The morning call., 1894-01-24
WORK IN THE PARK
Married Men Given the
Preference.
The Committee Compelled to Reduce
the Force of Men Working
in the Park.

There were few unused tickets among the
unemployed yesterday. Superintendent Nc
Laren reported that over 2600 men were at
work, and as that approaches the total number
Of tick cts which have been issued by the CON-
mittee. there were very few absences.
But such an army of workmen is depicting
the cash balance D the treasuTer's hands very
rapidly, and a well-attended meeting OF the
Citizens Executive Committee was held at the
Merchants Club yesterday for the purpose Of
considering the situation and devising some
plan by which the most deserving of the men
may be kept at work, and the movement for
the relief of the unemployed not forced TO sus-
pend It's work, which seems but fairly begun.
The total amount of cash received by Treas
urer Daniel Meyer up to last night was
S4S, POI. this together with $4,000 in avail
able subscriptions making IN all about SD, 600,
while the expenditures. including Yesterdays
payroll, foot up $4,000, just half OF the
amount which has bren naced in the COM
mittee's hands. But with he number Of men
at work who were in the park yesterday the
balance would not last two weeks.
The committee, therefore, decided TO begin
TO reduce he force, and ordered that the
tickets issued on January 8, 6 and z be can
celed. There are 1880 OF these, and the num-
Der of men at work in the park to-day will
accordingly be reduced by that number. The
committee has kent full faith with these men.
! in that they have all been provided with more
than Ten days work, which was the amount
| originally promised But they had Increased
| so rapidly that the funds on hand and in sight
were wholly inadequate to carry on the WORK
| on such large scale.
| But It is not the intention to Law all of these
men off permanently AS fast as possible the
committee Will relnstate those wbc can bring
| proper credentials that they are married men,
! or have Others living in Ibis city who are de-
pendent on them, aud also that the workmen
/ themselves are citizens, as ii Is the positive
/ intention OF the committee not TO issue any
mere tickets TO those who have recently come
| TO the city,
! 1t was stated on the authority of Superin.
/ tendent McLaren ana OF the police officers
| stationed at The park that about twO-tblrds of
the men went to and returned from work each
day on the several streetcar lines centering at
the PARK. The committee estimated that this
| was equal TO from 500 TO 81 90 day paid In
streetcar fares to the railroad Companies and
| the secretary was requested to Write to the
several street railway companies asking them
TO contribute TO the relief fund a sum equal TO
that received from these men.
| The Park Commissioners presented a CON-
| muncation showing the large amount of money
which had been expended by them In connec-
| ton with the work in The park in the way of
purchasing tools and furnishing supplies TO the
| worhmen.
/ 1t was further stated that unless macadam
was put on the work done by the men the
winds which sweep over the park would soon
| undo much OF IL and the shifting sands would
| leave few traces of what had been accomplished
| by he army OF the unemployed. But 10 mac
adamiZe would necess ltale the hiring of num-
| Der of teams, which the present condition of
! the Commissioners exehequer would not per-
nit. and the committee was therefore requested
| 10 furnish twenty-five teams SO that the work
now being done would prove a permanent I'M
| provement. The reasOnableness Of the request
was apparent and the committee at once de-
| eide TO put the teams at the disposal OF the
Commissioners.
MIR. Spreckels called attention to the fact that
| the speed ira ok had been neglected of late and
| suggested that a few of the teams and detach-
| ment OF the men be put at work getting IL into
| better condition. The idea was adopted by the
committee ard will be put into execution at
once.
The Holly Park Improvement Club sent In a
communication asking he committee to use It's
influence 10 have the $4,000 which has already
been appropriated for work in Holly Park eX-
pended at this time. The matter was referred
to Mayor Ebert.
The following amounts were received by
Treasurer Daniel Nj yer: Cash $40. Sather
Banking Company 500. Herman Schusser
500, doubtful wager $50, San Bernardino
BOrax Manufacturing Company S25, cash So,
State pilots 500, e. Lehman SO, Midway
Pasance S25, Miss Phelan 500, Santiago
Arrilloga So. his five children 50, BBaruch
Newman q Co. SO, Harris Bros. s. Co. S5. L.
L. Jones & Co. 80, j, W. Grace & Co. $3.50,
Henry LuDd $50, Lyman Bros. S25, WEIGH s.
Co. 500. AvIDZa HaywaTds $3.50. MoD,ealegre
g. Co. S25, George Marcus & Co. $50. JamesW.
Hart SO. G. w. MeNear $50. w. Lola & Co.
So, Sutton s Partridge 50 90, Dallemand & Co.
$40, Butler s. Bendixen so.