and ▁general ▁construction ▁work ▁and ▁real ▁estate ▁development . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁council ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁public ▁works ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁Rud olph ▁Bl ank enburg ▁as ▁having ▁been ▁dismiss ed ▁for ▁serving ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁" the ▁organization " ▁( organ ized ▁crime ). ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁again ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁council ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁Si xty - four th , ▁Si xty - fif th , ▁and ▁Si xty - six th ▁Congress es . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁ren om ination ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁Cost ello ▁continued ▁in ▁the ▁real - est ate ▁and ▁invest ment ▁bro ker age ▁business ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁References ▁and ▁sources ▁ ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : Ph il adel phia ▁City ▁Council ▁members ▁Category : 1 8 5 4