The sun., 1893-08-14
STREETCLEANERSI DEBATE.
UNIFORMED sWEEPERs WANT TO JOIN
THE DRIYERy TRADE UNION.

Mr.. Hurhes Can't Understnnd why He Was
DisohnrGcd and No Italian Wns-Mr. Dun
lew Postr Him About Glasses 4, =. aud a
The Executive Board OF the Street Cleaners
Protective Association, composed OF drivers
Of Street Cleaning Department carts. had a
great time at $50 East Sixteenth street yester-
day afternoon. where they met to discuss their
grievances. Representatives OF the drivers
from the eight stables Of the department were
present, as we'll as number Of the uniformed
sweepers. some OF them recently discharged,
who. though not represented in the associa-
tion. came to sec fair. Michael Kennedy was
Chairman.
"Ye are here" he said. ito act in an or
dherly manner. and not to be making oma-
dhauns OF yourselves"
80 We will. Mr.. Kennedy, so we WILL"
chorused the assembly.
I'VE are here" Mr.. Kennedy went on. Ito
settle our grievances peaceably and with hon
orabilty. EAppause.l We must keep the con-
fldence OF the public We're not going to ask
for anything we don't want. As to tying up.
we didn't say that at ALL Mr.. Andrews is n
gentleman. and I'm not a-going to say any
thing against him. Now IL any OF ye has any
thing to say ye can say IT.
James hughes. one OF the sweepers who had
been discharged. cried:
lneTo y u lou sulu ABOUT uTlNeTs. NOW
/ want to know where the .sweepers come In. !"
Con Dunlevy. the President Of the drivers
1.-THE sweerers want help we ain,t the m en-
never helped us. Let them come decently 10;
@ fore , our Board and q, ask to Join us. and well
80, "A9yShin said the Chairman. "That's tho
DAY sn,s IN ian m on ssns @ss
kill a Turk. We're gettin' the kick an the
hard word all the timc. We've too many bosses
plant to make about us when she sits stitch
stitching all day IN her windy. an then we're
us rsceve Rt open
his lst land wild Gods help we'll do it"
The Secretary Of the meeting. whose name
Vas was Johnson: wanted to know Why In thunder UNDER
81 500 JAY year eash ani spend ali t6elr time in
saloons. They had twenty days off each year
Hs sGd 9% hS Wh Il e. hs Wsna bo
$4,000 year left to pay for more street
cleaners
an Irishman and Democrat for twenty-five
years and they've laid me off, There's nine
Eyetalians in my district. an they put an Eye
Italian in my place. It's damn shame. lSen-
r. Ia5 an didRs a, touch wan single E'etaian.
Good boy" from the audience.
How'd on" said the Chairman" we can't
have any rel igion or race preIudices here
Hear, hear
Every man in the place wanted to speak md
the Chairman hogan TO tear his hair.
=" II tell ye the outs an ins OF it." said Con
Dunleyy.
Will ye be quietp" said the Chairman.
It's this-a-wAy." said Dunlevy. They make
q divide of the men in three classes. class
wan is the men who does their work an gets
their money Class two ia the men who arc
able to work. hut out of laziness or divilment
don't do 1t. Glass three ie tho men who is in
capariat.d for the work"
The Chairman declared that Dunlevy was
not speaking TO the point. ana Dunisvy. shift
ing hi9 ground. said that the doctor OF the de-
pnrtment should be made to earn his living.
Hughes and others" he said. and earn his
salary like the est OF u.s." iArplause.l
Hughes said he represented Harlem. and
every Harlem man VINO chased broom was
aching to organize.
A resolution was passed to appoin. a COM
mittee to wait upon Commits ssoner Andr ews
and ask him to reappoint the extras he had