Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-17
FOURTH OF JULY MEETING.

The GeEeral Fourth of July Celebration
Committee met last evening, James |. Felter
in the chair, O. P Dodge secretary. The
Finarce Committees were called on to report.
The First Ward Committee, by w. B. G.
Brown, reported as collected sSl6, and that
it had subscribed in addition $50 in advertis-
ing and printing. The thanks of the meeting
were voted to the committee, on motion of
| VIM. Gait The Second Ward Committee,
| by Con Sullivan, reported Sl57 70 collected.
| and that il had subscribed in all about $500.
and would collect as a sum total S400. The
! Third Ward Committee, by Fred Kirn, re-
ported Sl70 collected and believed it would
make the amount $500. j. n. Larkin was
added to the committee. The Fourth Ward
Committee, by Daniel Brown, reported Sl07
collected and some $50 subscribed. with the
ward only partly canvassed. The committee
of the First Ward was considered as finally
reporting, and the other committees were
granted further time. The music committee,
by J. T. Grifitts, reported bids submitted by
bands.s ,,.
The Committee on Decorations, by William
Gait and O. P. Dodge, reported that the
decorations, cars, ETC., would cost about $500.
The committee had further time.
The Committee on Printing, by Mayor
Brown. reported estimates from th9 daily
papers for advertising.
The Committee on Fireworks, by Win. j.
Davis, reported bids submitted. and that the
prospect was for a good pyroteehnical dis
play, if $3.50 could be allowed for the pur-
pose The agents of rival tirework manu-
facturers in San Francisco addressed the
meeting, pledging the best display ever given
here.
The Committee on Carriages, by John
Black. asked for further time, and 1t was
granted.
No members of the Committee on Pro-
cession were present, and DO report was filed.
w. B. C. Brown urged that the procession
this year shall move as far down as Front
street.
No member of the Committee on Invita-
ton was present, and no report was filed.
Mayor Brown, from the Transportation
Committee, reported progress, and was given
power to act.
John Douglas submitted proposition re.
garding balloons. An amusing communica-
tion regarding balloons from supposed party
at Marysville, was read, evidently intended
to annoy Douglas.
The meeting contracted with Douglas
for fifteen large balloons at S25, where
at Douglas, amidst great merriment,
moved to send back the Marysville
bogus communication. The Chairman
reported that the sums asked by the
committees exceeded the sum subscribed, and
that estimates must be cut down or mere
money secured The meeting directed q Com
mittee on Finance for the railroad shops, and
the Chair appointed John Talbot, Jabez
Turner, n. II. Foster and Charles Cooley.
Chief of Police Karcher said he would
have twelve men out on the Fourth, and
thought the police force could afford to
raise $50 to appear in the procession mounted.
On his motion the Secretary was instructed
to address the police force a communication
requesting it to appear on the Fourth
mounted. The meeting then entered upon
the consideration of plans and methods to Sc
cure new features in the procession, and
finally fixed upon plan which, if successful
will add to the procession representation
from every civic association and the leading
trades, business followings and schools Of the
city, the whole constituting what is to be
termed the civic representative division, and
which will embrace several hundred citizens
in the line. The meeting then adjourned un-
til Monday evening, to meet at the Court
house and further consider plans for the cele-
bration.