Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-20
BOSTON.
First Days Proceedings Of the Called
Session Of the Massachusetts Legis-
lature-RepOrt Of the Relief
Committee.

BOSTON, November I9.-The first
days session Of the Legislature has been
mainly occupied in receiving petitions
1 for amendments to insurance charters,
and the appointment Of committees.
The Old South Society applied for
leave to sell or lease their church
/ property.
The city of Boston applied for leave to
| issue bonds; also for law regarding the
| erection OF buildings.
Leave was asked to introduce bill to
incorporate VIM. Gray, Otis Norcross,
VIM. Claflin, George c. Richardson and
others as the Boston Merchants Ex-
| change, with leave to hold two million
dollars in real estate.
An order was adopted to consider the
expediency Of providing for the better
protection of parties believing them
selves insured.
The funeral of the late William Farril,
foreman of Hook and Ladder Company
No. 4, who was killed during the great
fire, took place to-day from the First
Universalist Church at Highlands.
There was a large attendance, including
the members Of the city government,
delegations Of firemen and Odd Fellows,
and friends Of the deceased.
4LE AALALEAA5 LNElltA NDU1AlAlAtE6 lave
made a report in which they say the
number Of applicants for aid has been
about one thousand, Of which they think
three-fourths are heads Of families, and
in their judgment five thousand persons
are represented in these applications.
To those who resided in the burnt
district and who lost their houses,
the committee are furnishing such
as have taken other quarters with
furniture, bedding, stoves, fuel, clothes
and groceries, the latter in sufficient
quantities for immediate wants. To
such heads Of families as were employed
in the district and resided elsewhere,
groceries and fuel have been given, and,
in some cases, money to pay rent. There
are many applications from unmarried
men and women, who lost work and
tools by the fire, and were left without
any means Of support. Commissioner
Lowe refers all such, for employment, to |
the committee appointed for this pur- |
pose, and in some cases, where the ne /
cessity appears TO be urgent. have given 1
money sufficient TO pay a weeks board, |
and hsve given orders for tools.
The committee find the number of
mechanics and labOring people who 4
have suffered by the fire to be much .
larger than they expected, and at pres
ent there is an increase rather than fall /
ing off in the number of applications. /
We estimate that when the cases already /
on hand shall have been investigated 1
aud passed upon the sum of thirty thou |
sand dollars will have been expended /
How much longer these applications /
will continue remains to be seen, but it |
is evident the losses have been much 4
under the estimate in the department of
labor, and il seems certain that very
large calls viii continue to be made for /
and means larger than now
appear available will be required to ena-
bic the committee to continue work as
il is now being done.
Kidder, Peabody & Co. have given |
twelve thousand dollars to the police 1
fund, for the benefit Of invalid officers
and families Of those deceased, who are
in need.
VIM. Gray, and other prominent eiti-
zens recommend A. w. Norcross- for |
Mayor of Boston, as the best man to |
meet the requirements Of the city al
this time. The Journal and Transcript /
indorse Norcross.