Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-08
HAYDEN BROS /,

committee recommended that the cashier
should be compelled at once to make the
daily cash balances and after a motion to
this effect had been adopted the reports were
referred to the executive committee.
Reports from the same committee showed
that the bills receivable on September 16
amounted to $6,115.16. The amount unpaid
by exhibitors was 13,525.05 and the amount
overpaid exhibitors was $3,2e4,65. A num-
ber Of errors had been discovered and the
committee recommended that the accounts
should be carefully checked up by the ex-
hibits department at once. This matter was
also referred to the executive committee
that the collection of these unpaid claims
should be vigorously pushed.
Provides for n History.
The following resolution by General Man
derson provoked quite sharp debate, which
ended in its adoption:
In view of the historical varue of every in
cident connected with the Transmississipp
and International Exposition and the impor-
tance of preserving in a safe public deposit
tory all material connected with it's incep-
tion, Its progress its development and its
triumphant success, IL Is
Resolved, That the president and secre-
tary of the exposition are hereby directed to
OF every medal, souvenir, program, photo
graph, illustration, magazine or newspaper
article and all other matters and things con-
nected with its history that can be procured.
Resolved, That all such materials when
gathered shall be placed in suitable cases or
receptacles in the building of the Omaha
City library, provided that said library shall
agree to furnish suitable places therefor and
give due care to the preservation OF the
same. 1t is further
Resolved, That the president shall appoint
from the directors of the exposition a com
mittee of three to constitute and be called
the Historical committee. Such committee
shall be authorized and empowered to en-
ploy a suitable person as historian. who shall
at once proceed with the gathering of the
material and information for a complete his
tory of the exposition and prepare the manu-
script and select the illustrations and plates
therefor Such manuscript and material to
be ready for the printers by June l, 1899 1t
is further
Resolved, That the sum OF $40 900, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, shall be
appropriated for such purpose. The sum
needed to be expended under the direction
of the historical committee upon voucher ap-
proved by a majority of them and counter
signed by the president of the exposition.
The said committee SHAH serve without COM
pensation or emolument, but is authorized to
employ a stenographer at not exceeding SIS
per month. Inc material prepared IOT pup
lication shall be approved before printing by
the said committee, which shall also direct
the form of the book to be published and pro-
vide for it's binding. One copy Of said book
shall be furnished TO the Omaha City library,
to the University of Nebraska, to the Omaha
High School library. to Creighton college
and to each one OF the directors OF the ex-
position. Ar other OF said publications shall
be sold at not exceeding the cost of printing
and binding and 10 per cent additional. The
sum resulting from such sales to be paid to
the treasurer OF the exposition.
Unnecessary and Extravagant.
Manager Rosewater opposed the resolu-
tion on the ground that it contemplated an
unnecessary and unjustifable expenditure
He said that the bulk of the material re-
ferred to in this resolution had already
been collected by the Department of Pub
licity and other souvenirs and records were
in the hands of the secretary. He con
tended that to appropriate so large sun
Cor the purpose mentioned would be to fe
down the bars for all sorts of extravaganza
in the preparation of the history" contem
plated and that 1t was at the least pool
policy TO tie up so large a sum. He moved
/ that the appropriation be reduced TO 81, 900
but this was lost and the original motor
prevailed.