Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-06
The National Fair Grounds Associa-
ton.

| tion nan last evening, and there vas large
attendance. Mr.. W. NJ. Gait presided, and read
| the call for the meeting. Mr.. r. H.-Spindle was
| the SecretSry.
INCREASE OF TEE CAPITAL STOCK.
Mr.. James S. Edwards offered a resolution
that the capital stock zoe inereasedte S100, 000
and that all subscrptieas be paid ia tnll by May
| 1st next, adopted.
The committee on hy-laws-Mr. D. G. Rock,
| chairman-submitted report, which was read
| by Mr.. Edwards secretary, and explained by
Mr.. Simon Wolf, who said they should not be
deluded with the idea that the DIVIDENDS would
| be Is per cent, and If they received for some
| years but 4 per cent in cash and the balance in
glory and renown, they should be satisfied
| That was about what the government pays, and
| they should be satisfied with that amount.
| PROPOSED RESTRICTION OF VOTES VOTED DOWN.
The report was then read again by sections
and when that In relation toToting was reached
! Mr.. Frank Hume moved that no shareholder
| should have more than FIVE votes, and said
| that some such amendment would prevent the
association becoming close corporation. Mr.
| Cochran favored the restriction Of votes. Mr..
| Blackburn, in the course of some remarks, said
few years ago 30e9O negroes, il is stated, voted
| the taxes ON us which we have not yet got
| ridden OF. He did not think It was fair, after
| men bad taken some ten shares Of stock,
| to say to them yeu can't vote on them.
MI. George Holmes said it was those appointed
| who had brought this mischief upon us. Mr.
| J. B. Wilson said that five votes were enough
| for any enc man, Mr.-COchraD said that he h6d
never thought that money was substitute for
| for any one. Mr.. Wolf asked what will prevent
| the bondholder transferring his stock to his
| family, so that all Of it could be represented;
| they would find some way to 'wlap the devil
round the stump" Mr.. Blackburn urged that
| it would not be square dealing now to say to
| those having over five shares, 1--WE iave your
said that five votes should satisfy any man.
Most of the stockholders had but one vote, and
| five would be q fair average. Gen. Bacon moved
to lay Mr.. Hulnes motion on the table: carried,
Al to II.
When the section providing the books Sf Ould
be open to inspection OF shareholders was read,
Mr.. Dean moved to strike out the words land
shareholders" and urged that if they had a
board OF directors in which they had confidence
they Should be satisfied. Mr.. Wolf said the
gentleman was, with others, interested ia a
company In which the arbitrary action Of 6i-
reotorS was one cause OF complaint, and the Oh
lection seemed queer, coming from that quar-
ter. While there may be some who would at
tempt to make uphill work. he was in favor
OF making the institution democratic one,
ready to satisfy the masses Let it go out that
they have notking to conceal. Mr.. Blackburn
said that he had some little concern for The poor
secretary, and recently he had had some expe-
rience by acting as secretary for Mr.. Dean, and
he related that one imam had called twenty-SiX
times to examine the books as to one little item.
Nj. DuncanSon moved to lay Mr. Deans melton
on the table; lost. Mr.. Dent offered a SubSti-
tuSe for the motion, providing that it should
be competent at any meeting to appoint CON-
mittee to examine the books. which was
accepted.
The section relating to privileges to stock
holders was amended to read: THAT each stock
holder should have ticket emitting him to adj
mission with his wife or child" Fhe section
relating to the issue of complimentary tickets
200 being the number stated-WaS read, and Mr..
Dean submitted list of officials to whom COM
plimentary tickets should be issued-four to
each local paper and two to each outside paper
who have an Office here. and allowing the di-
rectors to issue % more tickets in their discre
ton.
The report was adopted as a whole. the mo-
ton reconsidered and laid on the table, and
vote of thanks to the committee adopted.
NEW POINT RAISED.
Gen. Bacon raised the point that the making
OF such bylaws was under section of the char
ter, the province of the directors and he offered
resolution that the report be referred to them,
with request that they be adopted After
some discussion motion of Mr.. Edwards to
lay on the table was adopted
IMMEDIATE NEED OF MONEY.
Mr.. Gait presidenq made statement as to
the immediate need of money to complete i'm
provements- 900 to 5000 to complete the
buildings and s. 900 to widen the track. If the
stock is taken there will be ample funds to do
Wheatley Bros. who have filed mechanics
lien for lumber 81, $50, that the estimates made
by Mr.. McGill, the architect, footed up $4,000
the bills run up to $4,000. or S32, 900 in excess
At the close of the fair the principal creditors
had been invited to meeting, the status of
affairs was made known, and all but the Wheat
ley's took notes beyond what they could get In
cash. They were paid S., 0OO-S3, 900 more than
their proportion-their bill being over 500, OOO
been in the hands of Mr.. McGili, and he had
already found where it should be reduced 5000.
The association did not owe the amount claimed,
but they would pay what was due; there was no
disposition to evade payment. Mr. Samuel
Wheatley asserted that his bill was correct; that
he had the tickets for every foot of lumber de-
iyefed on the grounds and an audited bill GER
tilted to by Mr.. Cottrell, Mr.. Browning and Mr..
Dean, and the president OF the Fair Ground AS
ISOLATION was not satisfied with this, but in
sisted on referring 1t to the architects
AFTER THE MEETING.
The meeting then adjourned. and as the Off
GERS were passing out there was something OF a
scene between MeSSrS. Wheatley and Gait, the
latter asserting that the public would never
have known Of any unpleasantness had it not
been for the directors; that his firm had acted
as business men, and had been forced TO take
the action they had taken to protect themselves.
Mr.. Gait replied that the firm had acted too
hastily, and that as the matter was in the courts
they should wait until it was settled there.
The FIRE To-DAy.-About 10 minutes after -
O'Clock to-day an alarm of fire was struck from
box 90 government printing Office, fire hav-
ing been discovered in house No. zone of a row
OF ten houses) on Myrtle street, between /, X,
North Capitol and LIST streets east, and the fire
department responded promptly and at once
went into service. 1t is a tWo-story- and base
ment brick, and there are 40 fire walls what
ever. A little grandchild of MI. John Soper was
at the time in the upper story playing with
matches, and set some clothing on fire, and the
flames soon spread to the roof and to the ad-
joining houses: The 1iremen and police
worked manfully, and most OF the fur
niture in Mr.. Soper's house and in the
adjoining houses was gotten out and
the flames were checked after running under
the roots OF number Of the houses in the row.
AS it was, in addition to No. s. house No. 3. oc-
cupied by Mr.. Williams; No. I, by MesSrS. Burr
& Terrier, and No. 9, by Mr.. Cole, were damaged,
and Officer O'Hares place, No. II, was slightly
damaged. The loss on the buildings will proba-
bly, reach, on and I, about 81 900; on the other
houses mentioned smaller amounts, and some
OF the occupants will lose considerable by dam
age from water. The houses are owned in
Philadelphia and MesSrs. Duvau d Mari are the
agents here. 1t is understood that the buildings
are insured. The fine school building of the
Sisters OF the Notre Dame, opposite, was in
great danger for time as well as other adjOin-
ing property. but the flames were kept away
from them by the active eXertionS OF the fire.
men
A GOOD MANS GOOD LUCK.-In the early part
OF last spring western man applied for patent
in this city, retaining as his attorney solicitor
from Baltimore. Upon allowance OF his patent
the attorney was advised by his client that in
order TO pay him for his services, and the final
fee OF the Office, he would have to sell his horse.
The attorney advised an abandonment OF the
patent rather than the sale of the horse, stating
that he regarded the latter as of far greater
value to a poor man than the patent At the