The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-22
FUNDS FOR The FOURTH.
Appropriating Money Already
Collected for the CeIe-
bration.
STILL MORE COIN NEEDED
An Appeal for Further Contribu.
lions for the Entertainment of
the Children.

The expenditure of $5945 was authorized
by the executive committee for the Fourth
of July celebration yesterday. There is as
yet only $500 available to pay the bills,
and at least $4,000 more must be con-
tributed to make the celebration COM
plete success. Philosophical San Fran
ciscans are urged to send in their subscrip-
tions at once, instead of waiting to be
called on by the collectors.
The appropriation of money is divided
among the various departments as follows:
Parade, $500; decorations, $500; office ex-
penses, including rent, printing, salaries,
ETC., $1100; grand stands, $345; fireworks,
$500. These allotments are made simply
to enable the subcommittee to begin
work, and not as total sums to be allowed
them.
The parade committee will expend the
$500 already allowed as follows: Floats,
$500; music, $500; Exempt Firemen, $50;
school banners, So; regalia $40; carriages,
$120; General Emmel, So; Continental
Army, $410; secretary, on account of sal
feature of the celebration for Veteran Fire
men, $50; horses for police, $65; drum
corps, $50; horses for militia, 1925; secre-
tary. balance of salary, $50.
The decoration committee wants $500
$500 for street decorations, $3.50 for the
pavilion and $3.50 for an arch. They have
received $500, and been authorized to use
it as they see fit. The mem bers of the
comm ittee declare that they will use it
toward building an arch.
The invitation and reception and the en-
tertainment committees will need between
$14OO and $1,000, while only $345 has been
set aside. This is to pay for a grand
stand. Other items on the lists, which
have to do with the pleasure of the chill
dren, include lunch for 5000 children at 10
cents each, $500; games at the park, $3.50;
Punch and Judy show, $40; walters, $25,
and many more. Other committees have
received no appropriations, and money and
much of it is sorely needed.
Reichart reported that having the fire.
works on the water was not feasible, be-
cause at best only 10000 people could be
accommodated, the fireworks would have
to rise to height of 120 feet before the
people could see them, and there would be
great danger of loss of life from the crowd
ing on the wharves. The committee voted
to have the display on land.
A former resolution allowing $2950 for
fireworks was rescinded and the amount
was fixed at $500 for the present
The requirement that all appropriations
bear the signature of Mr.. Dalton, chairman
of the finance committee, was rescinded at
his request because of his expected absence
from the City.
At a meeting of the invitation and re-
ception committee Mrs. Cooper reported
that the badges for the children will be
ready by Wednesday or Thursday next
and they will be given to the matrons of
the various institutions for distribution.
The badges are colored to designate the
different institutions and each one bears
an American flag and the date. July 4,
1895
Judge Toohy was appointed to secure
permission to erect grand stands on Van
Ness avenue near Geary street. The stand