The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-15
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TIE LABOR CRISIS IN PATERSON
| Another Turnout OF Workingmen Yess

Another Turnout or Workingmen Yess
terday.
The work OF the Paterson Relief Committee Of
Citizens has reached enormous dimensions. N
started on December g. on which day 72l persons
were fed. Since that time the work has steadily
Increased, until the committee now feeds
over 1000 persons q day. The whole mum,
Der fed from the 9th day OF December
I'LL this date is I4,s42 persons, or about az
days food for every person IN the city OF PaterI
son. About $1,000 has been spent thus far, So
mat the cost OF feeding the people unemployed
and destitute OF means has been about four and q
half cents per day for eaeA person. The amount Of
1000 allowed to each adult is 10 ounces per day.
and children under five years are reckOned half an
aduit' Distribution is made on Mondays, Wednes-.
DAYS ana Fridays OF each week OF bread, meal.
Deans or rice and molasses; fresh beef on Wednes-
days. oeeI OF nsh on Fridays and salt pork Mon
days. vegetables, tea ana sugar. smoked beef aud
crackers, &c, when donated, and q piece of SOAP
weekly to each family are distributed not counte6
In the 10 ounces daily.
All this has been kept up BY voluntary contribute
ton, but now the subscriptions appear to be faIl
ing on. The committee has enough ON hand tof
last couple of weeks longer, and q prospectivd
amount from charitable entertainments TO last =
few days beyond that. But enorts viii have to be-
successfully made to keep up the fund or the work
cannot DC kept up beyond tn0t Time. 4
1t also looks as II there were trouble ahead rom
another source. About 900 men who were throwrl
out OF work were given employment at breaking
stones Qor macadamizing purposes) by the 'cof-
pOration," at 81 per day. The weekly payroll,
averages $4,000. The money in the city treasury
has become exhausted, and 1t s impossible Tor the,
Aldermen to borrow any. even upon the Mayor'si
days work. Yesterday afternoon about bo0|
men assembled ut the City Hall, and
demanded to know why they were not PAID
crowd then repaired to the Mayors ONCE and de-
manded him to see that they were paid. The
Mayor addressed the men from the Ctty Hall steps,
telling them that the difficulty hay In the ability
OF the city to borrow money, there being
the bonds past due. de Informed them,
however. that the Aldermen were to have o con-
sultation last evening relative to the matter, t0S
see what could be done, and they would be in.l
formed OF the result this morning. The crowd
turbance, although there was little loud talk on
the part OF q few.
The Aldermen accordingly held an informal
meeting FOR conference last night, and discussed
the subject in all its aspects; but decision was
reached up to the time this report closed. 1t Id
borrow enough to pay what b already que; butt
beyond that the only available plan seems to bel
either to stop the work altogether or else isSue
some sort Of scrip Some Of the men In the crowd
posed to be noisy and disordery, and might nave
got themselves into trouble had not the Wtsoa
counsel OF cooler heads prevailed.
There was large mass meeting OF silk weaver0
in Continental Hall, Paterson last evening, to dts
cuss the propriety Or petttlontng Congress for a
gum. The weavers seem to think that such o rel
ductOn would benefit their trade.