The New York herald., 1872-11-20
BOSTON SEEKING sELlEF.
Bills Asked For Before the Les." stature convened
In Special Session-The Statemen. ]" tne o'u-
sens' Relief Committee-Five tn 'usana
Persons Obtaining Material Assistance

| BOSTON, Nov. ~, 1872.
.Ve special session OF the Massachusetts, Lcgisla.
ture called to take action to meet the exgencles
of the 8oston fire, convened to-day The Govern.
Or's mes. 'age is brief He expresses the hope that
the leeisla. .Von win be confined TO matters growing
out or the recent calamity, and suggests as topics
for consideration the proposed loan OF the credit
OF the city to parties wishing to rebuild, The re-
chartering OF insurance companies the amend
meat OF the "Bettel 'mcnt' act and the building
laws, and the payment OF the soldiers called out
to guard the city. His suggestions are generally
In harmony with the recommendations OF the
Citizens Committee and OF the city government.
The fret days session has been NANNY occupied
In receiving petitions for amendments to In.
surance charters and the appointment OF COM
mittees.
The old South Society applied for leave to sell or
lease its church property. The city Of Boston ap-
piled for leave to ssue bonds also for law regard
ing the erection OF buildings.
Leave was asked to Introduce bill 10 incorpo-
rate VIM. Gray, Otis Morcross, wm. Claim, George
@. Richardson and others as the Boston Merchants
Exchange, with leave to hold $4,000 900 in real
estate.
An order was adopted to consider the expedi-
ency OF providing for better protection OF parties
believing themselves insured.
The funeral OF the late William Farril, foreman OF
Hook and Ladder Company No. 4, who was killed
at the great fire, took place to-day from The First
Universalist church, Highlands. There was large
attendance. including members OF Che city govern
ment, delegations OF iiremen and OF Odd Fellows
and friends OF the deceased.
The Citizens Relief Committee have made a re-
port, IN which they say:-'sThc number Of appl
cants for aid has been about one Thousand. OF
which, we think, three-tourths are neads OF ian
lies. In our Judgment five thousand persons are
represented In these applications. To those who re-
sided in the burned district and who lost their houses
the committee are furnishing such as have taken
other quarters with furniture, bedding, stoves,
Mel clothing and groceries (the latter sufficient
ier Immediate wants.. To such heads OF families
as were employed in the district and who resided
elsewhere, groceries and fuel have been given and
IN some cases money to pay rent There
and women who lost their employ
ment as well as their tools, by the fire, and were
left without any means OF support. The commit.
tee have referred all such for employment to the
committee appointed for this purpose, and in some
cases, where the necessity appears to be
urgent have given money sufficient to pay
The committee find the number OF mechanics
and OF the laboring classes who suffered by the
late fire to be much larger than they expected, aud
at present there Is an increase, rather than any
falling or In the number OF applications. We eS-
timale when the cases already in hand shall have
been investigated and passed upon the sum
longer these applications will continue remains to
be SEEM but 1t is evident the losses have been
much under-estimated In the department OF labor,
and IL seems certain tnat very large calls will con-
tlnue to be made for assistance and means, larger
than now appear available, will be required 10 ena
BILE the committee to continue The work rs II is
now being dOnc.0
Kidder, Peabody 4 Co. have given 81, 200 to the
Police fund for the benefit OF invalided officers and
the families OF those deceased who are in need.
commend Otis NOrcross for Mayor of Boston as the
best man to meet the requirements of the city at
this time. The Journal ana Transcript endorse
Mr.. NOrcrOss.
The loss by the nre in State street block is
$1,000