The herald., 1897-08-03
Report Of the Committee
Submitted
REVIEW OF THE GOOD WORK
ACTUAL DONATIONS AMOUNTED
TO OVER $4,000
No Quorum Was Present at the Park
and Relief Committees Meet
ing-Interesting Reports

There was not quorum present at
a called meeting last evening of the
twenty-one directors of the Merchants
and Manufacturers association and the
six assistants, who, with them. formed
the park and relief committee, and after
vain waiting for more of the committee
to materialize, the meeting wasadjourn-
ed. 1t was decided. however. by the five
or six who were there that the reports
which were to have been submitted to
the committee formally first should be
given the public through the press and
they are herewith prese in full. The
first, condensed report of the financial
secretary, J. v. Wachtel, which is COM
plete as far as it was poss ble to make it,
with one or two items in the disburse-
ments yet unfinished-aS the Eight COL
umn at Fremont gate''-is as follows:
The sub-executive committee, consist
ing Of Bishop Montgomery, H. w. Frank,
p. M. Daniels, w. II. knight and Judge
Silent, have made final report of the
disbursements of the trust fund raised
for the relief of the unemployed,
which has been expended in the con-
struction of the Fremont entrance and
boulevard in Elysian park. The labor
of the committee is about at an end. All
of its work is completed, excepting to
finish the handsome electric light mast It
the entrance to Fremont gate, the
wrought iron work for which is now be-
ing constructed, and this mast is to be
surmounted by an American eagle, fav-
ing a spread of four feet Of wing,
which was ordered from Ohio and was
recently received In this city.
The report of the sub-executive COM
mittee is made to the general executive
committee, which in turn will report to
the Merchants and Manufacturers' as
sociation, from which the authority Of
the committee was derived; with the
report is a full set of books and vouchers
in perfect shape, and the appointment of
a committee will be asked for to audit
and pass upon the correctness of these
accounts
The report of the committee furnishes
some interesting details. The total fund
received amounted TO $24, ,411.95. This
amount was received in money. In ad-
dition to this there were donations of
material, such as lime and cement, iron
pipe, stone, sewer pipe, ETC., of the value
of about $4,000 more, 80 that the actual
donations of money and material
amounted to over $4,000. OF the money
received, $24 ,0O3S5 has been paid out,
leaving a balance in the hands of the
treasurer of $40S.11. This amount will
be necessary to pay for the completion
of the electric light mast at the entrance
to the park.
The subscriptions in money are classi-
fed as follows:
From corporations, firms and indi-
viduals, sums of $100 and upwards $S,010.00
Subscriptions by individuals, firms
and corporations, in sums of less
than 500 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3.50. so
From pupils. teachers and officers
of the public schools. 1,2l5.s4
Times Mirror fund. ,639.40
Less amount credited in
other subscriptions above
enumerated .............. :. 66S.S5
ss7O55
Proceeds of entertainments, dona-
ton of piano, etc. tc.................... 925.6S
Collections, in churches. ............... 2S4. %
Contributions by associations. 24S. 10
Contributions by employees of busi-
ness firms and corporations. ..... 2910.73
lOtdi ga, all 10
The subscriptions in money are furth-
er classified as follows:
$2oO each ......................2 .22
lUO eacn .26
oV edcii .4f
30 each
ou eacn .........................
20 each ..........................