The Morning herald., 1876-07-21
V0RnNGNEN EN MAssE
A Demand for Relief
laboIeIs Asking for Bread
THE MEETING LAST NIGHT
CITY COUNCIL
THE MEETING LAST NIGHT
Fatal Railroad Accident
THE:WORKINGMEN.

THE:WORKINGMEN.
A Mass Meeting at the CITY Hail. Oar Me- |
chanics and Laborers Demanding Re |
Hef-Martin Farrell advocating the Tn
tereat ofthe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
ResOlssttoass. s@1 a@ W.
A large number Of the mechanics aud la
borers of our city assembled at the City
Hall last evening, in response to the an
nouncement that meeting in the interest
of the workingman would be called.
The meeting was organized by calling
Martin Farrell to the chair; and making
Hanson Mills, Secretary.
On motion one gentleman from each ward0f
the city was appointed to prepare resolutions
as follows;
First ward, Michael Murphy; Second
ward, James Dugan; Third ward, James
McGlinchey Fourth ward, j. j. Toner 4
Fifth ward, P. W. Kane Sixth ward, Geo.
Hebener Seventh ward, Thomas J. Bowen,
Eighth ward, W. H. Pierce; Ninth ward,
Edwin c. Knight; Tenth ward, James
Burk.
The committee at once retired to prepare
the resolutions, and while gone, Mr.. Far
rell, in response to q call, addressed the,
meeting for few moments substantially,
| as follows:
| lfy Fsllow Workmen:-
This meeting is not called at the request
of any political party, or for any race or
color. It is meeting of the workingmen
of our city, assembled here for the common
interest of themselves, their families and
their fellow men.
am glad that this meeting has been
called, and only regret that 1t was not done
six or eight weeks ago. You men have not
been as fully alive to your own interests as
you should have been in this matter. You
should have demanded that those men who
are on that councis floor tonight, should
give ear to your condition. But do you
know what they are doings Trying who
can make the most political capital to work
on during the campaign.
l ask you, gentlemen, what has brought
this general depression in business upon
our once prosperous city; and what is the
reason that we see men, day by day, stand
ing about the street corners; some demoral-
ized, others pitching quoits for amusement;
and still larger number with baskets on
their arm, begging from door to door.
Yet, tonight, my fellow workmen, can
truthfully say, that l hearl men in thvt
Council Chamber say that "Vote for us and
you can demand your own terms" But
let me call your attention tonight to the
condition of the Cool Spring Reservoir.
Already more than $3.50, O,OOO have been ex-
pended.
Is it to be wasted? Is it to be left in that
bank of earth? Are you and to receive NO
benefit from II? There Is way by which
, the work can be completed. Only about
} 100000 are asked for its compile
, pletion. Let the Reservoir be
inortgaged; viii stand responsible. There
Il are men in this city,, with money, who
would take mortgage upon 1t. Don't lei
It be said that $3.50 900 of the peoples money
has been sunk In that bank of earth!
l do think that the reasons of the Cover
nor for not convening the legislature are
rather "thin."
Men who car sit in wealthy homes ani
look over their broad acres, don't know
y what it is to have their children cry fO
bread, as know many of you here to.nigh
do, or vii. before the year is over.
The committee here returned and pre-
sented the following preambles and resolu.
tions:
WILMINGTON, July 20, 1876.
Whereas, there are at the present tim
not less than $500 unemployed working.
men, citizens of our city representing a
least SEQ families, the majority of whicl
are or will be in short time destitute, ant
believing relief can and should be given t.
said unemployed men by the City Council
of Wilmington at once, which would keel
J. themselves and families above want.
> AND, WHEREAS, the City of VIII
a. mington has large work know
n as the Cool Spring Reservoir, sus
suspended at the present time for want o
: funds to complete the same. At the las
" meeting of Council, with but three dissent
ing votes, Messrs. Lichenstine, Febige
and Jones, q committee was appointed t
wait upon his Excellency, the Governor
Jno. P. Cochran. and requesting him t
convene the General Assembly to enable tn
}, city to obtain power TO issue bonds to com
plete the Cool Spring Reservoir, which re
i'd suited, as We are informed through tn
u. columns of the press, In refusal upon tn
part of his Excellency, the Governor, t
convene the General Assembly for that pul
pose.
AND WHEREAS, His Excellency does nc
consider the condition of our unemploye
citizens as sufficient to convene the Gener,
Assembly for the purpose of authorizin
Ia, our City Council to issue bonds for th
to amount sufficient to complete the Coz
N Spring Reservoir, which would in q measul
H. rmeliOrate our condition and enable us
v. pay our taxes now due, supply our familit
lies and save our little home
Mt from the hands of the sheriff
a; also saving to the city anadditionaleS 900
~ ~ S4O, 900 which be would required to.fnish ii
a "a work in its present condition, where II le
ID unfinished during the coming winter, and
~ WHEREAS, .It u with feelings Of regr'
Z. that Ms FsnSaace ths Isasoas aaa!gns4 N I.