The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-01-22
Y. M. C. A. ANNUAL MEETING
HELD IN THE ASSOCIATION PAR-
 LORS LAST NICHE.

LORS LAST NICHE.
 Reports of the Work During the PasI
 Year-A New Constitution Adopted
 Six More Members Added to Board O1
 Directors-Majo ority of the Board May
 Not be Members of the Same Denomt-
 nation.
 The annual meeting of the Young Mems Christian association was heid last night in the parlors of the assocla- tion on Chapel street. Pierce N. Welch, president of the association, was in the chair Reports of the work of the or ganization during the past year We're s,,h,,,i++ad hv tba committees. The treasurer, Robert l. Couch, reported TOT the building fund that the total receipts from subscriptions paid in to oate amounted to $62,65797, expenditures from the fund, $28,278.91, leaving pal ance on hand of $33, S79.o9. Among the expenditures was one of $S,250 to pay for strip of land adjoining the Temple street lot at the rear, and ito pay ott mortgage on the Temple street lot.
 Treasurer Couch also reported the re- ceipts and expenditures for current eX- penses. The receipts were as follows: Membership fees, $2, ,650.75; subscription, S1O; appropriation from building fund, $9.3595O; class fees, $129.75; locker and key deposits, $25O; rent for Temple street house, $500; miscellaneous, $l,- 8Os,12; balance from last year. $173.22. Total receipts. $14,67134.
 The disbursements were as follows: Rent, $1,700; gymnasium work, $16004 social work, $23185; educational work, $4S64 49; repair of rooms, $129.14; reading room and library, s232.19; junior de- partment, $47S5 stationary and print ing $190.1S; Goffe street branch, $100; state committee, $100 telephone, $36; light, s6327S; heat, $2s9.75; religious work, $1,23912; key refund $25; water, $45; conversion expenses, $6422; insur- ance, S76 interest, $296.76; salaries, $6,- 491; purchase price of Camp Tuxis, $1,- 58311 repairs on Temple street house, $2565; incidentals, $216.60. Total, $14,- 64o15.
 Walter R. Downs reported on the ex penses and receipts of the outing club at Morris Cove. The receipts were $494.27 and the expenditures $45574, leaving a balance of $3S53.
 The Morris Cove property was not purchased by the association It was promised to the contributors to the building fund that the new building on Temple street would not be mortgaged, and in order that no liability for the Morris Cove property might attach to the new building on Temple street after it is completed a number of the direc- tors personally assumed the liability for the Morris Cove property, which was transferred to the general secreta- ny in trust for the association.
 The membership committee reported that the total number of aspirations of membership during the year was 521 There were 261 renewals, 30S new mem bers and 100 juniors, making a total membership of 664, net gain over last year of 43. No endeavor has been made during the past year to secure new members because the present rooms are now filled and there are no accommo- dations for more members Many of the present members are awaiting chances to get lockers. After the new building is completed there will be accommoda- tions for a vastly increased member ship.
 Samuel H. Read presented an inter- esting report for the building commit tee The report is as follows:
 BUILDING COMMITTEES REPORT.
 One year ago last night was a critical time in the history of the association. For several months previous to January b,1i1d ored to secure three $25,OOO pledges In order that they might comply with the requirements of a $4OOO0 conditional pledge which was promised provided three $25,0OO pledges could be secured by January 20. Every member or the committee worked earnestly and the public were fully acquainted with the conditions of the pledge, but we were not successful.
 A second condition of this pledge was that $175,000 be secured by June list and the committee felt that if this con- dition was met perhaps the donor might withdraw his first condition. Hence every effort was put forth to secure the $175,000. Early in February, a pledge for $50, 900 was secured and this gave the committee much encouragement and the canvass was pushed forward with a great deal of energy and resulted in se- curing the $175,000 by June 1st During the canvass there was a $15,- 900 conditional pledge made, contingent on holding the original $4o,000 pledge, but after presenting the report of the work to the $40, 900 donor, he absolutely refused to make any pledge to the as- sociation simply because the committee had failed to secure three $25, 900 pledges. Thus we lost s55,o0O which | must be raised from other sources. [ Since June 1st, the committee have given much time and thought to the | working drawings of the new building | and also to letting the contracts and | We are pleased to report that after re- | ceiving sealed bids from about seventy | contractors it was found that the low l est bids were sent in by New Haven contra ctors for all work except that | which cannot be done in the city, such as furnishing terra cotta, steel etc. Before any of the contracts were sign ed, joint meeting of the citizens com mittee together with the building com- mittee was held at the association rooms, October 18th, and after very carefully considering the matter, it was