The herald., 1898-09-18

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loS concert ............... l5o.So
l6O Carriage ...............~. 9.25
1bO Races Observation-Disclosures. 400
164 TribuneS .................. 100 90
Totals .......................s7 1898 As 1888 As
Then follows an inventory of property IT.
the storehouse with an estimated valuation
of $3644.3O. Following is the, statement Of
subscriptions paid In full. These COM
prsed:
Boston Dry Goods Co.. $3.50. 90
Los Angeles Lighting Co.............. 5000
Los Angeles Electric Co................ 1900
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1875 90
BENEFITS
Agricultural Park ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 102. so
Orpheum Observation-Disclosures. 106.0
Then follow six 500 subscriptions, one SIS,
one $50. sevent cen $50, one $40, one $35, one
s33, two $50, thirty-eight s25. twenty 500.
nineteen $15, seventy-s!x $40. one hundred
and seventeen IS. three 50, thirteen $3.50,
eight 81. and six 81 subscriptions.
OF subscriptions which were subject to
conditions and which were paid only In part
there are fifty-on>, from which was realized
$1SS8.65, which, added to the above, make s
the total sum realized $756865. Then there
is given list of something like 100 delin-
que'nts who have not paid anything, and
who are responsible for the balance of $51. 96.
which remains to be devoted to some patri-
otto purpose.
When it was determineT to- abandon the
celebration for the time being, your execu-
tive committee is happy to report that In
view of the fact that your determtn a ton
was made exactly two weeks before the
opening date Of La Fiesta, there was less
money contracted for to be expended than
at corresponding date OF any previous
Fiesta, and 1t congratulates itself that in
view of the short time still to eHapse, and of
the expenses necessary to close, which
would not have been' necessary had the
work proceeded in normal way, it still
was able to keep the expenses within about
70 per cent of the available subscriptions.
and within about 40 per cent of the total
estimated receipts.
When your committee determined that IL
would be advisable to postpone the event, It
passed resolution authorizing this execu-
tive committee to reimburse those people
officially connected with La Fiesta, who,
by reason of the postponement. had incur
red pecundary loss. This action, was the
only honorable one which could have been
taken in such case, but it naturally added
quite sum to the expenses Of closing up.
At the same meeting at which you decided
to postpone La Fiesta You authorized the
executive committee to invite subscribers
to pay their subscription in full in order
that whatever sum might be left over after
paying all expenses could be devoted to
aiding in the equipment of the First bril-
Not ID -
also authorizing this committee TO levy an
assessment upon all subscribers sufficient
to cover the said expenses. A letter was
subsequently sent to the subscribers, ask
ing their approval of the proposition TO de-
vote any balance left over to this patriotic
purpose, and a great many favorable re-
plies were received.
Later another letter was sent to those
who had not previously replied, urging
them to do so as quickly as possible, in
order that the executive committee might
have some basis upon which to work
Finally, on June 7th, your committee au-
thorized this executive committee to en-
ploy collectors to call upon the vet remain
ing large number of subscribers from whom
no replies were received. The general re-
suit of this work was that large portion
Of the subscribers who had paid their sub
scriptions in full agreed that the money
should be used. first, in paying up La Fiesta
bills, and that any balance remaining over
might be devoted to the proposed patriotic
purpose, or to any other patriotic purpose
which the committee might determine
upon. Others who had paid in full replied,
directing that after paying Fiesta ex-
penses, any balance left over from their
subscriptions should be devoted to some
definite object. The range Of these OBJ
jects was very great, many preferring he
money to 60 to the Associated Charities,
the Newsboys' home, the Florence home,
the school childrens battleship, the pur-
chase of seed for farmers, and quite va
riety of other good objects.
Disposition Of the Surplus
A few took the position that in view of
La Fiesta not being held 1.-THE proposed
date, wanted all the money collected from
them returned without any deduction being
made for paying the expenses incurred.
while a number of others expressed their
Willingness to- pay their pro rata of the
Fiesta subscription necessary for the ex-
penses, but preferred to do their own pa
triot.c or chan.ta BILE work as the case Nigh.
be. Another set have expressed their in