The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-31
=. rogress of the gsx1kss.
NETTING OF +, IN HOTEL AND sALoon ,c, cx

xsrrrNa az !. IN HOTEL AND SALOON wA
IoRHA11 ON OF A PROTECTIVE vNioN'
One o1 thu mss numerously sttendsd nsr ~
and escasnt meats which has bssn oonvensd snOs -
cummepesuon, a. - general movement for N inoreass
ofrsmunsration sus, the working CLASSES, was hsad -
evening ct The GRAND a. eet Hail. near Broadway In tn
city. II was composed 4 the waitsrs smpeyed IN sns
various hotels saloons aua restaurants a. wen
men and walters In pr1-a families. At hah-pest =
yscs the room efsH ~So% the 60
lossd population Of the PrsteA a0n ~as 'sl' Won
ton, Of the Union Pises Hctsi H s.aCSenusmsn,
We have assembled here for the op Society," II 4 wen
known TO you that such aasooiatis4 .h AZ so -
other large cities Heretofore Il hAe Dssn .ne .e.
walters that they were sitogethef IA h;s I Is MI
take for It is tie andiora Who arsh pending upon % Ss
landlords Win scsscsy scsaosisdsss I'd win not CIV:
Us Us more wages than What they osnh .os,s more sor
your services than twelve dollars ma NTH i.,, wn s.s
present present high rents and. rates gystion !rSs ~
rate Of nssA SsA we caused tho
landlords to raise the priss Of boar sa MOTEL cnarges
but only has his twelve doAnsf Rsn :. ha rendered
ooieGsd ~stsrs ssrs is Sso1s re- s & III.
work for less than sixteen aoaiy loath; and IN the
town. whsre theg arc 'uss spos 3D. sy ess ak
teen dollars The main reason ,hy white work for
are generally driven BY ion of unto rtunats
circumstances to become walters. an are in annsr
e h hs S
hdence in the head walters Who mos generally. have
work for; and thus while hsy tsmse ives are receArng
from thirty to fifty dollars tn, do not find the
labor as he ought to be- There no dG4race gentlemen
attached to the profession q waiter il requires
honesty one, and e yen be yourselves,
you will dignity your callsg an d charssisr.
by laws Of the walters isotsci i've sooisty.
The preamble rected the esssityssf seganzatoa
& !.
sion Of members duties Of oacers ans, iatiaon es
1t is proposed that al hoRest 'wasrs ioin ths
Union; that members shall not worA with sxpsssd mem
bers others who hsve not jona thAa the standard
be hired for the transaction Of bushes whore regular
member, % can obtain s q 11 as from an
The reading Of tho paper was reoeiw - with load and
and made forcible speech ny putting the ques
tion Of the adoption of the rulas
board in Poston and New Yosf Il WA caused By high
rents but the poor waiter hA t. payra also and hia
anst vice ld dssigation, owing 10 Is i@possiSits
you es religious lotsi keerss. Who heaps in hi.
church q to mass THAT dosa q r.pyt just this.
Of Bale Society subacrbes t. send lnssionariss out
to the countries Of the far Pass the desert Of s
fog our time antthua corsibutss 70 Your moral ana
Mr.. FieaRzY. Il the Msrcaatp4 u.s, v.r, .,.cu..x
speech in favcS Of the fcxmstiDa ef the .nion
Mr. McKMAN, (colored.) Of Colsgs place said ths
So oss
only they dreaded that the numsrovs body white ms
You 10 strike upon the 18th c April for SIs month "a
the landlords do not give It, that turn out and bs
assured that win never turn in in your places ssa
Mr.. swim, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. rorsy, were e.
bs submitted for sai adoptioa st mas. nsstnx to Ss
held upon the 18th Of April The contribution q men-
The p greatest unanimity and good iumor prevailed
and the meeting sxcellenty managed The objects
win be completely developed upon the 18th Of April
THE MAcHNIsrs OF NEW YORK.
mesting OF the above body Of mechanics WAS hsld
Tuesday evening" at Military HaI, for the purpose oe
obtaining increase Of wages and forming themselves
into association.
On motion, committee Of nine then appointed
to take such viii to increase their
wages They instructed to wait upon ths employ
and confer the subject c the increase Of wage
Mr. B0o1H said that the engineers and machinsts
thought that permanent organization Of msehinisss
should be Effected and that they should have
on Watching the taking all those advantages
which may offer themselves. He proposed that they
should make such as would tend to ncrea:s
| their present wages.
on SSs snsn sIs y r'1s s
tuition denominatcd the society the Machin'~,s Ard
%n was 70.
effected. committee of the. ansoint.i "a 49,
down the names of al those who intended to join the
Mr.. wArsoS snd that :. Icy should not 20 to work r.sh
" but win great eution, there plenty pcop
WHO would nCs join in the strike.
Mr. P9Jn moved that tho assembaqe should take sucb
eaDsns would enable them to get ten per cent above
~ y sad op SrGr
and received them The common lsborers rscevcu mor.
wages than they did Their employers could just aa
easily give them four dollars per day, two Ths
object was the increase Of ten Der cent on condition n
was the opinion of the meeting that per would
The meeting then adjourned. AT the next meeting the
committee appointed for the purpose comforting with
their employers will report1progress
The HorsE CARPxs1,x's SnKE.-The carpenters ar
ranged last night for proce .sion from Washington Pa
rade Ground this morning. unless their demand for
teen sbillugs is complied with.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN WNsTED-A most de-
structivc fire occurred in the thriving village OF
West wihsted, on Friday night last, destroying
number of buildings and large amount Of property.
The fire commenced in wood closet connected
with the large three story brick building owned by
Mr.. E. s. Woodworth, and occupied by Mr.. 8. w.
Gee ~ uy SoVus onu BiVCtIy bsOfc, ny Mr. Enoip8
also as dry gocu- store, and BY Mr.. Bird, jeweler
The upper story was used az plblic hall. The en-
tife building, with large quantity OF the goods be-
longing TO the occupants, was soon burnt. Tho
printing Office of Mr.. Geo. d. Cooke, wooden build
ing, next took fire, and was also destroyed Mr.. c.
losing bis books, presses, and portion Of his type
The flames then communicated TO the dwelling
house next to the printing Office, owned and occu-
pied by the mother Of Mr. Cooke, which was con-
sumed. large stable back Of the brick building,
owned and occupied by L: B. Tuttie, and part Of
the livery stable belonging to MI. Sanford, also
caught fire and were consumed, but without losing
any Of the horses or carriages in either The est-
mated lose we have not yet heard stated. Mr. Wood