The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-23


some sensible reflections upon the strait to which
the lsboIing classes Of the city will be reduced
during the coming winter from want of employ
ment, and directs attention to the vast amount of
public work to be done-the Improvement of the
Central Park, the construction Of the new reser-
voir, the grading and regulating of streets the
repairing OF the docks, &c, &c. Thus 1t becomes
necessary that certain amount of work should
he done, and the hands to do 1t are ready and
Idle. The Mayor proposes that sufficient num-
Der Of laboiors To carry on these works shall be
employed that the Corporation shall pay them
seyenty-fve per cent in food and twenty five per
cent in money. The food-hour, cornmeal and
potatoes-to be paid for with funds raised by
loan, secured by stock bearing seven per cent
interest, and redeemable in fifty years; the men
TO be supplied With food at the cost price to the
Corporation. They will thus get their supplies
at discount of fifteen or twenty per cent at
least on the usual rates, while the public will
be saved additional pauper expenses-tor the
unemployed viii certainly come upon the Aims
house-and the works viii 60 forward without
immediate additions to the tax list.
Such are the Mayors views. They seem to us
sensible ard feasible. An ordinance embodying
his plan, carefully elaborated, would meet the
necessities Of the case and If beyond the power
Of the Common Council, under the charter,
would undoubttd ly be ratified by the Legislature.
Mr.. DorGtAs AND Hrs New PosrrroN o. rnE
KANSAS QUEsuoS-The Chicago Times, the spe-
al kn,. cr- ~l;ako
Al editorial pronuncianiento on Kansas tue
cream Of which il in the following extract
WHAT sas, ccHvenloa .n do or what will nc, do, we
have rot Tie mea5s 81 krcsisx Bat 10 snou thai sny
s,eng, 70 issrs poss'eSy constitution upon the PEG
re Without TIE oaonuriy OF voting Il down Of the
pole ~'h he res.ded alter ine rccer, errvesson "
tnsns csedsoly 1rjun, oppressive and unworny
81 free T~cre insi The p~o,e Of the ucxd states VI
rssssscss rsry . esery safe n he acn soa five q
ihAA c,san'xs cn vnsi has sever hsa YEA show or
usnce aaa buih TO 1ss democrsnc msmheu Of
have sss.ssd . aver 81 Z free sa,e-,sosss .ssy
have aot vos6d 90 The rsked ssac q Stree ssaic )
sssss Tee ,slr5s . ne ssaccrsnc pari, In Ksnsas
have vssed vlh The 'se ATE party ksssaA ., the
ees, e,esos e'ser % mare ihe popar decision more
engAaW a. kAxss n1r % Tree STATE even thoss
pe-Sss N ne fe'rtrry vsc ere known ss prosAvery
msa ~ fssost % 10 ms Il .ecroa . aecsos when
srr o. rsrss~ -i lser- sssua Ne arsosfai II not
. cnses is subm 90. Hs1as 10 10 he ssel rnsi
srt esas 1ccrsa tea e ne oocvsosior frs0e oonslu.
h EFT her e.s reress iron an sitter qucs,ons
- Tie yrsnecs o. slavery be pat TAO n, clearly aud
~ heus gs'st&, giAny Without dsssis<, e. ,a5ily,
broadly and nfny L-i me Cos~enron sher submit thss
Constitutes " ns re0pls II be aforted, kausaA win
so ne 40. a ne seni session, and the rpubu
oss pary ON eNprv ,or vaEi Of sussenasne.
This Il boldly facing The music. but perhaps
Tie Southern Gre caters will have q word to say
10 Mr.. Douglas "a the subject And We may
expect 70 hear nom them bciore many days are
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