The herald., 1897-08-03

Inc small amount EXPENDED 1Or cler-
ical and office work is especially notice
able, and it is largely due to the fact that
the committee was able to avail itself
of the office of the Merchants and Man
ufacturers' association, kindly rendered
it free of charge, and of the services of
its efficient secretary, w H. Knight, who
devoted to the work a very large portion
of his time. In expending the fund the
committee employed altogether 765 diff
ferent individuals. These had families
depending upon them numbering, as
shown by the committees books, 1904
persons. besides the men employed, so
that the fund expended took care of 4t65
persons.
The committee expresses itself as es-
pecially grateful to the city council and
the park commissioners and, the city en-
gineer, who did everything in their
power to aid the committee in it's Work
and to help out the serious situation
which presented itself when the work
was undertaken by the committee. At
all times official red tape has been dis
regarded, and subsequently everything
which the committee requested or asked
to be done was always generously and
willingly done by these officers. Without
their active and hearty cooperation the
work of the committee could not have
been mad's a success.
The committee also expresses itself as
under many obligations to Eisen & Hunt.
architects, who have at all times aided
the committee with their labor, and es-
pecially in the construction of the hand
some electric light mast, which will soon
be completed at Fremont gate. Also
to the Baker iron works, which in addi-
ton to the large personal donation and
the donation by their employees, also con
tributed the cast iron work for the cleo
trio light mast, and to VIM. A. Fruhling.
who donated to the committee free of
charge the handsome railing protecting
the steps at Fremont gate. Many other
donations and services rendered have
already been acknowledged heretofore
by the committee.
w. H. Knight, secretary of the relief
and park fund reported as follows:
Gentlemen: In February last the un-
employed in this city, deserving citi-
zens with families dependent upon them
for their support, had grown to an army
of such large proportions that it became
serious problem how best to so provide
them with needed work as to relieve
their pressing and urgent necessities
| There was feeling in the community
| that If there We're scores and perhaps
hundreds of men in actual want, and
willing to work, some measures should
be devised by the community to relieve
| their distress that would not be in the
nature of a charity, with its attendant
loss of self-respect. Several interviews
had taken place between prominent cit
izns representing various organiza-
tions, and the city authorities, without
reaching a solution of the serious prob
lem. Finally conference between
Judge Silent, who manifested deep in
terest in the question, and President
Frank of this association, resulted in
practical action at a special meeting of
the board of directors held February 27,
| 1897
AT the call Of President Frank and in
pursuance of a resolution adopted on
that occasion, meeting was held in
these rooms on March 1st, consisting of
the entire board of directors and six ad-
ditional persons: Judge Charles Silent,
Bishop George Montgomery, Mr.. Abra-
ham Jacoby, General Charles Forman,
Rev. w. A. Knighten and Mr.. H. T.
Dewey, representing the labor council.
| These twenty-one persons formally or
ganized and were constituted the gen
eral committee of the relief and park
| fund" At a subsequent meeting held
| March 4th, subcommittee of five,
consisting of H. w. Frank, president;
P. M Daniel, vice president; Bishop
George Montgomery Judge Charles ST.
lent and VIM. H. knight, secretary, was
elected to exercise executive functions
| for the general committee, and it was
named the executive committee of the
relief and park fund.-
| A committee of engineers and archi-
tects, consisting of Gervaise Purcell
Fred Eaton, H. Hawgood, Sumner p
Hunt and Octavius Morgan, were invit
ed to render professional services in lay
| ing out roadways, constructing i'm
provements, ETC., and these gentlemen,
all eminent in their profession, volun-
teered their services for the use of the
committee without compensation. The
canvass for subscriptions was prose-
cuted with great vigor by Judge Silent,
President Frank and Assistant Secre-
tary Wachtel who were aided from time
to time by other public spirited citizens
NHeH Cd4leo upoil " CONlTlUute LNelr
services.
Donations were received from proper
ty owners, business men, public offic-
| ials persons in professional pursuits.
and from the employees of mercantile and
manufacturing houses. Many of the
latter contributed an entire days wage.
| The pupils teachers and officers con-
nected with the public schools made lib
eral donations, aggrega ting sum
which paid for more than 1900 days la
Dor in the park.
| From March 1st to July goth, inclusive.
received from all sources (more par
ticularly detailed in Mr.. WachtePs ex-
cellent financial statement) and turned
over to Treasurer E. A. Stuart, $24, ,625 81
in cash. In addition to the above
amount, lumber, cement, iron work and
other materials were, donated to the
value of about $4,000, swelling the aggre-
gate to upwards of $26. 600 Probably no
other appeal for a purely philanthropic
purpose ever made to the citizens of Los
Angeles, or perhaps any other commun-
ity of its size. has met with such q
prompt, hearty, universal and liberal
response.
The genius of Judge Silent in intelii-
gent suggestion and tireless vigilance
at every stage of the work, the unre-
munerated services of Engineer Eaton,