The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-03-13
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

MEETING OF rHE W AsHIsSToS sKATiSo CLun.
Last night . meeting OF the above club was
held In the rooms Of tho Board Of Trade, the oh.
The trsa.arer for the past SEASON. Mr. William
II. Clagett, president, presided, with Mr.. IL. A.
The chair said the season had been successful
beyond his expectation, and the club was out Of
debt, and there was a small balance in the treas
ury. He then read the following report from the
DEnn sIH hsye on HAND at this dsts
as follows: balance cash on hand, as per ao-
count rendered LIST September, 1851, s5oj.oi; re-
sfR Psi1 ssis mfPR %yy
ments-Paid out for building, excavation and
other improvements, labor services, music and
on hand, til7.75. The account for purchase of
property from Columbia College stands thus /;
$1,000; paid to Columbia College on account Of
Purchs,s Money money Game ne AMOUNT LOO; NY &C;
for examination as usual.
Very respectfully, -, ~ .---
". dSsr ,Ssn fhat tSc time of the
lease OF the grounds by the club would expire
next ys and 4 was that the mem
the owners, the 0oiumbisn College. The prop.
erty offered to the club last season for ~ 900,
which he considered very cheap, and himsclfand
few other gentlemen had anticipated the action
Of the meeting BY raising sl,ooo' which they paid
balance in three years with interest. He and
5000 which was to issue thirty notes Of 800, to
be taken by that number Of members. This
money would be considered a loan to the club,
and to be redeemed In three years, with Interest.
Himself and the treasurer had taken the grounds
and he and MI. Bestor had obligated themselves
that the other 45 900 would be paid the owners.
In regard to assessments, he sdyoested another
declined worthy Of embership. NV ~
He had been president of the club for two
years, and had enjoyed but little skating, and
hoped next year some young enterprising person
.yosla be chosen chosen for the Preside6cy: Many q
Tickets to uncles, aunts, and cousins, some of
whom had net paid the assessment use He took
the park, and hoped the club would declare their
stock cancelled n they did not come forward
and next i aSt then paid the
sold for $40 each and the s5 paid back to the
original holder in order to keep the membership
Of the club to Its original number of 500.
Mr.. Fague here suggested that money could
be saved the club By working at repairs during
the SUMMER months
month, and he could not be expected to do much
work for that sum. There was not much money
principaily looked to to foot the bills and there
fore he acted very economically great deal OF
work could not be done with very little money
and he was cautious In expanding II but II gen.
tlemen would come forward and give $40 or s25,
instead of petty Vs. assessment, and kick at that
make needed improvements.
Mr.. Smith asked II any action could be taken
at this meeting In regard to the delinquent share
the Chair. Ya.j If there are hfty members
No house was then counted, ard but IS were
present-two less than quorum.
Several members then maintained that no
business could be transacted without quorum.
Mr., Smith then said the meeting was an In
formal one, and suggested that the club put the
shares OF delinquents up At auction and let mem.
bers bid, when they would bring more than $40
per share. He also asked II n would be advisa-
BILE to advertise the delinquents' stock for sale,
that they might come forward ara, ana redeem III
sary, for he knew them all, and they were asking
~ and ~ per share without the assessment
Dr. Lowrie asked whether a person owning
two shares could rent out one.
The decision was, IL mattered not how many
shares person owned, he was only entitled to
visit the park with his family on one share, and
could not loan the others out.
transfers in the books, when the Chair said 1t |
was impossible to get all the transfers properly
elssed n the books last season. but the secretary
Upon being asked whether the books showed |
the nsmes whish had been transferred, the Sec
Rotary replied thGt the books showed nothing, |
but II let alone he would get them straight.
The meeting being informal, 1t suggested
that the president appointa committee OF ten |
to canvas the matter among the members In re-
gard to the purchase of the park.
The Chair said II no action was taken by the
elub few private gentlemen proposed to buy 1t
and sell the club out, as the terms of the lease
to the club expired next year.
Mr.. Fagne asked II 1t would not be well to ad-
joarn the meeting until Saturday night
The Chair No, sir; will not adjourn the |
meeting until something Is definitely done. He
then invited members to come forward and take
the notes, which are to be secured by a deed OF
trust on the grounds, payable In three years with
interest. twas only n loan to the club.
Considerable running debate here took place,
which Is OF no interest to the public, after which
a committee OF ten was appointed for the object
named.
Among those who subscribed for notes of the
elub, having In view the purchase of the grounds,
were Alexander Adamson, $500 3. I. Savage,
t2Ooj and s. @. Frazier, 600.