New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
wORKNGMEN,s PROSPECTS.


CONDITION or THE LABoRRRs IN THIS CITY.
Further inquiry among workingmen of various
tribes has confirmed the impression prevalent among
craftsmen formerly visited that the coming Winter is 90
be one OF unusual pryaon because OF the prospective
dearth OF work prominent member OF the st. Crispn
Society in this city said yesterday that there pros
pect Whaling on this Winter In the employment Of shoe
makers 20 The extent OF 70 per cent against 80 per cent
last year. Ihrtythree per cent of the machinsts
idie ana those employed on short time. Among
boermakers so little Is doing that mot onequarter O
the men usually employed are now at work. Although
not numerous craft their ratio OF pyation incident to
the stoppage u work will be greater than that OF any
other ifae or the 200 lmarbe cutters fuiy onehird
not justify an Increase OF that number this Winter The
hOrseshoeis are All 40 work. although In the railroad
ia OF 10 per cent IN Waves has Oeeh NIUE
Iao hosefs and common labOrers Of the Grandst line.
whose average time OF labor is lG hours per day were
~, 81 70 per diem This has been reduced 70 II 90
Inc tecentacton Of the sugarrefners toward reduc-
NeW-LorS steam sugar Refinery in Waterst., near Chm
ION where the wages Of tho eoopers were reduced from
week. "
The coopcrs refused to accept the reduction and left
WY,k, ou' on Tue following day The Company obtained
al me men they wanted.
The LABOR PROBLEM IN BROOKLYN.
The action Of the Common Council is gene
rally understood 10 apply only to the who have
been discharged from the city departments and it Is
urged that provision should have been made for the
dreds Of working girls who have been suddenly deprived
Of employment in all parts OF Brooklyn.
AZ noon yesterday Mayor Powell Controller Schroeder,
commissioners Palmer and Fowler, Aldermen Ropes
OiseltJl Nolan McGrOarty, and clancy met 20 consider
the resolutions OF Aldermen Richardson and Ropes ana
see what further steps necessary 10 relieve the us
eusson the question OF reducing the wages and employ
ng more men referred to the Board OF city Works
for al ustment. resolution offered by Commissioner
Fowler that tho balance OF $1,000 in the Sewerage Fund
sha be transferred to the Street Repairing account Was
and y Reilly for determination.
THE PROPOSED MASS MEETING.
At a meeting of the Committees on Ways
and Means and on Arrangements Of the NOrdngnens
Central Council, at MunziDgcrs Hall, in West Thirty
secondst last night, the time OF the proposed mass
meeting fixed for next Saturday night at Fcrreros
Assembly Rooms, in East FOurteenth-st Leander
Thompson will deliver the principal address. motion
adopted that the President OF the United States
the Governor and Lieutenant Goqernor Of New-IOrk
the Mayor, Common Council and the heads of the city
departments be invited TO seats on the platform at the
meeting. The following resolution, drafted BY tue
Finance Committee. was then adopted:
,Soref ieorlbe condition Of the unemployed working
Of this ay mpesey demands the immediate attention Of iae
ftSs c6 n the form q private charities that We seek for We
that the
and trade should coggd industries Of the county
Izsoei Tat he Predent of the Nation be appealed
quese call EI Of Congress OE the OF Furnish
the b. sa.ch be employed.
ResglUef. That assembled De-
ques,ed as Authorizing the Treasurer Of the United
% issue class 0f currency den0mlnael LABOR
Notes the smornt Of issue got % exceed @2oOOoOOOO,
The said eurFeney be received pa by the Governments
al duties revenues licenses, and the purchase Of hOY-
bonds Th, currency shall be distributed 70 ile
different States application by the proper State authorities for e
secie employing labor directly b. such authorea lnd Ia
accordance The EghhOlr law follows: Each STATE
shall be allowed shall be proportion 70 its nhlbnts ani
LA. be- Issued them Ia nstaments - csnt Of
allotted amount ari ur ihree months alter ii s;a second M
saaen oi - per mouths amer second sae thrl
De lme-t per months tAird Issue
q fourth irstallmeat % per eest Zach state
dollar ne amount
f ~ .Tr pa,a ami when the Interest
rom the this BY the nment sia elnA
then al further
.,i taxes shall forever
gssoisSI That 100 OF be
n.iui h, ,t President him matter
view thereon