New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-07
MONEY FOR BALL TICKETS
vv FISH INSISTS ON CASH PAYMENTS.
r says ABOUT THE ENTERTAINMENT
oov,nnrsrs AYTAIRs-A MEETING OF THE

s.ys ABOUT THE ENTERTAINMENT
--.,,r,rrsr,s AyvA1Rs-A MEETING OF THE
oo,f,urrrE ON PLAN AND SCOPE
.,., coumtttee on Plan and Scope,
- las acted throughout as cours oi mo- -
wh~s sontsntions between sub-commteees, helo
In - =, M. HEADQUARTERS In the stewart buuinS
mes INV the PURPOSE OF taking some scuoh Al
49, ,o the refusal Of Stuyvesant flsh 70 MANI 90
AZ. arances Of the Entertainment Conni''oo'
y -,I,h Ia "A chairman, until slO'oVo' "nIOn ~ -
-. 4. 6us for ball tickets from other a =.
.hsli have been paid. Brayton ives 'u .",, -.
~. Finance Committee, has insisted .ns' nU
tne t' ~. u.on.v asmanded until Mr.. Fish makes
pay W. -. ,,.,ohsrs for money already handled
= a. rrtertainment Committee In when position no
q, nnan,mously sustained by the other melhoois VI
~. Committed Mr. Fish has bean equaily nIui' anu
~. resuIt is a deadlock and no small Sui'uN " 'A
feeling. ,.. 49, r,,,r and scope
Al the meeting of the Committee Oh F'an ,-.,.,F
vss,sraay the situation was discussed ,a,-,
ana an effort was made to persuade MT
vas pYesent, to recede from the s'Sn" ~ - A. >
and 10 make report showing.
..,,n,,,,.ss vere indebted 10 the entertainment
Ca.n,,,n. IN The amount he claimed 10 all areu-
rnsnts Mr. Fish replied that be must h~'e "io hoho'
a., ,,ntsts purchased by the other continues o'io
be would make any kind OF repon. aho oVii II
N. finding Mr. Fish oodurate, appoin'ou suo-o0n''
rotte. composed OF Frederic s. Iaimaose' CORNELIUS
n miss and Samuel D. Babcock to take such ac'ioh
as they might deem advisable Uo"1tu sooui Us :"
.,..nrsr, ~ the finances Of the Entertainments COM
80. =, toward erecting a compromise OF the diff
-. After the meeting the question was In
..n- a.,,ssed AZ TO whether 1t would not be pos
,,. N snsorce an accounting by Mr. Fish by securing
,hs supontnent Of a receiver for the Entertainment
Committee by the courts.
,, dscussIns the affair with Tribune reporter, yes
terday Mr. Fish said
tn nosI,Ion OF tho Committee on Entertainment
IN smpfr ibis Having sold tickets to the public for
cash And 10 The various other subcommittee upon
s,s ~ EnieItanment Committee wishes the payment
mad As stated In The Tribune on May 10, the
Rntcnanment Committee all along has oesn ready
and anxious to submit its accounts a soon as the
sums due It could be collected. The delay is entirely
dSs 10 the failure OF the other committees to pay us
according to tho agreement madc when the tickets
doa't zee why there should have been 50 much
10 do with the affair than any other member of the
Entertainment Committee There's pothing IN the
whole thing anyway worth talking ABOUT
resolution passed by the Committee on Plan and
scope some weeks ago directed the chsirnen Of all
committees to make reports Brsyton Ives Of their
finances. and all their funds to General
Louis Fitzgerald the treasurer Continuing, Mr.. Fish
sad:
have no committee relations with Mr.. ives. and
10 the Finance Committee On the con trary. all the
other committees are indebted to the Entertainment
Committee for tckots. The Entertainment Committee
has reosived no money from the Finance Commit
save $1,000 account OF tickets supplied 10 the other
committees. IT would be impossible for me To state
tho aggregate amount OF the Indebtedness OF the other
committees TO the Entertainment Committee. 1t Is
comprised OF various Sfed accounts some Of our
.airls against them being Offset by theirs against
rfere Is obstinacy or perslstency In Withholding
anything from anybody win say nlo%, as l said
scnptionS and other bills come In, and quorum Of
up and all claims smicably adjusted The Entertain
rent Committee has vouchers for all dchets It sold
and expects 10 got It's pay II man owed you lot
for nj Well that's Just what the Entertainment Com
nittee Is doing.
because the other committees used public money in
buying tickets Of as is absurd. You might as we'll
bsl ticket with IT, VIC should be guilty OF purloinng
the money.
Among the purchases OF tickets from the Entertain
mont Committee was batch Of 500 ordered by the
Army Committee, for which Colonel Cruger the
hartman, in accordance with resolution passed by
bis committee. pasd 5000 cash directly 20 Mr.. Fish
General Fitzgerald reported having referred
to this amount as Ioan nom the Army Committee
TO The Entertainment Committee. Mr.. Fish COM
inundated with General Fitzgerald In regard TO IT,
ss word q % ss, es ss0 c mot
mtseemen have expressed the opinon that the Enter
was dope with this 5000 wen as with the other
When asked what action the Committee on Com
Slightest bdes. An want he said, SIS the
money for the 'ichots. won't make report TIL
get II, and that settles IT,"
FOR he 100000 he d@mapds upon the presentation
vsnt TIE money!