Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-21

Council so to do, employment can be given
to a large force of men for some time, which
will enable them to live through the coming
winter therefore,
Be ii ResolUed, That we, the working
men of Wilmington, in mass meeting as
sembled, demand from the City Council
that work on the Cool Spring Reservoir be
resumed at once, and that as many men be
given employment as can possibly be
worked to an advantage, without regard to
political parties, race or color, provided,
however, that they are citizens of our city.
And be ii further ReSolued, That in the
event of the City Council failing to pass an
ordinance for want of authority upon which
money can legally be borrowed that they
(the City CounciD be requested to issue city
warrants, bearing interest at per cent
from time Of issue until paid, pledged upon
loan yet to be authorized by act of the
General Assembly for the completion ~
Cool Spring Rerervoir. III
And RESOLVED, That we recommend tGA X
working men and citizens whose intei@&ss
are languishing by the stagnati0n of bust
ness in our city caused by the working mel
being idle, to cease patronizing, either by
advertising, or subscription, those papers
who have 30 hastily endorsed the action o.
our Governor in this manner thereby ig
noring the deplorable condition of the Ia
boring class of our citizens.
And ResOlUed, That committee fror
each ward of the city be appointed by the
chair to present this preamble and resoll
tion to his honor, the Mayor, and City Coun.
Gil, with pledges upon our part of conform
ity to the law 80 far as we possibly can with
the assurance that ourselves aud those
whom we love shall not suffer or starve by
any act or negligence on the part Of His
HOnns n Moxrpr and (Itu No1pRil
Before the adoption of the resolutions
G. O. Carpenter, of the 1st Ward, Ga boss
on the reservoir under Mr.. Canby's admin
istration,) proposed to amend so that the
provision against discrimination for Msitl-
cal reasons should be obligatory anT not
discretionary. He said that he wou.d as
sert, without fear of successful conEsdic-
ton, that there had not been under the
Democratic administration, single Rpub-
lican employed on the basin, who was Known
to have voted the Republican ticket asst
Fall.
In conformity to the last resolution, Mr.
Farrell named the following committee
COMMITTEE TO WAIT ON COUNCIL.
Miles Burke, chairman (grocer); Peter
U. Furry, Carpenter and builder, member
Board of Education) Charles Bedford,
(printer, now employed); Alex j. Hart (pro-
VlSlOn ucsler, nrnn OF dAfu ~ BrOtnerJ
Thomas Kane, (carpenter); Robert F.
Wright, (carpenter) Thomas j. Bowen,
(boss bricklayer and contractor); E. G. Pat
terson, (machinist); Jas. j. Walker, (sash.
maker)
All the foregoing are Democrats, R. F.
Wright, of the Sixth Ward, possibly ex'
cepted.
A resolution asking the Council to take
into consideration an immediate perfckm
ance of work on certain streets, which VII
have to be done in tho opurso or tirl@E-lAS s
/ adopted.
The meeting then adjourned until Satnr
day evening at 80, Mr.. Farrell intimatinl
that a special meeting Of Council would b'
held this evening, so that the committed
would be ready to report tomorrow eve
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