The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-24
Fund for Sufferers Con- tinues to Grow. MORE MONEY TO BE RAISED Churches and Committees Swell
 the Amount. Couuty Board of Revenue Axrees On ssoo--Mentgomcry ceople Receive Telegrams From Their
 Relatives On The
 Coast ~
MORE MONEY TO BE RAISED

Montsomery has subscribed t4.s34s0 to the fun dior the relief of the Cali fornia sufferers.
 Contributions yesterday from private individuals. swelled by the appropria- tions 0 $500 by the Board of Revenue. of S1se.4o reported to the Committee on Ways and Means from the different church offerings Sunday, reached the magnificent total of $2,53115. This. added to the $2,10375 recorded on Sat urday night, made the splendid result
 It frequently happens that in pop ular subscriptions. the amounts sub 'ea of ean"ass n ns show ess0ao tsins aG off from those of the first day. This has not been the case to any appreciable ex- tfSutons tsR n the 4om ssn s nsnss s come forward to lend their aid in the cause Of and Mtb,a have nrs made to the fund for the relief of tNe Cali. movement. could be advanced as proof of the. good financial condition of the Capital City of Alabama than the man. ner in which 1t has responded to the call of duty, after the many calls that have been made upon the pocketbooks of the citizens wi.-in the last few
 Last night. thu total of the contri- buttons nearly equalled the $5.000 mark. who have been active in eolleotins subscriptions that before tonight the sum set as the lowest estimate of what ere ns es sve .srr in cash Deen
 County Board Acts. B
 Ths saara Of isa fSs % in the lar msetIne of that body, the Commit tee on Ways and Means of the Relief Fund. composed of Mayor W. M. Emanuel Meertief. Dr. J. B.. Gaston and c. P. Mcintyre. appeared before the board in the interest of the move. subject of the committees visit to the board. The people he represent.d. he should do something fo: the sufferers of san Francisco. He. asked that the board appropriate whatever amount
 Speeches were made by the other members of the committee in support of the request of their chairman. and Sufas Snsea to aad Ssrs the stnsraf fund hs Rs9essa sna Gs to s a vaadSsa ss sas sss ss ppssps psys wsoa ss,a Ms yoa sseh eour.a M aRsSys present. st a1 sas sasion Tnsn ws snosIS ao what we
 At the close of the remarks of the committee members, the Board went in- to executive session. tswhich =it-was decided to contribute $500 to the fund.
 Response of Council.
 At the meeting of the City Council last evening, the Mayor presented a strong request to that body. asking that the matter of contributing to the California Fund be considered. and an amount fitting the position of Mont gomery as city be donated to the re- 1laf nf 10 Francisco.
 An ordinance was passed, appropriat- ing the sum of s1.000 to the San Fran cisco Fund. This ordinance was passed without a dissenting vote.
 During the day a number of the va rious subcommittees appointed Friday night by the Committee on Ways and contributions. made their returns to Mayor Teague in the City Hall
 The report of Chairman Fl. NJ. Hob bic, who. with J. C. Haas and J. c. Thompson composed the committee which had the district on the west side of Commerce street. was the banner committee for the day, having collected under the craftsmanship of C. P. Ander- son, reported total collections to the amount of $171.
 Collections From Churches.
 From five churches which reported the special offerings taken up on Sum day for the California sufferers. a to- tai of $136.40 was turned in It is known that several other churches which took up collections on Sunday have not reported the amount of their offerings, and these will be added to the general amount as soon as turned in.
 Among the subscribers was the local