New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-10
BIG .SLYS" MASS MEETING.
BUILDING OF THE RAPID TRANSIT TUN-
MEL URGED.
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP OF STREET RAILWAYS
ADvOCATED-CoNTROLLER CoLER SENDS
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LETTER on THE SUBJECT.
| The mass meeting called by Typographical Union
| No and the Allied Printing Trades Cooper
! Union last night did not bring out a large crowd.
and long after o'clock there were many vacant
seats. The meeting called TO discuss rapid
| transit
owen ]. Klndeon called the meeting to order.
He said the people had voted for rapid transit;
and the meeting was non-potcal gathering
| called to enforce the peoples mandate and awake
| the sleeping gent OF rapid transit" He then told
in detail OF the strike The Sun and called that
newspaper the "1shmael Of journalism"
John II Delaney. president OF Typographical
| Union No g. then spoke He apologized FOR Mr..
! Kindeon's straying from the subject. and intro
/ duced Samuel seabury. a lawyer. who spoke In
/ favor Of city ownership OF railroads.
Mr Seabury aroused enthgsiasm by declaring I'M
! equivocally for the public ownership OF public
utilities and monopoles" He caused some laugh
/ ter by referring 70 the mysterious movements Of
| Mr. Croker. and suggested that he be asked about
/ the ctys ability to its own street railroads.
/ He said It looked strange that this question Of
rapid transit ia revived the eve OF an election.
II had once been voted on. and the officials should
/ be compelled to respect the peoples voice. He ad-
/ vocated q demand FOR the public ownership OF all
the street railways and said It would remove the
| greatest source OF municipal corruption
/ Mr. Kendelon then read a set OF resolutions
that the work sHall be done By and exclusively
under the Jurisdiction and control OF the city OF
! New York by days work and not by contract
with private parties" The authorities are asked
not forget that only union labor must be en-
! poyed in building the system. only union wages
/ paid only eight hours day worked and that the
work OF building the rapid transit tunnel system
/ be- begun Immediately. with a view, first, 10 the
interests and comfort OF the citizens Of the city OF
/ New York and. second to put 10 work as many
| as possible OF the large number Of unemployed IN
| our city"
The following letter from Controller Bird : Coer'
sent from Millbrook y. Y. and dated SEPTEMBER
! 9. read:
John 2ea3eX Esq P Sd4 T%yPSsYY@RRR'oa
! regret that II is impossible for me 10 atISno
his eyenng the mass msetng qha advocacT OF the
! immediate construction Of work upon the rapid
what has been said SO many times before in advo-
cacy OF rapid transit tunnel which should be
/ built and controlled by the city Of New-York The
proposition q the municipal ownepshiP 81 Ine n sre1
use IS one which am wholly and unreservedy
The city Of New-York should obtain all the bene-
| fits from this great enterprise and II can only 90
80 .! TsKhs tne sbnregsI 5s the people % the
constitutional amendment which will be voted upon
az me me. ne4 - he limit o. The greater
cities debt obligations the ability Of the municipal
! 81 ~ 0o0 and enable financially not only 20
undertake the building OF the rapid transit fgnne
/ clrrv on all Other works OF public Improvement
! In the Advocacy OF tho rapid transit feature We
/ must not lose sight OF another great public utility
! - sibways owned and controlled by the city The
| returns obtained from a subway system such as
! mean a large added revenue 70 the city
The construction OF the subway at the same
y n The vii" !5 t4S b 5HGes Especy important the
! subway both in View OF the present uses to which
U NUT and "A |gn
| uses which viii b. developed BY the march of
/ invention We now have conduits for electric hsnt
/ telephone and telegraph wires. gas. not and coid
! The U.s. OF these Inventions and their number
1 propositon Of municipal ownership demands that
/ the city should derive the benefit from the fran
ont and control all franchises OF q Ike nature IN
me ttuTe Ias ems for ali line 10 thu people in
whose interests the work should be undertaken
labor also turn attention to the Advancement Of the
subway proposition and see 70 II that legisla.
a.. .atT'n subway sirnutaneouslt with the tunnel.
should he glad 70 confer personally with YOU and
important that nothing should be lost sight OF
during the present excitement over InunC1paa
/ fairs The other side s always awake the peopie
snouo Do JUST Dc BIRD 5. COLER Controller.
/ Mr. Coler's letter was received with great APP
/ pause
/ \ man arose az this time and demanded that his
resolution should be read and acted on. Chairman
Delaney stated that the only resolutions that would
! be discussed were those just read. The resolutions
offered were that the only means OF securing nu-
/ uIcipal ownership were through the ooclalist'c
Labor party ,..,.- .. n vote
/ Chairman Delaney put the re@olutions 20 d 'O'e'
and they were adopted unanimously. 49,,
l. ; Bedford then came forward ana ann y.ir
that he was a member OF TypoKraphlca. I M M
No He held a manuscript In ms hanu. anu
waved II aloft He demanded that MS resolu'IoIls
no rad Chairman Delaney said mat me ohiy
| resolutions which the meeting had anything 70 40
with were those which were adopted -. IA
+ II demand that nv resolutions be read sa a
Bedford Il don't want any fake sprung on ''''S
meeting the public. 49,, roa.o-d
was persistent but the crowd yelled, ana ne ''oA
his seat sz...- rob, r Rovd
He smoke In advocacy OF municipal ownership On
! brnaf lines and closed with an historian reWeN
y, tho greater leaders Of all times 1T,
They came without exception rom me , La,,H9
~ he workers ne said. Moses was WorHlns-
nan ,ha great reformers Of Greece ana ROM
were OF the proletaran army; Lincoln "TIksutr 80
Grant came from his lowly station 70 !sao 10
donns victorious legons SO Is Il with that 3Inea
Tsarlass leader OF the people, that greaI !r'O NJ
~ he masses william jennings Bryan Nj
prvan's name was received with cheers ~
Robert NJ Campbell was the !ast spec Ext n n
lenrecate ted the demonstration IN faVor OF d cano.
Gsfs and said ne had always oeen peu uIG'
/ IN, hat the Democrats are Ike the hepuoCAls az
10 good The workingmen saiVatOA, ne Ue-
,iared lies with their own pohtcal party
/ Tbe meeting then adjourned