The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-20
SECOND SECURES THE PRIZE.
CHOSEN TO REyDER FHE PUBLIC
 COSCERfs THIS SEis0y.

The Second Governors Foot Guard Hand
 Fight for It. but Are Bitterly Disap-
 pointed-oannot Play Oyrrture.. So Says
 Leader Fiehti.
 There was an odor of music In the city hall last night on occasion of n special meeting of the committee on band concerts. Alderman wail pre- sided, and he listened 10 verbnl music by tho musicians present until he grew weary, and suddenly, after several mysterious zigzag motions, brought his baton down for rest. An this music was created because there was present the representatives of two rival bands, who were looking for the contract to furnish twelve concerts this summer in the public squares about the city for s850. The contending bands were the Second Regiment band, represented by Frank Fiohtl, and the Second company Governors Foot Guard band, repre- sented by Fred Mager.
 Upon the opening of the meeting Mrl Mager arose and put in claim for hal 1 the number for his band. As taxpayers, he asserted that his twenty-two musl- cians were entitled to part of the work whether all of them were residents of New Haven or not. '"The charge made against us that none of us live In the city Is false, and to prove it here is a list of the musicians he said, and he handed to the chairman the following list pf names and residences: Fred Mager, IS Charles street; Charles Wake man, 4l Charles street; Louis H. Cohn, 97 Hill steet; John Fannell, 47 William street; G. Lombardi, POT Wal lace street; r. Fl. Porter, AGO State street; H. E. Wooding, Centerville. E. s. Doolittle, 5s1 State street; c. A. Led with, 393 East street; John F. Curlcy, 8 North Bank street; w. T. Herbert, 308 Winchester avenue; George c. Spanu- tius, 975 Grand avenue; Frank Mar shall, 353 State street. John F. Aspin, 245 Franklin street; J. R. Barnes. 35 Center street; P. R. Schirncr, 20 Bald win street; o. C. Hill, 45 Cherry street; c. B. Hendrick, 92 Clark street; c. N. Hendrick, 142 Columbus avenue.
 The committee glanced over their names and then Leader Fichtl of the Second Regiment band stated that the committee as we'll as the general public knew full well that the Foot Guard band was unable to play standard overtures, such as ''Zampa," civilian Tell" and 'Pique Dame," while his band could and was also one of the best in the state. A. C. Hill denied what Mir. Fichtl said and further stated that the leader of the Second knew that the Foot Guard band could play any stand- ard overture.
 Alderman Keys here stated that he had been a member of the Second for five years but now belonged to the Foot Guard. Fichtl said that Mir Keys was never a member of the Second and was only an honorary member of the Foot Guard.
 The committee was in executive ses- sion for over two hours and finally voted to award the full contract to the Second Regiment band.
 The concerts will be as follows: July 35. Jocelyn square, evening; July 2s, central green, afternoon; August '. Wooster square, evening; August 4, central green, afternoon; August 8, Trowbridge square, evening; central green, afternoon; August 22, Woolsey lot, corner of Grand avenue and Poplar street, evening; August 25, central green, afternoon; August 29, Broadway, evening; September l, central green, afternoon; September 5, City Point, evening; September 8, central green, afternoon.
 The concerts will commence at o'clock in the afternoon and o'clock in the evening. The members of the Second Regiment band are: Leader, Frank Fichtl; F. Hopkins, Jerry Lynch, George Bernhardt, Burt Class, Fred Guilford, Frank Reed, A. c. Post, N. A. Daniels, Edward Lee, John Lynch, Webb Humphrey, John Murphy. Henry