The morning call., 1894-05-06

the Chicago office shows that the account has
not vel been adjusted, ana, therefore, II is n0l
properlv subject 10 specific criticism. The set
iIenenI is awaiting as we are informed. the
convenience of the executive committee and
the assistant director general, ana Inc latter
meanwhile seems to be lrlSufeiy enjoying re-
muneratIye salary while The very persons whom
h. was largely instrumental IN bringing 10 tile
fair are according 10 their own reporl,isuf1er'
ing for their daily bread.
After he reading of the report Wendell
EastOn moved that the report De received
and placed on file.
To this Mr.. McMann objected. He
amended that the report be acceDted and
the committee discharged. lie thought II
was a farce to continue the committee
when the members Of 1t could not go on
with their labOrS because the director
general would not allow them.
At the outset of thu fair it was said that
we were to have the cream of the Chicago
Exposition. Instead we were deuged
with fakirs. They were favored, while
the educational exhibitors were being
starved through eXacting from them Is per
cent from their sales. and it could not be
expected that they would be able TO make
their salt.
1t was no more than just to consider
them and material half would he re-
ducIlon of the admission tee TO % cents.
He honed that the reduction would apply
to every day.
1t was at last resolved to take up the
report seriatim together with the experts
reports appended to it.
Mr. Pattee's report shOw@d the follow
ing: Receipts TO March 81, S76l. .691 II; re-
ceipts for March, S123, 644 IA; disburse-
ments for March, $780, 567 61; receipts
for the first twenty days in April,
Sg6. .772, IS: disbursements, SOS, All 50; pay
able to March q, S10S 95S "a; adjusted ex-
pense account to March 81. S4,63S 6S :;
music account to March 81. S24,091 45 :;
fireworks up to April q, SIS. 80 :;
adjusted travelling account. S3262 05; liv-
ery account, $653; printing. S52S6 80; ae-
ronnt A. l.. Clarke Chicago expenses),
S46OS 27; account r. l.. Cornely. includ-
ing salary. expenses. furniture, advertis-
ing. etc, ST., 423 "A, of which he has received
from the eXt tcutiVe committee S94S7 leaV-
ing balance due, S2936 IA; Photographic
passes now in force. S5340; percentage of
the concessions department, amount col
lected. S62 sos 63. deducted from total
expense OF S73, ,651 50, leaves a balance Of
S11. .142 90.
From contracts made in the way of
tickets S26. so was received. Other items
were as follows: Cash value of railroad
admissions, S34 964 As; registered bills
outstanding on April 20, S35,105 75; ap-
proXmated daily expense, $1,000; pay
ments 10 the Cash Register Company to
April Iu, SZ0Zzs IcCtlpto lLOm iOutai VI
same. SI2O5 90.
The next matter to come up was the
recommendation to reduce the entrance fee.
Mr.. McMann started things going by
moving that the entrance fee by fixed at %
cents for every day and evening till the
close of the fair.
7. j. l.. Smiley opposed the proposition,
saving that such course would make no
difference in the attendance. The fair
TO nr lG N
anything.
Wendell Easton followed In long ad-
dress in which he said that the entrance
fee was none too great. and that If there
was surplus al the end of the fair SO
much the better. He though; it was due
to the executive committee, who had
worked so hard for the succe SIS of the fair,
to leave the entrance fee alone.
Mcnamara was up with his protest
against such action and his appeal for a
reduction. He did not want surplus.
Regarding the possible surplus, +. A.
Haber stated that the Finance Committee
would recommend that it be used in giving
work tn the unemployed at the park.
Colonel Andrews said that to reduce the
entrance fee would be death to the fair, as
the present attractions could not be main
tanned.
The discussion became quite acrim oni-
Gus, especially between Mr.. McMann and
DR.. Regensb9rger.
Finally a vote was taken, with the re-
suit that the proposition was lost by vote
o. Is noes and ayes, Messrs. johnson and
McMann being the two who voted in the
affirmative.
The motion that an entrance fee of 25
cents be charged on Sundays and evenings
then came up and more talking followed
Max Pepper favored il, and even Colonel
Andrews said it might be tried. When it
came to vote, though. he begged to be
excused. The motion was lost by a vote
6 ayes and noes.
This angered Mr.. McMann. He imme-
diately moved again that the committee
be discharged, as it was useless to con-
tinue it. He for Que would not remain on
il and he sent in his resignation to the
Mayor.
The motion was put and carried and the
committee discharged.
The report then came up for adoption on
motion of DR.. Regen berger. who wanted
it received without Mr.. Johnson's remarks
on the director-general, but it was con-
cluded that that formed part of the re-
port. and it remained. The report was then
adopted by vote OF II to l.
The report of Financial Manager Louis
SlosS Jr. Showed~that the entire amount
collected to date was S334.909 20. and that
the amount of Subscriptions outstan ding
approXimated $4,000.
1t was also explained by Mr.. johnson n
that In the report concerning the $50, o53
reported on hand April 20 this sum did
not include the actual cash in bank. Be-
sides, that ther3 was due from railroads
for tickets S22 600. and $1,000 from con-
ceSslonaires and other sources.
A list of the employees at the fair was
in the secretary's hands, but was not given
out.
The committee adjourned subject to the
call of the chairman.
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