The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-22
CITIZENS COMMITTEE MEETS.
Roslyn Rejects Consolidation Scheme
Funds Collected Yesterday.

Roslyn Rejects Consolidation Scheme
Funds Collected Yesterday.
The citizens committee for the relief of
the sufferers by the Roslyn explosion, at
meeting yesterday morning, took action
on the disposal of the fund now in its
hands. The meeting was held in G. H.
Randell's office in the Bailey building,
Mayor Ronald presiding
Rev. w. q. Eliot, jr., the secretary, read
the reply he had received from the Roslyn
committee to the proposal that the funds
In the hands of the Seattle, Tacoma and
Roslyn committees be consolidated In the
hands OF three trustees, one from each
place, the Roslyn committee to have
charge OF the actual disbursement and
draw on the trustees for the funds. The
reply of the Roslyn committee signed
by James Lane, chairman, and J. NJ.
Hoagland, secretary, was dated May 10,
and is as follows:
Your favor of the 10th from Mr. Toklas, and
OF the 18th from Mr.. Eliot, duly received. We
wish to thank you and the people you represent
for the ready and substantial sympathy which
you have extended to our afflicted, and also to
assure you that any plan which will insure the
most equitable and just distribution OF funds
50 generously contributed, will meet our ap-
carrying it out, for we too wish to see that all
funds are honestly disbursed and none diverted.
AS the method you suggest, however. would en-
tail considerable expense, and thus divert some
part OF the fund at least from the purpose for
which it was contributed, we would
recommend that the funds collected in
Seattle and Tacoma by the citizens
committees excepting the PosT- T-IsTELLIGENcER
funo OF Seattle and the NeWs fund of Tacoma,
which have been seat direct TO the scene of the
disaster for our committees to distribute and
some of which We have already distributed) be
disbursed from there direct to the several bone
fciaries, a detailed list OF whom We enclose you
herewith, and that the whole committee be &C.
lected at Seattle aud Tacoma. Drafts could be
sent direct TO each family and could be cashed
here without any expense TO the fund.
We do not think, however that funds which
have been sent direct to our committees from
Seattle. Tacoma and almost every other city in
the state, and which have been entrusted TO us
to Gisburse, should be included in this arrange
ment. We wish again to thank you for your
efforts and hope that this modification OF your
plan will meet your approval.
Mr.. Eliot was instructed to reply that
the Seattle committee will hold the fund
now in its hands until the fund in the
hands of the Roslvn committee is ex-
hausted and to request the Roslyn COM
committee when that occurs. F. TokIas.
the treasurer, was instructed TO deposit
the fund at the best possible rate of inter-
est in the meanwhile.
Mr.. Eliot informed the Tacoma commit
tee of the action taken and was instructed
to collect the unpaid subscriptions.
amounting to about $i7o.
The subscriptions received by the citi-
zens' fund yesterday amount 10 $i292j.
Dr. g. A. Weed made canvass of the
Burke building, with the following result:
DR.. F. II. Coe, 50; cash, $3.50; cash. 81 :;
cash, 81; cash, s.. 50; Oregon Improvement
Company, 500; cash, $40: cash, s.; cash,
25 cents; cash, 81. In addition Rev. A.
Brown contributed 81. A lady sent Mr..
Toklas a package of women's and chi.-
dren's clothing tor the sufferers. The total
received by the citizens committee is now
S2,57215. The amounts subscribed an Se-
attic and district are as follows:
Pusr-IxTELLI6EycEE fund 400 2,
CitlzsnS' fund ..... ....------...... 25.2 is
independent subscriptions. s. $50 30