The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-18
WORK FOR THE FOURTH,
The Arch Designed by Archi-
teCt Hamilton Is AC-
cepted.
THE REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
That on Decorations Holds Long
and Very Interesting
Session.

The executive committee on the Fourth
of July celebration held an interesting
meeting yesterday evening at their rooms
in the Mills building. The subcommittee
on seats made report, and offered bid to
erect seats for school children on Van Ness
avenue for $345. 1t was accepted. The
bidder was H. w. Bagge.
The subcommittee on regalia handed in
the following report, which was read by
the secretary and approved:
Your committee on regalia held meeting
on the 18th inst at o'clock P. NJ, with full
attendance of the committee. Six firms were
invited to bid on regalia; but four responded,
namely: Messrs. ]. Al. Litchfield Co., D. Nor
cross & Co., 3. Pasquale & Sons, Goldstein & CO.
After opening the bids and carefully consld-
ering the designs, also comparing samples
with prices, we. finally decided to make the
awards to the following-named firms, viz:
J. NJ. Litchfeld & Co., D. Norcross & Co., B.
Pasquale O. Sons.
The report of the committee on floats
provoked considerable discussion, many
changes being suggested, though it was
finally adopted as submitted. The report
reads as follows:
The committee has decided to adopt the fol-
lowing floats to be used in the parade and to
receive bids for the same:
No. 1-Original thirteen States, each State
being represented by girl holding banner
No. 2-Moll Pitcher at the cannon. with the
dead and wounded soldiers lying about.
No 3-Battleship Constitution, representing
No. 4-Liberty Bell, the man represented in
the act OF ringing 1t.
No. Ship of State carrying forty-fve girls,
each representing one OF the States in the
Union.
No. 6-Columbia rules the world, represent
ing Columbia standing on the globe floating in
the clouds and holding aloft the American
flag.
We have elected James L. Case a member of
our committee vice Purcell Rowe, resigned,
mittee nave also elected o. S. johnson and C.
j. Hanley members thereof, subject to your
ratification.
The printing committee have awarded
the contract for publishing 5000 pro-
grammes to L. H. Cooper & Co., who have
been furnished with the proper credentials.
This programme will be official, and con-
| fireworks, ETC., and will be the only one
| recognized by the committee. Action on
| the fireworks was postponed until the
| meeting of the executive committee to-
! day.
| The design for an arch caused consider.
able discussion, though the plan of Archi-
| tect Hamilton was finally accepted, pro-
| vided the finance committee can see their
way clear to raising the necessary money
| The Hamilton arch will cost when com
pleted, $3.50.
The decoration committee held a long
session last night, devoted entirely to the
reading of reports handed in by various
subcommittee. The committee ON cleo
tricity said that in view of the fact that
nothing definite had up to that time beer
done in reference to the arch, they had
postponed seeing the electric company, but
that they would attend to the matter a
once and report at the next meeting. The
committee to visit the press in regard tt
the arch reported seeing the managing edi
tors of the CALL and Examiner, who hac
promised to lend their aid in any direction
| desired.
Mr.. Code reported that he had seen sew
eral of the lumber-dealers, and he believed
| the necessary material for the arch could
be secured free of cost. He was positive
the dealers would give at least half the
material. Mr.. Code was asked to see the
dealers today and report to the committee
at the next meeting. The bid of Domonit
! & Co. on street decorations was read and &C
! cepted