New-York tribune., 1899-09-23
MORE HONEY FOR STANDS
,,1,v1c1PAL ASSEMBLY SUCCEEDS IN dh'-
r,xc ONE FOR ITS MEMBERS
BREAKFAST on TRIP TO
CLAREMONT.

., s.o,o Committee met yesterday Al
,ernoon. and as as II was o%,'eu haor
chairman Guggenheimer said ne "ouu INV y, tha
.o,r the committee who desired a cha"eo " o.
nroeramme arranged for SATURDAY o.p.e. pp, - ~.
SCr.l sickles was introduced as chalfhia" W W .
80 o-r rn,,tee opposing the breakfast at Oio
,oo,, lie smoke Of the difficulty OF hahu''s 80
,,nbars Of men, and said. TO secure the su'o.ao =,
,bo narade the start must be Hauo '
o'clock. .. -, tho hreak-
.,Ioo Won propose the abandonment Oh '''e
fast?" asked Mr. Guggenheime' , c,ou,ss
~. a. abandon It." replied General ochiee
.,,oya tho breakfast on Monday lheh '"e'' w.
,e no occasion 10 hurry the Admiral aio"e' ~
"a, entertain him In a dgnihed manner
Lewis Nixon suggested that Adm'a' De~,s ., 80
the other guests be proViued VIZ" 90 r,o~omont
90, during the trip from Wsrren-s'. 10
- W yrooman offered as resolution 'na' 'Ne
.-oorfast he eliminated from the programme
Maurice F. Holahan cnered as an
..N covernors OF the States and the other IN
,,,.d guests be formally invited to breakfast VII"
Admiral Dewey during the trip OIL ."e o' 49,, ,,-
Mr vrooman accepted the amendment ou' va
~,xo, oh,ec,ed Despite his objection 'he "''''
ment prevailed and 1t was decided 'ha' '"e va"
stort from Warren or Barclay 81. al ~ N'o"
sharp. and that during the trip up u. ,har
st,.o, he served TO the Admiral and the o''ei
invited guests Of the city ,.. -.
Mr. McKelvay reported that the |ommi'tee W
p.o.,,,on had arranged TO bring Admiral Dewey
% the City Hall before o'clock Saturday molhihs,
Sepember 90. II the Admiral remains o'' no %
he will be taken TO the Battery ana pe Ie ,
,haro bv a subcommittee Of the Reception Commit
tee II he goes to the Waldorf-Astorla o" '''
80. oomu,,,es will escort him from the hotel to
che CIV Hall The exact movements Of the AdmiraI
cannot be learned until after he has arrNeu anu i''
wishes have been consulted
General Roe reported shortage OF w." IN ''e
,rorsv needed for the entertainment OF visitins
soiI funds
,hs,r exnense Mr. Guggenhemer assured ueh-
ara, Roe that .he necessary funds would De ior'h-
coming General Roe said he was assuIeo vi
$1,000 but more than eight thousand VIE
i,ng soldiers had applied for places IN 'he
line and II was necessary 10 furnish them
9th suhs,stence The Committee on Plan and
scone had authorized the issuance OF invitations
20 all the States Of the Union and 1t was necessary
that the committee should supply the requisite
funds
General Howard Carroll reported that the ar
rangements for the Naval parade were well under
xav He desired to go record as ohtecting 10
the issuance O. more tickets for the on1cial boats
than the Committee Naval Parade had given as
the capacity Of those boats
John p Kane of the Committee on the Erection
of Stands reported the award Of the contracts
made a few days ago and said the cost was s7,"s
more than the appropriation He asked that the con-
tracts be approved and that the additional appro'
priation authorized by the Municipal Assembly ot
given 10 the Committee on StanOs 10 mahe w 'l'
deficiency and 10 erect stand TO be put at the
disposal OF the Municipal Assembly.
I'VE have money for the accommodation o
the Grand Army o, the Republic" he said, "bu
suppose that will not be required now
No one made any comment or the statement anC
that the Municipal Assembly be asked for anothe
SIS 100 to meet the deficiency In General Roes ap
preparation and 10 enlarge the stand designed TO-
the school children at Seventy y-second-st
Mr. Nixon reminded the committee that de
cision had been reached as 10 the disposal Of tn
$4,000 already appropriated He suggested tha
$4,000 be used for ] stand for the children tha
$500 go to General Roe and the balance to tn
Committee on Stands There heated argu
Inent between Mr. Nixon and Mr. Hoahan. Mr.
Nixon held that with deficiency Of sA. 500 in sigh
leave the debts TO be paid by money that Nigh
might not be forthcoming
There lot more talk on the matter. an
then Mr. Gunnison asked
IF the breakfast Is given up shall not hav
that money!
Indeed we will not" replied Mr. Guggenheimel
"About 5000 has been expended and we ar
obliged TO pay the caterer 81, 800 and then mus
pay for the breakfast on the boat
The resolution .,s of Of the Municipal Assembly ay
contains three specifications; To defray the d.
fciencies in the fund for the entertainment
visiting soldiers. estimated TO exceed $500 to ereS
stand for the Municipal Assembly, estimated
cost $500 and the balance to be placed at the d
posa Of the Plan and Scope Committee. 1t We
be erected; that 1000 be taken to pay the d.
fcency In the contracts awarded by the Con
mittee on Stands: that the balance go TO the fur
for the entertainment of the visiting soldiers ar
signed absolutely TO the Municipal Assembly.
President Little Of the Board Of Education pr