, 1874-01-04
PUBLIC WORKS.
Where Can Labor Eso Found for the
Unemployed?

Where Can Labor Bo Found for the
| Unemployed?
| WORK FOE THE DESTITUTE.
! The Council Committee on Public Buildings
met yesterday afternoon in the Office Of the City
| Clerk. AID II. B. Bailey presided, and AID.
| Heath, Bchnitz, and Brand were present.
The Chair explained the object Of the meeting
| to be the consideration Of the improvement OF
the old Post-O Office building, and the removal Of
! the debris in the Court-House square.
! Commissioner Carter, Of the Board Of Public
| Works. In response to question. said the Board
| vas prohibited BY tho Charter from making con-
tract for work for which there wns no appropria-
| tion. But, in order to give work to few OF the
many unemployed men in the city, the Board in
tended to ask the Council for authority to widen
! the rifer at Tweuty-second street. The Tork
! could be done by hand, as nell as br dredging,
and would give number OF men an opportunity
to earn living during a great part Of the
winter.
Aid, Heath said be favored prosecuting the
work il it could be done with advantage to the
city. He was of the opinion, however, that in
a6much as there WAS no appropriation, tue Coun-
Gil would be deba1red by law from ordering the
proposed improvement.
AID Bailey said there was about 100000 to
the credit Of the building fund, and he thought
the city could draw from it to make improve
ments.
Commissioner Prindiyille. Of The Board Of Pub
lie Works, eaid he feared tho fund could not be
touched, u,1ess the Council made an approPria-
ton from it. Tho widening Of the river would
cost abont GOO.
AID Heath said it would be useless to recon-
mend to the Council tho removal Of the Court
House debris, unless there was money to pay Cor
doing it.
Commissioner Prindlv1I1e said that work would
give employment to about 300 men, but he could
not see where they were to get thei- pay.
directing tho Board of Public Works to cause
the removal Of the debris, the expense to be met
from the sale Of the material, and any deficiency
to be paid out Of the building fund.
Commissioner Prindiville enid tho sale might
be slow and unsatisfactory, and the men would
have to be paid promptly,
AID. Schfnitz moved that the Board Of Public
Works bo directed to remove the rubbish, and
charge tho expense to tho canal redemption
furl1.
AID. Heath objected, because he believed the
Council lad no right to touch that fund.
Tie motion prevailed.
TIE OLD pOsT-oFT1CE-
The resolution Of AID Spaulding, calling for
next considered. As the improvement would
cost 975,DoD and the city would derive no par
ticular benefit from tho outlay, tho matter waa
laid Oh the table.
EUREKA.
remonstrance against the adoption Of tho
q +Euroka" plan for Courthouse. signed BY
numerous property-ownors in the blocks 'front.'
ing the Courthouse square, was placed on file.
posTpoNNd BUILDING THE COURTHOUSE
4 resolution postponing the erection OF
Courthouse until late in 1874 was placed on tile.
On motion, the Corporation Counsel Was di-
rected to give an opinion as to the right OF tho
Council to use any part Of the canal redemp-
tion fund for tho purpose OF removing the de-
briB OF the Court-House
The Committee then adjourned,