The record-union., 1895-09-07
GIVING The FINISHING TOUCHES.
The Last Meeting of the Carnival
Executive Committee.
Completing the Details for Next Mon
day Evenings Brilliant
Event.

| A well-attended meeting of the Electric
Carnival Executive Committee. Chair
man Joseph Steffens presiding. was held
at the office of Curtis. Carmichael 81
| Brand at o'clock yesterday afternoon to
put the finishing touches on the prepara-
tions for the great event which is to cleo
trify Sacramento and her thousands of
guests next Monday evening.
The Secretary read the minutes of the
previous meeting, which were approved.
Treasurer L. B. Hall reported due from
the committee on contracts let, and to
cover sundry necessary expenses, the
sum of S10.983 IA.
On motion of Assistant Grand Marshal
w. S. Leake, an allowance of sum not
to exceed $50 was placed at the disposal
of Captain Cooke for the expenses of the
keep of the horses, in his cavalry squad.
Director-G General Coleman reported that
| Superintendent Shock of the Sacramento
Electric Power and Light Company had
agreed that all the committees electric
| light designs on the streets be kept run
ming" every night during next week.
and that private. parties furnished with.
power through the Carnival Committee
might repeat their displays on Tuesday
and Wednesday nights following the car
nival.
The Director General reported that he
had sold to Siller Brothers, for $3.50, the
privilege for viewing stand to be erected
on the east side of the fagpole in the
| City Plaza, this revenue to be equally di-
vided between the Native Sons and the
! Carnival Committee. On motion of q.
B. Katzenstein, the action was approved.
| The Director General presented the
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! llege OF erecting another stand at the cor
ner OF Tenth and X streets, the amount
of the bid being SO. The proposalswas
rejected.
On motion, committee consisting of
| Messrs Hall, Stephens and Glow was ap-
! pointad TO provide such barricades as
they might deem advisable for protect
| ing the crowds of people on Tenth street,
from X to NJ.
The Grand Marshal was authorized to
! pub blish his proclamation in the Sunday
| NelOS and Sunday Leader, each paper to
! be paid $50 therefor.
A communication was received from
! Messrs. Benjamin Welch, w. K. Ormsby,
L. w. Heintzelman, L. Warmly, V. Le-
! May and George Dunn, the committee in
charge of the railroad shops floats, in
forming the committee that the cost OF
| producing the magnificent exhibits had
| been more than twice the amount appro-
! priated by the COMMITTEES; that the work
men did not feel able to make further
contributions in addition TO what they
had already given in the way OF their
labor and the purchase OF their uniforms,
ETC., and asking the committee for an ad-
diIlonal appropriation OF 5000.
| Several OF the memb bers of the commit
| tee who had just come from an inspec-
ZION OF the railway floats" went into
-aptures in description OF their charms,
and all present seemed ready 10 cordially
| support the proprieiy of making the ap-
preparation ask ed, but the ability of the
! committee TO do so depended partially
upon contingent in the way of the salv
age fund, the amount Of which was prob
/ lematical. In order to make an appro-
priation of at least half a loaf" in this
matter, the Director General generously
agreed to temporarily waive his claim for
salary, amounting to S3UO, and take his
chances in getting his money. This
amount was, on motion of w. 3. Leake,
| appropriated to the purpose in question,
/ with the assurance that the balance asked
for would be paid later ii the funds were
available to the committee.
On motion of the Director General, the
/ Chairman appointed Reception Com
mittee of one for the committees floats
and cars to receive the intended occu-
pants and see that they were properly
/ assigned TO their places. The committees
and their assignments were as follows:
6. b. Katzenslein. National float; Il. ID.
Stephens, State float; O. w. Erlewine.
Fruits and Flowers float: NJ. J. Curtis
and I. l.. Enright, Pioneers cars.
NJ. }. Dillman moved that the Grand
Marshal be allowed 500 for his expenses,
instead of SO. as previously provided.
L. ID. Ryan, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Band Music. reported that his COM
mittee had secured the services of Rom
covieri's American Concert Band for
Monday night-this band to have the post
of honor in the parade. The services of
the Marysville. Grass Valley and Lincoln
Bands had also been secured, without
charge, and the Vallejo. Chico, Merced
and Stockton Bands, which will be here
for the Native Sons parade. would, also,
il was thought, be available for the Car
niyal parade. The committee was in
structed to use its discretion in this mat
ter and report to the Grand Marshal.
Sundry details of incomplete arrange
lnents were left TO the judgment of the
Director General, and the meeting. ad-
journed, subject 10 the call of the Chair.