The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-22
THE cART1IENs GRIEVANCE.

THE PROTEST AGAINST DIsBEcKKBs sTAEyA-
rIoE RATES.
the dirt sarfmen employed under the street
Cleaning Department met yesterday afternoon a.
tnree O'Clock al Hieernia Hall, Ia Prince street.
Nh. James b. uackett, President o. he Cartmtn's
Association. was In the chair. There are about
$50 or these cartmen n the employ q tho city, and
4 very large number OF them attended the meet
Ing. They are mostly very respectable AMI
hard working class q men, but some Of thel yes-
terday bore traces 81 suffering and grind.
Ing poverty. Mr. Hackers and sevogal
other speakers Bnloided > tale or great naru-
snip and showed that tais worthy class q aborers
has been treated most unlustly aRd outrageousy
~ the ven paid commissioners Of kohces VINO, ol
the lat Of June, reduced their treaty sc9nt wases
from 50 80 70 80 - Pr THIS par tney must pro-
vide horse aud cart, narnoJs, &e.i anu they s4J
t1at after paying 80 month for horae ieca ena
tear ana other incidental expenses, as well - Tor
rainy days tWhen they 90 not WORK.,
TuEr 30 NOT HAVE rBS DOLLARS
q week len 10 live upon. And yet their WORK = ~
q most labcrigus character. occupying them ten
and twelve hours daY, and INJURIOUS 70 he sl.a'
being nos altogether done In the night
Tncy claim thag the new rates are lower
tnan have ever been N vogue: W 70 Dc
that OAR the pay was reduced 70 81 SO, but on
March 1, 1874 Il was arain raised 20 the old rsts.
ON August i 1874. n Was again cnt Gown 70 - eVs
and on June 81 the present gear IN ther redac-
tl0n Of twenty-five cents day was dccfeel IN
consequence or tN3A REDUCTION hN3 Ntc1i Nhh W@AG
already before ia ptrtaoe circumstances, are now,
as they say snail starved, p ana their appearance
would certainly indicate that they speak sas
truth.
Yx-coRoHER YoUNo's REMARKS.
Ex-COroner Young, Wh0 addressed the nestihEi
was received Win great enthusiasm. ~ eA-
pressed his sincere sympathy Tor tbem and PIE ~
oiemaliOn al tnis reduction Of their pay % WAS
were Absolutely starvation rates.N Hc hau eeea
MAYOR Nicklarn, nc sad, and that gentle man 100
promised % DO ali ne could IN 0rdef ~
restore The pay 70 the od rates II u was ieaslDe'
ID was = shame that these commissioners dFtnS.
ing champagne, wearing aids and paid So,0p9 =
year, should want honest w0rknNnen 70 starVos
Fx.C0foner Young. whose speech was In a0mir2-
bic temper ad Viaed the men not 70 strike, but 70
was vita taem, and that The good scase " VIC
community would sustain them. nc urged tuclh
not 70 give their votes again 20 mea VINO thus
abused their trust, anu 20 support 0nly sacL men
Ex-C0roner Youngs speech was frequently inter-
rupyed by applause.
The Chairman said that II Tammany Hal oid not
change tue programme IN regard 20 TINS lADor
question II would have q sad story 70 tel aiter
next November. III Mr. Kelly don't 70 70 these
men, whom be has placed 10 ONCE through your
votes aud make tAem give tie W0IAnglA8h ~
cent wages 90 which they can i've, thcn yvu haVe
heard tue Last Of she democrAtlc party" tA0-
plause.l -.
Mr.. James O'Hara suggested, with grim eumor,
that gne only way 70 cOnvince Da0echer 81 the
fact shat tney were hungry would De 70 Knock
hum down. then he would believe Is. usAughtefl
pie READY 20 work for S. rs DAY but how many
would Se ready TO work Ia MS place Tor $1,000 .
il was then resolved 10 attend the mass meeting
Of laDOrcrs AZ she cooper Institute, and ~ ave
O'CLOCK the msennE adjourned.