The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-11
They Hold a Mass Meeting at
Cooper Institute.
EXHAUSTIVE RESOLUTIONS.
More Money for Public Works and
Less for Salaries.

ton Of the salaries OF city officials, the ON
ployment or the working people on the public
works, the embeshing Of the city, so az 10 attract
people to instead OF driving Them away; the build
ing the spots Ut the city 50 as TO
render real valuable and enable IL better
10 bear the burdens OF taxatlon, and, anally. the
Iocazing OF legislation affecting the city TO city on
GERS elected by tho people, that New ork should
be governed by officers Of its choosing instead Of
being ruled by the Legislature al Albany The
speakers were John B. Haskln, Cbauncey Shafler,
Simeon &. Church and James D. McCielland Tho
proceedings were enlivened with music by brass
band.
Ar. John B. Haskin was elected chairman Of the
meelipg and said Il proposed 10 start organ.
ization 10 redeem the city from misrue and from
oppressive taxation. The people should rise TO
sense OF Impending evs, and force upon the Legisa-
turc at Albany reduction Of salaries and retrcncn-
ment IN expenses. The city debt was now over
$llS, 600 900 tho taxation $50, 600, over
$4,000 900 OF which was spent In tho payment OF
salaries When everything else was depreciEing tho
salaries OF officials Kept AZ tho inflated amounts
of tho old Ring times A bill had been sent 10 the
Legislature asking for tho immediate reduction OF city
salaries twenty per cent was reported 10 the Assem-
bly, but another bill substituted Tor II
giving the Board OF Apportionmsnt power TO reduce
the appropriations for labor $20Oo,oOo More labor
was wanted-not less (Appause.) II seemed as
though cabal existed 10 the different parties TO pro.
themselves In public plumber from the rights OF
the psopie The city government should be con-
Quoted on purely business principles. Mr. Haskin
concluded by showing how tho debt Of New York citv
had been expanded out OF all proportion with its
needs and greater ratio than the expenses OF the
nation or OF many other large cities in the Union
VICE PRESIDENTS
list OF wee presidents was then read many Of
whom were greeted with applause. Among the names
were the .oilowing:-Pessr Cooper, William Cullen
BRYANT, Edward Cooper, Homer Morgan, Congressman
Nicholas Muller. ex.Mayor Gunther. John Blgelow,
John H. Sherwood, wiISon G. Hunt. John J. Towns
meyer s; William IL. woOD, cx-judgs samuel
Jones. Gustav sshwao, Wand Vanderbilt n Allen,
George Law COLGATE. '01 David e. ones p.a
Lawrence Turnure, James Fitzgerald, William HurI-
burt. r. B. Mooney, James Daley, Nicholas Houghton
OF about twenty i've secretaries was also read. The
chief secretary was Alfred T. AckerL
RESOLUTIONS
After these oficers had been elected Mr.. Robert B.
Noopey read the following resolutions, which were
UNANIMOUSLY adopted:-
The city democracy here in mass meeting assembled
seneirs saa in the YORK .aaID
rue statement Of facts and therein contanea as
approves request the Legislature pr.mpy pass
resolaon proposed io the app ntmeni q
edged honesty and capacity 20 report rorthwtn to them
Tor their S % p'upv' 1,. :" rsaaee
nc least 81 100000 these alone nay
the levy tor his year ana more than 2OooOo
in the Assembly shan reform Intended
A. fraud upon on. people That e
body not elected BY the peoDis
power IS in the state and should
be and ,s ny: s1s,sssd ~ T. do
compSlsory :. rsaass any ...ase: save ,as Mayor In
from their present exorbtant amounts to sloOW each
and iew other salaries. 20 over $500 per an
the Board Apportioment diminis appropriations OF
The the i 70 he ~ $40
the 1870 leaving me year and our saxrayns
same aggregate taxst,on Of tho last ycu.
fraud and corruption and cali tho senate and
srnor 50 defeat ITS passage " its present shape
the law cre.ing and ecais1ins legislative s.a q
;u,ionsisy having n,ly been ably cont,.sd By Mr.
IL therefore behooves the aegislaturs itself TO act
necessity ior in municipal expenses
without evasion or attempting 70 deesatc ,he owa eowe,
no. seet by .hs peope g. thar pu pose ana wh. re,
caoa to prpetuste their own power and defeat the
people Of their rights q rstrsnehmens:
main charter OF 1880 with Legislative and
i'm Common council convened with the same executive
hs Mayor conferred Sy that sn.:r aud wih
the osnenl effects nasionai po
esoivcd, That favor a constitutional amendment
proh,biling any increase Of our city deot beyond
To- M s sss a1n n, os. q. ass
Resolved inat srs in favor q the Improvement and
for transportation so that employment be Afforded
hs""ed 'D shepebY That we are so IN OF favor
.hs early e.mpls,ion :. AZ! q our Municipal IN
luz ana running OF all the elevated railroads
away Into New jersey aud eewners the Vicinity u his
metropolis must DC induced 70 come back where they prop
transit No more Than nyo esns' per passengsr up
Tor any distance above there within me boundaries
q s s . sr Other s soad Ss snssa Ss
local trains, wit, sis !, .s,ns rannn. through or
lem. charged tho Third avenue iorse naroad with
Their large aiydends declared ader the rate Of cA.ss
running local trains would be pronsoie and
~ H. We also isvr .aneiens appropriation 70 be made
At the present session Of tor ,as Harlem River Inn
now setore the Legfsistae 1.ges deduct
such b. the Of the from the interest accruns
this state fr investment would prevent the ioann
acaling In" o. ine principal payment nearly all
NOR, sse. due. won'a s.o III. wheels Of progrss
corp ratons tswindin insurance companies. savings
i"ssia.on Which 1o~ osamps hanares o. milton. II eg@
property H. this city the state TO the injury
aviaua an cspt lists also the oanyie.
public interest," DEGRADING TO honest. hard-workng
mechanics and tradesmen; as posc passage
tue dill 10 the Assembly destroying four
6uhs vote nppropriaticns OF money by our Common
Council ANA the substitution Of the two-thirds vote
In the place Thereof his Is new propo-
coalition OF political ogarchs eontrollins the
~ this cty We also the OF the
unjust Apporhonaest oil reportea W Assem.yman A..
whca this city aud BROOKLYN will cheated ont
q seven ada, nal msmssrs q the Lssisissue TO which
passage Of b u spportioum.nt also oppose the
D ~ s's ss.s s,ss.s sSs w. anu
Bsrger--to fuh avenue. 1his looks like job No
Is This others ire
paving. their pavinx would give needed employment 20
labor should b. dons gndor exisu Law by the
proper department oi the government having charge
vt such works.
Resolved. That the taxpayers city require the use
OF their taken IN taxes aud assessments applied ~
prontAb,s expenditures on pabo works. when shall tend
other thinEs 20 give employment 70 the mechanics
and aborng poo. who are anxious and willing 70 wors ons
prevented and Ia the interests OF cormorsnt oncc hod
We insist on the immediate reduction Of tue city pay
rolls In ~ least twenty-five from the enormous sal
aries being paid repest The expenses OF the
city government Of New lorx weigh too heavily upon
thousands Of people be tolerated ch longer In
OF useless onceolders maintained "ut OF the
public hs poll heal ambition OF the he o.
iticai club arousing deep and general Indignation
which with tresn revelation OF the pirit IN
which the Affairs Of New YORK city c,,n Quoted
lnatth linn dase