The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-28
NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY. MAY %, 1872.


hnasss ~, notify them OF the action OF the meeting
There are ,,ut twenty-five firms In the city. en-
nnv,nr so,ne Two thousand hve hunared regular
fhnosha,,as 80 seipcrs, the principal or which are
tno Arcnso,,'ro, trSn Works, In Fourteenth street,
the astna ison Wor, y Charles l.. Jackson Co. and
J. b. Cornell Co. u aa 70 al IN r. de,osnd
that their bosses wan AGO. u' " 'n9i' oeil"'"'
The Labor Question IN tSe bonrd or AS
sistant Aiderm su On New York.
In the Board OF Assistmt Ak7ermen yesterday
Assistant Alderman O'CoNNos oIerea the following
preamble and resolution
e Ri a. s S E a
cSss series Of respgond the adoption Of the
Resolved. That special oommiitee o. three be .ap
pointed from ths Board to respecaiiy but earnestly
resolutions Aforesaid.
Mr. O'CoNNoR urged the adoption of both.
A good deal Of discussion had thereon, dur
ing which Mr.. Gels gave 1t as his opinion that Mr..
O'COnnor introduced the preamble and resolution
for the purpose of creating little excitement and
ingratiating himself into public favor Mr.. Calvin
said that he was informed by the President OF tue
work day is required OF the employees. Mr..
Schwartz substantiated Mr.. Galvtns statement
1t was therefore unnecessary to pass the resolu-
tlon, which, by way OF salve for all the hard
things SAID, was referred to the Committee
Public Works.
Action OF tho Brooklyn Board OF Alder
The Brooklyn Common Council met yesterday
afternoon, President Jacob I. Bergen in the chair.
The aabsorbng question Of the day-that OF labor
ana its demands on time-was introduced by the
reading Of a petition from the Kings County Work.
ingmens Assembly, which claims to represent the
interests and sentiment Of 10000 mechanics The
document Is rs f0ows:-
The Hon COMMON COUNCIL or BROOKLYN:
The undersigned members OF the Workingmens Assem-
bly, Of Kings county, which embraces IN It's , various
BY the assembly to petition your honorable body as fol-
eishthour law be IN al Of the city
throughout the city raas eight times eight O'clock
IN the q sss Sundays ays VIZ sss
e st oSaE eas no e to law
sr' be &c amy to this
and used "s
BE against dfeey or 1
s 81 BE- e o oas
are bci need only state trouble frequently arises
%e ADOPTION the sss lan ssgesiSa Us
honorable body viii take Int aSosans
THOMAS JOHNSON, Secretary.
Alderman WYME offered the following resolution
In accordance with the request OF the sgners of the
above pettson:-
Resolved tina! the Fire Commissioners he and they are
ss ss the EUafs 81 70 ss 4 s ave e belts
Alderman WYLIE also presented the subjoned =
Resolved, That the proper officers be and they arc
hereby directed that III entering into contract for city
work, that 1t be embodied in such contract spunting
that the contractor shall not exact from men employed
than eight hours days work. and that the Cor
poraon Counsel he and he is hereby directed In
his power te cause the EghtHor lazy TO DO enforced
within the city limits In compliance with chapter S50 Of
the Laws Of 1867.
Adopted.
Resolutions were adopted directing that the flags
OF tho city be displayed from the public buildings
on Wednesday next, out OF respect to the Sunday
School anniversary children and the occasion. Also
that like compliment be paid In respect to the
memory OF the patriot dead on Decoration Day,
| Thursday.
The Clerk was instructed to demand that each
department furnish the Joint Board with Gn esti-
mate Of the amount OF money required for the
maintenance thereof for the ensuing year.