, 1873-12-24
sentatlves Of the workingmon, with tho Mayor.-to
oonfcr with tho tc1ef and Aid society,

TILE C0uAI-H0UHR nEnNt9,
AID. Oufcron Aaid that work could not bo let with.
ast advartise for bids io oy !ad no contro @ ovcr
they IT. Tho only thing thAt cuufd 10 o1lo waa
to Glenn sway the uo,rt-11ouho debris Tho llclicf
Society uat first 10 heard from as 10 what they would
AID Dixon Hail that the charter permitted tho rntang
of money in case of on emergency. such state Of
proceed e elca! away tho tho ooartouso sobr!s. The
clty would do ita own work withuut advertising for
Aid. Richardson proposed 10 lot tho money ntay in
tho hands Of tho Relief and Aid Bociety 10 10 paid out
to parsons roay deserving Of i, when certified to by
Aid. sctatIner said Tint this ,Yns whit was con.
tenrlatod by hiB resolution.
Ala. nichardson said that I intondod to uso tho
Court-IIouse dahrta for filling and rasing to grado
tho surrounding streets. This could not bo done u
winter.
Aid. McGrath said tho city had no money with which
to a 9 as e s9yea a. h9
money agaln., Tho dcmnnd waa for work. Could tho
city 19y for the work 1Io thought 1t analytsabo to
Aid soclety "a to whore aud how 10 cxtcnd reiief @
ioorrow IRON the Meaei md A Society tlo moneS
o ada this wnsr iii The e{ was not be1n ea
sss : bit It.. to hs DO ssh = dsss RSssss rolling III ons %
and several other 1argo manufactorcs wero naking
arrangements to start up with full forccs Of w0rkncn
that vcry largo portion Of those now idlo would
BE- nble to get work.
AID, Dixon believed that tho board Of Public Works
atcIy.
10 1r11EF sooRrr ron THEM.
Mr. atahl Eatd that II 1t WAS Impossible for the city
to give work. Let tho fac 10 n,ade known at once,
TINT tho worktngnen might consider what 10 do next.
a IT, sSsev ssa wHs ia not RsGassa s pp % % tue m
AID. Mcdrath Inquired II the akillel mechanics now
out Of work, would o willing to go into sowera and
Str. atahl beloved that every one of them would
sooner TO this, than to apply to thu Relief Society fur
the Relief society really belonged IL tho CITY Of CHI
cago; 1t WAS illegally turned uvcr to them by Mayor
convince them Of tGat fact ~ ~
IT. Mo%Sn Taa e Of ho
tribulng relief II they refused tho offer they would
bo liable the suspicion that the 5000 waa not held
Ghek ee soon 81 t wo 70
alt tho money held by tho Nelicf Society. and
With It l,ay for the garious public inproyements
rcfuaa to give up then tho workingmcn would know
who to hold responsible for their SORROWS Iud suffer-
hc1 tor the beneat Il tottesins banks and saky
rca1-eatata srecntaors, whether wns held for The
benefit Of thu people Of Chicago.
TIE MAYOR DEFEdps THE SOCIETY.
Mayor Colvin suid It was Indicated that the Relief
Society too far from the peopletlat 1t waa pri-
vate society, In tho control Of few. 1t not psi-
vato society. The money had hcen kept in Its hands,
and well kept, no doubt. After tho Committee had
conferred with the Society, the situation would be
better understood. Tue city too largo for it's poor
to 10 reached through tic machinery Of tho Relief
Society. Tile Aldermen were tue beat Informed Of
the needs Of their constituents, md bost qualified to
distribute relief.
CoAMrrTEr APPOINTED.
. The motion for committee M +, 70 confer With the
Committee, Us folows Aid. scaGner, aIcGrath, and
Heath and H1cssrs. McAu5ine, Btahl, and Hoffman.
On motion, tho Committee WAS instructed to wall
upon the Relief Society ut o'clock to-day, aud geu
oral meeting Of tho JOINT Committees was appointed
| for O'Clock this afternoon.
CITY WORK.
Comn1aa!onor Thompson, Of tho Board Of Public
Works, said that the only work which could be ruahct
forward tho cleaning up Of the CouFt-Houst
square, 1n tho matter Of the Fullerton conduit
tha work. under tho charter, would haye TO bo let tt
contractors. Thoy could be compelled to start th
work at once, but tho Board could neither control h
class nor the number Of men to be employed. SIa,
chinery required, and vast number ct coult
not 10 employed to advantage.
afr. McAulitro said that il skilled labor were chi
whole community. The skilled laboror would help hi
unskilled brother.
GOLD RELIEF,
AID Culerton enid that II the weather should tnru
cold ut least 3001 men would be employed in putting
| up Ice.
Tho meeting adjourned until o'clock this afternoon
when will be presented the report OF tho Special Com
mteu appointed to confer With the Kelief aud Aid So
cletJ.