New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-14
THE UNEMPLOYED.
MEETING IN TIE THIRTEENTH WARD.

MEETING IN THE THIRTEENTH WARD.
Pursuant 20 paulic notice, meeting of unemployed
uectsrics ard laborers WAS held last evening 10 o.
derGork's Hail. No. 405 Grand street. for tho purpose
Of taking nea.ures to secure employment.
Mr. joseph Brurdage called the meeting to order.
and on his motion Mr. Edwsrd Falkner was caIl-d ~
the char. Messrs. VIM. Merritt, Joseph Bruhdege,
Joseuh Beyan and Cornelius Lsf.ree were sppoio,sd
y,ce.P,esidep.s, and Thomas Gallagher and william
Falkoer Secretaries Mr.. Fs'kner, on taking the
chair remarked that it had been stated that TWEEN.
ty.sve thoussrd persons were out Of employ in the
CITY: bur be did not believe it, and from what he
had head and seen Of the professions and meet
irps of the 'so-called unemployed he felt salts
fed that there were very many among them
who had no deposition to work, and would not do 50
even they we're offered 81 day for their services.
TIE course pursued by the masses Who had held the
meetir q in the Park and Tompkns square had done
the csuse of the industrious aud worthy and pesccaby
disposed working men deal Of harm. The measure
be proposed was to have each man Of tie ward who
was cut Of empoym register his name, place Of
residence, occupation and if msrisd the number OF
his family depending Don him for support; to spp'int
Con mittee to wait upon them at their homes ard
investigate their condition. and thereby ascertain the
are entitled to any efforts in their behalf in which
csse their names would be handed TO the Central
Park Con missiopers ard others, with q view of se-
curing employment for ITEM at ouce in preference to
giving it TO srar gers aud such persons as are less de-
serving of public sympathy.
The views of Mr.. Fslkuer were fully iudorsed by
the meeting ard abou. forty persons Of those present
registered their names. The following aication
81 bad b.ar ddyas al fO ha Chairman.
read by one of the Secretaries:
NEwYoRK. Nov. is 1857.
f The tepss, of tse workmen of which you Chairman
aid beg call your attention to c.se have depending
support wife blind cousin and her e OC{ sTa nave
work to my dsiy bread Am fni.her By trace but
hs, no no work for fS%f ns % 90 op
day in the Central Park elewhe fer the winr unit. my
ss ssa A0p Angus US rrsRa can
me- No SO suaolkst up staly..
Mr. Enos Elliott said suoh men as were In the habit
Of spending their wages 10 dissipation and then beat
rg their wives, would not be very likely to meet with
much sssstarce from this orgsiizsioni and if they
even got work. ard were found TO be missppropu stng
it, would soon have permission to stay at hone again.
He also stated that to such of the unemployed ss
night desire to move West with view OF trying
their fortunes, at least where all might obtain ample
remuneration for their services measures would be
taken to serd them out il possible.
Mr.. Marcus Ferris also briefly addressed the meet
ipg to the same efIec aud Mr. George NJ Roberts Ell.
vened the meeting by singing couple of temper Ance
odes.
Mr.. Faikner stated that inasmuch as many had most
probably not seen the notice. and that account had
not attended the meeting he wold receive the names
Of sl VITO might wish TO register them in the list Of
unemployed, and would be glad to give them an oppor-
turity at his residence, No. Margin street.
On motion. Mes,rs. Elliott, Falkner aud Brundsgs
vere appointed Committee TO call at the reidenoos
Of those who had entered their names, aud If found
worthy of sympathy to urge their claims to tue proper
authorities for work. The meeting then ed burned,
with three cheers for Mr.. Fakner.