The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-10
CONCERTS BY BOTH BANDS
HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
 ON B4IND CONCERTS.

Representatives of the Second Regiment
 and Governors Foot Guard Bands Con.
 test for the contract for Band Concerts
 Program for the Concerts.
 The committee on band concerts held
 a hearing In rooms 10 and il at the
 city hall last evening. at which time
 a number of persons interested i'm the
 matter appeared before the committee.
 Among these were Frank Fichtl, leader
 of the Second Regiment band, Messrs,
 Mager, John Curley. C. B. IIendricls.
 John T Arpin, H. c. Hill, Alderman
 Reyes and w. T. Herbert of the Foot Guard band.
 l The session was held to determine whether the contract for the band con-
 certs should be given to the Second
 Regiment band or to the Governors
 Foot Guard band, or to both. James
 A. Parish, the chairman of the com mittee, presided
 Leader Fichtl of the American Sec | ond Regiment band said that his band had had longer experience, and the | IlluSlClduS were dli OI BultIlOI dDlllLy, and he thought they should have the
 whole series of concerts. He would be perfectly satisfied, however, with an equal division of the concerts. Alderman Reyes said that he was glad to hear such a statement from MT. Fichtl. Such a proposition had been proposed last year, but it had been successfully combated. He ac- lsnowledged that the Foot Guard band was new, but that the musicians were able to play as difficult music as that played by any band in the city. He thought that possibly the committee had been misled In not giving the Foot Guard band a share of the concerts last year.
 They had played with satisfaction before the Knights Templar, the Yacht club and the Pequot club. He claimed that he did not wish to disparage the Second Regiment band, of which he had been member for years. He had belonged to the Wheeler & Wilson band Of Bridgeport, and at Providence they had won a $25O prize In compe- titlon with twenty three other bands He claimed that Fichtl was trying 10 get Curley back to the Second Regi- ment band. Fichtl denied this. Curley didn't say anything.
 Alderman Shanley asked if each band would be willing to give one free con cert MT. Mager said the Foot Guard band could hardly afford it. MT. Reyes said that the men were working for d very low price, and 1t would only be an additional burden to them.
 MT. Fichtl said that if he had the whole series he would give free com cert. MT Mager replied that he would do the same. MT. Mager asked Mir. Fichtl if he had been paid for the free concert he gave last year. MT. Fichtl answered in the negative. Mir. Mager said that the Second Regiment band gave the free concert in order to get strong footing.
 MT. Fichtl said that he would agree to a division of concerts provided no outsiders played on either band Mir Hendrick asked MT. Fichtl if he had not employed out of town people on his band. He replied that he had He also said he knew of the Foot Guard l band playing five or six substitutes MT. Hendrick said that he had played l in the Second Regiment band when l there were as many or more substi- l tutes.
 Henry Sanford wanted one concert ! held in Edgewood avenue park. Mir. Keyes said that he would be glad to | lend musicians to the Second Regiment band if any in that band were sick.
 Alderman Shanley was in favor of | two concerts for the Seventh ward, and I one for the Water street park.
 The committee went into executive | session, at which it was decided that ! the concerts should be equally divided | between the two rival bands. The I schedule was outlined:
 June 5, old Green-Second Regiment l band.
 June 12, Ola Green, Governors Foot Guard band.
 June 19, Broadway-Second Regiment
 June 26, Wooster Square-Governor' Foot Guard band
 July 10, Joceyn Square-Second Regi- ment band.
 July IT, Old Green--Governor's Foot Guard band.
 July 24, Old Green-Second Regiment band.
 July 31, Eighth ward Cplace to be gnated)-Governor' Foot Guard )and.
 August z, Wooster Square-Second Regiment band.
 August IA, Jocelyn Square-Governor's Foot Guard band.
 August 21. Old Greeu-Second Regi- nent band,
 August 2s, Old Green-Governors Foot Guard band. At a meeting of the Governors Foot Guard band, held after the hearing, hey voted to give a free concert on Square, date to be decided lpon later. Is