The New York herald., 1873-12-27
TEE W0RKINGMEN.

Pilgrimage Among the Heads OF
Departments by tho Committee Of
Safety. EH
George Blair and about Is members Of the Com
mittee OF Safety, appointed by the workingmen's
meeting, at Cooper Institute, on the 1lth inst,
yesterday called upon the heads Of all the depart.
ments and presented the following document
NEW YoRK, Dec. 26 1873
pointed at Cooper Institute, December H. 1878 BY 4OdO
We demand work and pay ior the same for the peo
pie now in enforced ldeness in this city their idle
and consequent poverty having been brought about
BY the sanctionng speculation in our crcu
we also demand that this work be furnished direct
mands FRED. A. PALMER,
English Corresponding secretary.
No. q West cEoRaE fSasiy sfxsnih svcR, street
German Corresponding Secretary,
LuofEN al 4 sANfAa. tasIa avenue
French Correspondng Secretary,
TO GEORGE NJ Wo
When the delegauen arrived at Mr. Van Norts
office the Commissioner was engaged with another
en Thsy na Tss mnEor
being ABSENT the letter was left with CHIEF Clerk
Woodall One OF the delegates expressed his re.
to see the pictures OF his working sons. A
lounger in the Mayors once, seeing very bril-.
secretaries, remarked very sarcastically ale need
not go on the big pipe work just now, at all eventsn
10 the Comptroler's once they repaired, but, fail
ing to fnd the workngman's friend, the letter
was left with General Richard Storrs, Chief Clerk
The other departments were visited, with the ex-
ception OF the Commissioners of Charities and Cor.
rection, one OF them remarking that they required
no charity.
The Mayor Tells Some Little stories. a
The rear guard OF the Committee Of Safety had
barely cleared the portals OF the Mayors once
when delegation OF about 80 workingmen OF the
Twenty-nrst Assembly district, headed by Mr.. M.
z. Fitzgtbbons, presented themselves. After wait
ing nearly an hour SIX OF them were admitted,
when they asked Mr.. Havemeyer to sign the or.
dinances passed by the Common Council for the
eSess aae% Vf poee wSk They stated that
starve. The Mayor recounted to them reminis-
cences OF his struggles with poverty, told
on $40 month month A had .ccumuiated CT His %o'nsy sy
economy 10 houses, assured the worklngmen that
only allowed boss mechanics to take two appren.
tees and then many, when work was brisk, made
M no provision for rainy day by putting some money
employed men rom Maine, Ohio, Indiana, Michn,,
was because the city men wanted too high wages
TEL sd as 9Sw Ssn ny tnr
some one said to him. You had better no Ia nro aha in
ana tins the way ne told me @ hs S nsa ssssea ssata
others, TO beer houses when got through az nlrnt
read the papers, the Biographies or anything
that would instruct me In che affairs or the conn
try. When the others spent their shilling a mint
Tor seat In the galleries OF the theatres STAYED
away and when felt like going l would take a
box. was rich In those days, William and used
to get my beer and theatre boxes too. got more
enjoyment every evening than those who spent
fl00 year In beer and theatres, srThat is tho
way to do it." said the Mayor. "Save when Won
can. But. to conclude (pcking up bundle or
ordinances for contemplated work that awaited
his siQuature) see no objection TO the APPROVAL
Of these, as the council has passed themn