The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-12
THE CENTRAL PARK LABORERS.

Meeting Of Park Laborcrs in Demflt
Hall Last Night-75O Men Out or EN-
ployment-A Committee OF 100 Men 10
Call on the Board or Aldermen To-
Day.
meeting OF the mechanics and laborers lately
employed upon the Central Park and other public
works was held in Demt Han, Twenty third street
and Second avenue, last night. Mr.. James O'Relly
opened the meeting. He said it was time to show
the authorities how much the laborers lately en-
ployed upon the Park were suffering from the want
OF work. Mr. ID. 3 Griffin was called TO the chair.
lie said one OF the pretexts for the discharge OF the
laborers was because the Board OF Aldermen had
refused TO act upon the nominations for Park
commissioners. Mr.. Reilly then
OFFERED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION.
Whereas the Indifference manifested by the majority
side Of The last LEGISLATURE concerning all measures in
tne OF the and as shown by
funds for the Improvement OF the public parks thereby
ana and
1ne s ana e @ m Poyed npSn the gbe
un;i the Commissioners are confirmed and assume their
Resolved That oSmmee Of 100 be now appointed
mmediate aeon upon the names presened n
Park Commissioners that being IN our opinion the only
mReS We so suffer s existing eS' ana inc prva'On' under
Mr.. HUGH DALTON, Chairman OF the Printers
Union, said the workingnen fought to have
REPRESENTATIVES, IN THE PARK COMMISSION
lie would like to know, he said, why the Board OF
Aldermen did not either confirm or reject the
nominations for Park Commissioners.
Mr.. PETER DoTY said the $50 men who had been
discharged were only paid 81 a day. Now they
had been idle for i've weeks and, OF course, must
suffer want.
MIR. RICHARD L. RALEIGH said the workingmen
had only to blame themselves; they bent their knees
before the God whom they had made. tApplause).
How much longer was this going TO lastg The
laborers were supposed TO bear all the cuffs from
those whom they had placed IN positions OF power.
Assemblyman PETER WOODS made a few remarks.
He sad he had gone TO see the Comptroller. the
Commissioner OF Public Works, &c, ana asked
them why the laborers could not be again EN-
sufficient. Seven hundred and fifty men were now
deprived OF their opportunities to make an honest
living lie had
TALKED WITH SOME OF THE ALDERMEN,
but had received no satisfactory explanation OF the
present state OF things. The workingmen had no
right to compel the Board Of Aldermen to confirm
the nominations made by the Mayor, but they had
the right to ask that these nominations be either
confirmed OF rejected--one or the other. lie
believed that the Mayor meant well and ought to
be sustained by all the honest workingmen OF the
city. Applause.l
The resolutions were then adopted.
Mr.. THEODORE BANKS said the workngmen OF
New York were determined to he pack Of slaves.
but arist0crats TO all Offices. One mans vote was
as good "a another, and they still bowed to the
aristocrats- judge got $4,000 year but there
was no money for the poor workIngmen He would
take any positIon Ia the county for 5000 a year.
They would have to run an independent ticket OF
workiugmen before they coud command respect.
The meeting then adjourned
The committee OF one hundred workingmen will
march 70 the City Hall at noon.