The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
DOING FINAL TOUCHES
Committee OF Fifteen Holds Its
Last Regular Meeting.
Decides to Wire All Streets and
Keep Them Clear
During the Passage of Paradss-To
Vehicles VIII be Allowed With
II Half Block Of Kansas
Avarua

The last regular meeting Of the Com
Esittee OF Fifteen before Festival week
vas held last night 4 special meeting
VIII be held this afternoon and the
small things that always pile up AT the
List moment VII be disposed Of
The most Important thing done last
night was the decision 10 wire Kansas
avenue between Fourth and NInt1
street This VIII be done to facilitate
the work CT the police in keeping the
streets clear while parades are passing
The wires viii be stretched along the
curb and fastened 10 telegraph poles
and no one VIII be allowed To stand on
the pavement while p4rades are pass
ing OF in process Of fOrTa ton
TEe COMMITTEES OF Fifteen will have
special seats reserved the fair
grounds but it is doubtful if the men,
Dsrs VII ind time to use them Seats
have been erected west of the throne Of
the Queen for children who VIII par
t.c4pate IN the opening exercises and
after that seats viii be reserved ez-
elusIvely FOR members Of the committee
and their families and friends There
ara l. seats each Is feet long Lots
were drawn 10 determine the dLStrIbg-
&ion Of the reserved seats and cards
viii be printed with the name Of the
member Of the committee entitled 10
the seat These VIII be fastened 70 the
seat and every body not entitled 70 a
place VIII be kept out
\ resolution was passed prohibiting
al teams from entering the grounds On
the day Of the sham battle
t4tAlA AEA-t@- E-Nkl1E EAAtfW E1AD4=4
about the parade which is directly in
charge Of the Committee OF Fifteen
sad Otto kuehue- Here We have
bean making elaborate preparations to
have spectacular parade On We'd
uesG4y evening and people seem TO
know nothing about II l think II Is
time that t1e people are notified that
On " e1EeSCay evening the Committee
Ct Fifteen parade viii be given
The question Of additional floats for
tbs parade was brought up and Capt
I'd 4 FRI n 2 r
range for the appearance Of some OF the
Santa E'e floats in that parade.
Chairman GreenwaId OF the finance
comm ttee notified the committee that
Mr. P--L BOnebraka had consented TO
super5ntend the sale OF tickets at the
grounds. by the ticket sellers
BY mistake in the official pro-
gr2mne the statement Is made that 4
charge viii be made 70 citizens of To-
peEA for the entertainments On the
ground AL except those who partIC4-
rate in the exercises ara TO be charged
an admission Zee except old soldiers
The Topeka Water company made z
proposition 20 place barrels in various
parts Of E6e city and furnish them with
q sapplE Of water The proposition was
accepted
= The Reform school band VIII play
every day during Festival week The
comm iEtee voted t21s band So last night
conditional upon the committee coming
cut ahead On the weeks entertainment
superintendent Hart says L1aE the
state makes 10 appropriation for the
baC1 ard II - supported by private
contributions That Is why he made
TIE modest demand The band has i'm
proved wonderfully in the past year
an II was on recommendation of J. 3.
Marshall that the conditional approprI-
alton was made
The karnival Knights will have Mar
sEaiTs band TO play for the opening
march Of their ball The Committee OF
Fifteen passed Z resolution TO that ef-
feet
4 W Dana made q request for the
use Of the Dragons head and other
remnants OF the parade Of last year TO
Use IN the karuivaI parade He also
asked for several Of the dOats that viii
y appear II the spectacular parade His
request was granted and Dudley &
! Tosivn viii be ordered 10 have their
: flats n the kar1ivaI parade
The question OF public comfort which
las bean haunting the committee for sew
sral weeks was brought ID again last
Eh-- All efforts To have the agents Of
the committee FelI1quISh the charge for
col scEiuu To people who rent rooms and
want them TO make the collections. have
failed A resolution TO take the matter
out Of the hands OF the firm of Heuder-
son Sr wood was laid on the table after
al excited debate
The Oh eE marshal VII have the ds-
position Of floats which may be c0uSid-
ered Of an advertising nature Il was
not decided in which parade they will
be admitted