Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-28
FOURTH OF JULY MEETING.

The General Committee in charge Of the
Mayor Brown presiding. Secretary Dodge
reported the total amount collected and on
hand to be g. 523 50. with 1854 subscribed
and yet to be collected. Appropriations have
been made amounting to 50 AS, leaving but
SIS so with which to mest other liabilities.
The collections by the Com ittee at Large
on Finances amounted or Tuesday to sl32
(included abovel The meeting concluded a
contract for $50 with the Independent Drum
Corps. the corps giving $40 as its contribution
from its original bid of $50. a contract was
concluded with the First Artillery band for
fifteen pieces for day duty for 500, the band
donating - from its bid of S225 as its con-
tribution. The Chair said the meeting now
had bat Sil left. Grand Marshal Berkey
read a request from the Caledonian Club for
an allowances for it's pipers. This meet
ing voted the pipers So each for pro-
cession duty, provided that not more
than four pipers should be paid.
Mr.. Hancock, from the Equestrian Dis
play Committee. asked for $50 for his
committee, and il was voted. The Carriage
Committee said il the Trustees of Napa and
other places came they must be properly
bdAtn III blAt nus Cartridges, anu III thes
case il would need orethsn the $40 allowed.
It was finally agreed to ask the City Trus-
tees to escort any visiting municipal officials,
and Mayor Brown said that if notified OF
what officials from abroad were coming IN
answer to invitations, he thought he could
speak for the Sacramento Trustees that such
guests should be theirs in the procession.
The motion guaranteeing the Independent
ARTILLERY Company the cost OF Continental
salutes was reconsidered. and on motion OF
MIR. Ficks that company was voted $40, and
requested to fire three salutes in the
Capitol Park. The Chair then stated
that the $40 had been provided
by private subscription, and would not be
called from the general fund Of the commit.
tee, but it was desirable to pass the matter
pro tOrma through the committee and make it
"A matter within the jurisdiction of the Grand
Marshal Captain Houghtoa said the corps
referred TO consented to I'll the Contin rental
uniforms provided, and would turn opt 80
men as an escort for MIR. Hamiton's commit
tees department in the line. The Sec
rotary was requested to collect the
SlSi unclllected, and such other
funds as citizens would con ributs. The
Mayor was added to the Printing COMMITTEES,
10 consult with Chairman kaIcher as to ad.
vertising the programme on Saturday, and as
to the necessities of that committee. The
imprsssl9 prevailed that the COMMITTEE on
Printing would not have money enough TO
properly advertise. Mr.. Rhoads, from the
Fireworks Committee, reported contract
with the agents of Steele, Elder Il Co, pro-
vidiug very strictly for twenty numbers in
tie fireworks programme, and for the
execution of the contract to the full
satisfaction of the committee. A state
tnent was made that the band contracted
with for day and night duty would not
furnish the men usually composing that
band, and that four Of the leading members
were under contract TO be in Anador county
on the Fourth; whersupou the meeting uu-
auimously resolved that when it contracted
with the Hussars and the Artillery Band it
contracted for those bauds as usually COM
posed and known, and that unless the Hus-
sars Band and the Artillery Band so appear
on the Fourth of July to the number of pieces
contracted for, the committee would not hold
itself bound blythe contract, and that ii such
leading musicians as four who were named
are withdrawn from the Hussars Band, i. is
a violation of contract, and Mr.. Berksy was
so instructed to notify the bands. The meet
ing then adjourned until Thursday evening,
to assemble at the Courthouse. The Grand
Marshal gave notice that his aids were to
meet at the Courthouse tonight. He de-
sired all societies and delegations intending
to appear in the procession TO notify him of
all details by Thursday night, that he might
prepare his programme on Friday for publ.
cation Saturday.