Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-13
The Committees Report.

10 Jne Executive committee OF Jne
Twenty-ifth Annual DerritorleEFaif:
Gentlemen-We, your committee,
chosen for the purpose of auditing the
books and accounts and examining in
to the management of the Twenty-fifth
annual Territorial Fair, beg leave to
submit the following report:
We have examined all the accounts,
vouchers, checks, books and records
of the said association for the 1905
fair, and have also taken the testi-
mony of various witnesses, including
the testimony of the president, w. H.
Greer, n the secretary, d. K. B. Sell
lers, relative to all matters pertaining
to the management of the said fair,
n after a thorough and complete in
vestigation your committee finds as
follows:
We find that the association for the
year 1904 received for the bar privi-
leges the sum of 1915; for the peanut,
popcorn, candy and soft drink privil-
ege, the sum of $3.50, and for the lunch
privilege the sum of $50, making a
total of $455. We also find hat none
of these privileges were sold this year,
and that they should have netted the
association at least an equal amount,
and that the secretary should
be censured for his failure to dispose
OF m We further find that these
privileges were used this year by the
casino Amusement company, which Is
owned by Mr.. w. II. Greer, without
any intention Of paying the association
Tor the use of the same, and we rec
ommend that the Casino Amusement
company be compelled to pay a rea-
sonable amount for their use.
We find that the managers of pre-
Vious fairs have been able to secure as
much as six hundred dollars from out
side sources for stake races, and that
the Spring Racing association secured
Sl,475 for such races, and we further
find that the proper effort was not
made this year to secure such races,
and that the president and secretary
Should be censured for grossly neglect
ing this feature.
We find that the secretary should be
censured for contracting and paying
$40 for two motor cycle races, when
the sentiment of the executive com
mittee was clearly and emphatically
expressed against It.
We find that il was the expressed
policy of the president and the sec
ANAalE OL lnt do6OtldlloH 10 MAKE con
tracts for various features of the fair,
without advising or consulting with
the executive committee regarding
the same, and We further find that the
only appropriations authorized by the
executive committee were those for
base ball, bicycle races and fruit eN-
hibits.
We find that the president and the
secretary should have followed the
policy adopted by the managers of
previous fairs and waited until all bills
against the association had been pre-
scented, bar ing bills for purses, prizes
and labor, so that it could be determ-
med whether they could be paid in
full, and We further find that there
are at present checks outstanding to
the amount of $7l2.16. issued to par
ties outside Of the city, for when there
are no funds in the bank. and that
several of these checks have been pre-
scented for payment and payment re-
fused and the credit OF the association
greatly injured thereby.
We find that the sec Ietary Of the
association should o have drawn
$3.50 of his salary before the fair week,
and before it could be determined
whether all bills against the associa-
ton could be paid in full,
We find that the secretary was ex-
trayagant In ordering goods shipped
by express, which should have been
shipped by freight.
We find that the subscription list
this year was not as large as ii should