The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-20
GOOD NEWS FOR WORKINGMEN.

A Delegation or Reformers Visit the
Departments or Parks and Obtain Ern-
pioyment for Eight Hundred Men-The
Department. OF Finance Censured for
the Present StOppaEe OF Employment
OF Lab orerg-A More Liberal Expo ndi.
turc ON Public Works Urged.
In accordance with resolution passed by the
Reform Association at It's adjourned meeting on
Monday night representative OF this association
from each Assembly district together with num-
Der OF other reformers and delegation OF working-
men, numbering nearly one hundred, met at the
Everett House yesterday morning, about halfpast
nine O'Clock, and proceeded TO the Department OF
Public Parks, the other side Of Union square, to
lay before the Department the necessity OF employ
ing the laDorers who had been recently discharged,
now that the State Legislature had granted the
appropriation. Mr. John Foley, as chairman OF the
Reform Association, read the following address to
the President Of the Park Commission, Mr.. Steb-
bins:-
Mr.; President srxBnrNs and COMMISSIONERS
- G sy BY me Reform Aso
have been directed make this inquiry further.
ancc OF what our association considers to be the
sxercs; and aiscnarge q the powers and duties which
Sd
with that economy
aSey
stopped and hundreds Of workmen employed upon them
men, many q wnom have suffered severely in consc
OF this injury the workmcn through their representa-
aEs aSw ne
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pr TSs m ns should nS,Ii, be delayed
e Gs and
et the necessity providing e%poymeat op the
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labor Is With the he
max repays snfed IL oss'y pu0'
@ Sap Sssn sS %Hf
inquiry have such 70 be the fact that tn
men have been discharged account Of failure !!
ns hs IS so e IoK
with what he public have been led to look for from th
biz
he ' Was IN the
WHICH was originally presented account Of the dis
the p ss h
such bill in its Conception and design was one which
| ought to have been defeated.
made subservi to the head of another department
more especially to the present head Of the Finance De
by
Now that an amended bill has become law, no time
we trust will be lost In repairing the injury which ha
| been caused by thc suspension OF the works.
With the prosecution Of these works when how or II
trollcr has and should be permitted to in
terfere. 1t Is the province of this Department alone
in the matter public look for and demand sucl
| action.
Not day longer than Is absolutely necessary should
these men be kept from their work. Good government
and reform administration insist upon this Reform
must carry forward public works until completed
mediate employment OF these upon the suspended
works desire TO know IT, that the actor
| may be taken by Us to remove all such obstacles.
| Tie reading OF this address was interrupted by
Mr.. Griffin, clerk in the Department OF Finance
| in the Bureau Of Arrears, and by Mr.. Jane
| O'Reilly. Their Interruptions were not regarded
anu at the close OF the reading of the address Con
missioner Stebbns said that the delay IN tn
Legislature IN giving the needful appropriation
was caused by circumstances over which he ha
/ no control. IT, certainly was no fault OF the Par
| Department that the workingmen HAD been dis
| charged. lie believed that In twenty -four hour
| arrangements would be made, at the Department
| OF Finance, which would enable all the men pre-
| viously employed to be set to work. The delega
| ton. which included Samuel ID. seward, Judg
| Welsh, George Deving, Jacob Scheenhof, Robert B
| Roosevelt, Aldermen Martin and Gels, X. w
| Townsend, T. OGara, J. ID. Williamson. Edwar,
| Burke, w. ID. GrenneNe, Dr. Sheppard and man
| others OF the Reform Association, thanked Com
missioner Stebbins for his courtesy and expresses
themselves greatly satisfied with the result OF thei
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