St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-13
COMMITTEE STILL HOPES
To Cope With the Grave Prob
. lem and to Raise at
Least 500, 900
BY SMALL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
In January Park Funds and
the $4,000 Contingent
Fund Can Be Used.

The citizens committee for the relief
of the unemployed met in the council
chamber Of the city hall yesterday aft
ernOon and discussed ways and means
OF raising money between now and
Jan. /. The attendance was small. In
view of the fact that there are no funds
in the city treasury at the present time
available, the money must lie raised Ivy
subscription. The committee having
this matter in charge was instructed to
proceed with preparing and circulating
subscription papers. 1t was the opinion
of those present that instead Of asking
people to cont ribute as large sum as
they can afford. it would be wiser to
solicit small amounts at time. and in
this wav lessen the burden upon the
subscri bers. and in all probability Sc
cure larger total in receipts. The COM
mittee hoped that SIC, OC0 could be raised
in this way before the LIST of January.
In January the city will be able to as
sist, as tn ere will be the special contin-
gent fu nd Of $4,000. set apart yearly,
to be expended, if necessary, in
the interests of the city. The street.
sewer and bridge fund will also be re-
plenished by the issuance of the tax
anticipation certificates, OF certificates
of Indebted ness, always issued at the
beginning of the year. 1t was also
suggested that the
Surplus In the Park Fund
might be made available this fall. as the
park board had expressed Willingness
to devote some of it to the furnishing OF
employ ment, upon the condition that
the amount so expended should be re-
funded next year by proper provision
in the tax estimate for 1895. Nearly
every one present had suggestions to
make: Among those who participated in
the discussion were Capt. Castle, .. o.
Cullen, George Gerlach, David PeeDleS,
Secretary c. w. Horr. County Commits
sioner DAILY, James Morrow, A. S. Tall
madge, Rev. }. B. Freeman, George
Hazard and James +. Jackson, the
secretary of the associated charities.
The only new matter brought TO the
attention of the committee was state
ment by o. o. Cullen. Mr.. Cullen said
that he had recently talked with Mana.
ger, Kingsbury. of the Grand opera
house. regarding the feasibility of
few benefit performances in behalf of
the city unemployed. MIR. Klngsbury
had since communicated with the man.
ayers of two ATTRACTIONS soon to appear
L
Cold" melodrama booked to ''slow"
at the Grand week after next, and the
other is a spectacular attraction entitled
The Land Of the Midnight Sun" which
appears there the week of Nov.
1871. The proposition made by
Mr.. Kingsbury. so Mr.. Cullen
stated. is to divide with the relief COM
mittee the gross receipts of Oct. %, %
and q, with matinee on the 9th, and
the gross receipts of Nov. Is. Ii ana II.
with matinee on the 18th. That is to
ay,;the committee would take, under
the arrangem ent. One-half of the gross
receipts from all tickets sold and pre-.
scented at the door. and ali the receipts
from tickets sold, but not presented.
Mr.. Cullen said that Mr.. kingsbury had
not yet received answers FROM the man
ayers.
The committee did not adjourn to any
particular time, but it was understood
that another meeting will soon he held.
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