The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-13

the average and represented all the wards Of the city
An orderly quiet pervsded the proceedings
Tie meeting called 10 order by MICHAEL MOONEY
who stated that ne wished TO be distinctly understood
that these meetings only represented committee OF the
association which extended 10 the workngmen through
out the whole city
MARTIN McCuILIs addressed the meeting, stating that
he arrested for nothing yesterday he considered
this was done by agents of the contractors He was only
released twelve hundred dollars bail He declared
that he neither struck any nor carried weapon He
said his desire interfere with no one AS the con
tractors cannot get to work they take this way OF
making us He said the object Of the contractors is
to clean the most astocratc parts of the city and leave
the rest dirty He denied that they can fulfil the con-
tract in week. He advised all the men to Keep order
JOHN CUNSINGHAM said that the contractors have not
taken load out Of some Of the wards since the 1s OF
July They have never orcd payment for the work, be-
cause they will be paid themselves. He denied
that the contractors have swept single block Of the
city He denounced Mayor Gunther, and said that he
would never again be elected Mayor.
MIcHAEL MOONEY enjoned order the society, and
hoped that no violence would be undertaken against the
worimen employed by the contractors. He said every
ward cleaned by the City Inspectors week at
least; but broom is never put them. He also
denounced Mayor Gunther in strong terms and said he
would never be Mayor again. Cries Of "Never,"
''never.') There used to be lime put tho city now
the dirt IS let alone II Mayor Gunther does not call the
Board OF Health together he not for the good OF the
parts Of the city in which filth has accumulated There
is ring Of the worst kind in this business 1t is not
Knapp, Brown and Devoe, but a great many more who
make the ring He said he asked Mr. Devoe II certain
man was not in the ring, and that gentle
man replied GA man must not tell the truth
at all times. He said an Alderman's brother is now
going about the streets with revolver in the interest Of
the contractors.
JOHN LYNCH, the President stated that the Mayor and
other men who in favor Of and interested the
contract receive eight thousand dollars year EACH This
the they don't object To the contractors This
not the way for these men to do with the public He
desired the Mayor to contradict the statement He
could not get copy of the contract from any of the
Commissioners but he got in spite Of them and wished
to call attention to the nth article of particularly he
would like to know why they have not fulfilled the
tract The ninth article provides that If the contractor
shall fail to fulfil his contract and be notified of such
failure by the City Inspector he SHALL after unreason
able delay to fulfil the contract the part of the
tractor convene meeting Of the Commissioners, at
which the contract may be declared terminated. The
President accused the City Inspector OF not fulfilling his
duty 81 accuse all the Commissioners Of getting eight
thousand dollars year, let them deny IT. their actions
prove it, He argued that the contract was legally
broken. Every of the five Commissioners,
again say, get eight thousand dollars a year for
their favor of the contract l accuse them Of
He denied the statement made in the papers that the
contractors have many carts employed the wards
statements OF the number OF carts employed IN each
ward published in the papers Tho reports from the
various wards were then called for, and the reports
showedtwo carts working in the First ward, two in the
Second, three in the Third six in the Fourth in
the Fifth Five in the Sixth, four in the Seventh three
in the Eighth, five in the Ninth, three In the Tenth
three in the Eleventh. five in the Thirteenth five in the
Fourteenth, in the Fifteenth five in the Sixteenth,
none in the Seventeenth, eight in the Eighteenth nine
in the Twentieth, five In the Twenty first and nine in
the Twenty The President continued showing
that the city and county pays for the contract and that
the Commissioners have right to 600 year Of it,
He said he had proof of this Why don't they break up
the contractY They dare not. He would not interfere
with tho contractors He said he Mr.. Devlin buy
ing old horse and for the contractors These
things have been too long secret Now let them
out He wanted the public to know these things, for he
could prove them.
The following communication was received from the
Comptroller
CoMprRoLLER's OFFICE July IT, 1885.
To JOHN LYNCH, Esq. President Carmen and Sweepers
Association
SIR am endeavorng TO get the accounts of the street
cleaning ready pay on Friday the 14th inst at
one O'Clock NJ and should have paid the of before
this II had been in possession Of the rolls Of the City
Inspector which not received complete at this
office until last Monday, July TO-
o'clock.