, 1874-01-08

calling for iabo- had stuck. Mr. pncknoy said
that lo WAS willing to glvo them any informa-
tion which ho could command, and spread out
MsvST oe1t 1s dssk Il wa f0a as a I
on Riverside ayetlao and Nlornfngsldo Park. on
tho ground That technical ifregu1ariticn malo 1t
doubtful whether tho asaeasmorts could DO COL
leotetl. Tho Committee wore mainly inqu1Bitiyo
Fify-ninth to Ono Hundred md Forfeit, street,
to cost about 81, 000,000, aud for which IN orli-
1las'co had beeh paHsed by the Aldermen. A
long search through, the minitoB showed TINT
TIE ortlinanoe was originally passed by tho As
THO work should bo dono "by tic iay, or III such
other mannor as tho Commissioners nlaY o|out."
Tho Corporation Attorney decitled that tho Or
ditlanco should havo ilxed tho mhnnor of employ
ing tho men, ip accordance with tho rognire-
r1ents Of tho cllartcr, which aays that no dBcre-
lion shall bo left to the CommiBstonere. Then
tho Aldermen passed. thn ordinance go amended
aa to avoid tue legal difficulty, Tho Assistant
Aldermen, however. refused to concur in tho
tablaa. -
An UNSATISFACTORY REPORT.
Hnving decided tfiat the Assistant Aldermen
woro responsible for tho dolay In employing
mare. more nlcn On tho rub!io works, tho Committoo
{1aanod y, bnok through tho 1nes Of policemen to
y tne sieps: Tho crowd Ind endured tho hour OF
a9olay With tolcrabfc patience. and now pressed
tHpfwatu H,e to hear tho report. Mr.. A1aguiro road
c,.raa ho reaalt OF their aearoh OF the records and
btg for ~ r.. Assiean. ~. az Aaormon with rosponsi
=, to!d them what your tlomapds were.n
Added Mr.. DanlsH, aud that II thoy didn't giyo
yon work you would do something for your
aolges. Thoy tfod to smooth tho mnttoe over,
hayo d9no nothing for us, and I don't believe
they will. But don't believe there is man in
tl'a crowd who will lot Ills fauily starvo,'
At this t1oro wore cries OF ~ Lots chuck 'em
oo GUY ;or nd ld tnS kS ono man shouted "Los
~, po you know What Oliver Cromwell did ?"
sa1q g. mr. Dropliy, one Of tho Committee Of Fiyo;
:, He 1ust cleancd tho rasoals o,it Of tho British
House Of parltament, and we ought to follow
lis example hero. We ought to go ID and
throw those wholps ont Of tho windows"
lhls "as loudly cioerod, but nobody seemed
aud part Of the crowd followed them. Thic,
Tennaor REM aa fingered short time but at halt
police marched OH to their prec,ucts. '
IN tho meantime rntnors Of IN impending riot
had circulated throughout tho city, and ut the
Police Central Office action WAS deemed necca-
and 400 police had at half-past II o'clock taken
possession of Union Square. After dispensing
tho few loungera, ho loft squad with orders to
hold the GROUND and prevont any further gather
lug, Tho meeting Of the forenoon had bcon
hesd without police permission.
THE sEyENTEENTM WARD MEETING,
At a meeting Of tho workingn,en Of tie Sew
enteenth Waad Inst evening, committee WAS
appointed to assist In tho great: demonstration
next Thursday, their purpose being to march ia
Tast numbers to tho City Hallaud demand work
at tho hands OF the authorities. Tho meeting
resolved not to cat tho bread Of idenoss, but to
demand work and tho enforcement Of tho eight
lour law and the abolition OF tho contract sys-
tom, They further resolved that II tho Goycrus
mcnt would not give thom work thoy would,
through thoir Committee OF Safety, supply them-
bclVcB with tho nccessaries Of life ind send tlo
bills to tho City Treasurer for payment. They
also demanded reduction of rs per cent oil
rents. and tho suspension Of rcnts to the uneru-
ployed Until tho 1Ht Of May.