San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-12-13
THATFAIR SETTLEMENT.


reported an interview with Chairman
Max Mayer, of the finance committee
of the citizens committee on fair
guarantee. In this interview Chair
man Mayer is reported to have said
that "the article is cruel injustice,
for which the writer had no excuse,
for either the writer allowed himself
to be inspired to do a wrong or will
fully neglected to inform himself OF
the facts.n So far from this being true,
the writer was at special pains to in
form himself by direct application to
the headquarters of the Fair associa-
ton. The application for information
was made at three several times,
each some days apart, and the in
formation in each case was the same;
that the citizens committee had
not settled. The conditions es-
tablished by the Fair management
are shown in the following resolution
of the fair directors at the meeting
held September 9Th.
"On motion the secretary and man.
ager was instructed to proceed on
Monday in getting up the second an
nual fair and exposition, provided
that prior to that day the sum of
$4,000, as promised by the citizens
committee, shall be deposited with
the treasurer of the fair association,
subject to draft of said association;
and provided further that additional
SIC, 900 promised for construction of
railway on South Flores as provided
by ordinance granting franchise for
| same, and for further indemnity fund
be subscribed by said date Monday,
September 8, 1889"
This condition was complied with
and the fair was held. If the pro-
ceedings mean anything they mean
that so much of the $4,000 as is not
needed for putting down and taking
up the railroad tracks is an indemni
ty fund. The fair has now been
| closed almost four weeks. The credi-
tors of the association ask for their
money. The fair association when
asked by the LIGHT why they do not
liuuidate answer, we can get no funds
from thecitizens committee. Where
upon the LIGHT observes in an edito-
rial of Wednesday,:
"This condition of affairs is not
creditable to whoever is responsible
for it. The men who have furnished
the material and the men who have
expended labor alike need the money
due them and for which they have al
ready given full equivalent. 1t is
not right, and it Injuries the credit OF
the association. and becomes a re-
proach to the city if it is true that the
guarantee is withheld after the COM
mittee has examined the records, in
spected the vouchers, adjusted the
items of expenditure and expressed
itself satisfied with the showing. If
this is not so then it were high time
that this fact were known and the
blame laid at the door of the parties
responsible for this delay in meeting
the claims of those to whom the asso-
ciatian is honestly indebted. 1t is
only right that the facts be given to
thepublic and the responsibility prop
erly placed"
This may be 'cruel injustice" the
result of "inspiration to wrong" or a
"wilful neglect of facts" but the
LIGHT fails to see it. The LIGHT said
it became REPRoACH TO THE CITY
if the facts were as reported and the
money not paid. Here now comes
, Chairman Mayer into print and says
the trouble is the $500 deposited will
the city as indemnity tor the track
has not been returned. Then aftel
all it is the city which is responsible
That is about what the LIGHT said
1t wanted the responsibility placed
t and Mr.. Mayer places it with tn
city.
{ Still the LIGHT would enquire wa
r not that whole matter put into tn,
) hands of the citizens committee will
r the power to act, and cannot so mucl
| of that indemnity fund be paid tn
fair management as the finance com
mittoe have adjudged to be justl.
their due. The railway indemnity i
still another matter, and only cover
:, 81 800, and this is in the hands of tn
| mayor for the city. More light
y needed. The $1,000 paid the Fair as
: ISOLATION, the $1,000 for laying trac
y and the 81 800 in the mayors hand
= make only $500, and on that cor
q tract 81, 900 is still due. This is nc
S13, 96l.5O as reported in hand Septen
Der 10, 1889.
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