The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-06

to morrow. their cost will be to the government
about So 600. But the expenses of the regular
army contingent of the funeral column will be
insignificant when compared with those of the
militia and visiting organizations When the
Governor of this State orders the National
Guard to parade, the men are paid about ST. %
day and the officers in proportion to their rank
and the expenses OF the band and drum corps
amount to between $400 and $500 for each regi-
ment
The expenses of turning out the First division
will be about $4,000. exclusive of music. which
will amount to So 900 more. The expenses Of
the Second division, stationed in Brooklyn, will
amount to as much more. A division from New
Jersey that has been offered and accepted, costs
perhaps $l00 000 and should 10, 900 troops come
to this city from other States, seems probable,
their transportation eXsenses and personal ex-
pendltures will probably amount to 500, ,000
Thus, in the parade OF %, 600 militia on the day
of the parade the cost of the National Guard con-
tingent Will amount, in roundnumbers, TO $780, OO0
This estimate does not, however, include the
hiring of horses for the artillery, the cavalry and
the officers of line regiments These expenses
will add perhaps $4,000 to those of the militia,
and make the grand total for few hours tramp
through the streets 800, 600.
The funeral car will cost about s., 900, and
will be paid for by the city. The drapings of
the City Hall and buildings have already cost %
like amount The city will spend about 81 900
for flowers, two or three of the designs being
especially elaborate, and also pay for the thirty
horses that will draw the funeral car at a cost Of
about $50 Grooms to lead the horses will de-
mand like amount. Carriages for the heads of
departments, the aldermen and their guests, will
also be paid for out of the city treasury to the
extent Of 5000.
The additional ambulance service to prevent
deaths by sun-stroke will add $500 to the city's
bill, which, mentioning only few of the more
important items, will amount to 500 coo.
The expenses of the civic organizations that
will participate in the parade procession will be
borne by themselves. If there are fifty thousand
citizens in line, the probability is that their
absence from their business or trades will
loss to them of So each. They will spend 81
each for refreshments and other things, and this
will bring their expenditures up to the some
what important total of $3.50, 900.
Leaving out of consideration the large number
of persons who will be sun-struck and otherwise
disabled by the effects of the parade, the grand
total thus far will be 1865 GOO
The members of the committee appointed by
the mayor will receive money to pay all the ex-
penses of the pail bearers and the chief mourn
ers. The total expenses of these persons and
their carriage hire will amount to about So 900.
The expenses for building the vault at River
side Park will be about So 000 owing to the ne
cessity for speed as we'll as excellence Of work
manshp
The holding of the funeral in this city means
an absolute suspension of business during the
progress of the procession. This of itself would
mean loss of several million dollars. The
actual cost of the procession of seventy five
thousand men next Saturday, when added to
that OF the million yards of draperies now dis
played on the fronts of houses, will be as fol-
lows:
Expenses of regular troops. 5000
Expenses of National Guard d------....... 10000
Expenses OF the city. lty.----.----.-........ 29, 600
Expenses of civic organizations $50 600
Expenses Of draping. Observation-Disclosures. 100000
Total 1912, 900