The record-union., 1898-06-15
FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE
VARIOUS COMMITTEES MAKE
THEIR REPORTS.
Will be Necessary to Canvass the
City In Order to Raise Sutd-
-,
cient Funds.

A meeting of the Fourth Of July Gen
eral Committee was held last nlsht'
Mayor Land presiding.
George H. Clark, Chairman or the
Finance Committee, reported that the
Board of City Trustees and the county
Supervisors had appropriated, the
former 81 600. the latter 5000, ana that
$685. had been raised by popular sub
scription.
Mr. Clark said many merchants and
business men had refused to subscribe
= dollar, whose names, if published,
would create surprise. Some had
hid behind safes and chairs when Il
committeeman appeared, and all COM
planned that they had already been bled
until forbearance had ceased to be
virtue The committee had secured only
81 2S5. but expected to be able by close
application to raise the sum to $1,000.
He called attention to the fact that
San Francisco proposed to hold it's Gel
ebration expenses below $1,000 and
thought if that city could do with 3d.,
600 Sacramento ought to worry along
with $500. If the Finance Committee
was enlarged and house to house
canvass made, he thought it possible
to get a little more than $500.
c. NJ. Beckwith favored enlarging the
Finance Committee and making a more
thorough canvass of the city, and
motion to that effect was carried.
Chairman Clark of the Finance Com
mittee was instructed to add as many
members to his committee as he de-
sired.
A. J. Johnston, Chairman of the Par
ade Committee. reported that if the
parade could be brought off as out
lined by the committee and the Grand
Marshal it would be the finest ever
seen in this city He said the Knights
of Pythias required $50. the railroad
shops $500 (Which he recommended be
cut to $3.50 and the schools $500, which
owing to the report of the Finance
Committee, he suggested be cut to SO
"a total of $525. He further stated
that three country schools proposed
bringing to the city three floats and
asked for an appropriation of SO,
which would bring the total up to S34o.
He suggested deferring the approEria-
tion for flags until other appropriations
were made.
Louis Bruener said if the committee
wanted flags it would have to act at
once, as the flag houses are overrun
flags of different size.
Mr. Johnston moved that 5000 flags
be purchased and that the money asked
for in the report be granted. 1t was
estimated that $115 would purchase all
the flags required.
o. w. Erlewine, Superintendent of
City Schools. said he would waive the
right to flags for schoolhouses in the
city.
b. F. Howard. County Superintend
ent, said he had already received
definite replies from six districts, four
of which had accepted the offer made
by the committee to furnish a school
house flag to every school that would
place twenty-four or more pupils in the
parade.
V. S. McClatchy said if Mr.. Johnston
would ask for a definite appropriation
the committee could act intelligently,
otherwise any action would be useless.
A motion that $50 be allowed the
Parade Committee for all purposes was
carried.
c. NJ. Beckwith. Chairman of the Ev-
ening Entertainment Committee, re-
ported that 81 .O4S would be required to
purchase the list of fireworks submitted
by him at a previous meeting. He ex-
PidlIltd lildl StNSU set pttCeS were Ou
the list
E. B. Willis suggested that the set
pieces be eliminated, and said the dis
play would be just as good without
them.
On motion of ]. o. Coleman action on
the report of the committee was tenn
porarily passed.
Y. S. McClatchy, Chairman of the
Literary Committee reported that steps
are being taken to put the Pavilion
in shape for the literary exercises. Seats
arranged for 6.500 will be provided. and
before the general public are admitted,
those who march in the parade will first
be seated. The report was adopted.
D. w. Carmichael Chairman of the
Invitation Committee, reported prog
ress.
+. A. Griffin. Chairman of the Music
Committee reported that the Second
Infantry, the Foresters. the Sacramento
Institute Band and the Native Sons
Band had been engaged and that Rhys
Thomas had agreed TO lead the chorus.
The amount required would aggregate
Sao4.50. The report was filed.
Reports from the Printing and the
Carriage Committees, for which $3.50
and SO, respectively, had been appro-
priated announced progress. They
Were placed on file
Grand Marshal Frank Miller said
that he and his aids proposed to walk
and he hoped to see every man in the
city in line. He wanted to see no lag
CARDS.
General ]. G.. MARITIME suggested that
at least ten barrels of pure water be
placed at convenient places along the
street for the use of women and chill
dren. He was instructed to ascertain
what the water will cost, and to report
at the next meeting.
The Chairman, Mayor Land, appoint
ed Emmet Phillips. O. p. Dodge and
j. n. Larkin a committee on official