New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-03
THE CITY AT WORK AGAIN.
TAKING UP ITS OLD LIFE AFTER THE
BIG CELEBRATION.
TlRED-oUT CoMMITTEEMEN SEEK NEEDED REST
DECORATIONS AND STANDS GRADUAL
LY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
PROFIT AND LOSS OF
TIIEJCRILEE

PROFIT AND LOSS OF
TIIEJCBILEE.
Tho Centennial Committee headquarters in the
Stewart Building almost deserted yesterday,
and an air OF dulncss hung the rooms In
striking contrast - the hustle OF preparation during
thu days Just preceding the celebration Clarence W.
Bowen, the secretary app 1rc at noon after con-
tinuous sleep OF fourteen hours and at once began
the work Of winding up the affairs Of the committee
few other committeeman dropped in during the after
noon sat down awhile, yawnCd and then guessed
they would not do anything to-day, but go homo and
rest
PuoLo interest In tho details Of the celebration Is
now drcc ted to the question Of expense. Mr. Bowen
when asked what tho celebration had cost said that
no hal no hea and would not be able To tell uhul
the committees bad reported A largo proportion OF
the money expended discussed by the com
mttoes on entertainment, army and art ana theF
chaIrmen wore requested yesterday TO report their
finances to Brayton Ives, chairman OF tho FINANCE
Committee, and turn ovr all funds IN their
possession TO Treasurer Fitzgerald. tntl these re
ports are made only estimate OF the amount OF
money involved I'm tho celebration can be made.
II h believed that the three days celebration
cn,t about s3oOoO0. tn Offset this there arr
,,cch,s frrrn the sale Of grand stand seats to be
turned over By the Army Committee proceeds from
the sale Of bail and banquet tickets To be accounted
for by the Entertainment Comniaee, receipts from
admissions to the Loan and Art Exhibition, spp"pr.a-
tons by the state and city and pi1vae Subscriptions
WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM.
O, the sum OF sT5 900 appropriated by the STATE
10000 was devoted to tho transportation OF
Grand Army dotachuents from thor homes in various
par,s Of the state TO the city. The State
aso appropr,ated sl2j 900 for the transportation and
suseusncc Of the mIltii but II is separate account
and Will not be included In the final report OF the
committee. The city Appropriated s9o'oo' ana
similar sum was raised by private subscription These
figures, deductlng the 10000 for the Grand Army.
show that the committee had an actual working cap
l,al OF $4,000 II only 5000 hall tickets were sold
1t the regular price Of SlO each. there would DO
100000 aid to the current funds. but the enter.
,anncnt committee acknowledged several days before
the celeb ration that tie ball would cost over 100000.
Thc price II tickets to the banquet WAS originally
placed at 49, but late last week this was advanced
To a. OF the 500 mon who participated r. tho
banquet several invited guests. who did not, OF
course pay for tickets Calculating. however. that
each plate laid rprssntcd RS paid into the treasury
Il tho committee. the proceeds would be 100000. As
tho banquet estimated several days agn 10 cost
s7O pIso, $4,000, there Is large deficit on this
feature OF tho celebration also.
Making liberal estimates the receipts from The SALE
~ grand stand FOR both day p1radr> a. 10000
and adding this the received from apprpia
ton, and subscriptions, II would give total Of
-|OD,ibN WHICH ue CO1liltIcc nHl 10 uI~ouTS' ANS
Is o>clusiv. Of tho proceeds of tho Art Exhibition.
which L. stll In progress II tho net proceeds frOm
the exhibition should reach scJ,ooO It would raise the
total to s425.oOO
Against this sum will be set the cost OF erecting
n" grand stands the expense Of building temporary
addition, to The Metropolitan Opera House. and the
rent printing the entertainment OF guests and troops
from outside the state r~nt for and clerk
hIrr and the actual Of tho ball sud banquet
Th"sr Items Of expense, Il Il believed. will exceed the
total ~ receipts to some extent
secretary bowen said yesterday that there would
probably he deficit but II might be less than 5000
" more than $4,000 for all he knew. whatever II
might be however Il would DO met by subscrtp tons
Mr. Bowcn says he has been terribly Overwors.d In
preparing for tho celebration and he Intends going to
Colorado early next week tn remain for a month or
moro. resting. He sent letters yesterday 10 tho
bers II the aisle commIttr" who oficla:od At tho
services in 1t paups Church OF the platform COM
mittcc At tho Sub Treasury, OF the committee
cIses the Lawyers Club. and OF
The hoor COMMITTEES at the ball. thank.
Ing them for their services similar letters were
also s"nt TO tho men who spokN tho banquet. AMI
10 others who participated In the various ccrmoniaS
Memorial badges wrrc sent Ia Chaunccy NJ. Dcpnw,
Archbishop Corrgan, the Rev. Dr. storrs and the lev
Dr. Dix.
Mr. Eowcn Will publish next fall a memorial volume
the celebration. containing ia history fum It's In.
r"rton 10 S close AMI number OF oc al pilot graphs
- documents The headquarters VI tho committee
.H' r~isnct In the stewart Building for several
~''hs, si'housh only ono Of the will BE- used
si;'r day
TAXING Down STANDS AND DECORATIONS.
1h~ general appearance Of this city yesterday
Ike hat IT ball room the day after tho dance
Tho decorations that besut ilei The town sull
ptDldN IN place but the stands were going down and
army VI men wer" cleaning up the Stcr's. Public
hllngS handsome residences. and places II business
and rmrnt houses alike seemed unwilling ~ take In
IA" aS perhaps acting on III" principle suggested ~
q decorator that they hal waited 100 years for the
opportunity and did not want 10 give II UP Just vet
lhr decorations all looked fresh they DID In III"
lays which they honurcd. and they vii probably
rrmuIu up u few day. lvnErr Tho sub Ir,a>ury. the
pc>rl Bulng, and few ot,crs In the business '"nfr'
II tho town lad been stripped ~ their hncry. but the
ms Hall aud other large building were SIN dying
their Cuor.
Tho work OF taking down IL" stands went rapidly
and by to-day thew VIII probably be tow of them
left. Fiftl ave. was rurou>lY animated SEEM.
It va, lane IT rolois but the uttered with
pIIes Of lumber and Crowded. with ca!tus II OF
AID with bus,ltug workman tearing dowh stands.
With, y"h,rc> uf all kiuls, lritnc fa>h"na' tn'n-
uu', and moving carts. aided 10 ia" 'oufu>lon. MI
the private stands In this avenue wcrn taken down.
The publlc stands. however, w'"c not 81 easily
dI.ros,i o. Scvcr1.l Of tho larger weT sold to
dealers IN -"cnn l-hani building material. TIN great
.tand IN Fifth ave- bclw Fora & AMI FOrtv.s coma
If. hal hardly Ircu touched. \ solitary Woihn ~
waa trying to keep watch over the small boys Who
wcr, stealing long planhS from both ends OF H. Two
ttsnl, In Union square were pallcd down anu
regiment Of small boys EMO! ~ themselves by tho.
gaming tho partitions In the stand facing thn Nor
ton House using gras, newspapers for their toGos,
gans 1880 . 49,, a., ,, -
The larger stand In Madison Squar AMI me on" ~
Washington Siusre w"tr removed. me '''ai! one -
Will be- taken Nn 10 nay l Nv AVN
lnnu,,tc lJcluuniro's Will be down 10 lay, hut ING
figure Of George Washington IN h"rsI@h on NE arm
CROWDS IN TIE SHOPPING DISTRICT
TIL ,Lorplng district opened rs aims wide ycsf"r
lay G,r the army Of visitors who stayed over from
e. chl lllmn 10 nAkn ihCir