Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-05
TO VOTE TAX
FUNDS FOR
FLEET COSTS
CITY AND COUNTY LAWMAKERS
TO COOPERATE
TRIBUTE TO EVANS MEN COMES
FROM WHOLE PEOPLE
Trolley Railroads Grant Half or Free
Fares to Sailors - Banquet
and Ball Details
Shaping

and reception of the $1,000 Officers ana
sailors of Rear Admiral Robley Evans
fleet off and in Los Angeles were given
yesterday by five councilmen and two
supervisors.
The fleet committee of fifty prom
inent citizens appointed by Mayor
Harper to have charge of the city S
ceremonies at it's meeting yesterday in
the mayors office at the city hall
unanimously voted to ask the city
council and the board OF supervisors
each to appropriate $4,000 toward the
expenses.
1t is hoped to raise at least $4,000
more by private and outside subscrip-
tions to entertain the great American
fleet
At $3.50 o'clock this morning at
special session the city council will
take UP the question OF voting the
$4,000 from the public funds, and the
fleet committee will be represented by
the special committee to urge the ne
cessity of the appropriation.
In Council Today
The members of the fleet committee
appointed by the vice chairman Gen.
Robert Wankowsbi, to appear before
the city council this morning and press
the $4,000 appropriation are: Mayor A.
c. Harper, Vice Chairman Robert Wan
kowsk. Joseph Scott, Gen. Adna r.
Chaffee, ]. c. Drake, Frank Virgins,
+. j. Zeehandelaar and Supervisor
Charles L. Patterson.
The city council adjourned its ses-
sion yesterday to the meeting of the
fleet committee in the mayors office
and several members, notably President
Niles Pease Chairman A. j. Wallace
of The finance committee, r. w. Drom-
gold, L. L. Blanchard and Bernard
Healy. pledged support of generous
nit too
The legality of the proposed appro-
priation of $4,000 is the only bar in
prospect, inasmuch as the city charter
provides that no greater sum may be
expended than $4,000 in any current
year for public celebrations.
City Attorney Leslie r. Hewitt was
asked for an opinion on the subject
to guide the council in it's action this
morning.
County to Aid, Too
The board of supervisors will be
asked to appropriate $4,000 of the
county's money at it's next. meeting.
Supervisors S. T, Eldridge and Charles
l.. Patterson being members of the
fleet committee. These two supervisors
under pressure of the necessity of the
situation yesterday declared their be-
lief that the county board will vote the
needed $4,000.
There was great enthusiasm among
the members of the fleet committee
yesterday over the plans OF the sub
committees for making the entertain
ment of the officers and sailors in Los
Angeles a great popular, patriotic func-
ton.
Chairman Motley H. Flint of the sub
committee on entertainment of the
sailors presented a preliminary report
and estimates on the big four-day bar
becde, and also the replies of the cleo
trio railways to the appeals for free
fares for the sailors.
Barbecue Costs $4,000
The estimates showed that the four
day barbecue for total of Is, 900 men,
about $500 each day, will cost approx
imately $4,000. The cost of the mate
rails at current market prices would
be $4,000, not counting the tables and
benches. fruit and the serving.
1t was reported that AL Levy offered
TO handle and guarantee the barbecue
for 20 per cent of the $4,000 expended
for the victuaIs.
The women of the Grand Army have
volunteered to donate their services in
waiting on the sailor guests at the bar
becue. and other women's organiza-
tions will be enlisted If possible.
Chairman Flint read a proposition
from John B. Lehigh of the Chutes. to
lease the amusement park to the fleet
committee for the barbecue, athletic
sports. fistic bouts and wild west show,
at the rate of $500 a day. This price
will provide for the sailors enjoying
free of charge every attraction of the
Chutes and also pay for the services
of all the park attaches. A second pro-
posal was for the fleet committee to
hold its exercises at the Chutes with
out charge. the park management to
derive revenue from charging an adj
mission fee.
Action on the location of the barbecue
and sports was deferred pending fur
thsr investigation by the subcommittee.
Railroads Cut Rates
Chairman Flint read the letters from
the railroads submitting propositions
for the transportation of the sailors
from the beach points to Los Angeles
and thence to the scene of the bar becue
and festivities. These proposals were
accepted unanimously by the fleet COM
mittee on motion of Gen. H. G. Otis.
Half fare was granted all men of
the fleet by the railroads, with free
city tickets for the sailors within the
city and free fare for the officers.
The propositions accepted by the
committee, as read by Chairman Flint,
were:
From the Pacific Electric company.
% cents for a round trip ticket to any
beach point; thirty free ten-ride tickets
donated to each warship; free and un-
limited use of two private cars for the
naval officers.
From the Los Angeles-Pacific COM
pany, half price tickets (25 cents for
round trip) to every sailor in full uni
form.
From the Los Angeles railway, 1000
tickets per day donated free for sailors
within the city. with free fare to the
naval officers.
On suggestion of Chairman w. D..
Woolwine of the finance committee 1T
was expressly understood that accept
ance of this proposition for transporta-
tion from the electric railways does not
exempt them from contributing to the
general fund for the entertainment of
the feet.
Banquet at Alexandra
Chairman Joseph Scott of the ban
auet committee of the committee on
entertainment Of officers reported a
plan which was approved by vote of
the general committee to give a ban
qu.st of approximately ESQ covers at
the Hotel Alexandria. Two hundred
local citizens and sixty officers of the
fleet will be invited to the banquet.
AS a solution of the vexed question
Of deciding upon the 400 local citizens
10 be invited it was decided that each
member Of the fleet committee shall