The sun., 1873-04-30
A NIL ron THE sTRIKERs,
ScHcuing to Hand tho Great Importers
Properly over 10 tbr sharks West and
south = rect Indignantly Prote-tiug.

Properly over 10 ibr sharks West md
south rect Indignantly Prote-,ius.
The Assembly has passed bill which
Wa introduced by the Hon. Timothy J. Camp
btu. and "a before th' Senate Committee on
Commerce md Naviga ton. entitled IAN act Tor
~" "'ii"r protection of the shipping and mer-
cautiir Interests Ia the city and county Of Now
I.tn."
IT, fr 3 s'c'ior tcquircs the Mayor to appoint
"nd ll,'hs" public watchmen ON tho ulcrs VS.
s''- and IA TIC warehouses II merchants AMI
shipownct- arUuni the water line OF lis city (;
t'nt 300 Itienn shall act as public watchmnn
without license; that every watchtnan shall
pay IS as a. lcense fee. ana 81 upon each renewal
of tho license; and that he shall buy and wear a
metal BADGE with his name and number In
srrihrd. section requires the Mayor to nx
scale of prices to be paid by the merchants en-
blowing the watchmen. No person can claim
paw t"r serNice4 IA wuchman unless he ha. been
n,. cI and ne Ieniliy for carving n badge
Without license Is So for every onen-e.
Th- hil IL creating Indignation among the
oasinc-- men IN south. Pearl. Broad, West, and
other streets. They view II az both
ABSURD AND INFAMOUS.
Private watchmcn are either supplied bv
arnn :, who GUARANTEED fhcir ndelity, or are en-
llgGd " The merchants themselves. rhoy are
r -tw rthncss. Nan, aid manv H' '%r %nten%Nn sTw
ht brcn IA the service of a house for many
Years ara are ~ implicitly truS ed as II the
porter or a clerk. lhey are generally honest
m d'lircu. There is aid tu be- l,,,- reason Tor
t"mrlt tut again them than against the munici-
p.I polic.. The hest proof II the efficiency ~
tlc Ir,.tc force IL that u works well. ana tho
W'r hani- who alone are int, rested ~ il do not
e. Ire change. The bill deprives the mar
cha ~ tle power ~ hiring whom the, please
{ watch WeF their Irupcrty. aud rleccs it In
,hc Mhis, " the MAYOR thus making tho
VI Nnr s ON %" an Intelligence office. The Iututc
Mayors uf New York may ur may Mt he IN
nl,lte! hv ihe igse'tions OF requests uf the
CANSOr warren MS owN GOODS.
\ strict construction of the second section
lhli- ones wltching over his own goods
ttout rcrnis ion from the Mayor. Frc-
thii ht % eds "a wttchWan until d irk There Il
no provision IN the hIll requiring the licensed
WAtclmau to patrol the streets or to stand upon
a t'rner convenient ca call from merchant
who has goods On the sidewalk to be taken
cue of during the night The private watch
man Is salwaNs close at hand. The most ohjec-
'onnhlr feature oi the biil &. that authorizing
,hr Mayor TO H. scale 4 wages TO he paid the
wat 'hmcn. This absurd provision Ia thought
10y the merchants To- have had its origin In a
nnauc asylum A. the merchant must pay
payment under private agreement soIne
wdtruluen are worth more than others. Under
iii- nll good and ordinary men must be paid
PLACES MADE roR vAGApoxps.
There are employed nightly along the wharves
"i ga, city between ~ and 6Ol private watch
men. In many cases old. faithful, and efficient
waichmen are IN the confidence Of their em-
ployers. Generally they are ol and poor men,
and can do no other work. II they were re-
quIrcd 10 apply to the Mayor not more than one
iNird could procure "A license. They would have
t1 give way to strangers, political strikers and
ON '"uuldtr~ Ncuchmeu. The licensed watch
IMAM l@ hot required to give bonds for faithful
performance ~ duty. This opcn the door ~
every irresponsible Nagabuud on the look ont
f'' achtn.c 70 steal himself rich. II bonds
were required. few private watchmen could
GU INV Tor the reason that they are all poor men
ihe merrhautS have not fora moment sup
posed nat tie Assembly would make this non
sonsi al bill law, and consequently have not
taken conc ccrted action To- defeat II but since
90" uill has cone 600 tie senate they have sent
the fol Iwius protest To- G. -. Dix. and a copy T.,
Ic Hon. Henry &. Murphy, to be presented To
the pr per committee:
THL MERCHANTS KRMONsrRANCP.
We, the undersigned merchant. and ship owner. o.
tec OF " YORK. protest against The rccc Mt acton
va chmen. and claim the ri-ht Of employing any man
or MS We N ihiaA proper 70 watch our own ships
and the p7~'ase Of hl thit would deprive Us OF ts
u-ut Won! b, lci1in nfh 20 our interests and dan.
may .ot become a law.
Among the signers are Boyd Is Hincken J. w
schmidt Co., j. Atkins n CO., II. II. X j. u.
llro"kman, Miller & HoIghton, Henry Mos-
,h1se, Talbot Co, X. 4. Buck & Co, walsh,
int, ,d+lqi JSt,S>. SesuIju q sons. william +.
Taylor n Co, CGockvT, wood Il Co., IBorel,nd.
Dearborn Co, iapSrl ~ Bros. y Co. Grinncil,
Nlu'urn CO.. {. III Mallory \ CO., Williams X
Gui1n, \. \. Low \ Bro, G. II. Marshall y Co,
L. =. Morgan son. Snow Burgess, y. W FL
well y Co, j. f. Ward Co., peahodv, Willis a
Co, George W. Gillett Ncrnpn II. Brown, Yates.
Fur.elhrld Co., sutton CO.. &. l.. Wright 4
Co., Geur.e r.. buey. Murray. ferr- a Co..
'ruUuius ID inhanl'. Nephew n Co. Hicks a He'll
.u4 u 4 J. 4 a a.