The New York herald., 1865-07-18
OUR STREET S

O U r S T RE T S.
Improvement I'm Their Appearance-More
Outragcs-The Strike-Mass Meeting I'm
the Park, &C., Sc.
The contractors keeping their word and streets
vastly cleaner They have now every appliance
necessary carts than they require and sunicent
number Of men. All the wards we'll supplied,
and the work goes bravey More outrages of tho
present character have however, been committed by
strikers In the Seventeenth ward on Sunday night the
stable Of Mr. Hopper In the service Of the contractors
entered and the throat of valuable horse cut The
poor animal left in this state to bleed TO death Can
One Of the contractors bosts too, used in conveying
dirt to jersey, was scuted yesterday, and another
cut adrif The misguided men who are acting in this
inhuman and highly culpable way will ultimately be
brought to justice and be compelled to undergo the penal
ties due to their unnatural conduct.
small but decidedly demonstrative assembage
gathered yesterday afternoon around mprovsed plat
form In the City Hall Park listen to addresses relative
TO the recent action of the Commissioners in awarding
the contract of cleaning the the called now
contractors.
THE sTRRRr swEEPERs' srRIxE-hBErINa AND
sPEECHEs IN CITY HALL PARK YESTERDAY.
The meeting called to order by Mr. JoHS LYNCH,
who nominated for chairman Mr. T. J. McAiear, which
nomination was unanimously endorsed, subsequent
which the following preamble and resolutions were
offered for adoption:-
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who have been pas: The dups Of such
motive: imputed proceedings are sroundis:s and IN
On for the support OF ourselves and families By the
Srofss time winter months. and Other operating 70
in justice to ourselves and families We are unable 70 So
and IN struggle for fair ast and honest
sympathy OF discriminating public.
list Of Vice Presidents was then announced and was
unanimously endorsed, when the CHAIRMAN stepped for
ward and proceeded TO address the assembIage. He
stated that he would briefly forth objects OF the
meeting which had been called by the workingmen's
Union in behalf Of the laborers In the employ Of the
city conractors mattcrcd but little to what class
they belonged; thoy were not capitalists and conse-
queny took an interest Ia the welfare Of the working
mcn They all sympathized and were identified with
any measure which might tend to ameorate the condi
tion OF the laborng classes And they had assembled to
10 the welfare OF the workingmen and, a conse-
quencc, TO the welfare Of the city, for nneenths Of the
population not capitalists and therefore thoroughly
identified with It's interests. Some persons might be-
leve, but the speaker could not that the rates Of the
present contract we're favorable to the taxpayers
Nevertheless, who were taxpayersY Not mon worth
one two hundred thousand dollars but those
who earned one dollar and half or two dol
lars per diem whose daily bread was purchased by
the sweat of their brow-thesc, and these only,
the truly interested In the result Of this discussion
The msstaemen,s now current were only being put for
"a hxp IN ato t.p0c uo
not doubt that tha Commissioners conscientious
men; but the surplus money given for the intended
execution OF that contract had undoubtedly vanished in
some manner or other and IL was possible that at the
end OF the year tho appropriation would be no smaer
than ON previous occasions The speaker reminded bis
hearers that they had 10 deal with OF capital and
that they had themselves funds whcrewith 20
tend against wealthy though thus far they had the
sympathes Of the press and Of portion Of the clear
sighted public. But though they had great monopoly
70 overthrow they must pursue their course calmly and
pescesbly They had TO prove-and Il was proven-that
the who awarded the contract had power TO annui
In Of execution Had the streets been cleaned
during the past two wcekss lCnes Of "No, no." Well
then. had the Commissioners themselves no interest
whatever In the contract would they not at have
abrogated iU Undoubtedly. Now, as heretofore, they
had taken the money from the poor mans pocket 70 put
II into their But spite OF all these shameless pro
ceedngs there must be violence on tho part Of the
people i was only necessary 70 demonstrate 70 the
citizens OF New York that their interests identified
with those OF the working men II had been urged
against them that they were unwilling 10 work for the
present contractors That statement totally false
enable them TO support their families and themselves
The aborers Of Now York pesceabe, law abiding
ctizsns and had merely assembled TO assert their rghts
and to point out the corruption extant Among those
who had obtained the contracts men who
have a. length seen that they had TO call upon
Tho workingmen 10 maintain them in the positions
which they succeeded in obtaining When they entered
again the neld in search Of once IL the duty OF
the aboren o. New York 10 repudate them and thence
forward the remedy 70 all similar evils would be placed
in their own hands Those men only lived by the suffer
snce Of tho workngmcn For years past they had been
punderng all around the City Hail. and existing BY the
they did not even thauk the authors Of their wealth for
their assistance Abiding 70 tho recently awarded con-
tract the speaker stated that was believed that an
economy OF hsy thousand dollars had been effected For
A that he dd nos suppose that the city taxes would BE-
In least Diminished but that the money which might
possibly have been .aved would be- squsndered in pro
curing political positions for the satellites OF the men in
power II imagined that money was being prontably
earned. For two weeks the people had been paying
taxes while the streets were In most filthy condition
In conclusion the speaker remarked that il was the duty
OF oil present TO maintain thor rights the last and
hearing that other gentlemen waiting address the
asscnnblage, retired amid applause
The CHArxAy here introduced Judge Duty Who de.
iivcred quite a lengthy discourse He felt proud adj
dress such an audience Whenever an event occurred
like this the enemy should bc encountered with peaceful
weapons The citizens Of New York had been led TO
think that the workingmen Ia battle array against
the contractors Such was the case the labor
ers only desiring to earn an honest living It was the
duty OF the assemblagc TO let the people know how
much money had been squsndercd In The past and how
much more would be wanted In the chturc All that
was required was two dollars day per man and six
days work OF the seven and full DAYS labor at that
for II was probably not known that daring Tho past year.
they had only on On svsrage, nsd cmrlcyment thrcs
half whereupcn 70 support their families while gold
quoted at $50 200 per cent premium The speaker
alluded 10 the deep nerest with which the people
tempa,ed all such local matters, and spurned the
assertion that soldiers could he employed at the
rate Of four doar9 per week He urged thai H. tho
duty OF the city Government to mid Ia supporting those
ID ytl IN ffH "A luIg