The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-27

vernment and AJAX them TO make uss Of tie moosy thsy
have stored up Il would be well for the vossng Pc
the heart and not the psssiohs Though thers great
suffering the city next spring tssrc viii doubt
coming This evil Is not who ut il attending rood Il
win be the of making working people more eau
tious in future they viii not spend 20 much money
The gallant Councilman continued in this strain for
some time aud concluded his remarks amid considerable
x motion was here made and carried to adjourn to
meet again next Thursday evening at Hope Chapel:
After the regular meeting had adjourned. Messrs
Commerord Coles and others addressed the crowd ho
still remained behind, did they disperse until late in
meeting Of the committee appointed 1t the meeting
in the Park to-day will be held At the Chinese Assem-
bly, Rooms to-day, Wednesday, at3P M
The Board OF Ten Governors.
PROPOSED ACTION TO RELIEVE THK DISTRESS AMONG
THE WORKING CLASSES.
meeting of the Board of Ten Governors held yes
erday, at 4 r. NJ at the Rotunda in the Park. After
the transaction of unimpcrant business the fol-
lowing offered by Gov. wEsr, and carried
Resolved, That the President and Secretary Of the
Board draw their requisiton the Comptroller Of the
order of President aud Secretary for the sum Of
forty thousand dollars on account of the new workhouso
building.
Resolved, That the President and Secretary of the
Board draw their requsition the Comptroller Of the
city of New York to issue his warrant payable TO the
order Of President and Secretary for the Of
hundred and twenty five thousand dollars, account
of the Almshouse Department for the year 1855.
Co To~SsNp offered the following preamble and
olution nom the committee out door and iudoor
poor;-
TO bring before the Bard OF Governors the for
the necessity OF distributing food during the months Of
January. February and March. The great suffering
existing amongst class who never before have
sought relief from public charities and nre now com
poymen to obtain the means to furnish the necessary
food for themselves aud families induce US to believe
s ssa to pnsh e " relief that the ass ss
deserving portion OF our fellow citizens require.
Your committee after having given this subject
practical mode to give the relief as we'll a. to
prevent imposition upon the department have come to
the conclusion that department. to be under
the charge of experienced vsiters to furnish
food to those that found destitute is practicable
Connected with the department there should be,
persons applying for relief and power delegated
to for food shon be- delegated to the
ntendent out door poor and the yisiters under him
We believe that ne are not iegaly called upon to
volunteer to load this department with new du-
ties which severaly onerous but thrown constant
ly in Contact with hundreds that suffering
to the Board through them to the Common Council
the alarming fact, and ask for appropriation Of
money-twepty thousand dollars-to enable this Board
to establish sufficient number Of depots to fur
nish nutritious food to those who, npon Investigation,
found destitute Therefore,
Resolved, That application be made to the Common
Cour Gil asking for appropriation Of twenty thousand
dollars for the purpose of organizing temporary dc.
purpose Of furnishing nutritious food to those who
found destitute.
Resolved That the temporary department be closed
before the Goth of March and that record Of the
of oil persons relieved with their residences and
places nativity kept the quality and kind Of food
described, well as accurate account of the money
expended which statement at the closing Of the depart
ment shall be fled with the clerk Of the Board of Alder
Governor DRAPER opposed to the adoption OF
those resolutions For one he doubted the stories he
there much exaggeration in the aaoat and
for he feared that any action that might be taken
blythe Board would tend to create alarm.
Governor WEST was in favor Of the immediate adoption
OF the resolutions. He believed that much suffering did
exist and If anything to be done ii should be at
tended to Immediately
Governor SMITH was opposed to hasty action let this
matter lay until the next meeting and then he
would be prepared to vote upon it. He had not
the misery referred to in the resolutions. There
always wrechedness in this city it could be any
tine 1t is possible that he might vote for the resolu
tons whtn THEY again came up.
Governor DUKE was in favor OF the resolutions He
believed that the not exaggerated He had
been in the homes Of the poor the wretchedness
had seen he would never forget. Immediate action
should be taken, as the need is great.
After further debate the resolutions by vote
five to three were made the special order for the
next meeting. when final action viii be had
From the weekly statement it appears that the fetal
number of inmates in the city institutions is 5,987,
being an increase of 81 over last week
Relief for Females Out Of Employment.
An informal meeting was held last evening at the
Broadway House. for the purpose Of devsing to
aid that portion of respectable, industrious females
in our city that out OF employment and destitute
of means to procure the necessares of life. Mr. Elias
Fountain stated that there at the present time
about q, 900 females out of employment and wholly
unable 10 support themselves in consequence of the
general depression Of business He stated that he
had opened a subscription book, and had already OBJ
tanned signatures of OF the best men in the city
Tor over 1t Is proposed to raise from $40 to
for which purpose It is necessary that num-
Der Of well known gentlemen shall take the matter in
ha nd and solicit subscriptions In order to carry the
proposed plan, relief committees should be appointed in
each ward, whose business would be to ascertain and
report the Of those females worthy receive aid
to these he proposes that checks shall be given, on
such times as those holding them obtain employment or
until the funds exhausted The meeting was ad-
journed to1Ae same place this wednesday, evening,
when it is hoped large number of citizens will re-
spoud to the call upon their benevolence.
Among the names on Mr.. Fountains list who have
made liberal donations, noticed the following WIN.
B. Astor stephen Whitney, Roberts & Williams Oil
plant andssons, N. & H. Grswold, wetmore Cryder,
nett Geo W. Brown, Peck / Todd, +. Cottena II. An
derson the proprietors of all the principal hotels and
SOM twenty others.
Movements at the Corn Exchange.
An adjourned meeting held at the Corn Exchange
yesterday, N. K Wolf, Esq, in the chair and Mr. Bar
ret, the secretary, also present.
The CHAIR ctated that the object OF the meeting was
the forming plan, by the appointment of committees
&c, 10 raise means for the benefit Of the poor He sad
In 1s47 we had sent liberal aid to the people in
Ireland and England-that now it own people
who were suffering and we called upon to be as
charita BILE at home.
After some preliminary remarks the business of the
meetin g was code through with, when it adjourned
Help the Poor.
meeting OF the citizens Of the Twentieth ward will
be held at Mllmans Long Room of Twenty sixth
street and Seventh avenue Thursday evening, 2sth
December at ~ o'clock, for the purpose of devisng
means by which the poor and necestous of the ward
may be relieved during this incement Citizens
friendly to this object are invited to attend.
Relief fer the Poor OF jersey City.
Mayor Manners win call meeting Of citizens this
week, as requested by the Common Council to devise
measures for the relief of the poor II will probably be
held Thursday evening The ladies Of Jersey City
have been auested 10 assemble thia afernnon ~ TIA