The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-11
THE COMMUTE AT WORK.
They Met Last Night and Reported
What They Had Done.

That the meeting of citizens in the
Mayors office Monday night did its work
well was shown yesterday by the earnest
ness with which the various committees
went to work.
AT 10 O'Clock the General Committee
on Ways and Means, of which Mr.. ". Il.
Snow is chairman, wet in the Mayor ;
office and the following subcommittee
were named:
On Decoration-W. r. Jones. chairman:
4. Dughi, NJ. Rosenthal, q. L. Leach,
w. j. Weir, 3. W. Baker, l.. \. Mailer,
Thos. Pescud, and NJ r. Haynes.
On TranSportation--,D. Il. Johnson.
chairman; II. S. Leard, W. b. Grimes.
w. S. Primrose, ]. ". Norwood, s. j.
Hunter, NJ. j. German, W. r. Smith
and w. J. Young.
On Management of Hall. j. Ber-
nard chairman; Henry Mckee, W. G..
McMacllin. DIR. ]. NJ Fleming. j. y.
Turner, Frank Tant John B. Stronach,
L. II. Launsden, w. s. Holloway and
W. Il. Rose.
On Arrangements-F. 3. Arendell,
chairman; John r. Ferrall. W. L. Wat
son, A. b. Stronach, r. II. Jones. c. i.
Barbee, b. c. Beckwith. l.. +. Pegram,
N. J. Edwards. and II. c. Redford.
On Music-W y. Wright. chairman;
Perrin Busbee, G.. y. Arthur, c. NJ.
Bretsch. NJ. T. Harris, Sam Bogasse and
c. W. Newcomb
On Finance. s. Wynne, chairman;
J. b. Pearce. +. X. Ellington. lynn VIII
der. V. III. BOyden, w. II. Balm, 3. NJ.
athng. C. Il. Lee, George Allen, c. c.
Mcdonald, f. A. Odds and r. G. Up
church.
Reception Committee to go to Rich
mond-F. NJ. Simmons, Josephus Daniels
J. G. Drewry. y. W. West, \. ]. Jarvis,
J. S. Carr. S. A. Ashe. \. NJ Powell,
j. S. Cunningham.
Reception COMMITTEES to go to Hen
/. derSon-Thos. Pence. Jno. w Thor11,-
son, f. B. Barbee. B. Il. Lacy, NJ. W.
Page, r. IT. Gray. Henry Bagley. r. NJ.
Furman. II. S. Leard. r. c. Smith. o.
ID. Green. \. B. Broughton, ]. f. Pog,le,
A. Jones, ID. NJ. King. NJ. T. Leach, ".
i. Snow, w. IL. Cole. Graham Hay
wood. Alex. Stronach. W. W. Parish. }.
VIM. Bailey, T. \. Ivey, J. VI. Norwood.
w. G.. Nottingham.
These committees were notified ana
Immediately went to work, and last might
ut S O'Clock another meeting was. held in
the Mayors office to receive their, reports
Mr. Arendell.. for the Comm2ttee OH
Arrangements. reported that they had Se'
cured both the circus tent of Sun Bros
and the Academy Of Music. they We're
to have until Monday night % decide
which they would take. the choice de
pending upon the weather. The Academy
of Music will cost SO. The circus tent
with seats and lights can he secured for
S1Q0-the circus people put it UP ana
take it down. This price for il the conf
mittee considered very reasonable. There
are some eight four-horse loads OF II 10
be hauled from the Fair grounds to the
graded school building and back and II
will take n number OF men nearly a day
to Put it mp ana take it dowIl.
This tent was used during the last
campaign for speaking on thirty-one
consecutive dsyS. and for it, Sun Bros
received $500 a week. The! say tha,
in this instance however. they will let
the city have il as q matter, of accom-
mediation rather than as a laloney-mak-
ing venture.
Mr.. ID. +. Johnson, for the, Committee
on TRANSPORTATION. reported that he had
assurances from the railroads that they
would give reduced ateS. but as yet n"
had been unable to learn just what the
rate would he the order mott yet having
been sent out
For the Committee ON Music Mr.
Wright stated that he could get the
tand here for the two speakihgs for SD
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