The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-26
MORE MONEY NEEDED
THE CONTRACT FOR FAIR BUILD
INGS WAS NOT LET.
FINANCIAL REPORT WANTED.
THEN THE DIRECTORS WILL
AWARD THE CONTRACT.

AWARD THE CONTRACT.
No Member of the Finance Commit
tee Attended the Meeting of the
Board of Directors YesterdHy-For
That Reason the Award of the
Contract Was Deferred Until Day
After Tomorrow, when There
viii BE Another Meeting-Vice
President Moore Says 1t Is Now
with the Finance Committee to
show Sufficient Funds-Secretaries
VIII Meet TO-mOrrOw-Interes in
the Fair Is Growing.
The contract for the construction of the
buildings for the Fair grounds was not
awarded when the directors of the Savan-
nah Fair Association met yesterday af-
ternoon. The matter was postponed until
day after tomorrow at IL O'Clock, when
there will be another meeting of the
board
Col. ]. H. Estill, at the request OF Mr..
A. B. Moore, first vice president, pre-
sided over the meeting. There was no
member of the Finance Committee pres
ent, and it was for that reason that it
was determined to postpone action. 1t is
hoped that the committee will be repre-
scented at the next meeting, and that the
contract may then be awarded.
Mr. Moore, as chairman of the build
ing Committee, reported upon the bids
that had been secured. He gave the
amounts for which each of three con-
tractors named by the Morning News
yesterday offered to do the work, only
failing to mention that of the contractor
who wanted more than $4,000. Mr.. ]. ].
Cross was the lowest bidder, and he will
probably be awarded the contract, his
bid being for $4,000, including the pisca-
1orial building, which, IL constructed, will
cost 500. If the piscatorial building
should not be needed. all the buildings
and fences will be constructed for $19.70O
After the melting Mr.. Moore said that
it is now with the Finance Committee
of the board of directors to provide the
money wherewith the work of construc-
ton may be done. The contract, he said,
cannot be awarded until there is money
in hand to pay the contractor, who will
expect to be paid in installments every
two weeks the work progresses. The
Building Committee has done it's work,
and is right up to the notch, Mr. Moore
said and only money is needed to enable
the plans for the preparation of the
grounds to be pushed ahead
Water has been struck by the contrac-
tor sinking the artesian well on the Fair
grounds pump will be operated to
force the water into a tank of 10000 gal
Ions capacity that will be erected. Ow-
ing to the high ground upon which the
well has been sunk, the flow is not suf-
fcieQt to make pump needless. The
waterworks system for the Fair grounds
will cost $1,000 when completed.
The work of grading the grounds, Mr.
Moore said, has progressed satisfactorily
BY the expiration Of the thirty days for
which the services of the convicts were
loaned by the county, all of the rough
work, Mr.. Moore thinks, will have been
finished. It will then remain for the
ISOLATION to employ labor to complete the
job and shape up and surface the race
track.
Secretaries wan Meet.
A meeting of secretaries Of fair and pac-
ing associations will be held tomorrow
morning at II O'Clock at the office of Mr..
George w. Owens. president of the Sa-
vanpah Fair Association The meeting
was called by Mr.. James c. Shaw, secre-
tary of the association, at the request of
Mr.. T. II. Martin, secretary, of Atlanta.
Mr.. Shaw has written the following, urg-
ing their attendance upon the meeting:
f. L. Tessier, Jr.. manager department
exhibits and concessions, Charleston and
West Indian Exposition Company; Thomas
w. Holloway, secretary State Fair, Co
lumbia, S. c.; T. H. Martin. secretary
Southern Interstate Fair Associa ton, AZ
lanta; w. w. Sharpe, secretary, Waycross,
Ga; A. T. Moore, secretary, Valdosta,
Ga, and secretary of the Racing Asso-
citation at Jacksonville, Fla.
The purpose of the meeting is the ar
rangement of a schedule of races for the
fairs. With dates that will not conflict
far better results can be obtained, 1t is
thought, and an effort will be made to
so arrange the fairs as 90 make them
fall at times that will prove most con-
venient for owners of racing stock who
may take in the circuit. If such a sched-
ule can be agreed upon all of the horses
brought to this section of the country may
be secured for each fair.
Many viii Attend.
Very encouraging news is coming in
from all parts of the state about the Sa-
vannah Fair and If half of the people
come that are predicted, the city and
county win have more within their
boundaries than were ever there before
The season during which the Fair is to
be held, though in the first month of win
ter according to the calandar, is in this
latitude as lovely as May; it is the season
of gentle breezes and bright skies
Then there is a something about
Savannah that leaves a lasting re-
membrance upon those who are
temporary "sojourners within her gate"
there Is a heartiness in her welcome that
Is overpowering and lasting. There will
be no half heartedness in the entertain
nent that Savannah win offer In Novem-
Der. The Fair viii be as good as the best
and the rest of sights to be seen in and
about Savannah will be better than the
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