Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-10-25
JoHNsrowN, Pa, October 1S, 1889.

JoHNsTowN, Pa, October IS, 1889.
Res0I0ed, That the following communi
cation be addressed to j. B. Kremer,
Esq, Secretary ofthe Flood Commission:
To j. B. Kremer, Esq. Secretary Of Flood COM
mission.
DEAR SIR: By resolution of the Com
mittee on Finance, the Board of Inquiry
has been requested to answer the follow
ing matters
Have you finished your labors for the
final distribution ?
What impediments, if any, are in the
way of prompt distribution to Glasses 4
and 8
VIII the money be paid out in accord
ance with your awards, or is any further
revision of the schedules contemplated ?
The interest in the matter of distribu-
ton is so great, and the delay in this mat
ter of day, or even an hour, is now so
detrimental, that it is due 10 the public
that full and Official information should
be published. Will you kindly advise us
in regard to the following matter
What are the impediments, if any, to
the immediate and final distribution of
the relief money!
Has the Bureau of Inquiry completed
its labors ?
VIII the money be paid out in accord
ance with the awards of the Bureau of
Inquiry, or will their shedules be subject
to changes or notifications Hso, how,
and upon what principle will these changes
be made, and who will make them, and
when will this work be accomplishedI
An early reply will greatly oblige.
BY order of Committee ON Finance.
Cyrus ELDER, Secretary.
Secretary Kremer's Answer.
SecrC ar k.lAof has sJh, tho follow
ing reply to the questions asked by the
Johnstown Flood Finance Committee, and
published in this paper on Saturday
morning:
REPLY OF THE BOARD OF INQUIRY.
JoHNsTowN, October 18, 1889.
Finance COMMITTEE, JollIlSto,on, Pa.
GENTLEMEN: In reply to yours Of this
date we wish to say,
First, That we have finished the class
ihcation of all claims in Glasses 4 and s,
and have turned the papers over to Secre-
tary Kremer.
Second, There are no impediments that
we know of in the way of prompt distri-
button of these classes.
Third, We do not know that the money
will be paid out in accordance with our
awards, as they are all to be passed over
by Secretary Kremer and then submitted
for approval to the Flood Relief Com
mission.
Very respectfully yours,
JNo. II. Brown,
SAMUEL MASTERS,
John HANNAN
REPLY OF SECRETARY KRRMER.
FLOOD RELIEF COMMISSION,
JoHNsTowN, Pa, October 1S, 1889.
Cyrus Elder, Secretary or Jo'lrstOion Finance
Committee, JohnstOtoa, Pa.
DEAR SIR: In reply to your commune
cation of this date asking, as per resolu-
ton of the Committee of Finance:
First, What are the impediments, if
any, to the immediate and final distribu-
ton of relief money!
Second, Has the Board of Inquiry COM
pleted its labors?
Ihad, Will the money be paid out in
accordance with the awards of the Board
of Inquiry, or will their schedules be sub
ject to changes or notifications If so,
how, and upon what principle will these
changes be made, and who will make
them, and when will this work be accom-
plished?
l would reply:
First, That there are no impediments
F." to the immediate and final distribution
of relief money"
Second, That the Board of Inquiry has
completed the work of investigation and
classification, in accordance with the pur-
pose of their organization as committee,
and that they have turned over to me, for
the Commission, their sheets with a
recommendation in each case. These
sheets are now being examined by them
and myself with great care to correct any
errors that may be found on further in.
formation.
Third, 1t is not competent for me to
say that the money will be paid in ac-
cordance with the awards of the Com
mittee of Inquiry. The result of their
work will be submitted, within few
days, to the Commission, and on their
instructions the money will be paid. If
the work of the Committee of Inquiry be
approved, payment will commence at
once. II their awards be changed, pay
ment will yet begin at once, as the
change will be In amounts only.
Very respectfully yours,
j. B. KREMER, Secretary.
ID ecreasing Their Force.
Henceforth the mills at Moxham will