New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-07-18
OUR STREETS.
Mass Meeting In the Park Of tho Work.
ingmen's Union-Action Of the Street.
6wecpers Sustained - Speeches by
Msssrs. MeLear, Duffy, Reilly, Ste.
vens, Daily and Lynch-A Fair Days
Work and q Fair Days Pay.


vens, DAILY ana Lynch-A Eur nay
Wo,L .,x - E,sr nsv,. Dav
| o.
| The WOrkingmens Union OF the City ant
co,,,v n, Non, Yo,k hold ,nass mating in tho CT,
oouny Vi Nc"' hcrA nc'" mass nioo"n6 IN "'0 w.
Hall Park yesterday afternoon at o'clock. The meeting
WAS attended by about two thousand Of the members
the time being inoppor,une for large turnout 1ht
meeting was very spirited the speakers receiving
round OF cheers whenever they alluded the nsdeed
Of the CITY Fathers The meeting was organized BY
the election of Mr. McLEAR of the Thirteenth Ward.
President FiftytwO Vice Presidents representing
the subordinate societies) and many Secret aries
were nominated and elected unanimously. The follow
ing resolutions were read and adopted without dis
sent:
Whsyea, From the statements Of interested parties. the
public Of Newyork made to believe chat tie men ioa
mery employed in tho cleaning Of sre"ts have acted from
different motives from that which u really the rue cause sd
Nnfros las eeen indas,riousy ',o S Wv
p ana ~ '' 70, w. en,,a, al cs,,, il h,
been on more than one OCCASION asserted that the C.rtmsn
and aborr Association were interested In the non
of the CONTRACTOR and rhered' upon the assumption Of work
NE contractor they aeinpsea reduction 10 me wage
OF the men 2neihs e. nsunesht IeuLeist'oh ior tne
support Oh 'hen'e'e' ana 'he' a"e'' now 'As'e''e'
w Ro,,1 r,., NO., A.. o,,,n.u., ., a.. IT., ~ N.w
yo,s a. mos, 1910 dnannn ,ba ,rn,s.n,s,,on. 81
cst,.in nte I'D made 10 iufe ms In he acs Of an
inte.eu unbi IN refusing 10 w6fk for contractors, the
wLo have been on ps., Occasions tie dps of
such parties have every right to b. guarded In their actions
the political motive. imputed proceedings ground.
less and incorrect the really true cause OF the suspension OF
woIs wa solely from TIER not receiving .oneen' rsasnes
, ~. 70 ~ , 49, NV the con,r.c,o5 Sroken
tine Winter months md otl,r c.es r.duciu. The pittsuce
a, received 10 state below which in Justice 10 our
,eve. and fame. W. are unable to 90 And In struggle
fair just and honest recompense for labor feel that
public.
NJ NcLEAR said that I became him as Chairman 10
state the object for which they had been called together.
There not man who did not feel an interest III the
workingmen. No matter what particular branch OF
the Organization they might belong too II they were
workingmen they were Interested IN every issue OF
49, .t.as liza
meeting had been called particularly in reference TO the
contract for street cleaning LATELY awarded Tor ten
years TO Messrs Brown ilfyoe ana Knapp. great
many people were under the impression that the con-
tract would be saving to the taxpayers He
would ask who were the taxpayers 10 was notr
the men whose names appear on 'he income taxed 10Y
eH"U sIOnUoo' OF JooVp per year. lney received
all back rom those who earned by the sweat OF ther
orows, tue isces ne saw before MN; me! were the
taIpapeis anu the parties inteiesea, an WIS ior
them 70 decide Whother tae contract snouu s,au Ia
regard 10 tue sng 10 tue .aA Pa!eIs nc ''u ,n 'us
argument was oniy put ior"su Q! laVse wno were
Interested In stealing from the pabic cri0 Inc con
for trs less than $500 900; Messrs Brown. DE Voc
and Knapp then sell the ~ the very least
elWWo-ior s|oOo' Inc ,oin'nISsiohers we're con
scentious men and OF course they hsd hoth'ns 70 90
WIN ,he Is..ei ou ~ n' ;.
eaPlln anu ~
tho ,nruohce U. 'ne Wi! ien VII w. t suo. LII
70 mem ", sn,! r ,,sr IN measure I'M, tbe,
Inc papers haa stoou ior mem n measdre ~, my
were poor anu vel, ''so ad ooI auAV ~ y! w.
papers oi the city lie wanted 10 KNOW inc streets
had been Cleaned according 10 l.e IeIlns VI ,ns vo
tract-li IL hhd nor peeh 'oh!sr III e'ei!
II the Commissioners had .nothlng 10 do with TINS
money. why did they not breaf IL ~ was no' 10
their interest. and so the contract remains.
In fegHiu 10 'ho iau'I iounu W sone Va ~
papers WIN respect 70 son,e sconuS u Ioeree
had ocenrred,ne nral!y asieeu VIZ ,ne ms ras
, ey enmsr eTuu uorned not 70 nsnS
anu M nau 80 ye." No., ,a1 y, as,sca them NV 10
III ah! tning whG n'sns teu W u.ssia'o tne y. te
nope eause ~ "neh .neJ .ete u"t -; ~
PaIlo. 0, .ne h Uni 49, We mVn ~, ~ nnn
ueslv'' VI oapa' ~ aa oee v'i' s I'm "a .
woulu MOI HolA 'of 'nu ."a ,'
va, ,oi ue men "',,.nt W va $3.50, ~!
eou reve' Popo ~; 'o 49, III ~
were euvu tne'o 10 INV .'r r. asu
.ner oap ~, 80, ~, ~ SS,,
1h wy! ~ a. b. ,ra,a -. n, 49, ,s
10 nv. w ~ u, r ,o W., 49,, - j.; M
'o" a'o Y ' ~. ~. ~! 49, - - 49, ~,
anu w snos l'ino 'nei "ouiu vouo o.'os. 'ueu "sa
lor ,neI SUI. nbo'' na ~, ~ -. ~ nv ~!
n ,i u.aS '",x,' ~, o NJ, Wv! 49, 49, 80 S''
;,, ~, Ill ~ ~. C,, irsna ~ na
T,,,o 49, Nv on" ,pa ia lie 80 MOI, :,ra;5p ~, %
mi where did the money yoJ Into The making of nice
little snecure for their satellites II thcy could yet rid OF
Ind. n,'rry MA, Oh. nov, .,e.tsr Ue ssd he was
nrond 70 address them but hs sl sorry In and them IN
sn s,,,tuda os onnos;,on Tbe ncnns ware imposed
mon bv those vwbn ssia tbey Zero opposed 10 |
appn,r.o, onJ "nv,s ~, wo:,k for contracts
H., 10 'r,,h L., nm, o,r Won want a fair davis
wage fr fair a. .,,t lie wanted the citizens 10
nnsrtonJ ,h "A 49,; a. ali ,bsse man desred from ths
contractor All thew sked for their labor in the future
ia that tho wortingmen will have a. per dav and 81
DAYS worh in the week and the cartinan IS per dsy
FOR hi. horse and driver and wear Of harness As Il
was At nrsent every one knew that the average time
made was nor three DAYS Der week and how could a
man suppor his family at 81 per week. He alluded