Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-11
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JULY 4 MONEY
Committee at Final Meeting
Donate Balance for Parade

The final report of Treasurer
Harry Conard, read last night to the
members of the executive committee
which had charge of the local July
Fourth celebration this year, showed
the following: Receipts, S1,495.5o;
expenditures, s~1,439.41; balance on
hand, $500. On motion of Albert
Leon 1t was unanimously decided to
turn owe the balance to the commit
tee In charge of the firemen's parade
which viii be held in this city next
October. Treasurer Conard will hold
the balance for a few days in ant1cl-
patton of any delayed bills, although
the committee believes that all &C
counts have been settled.
Letters of Thanks.
1t was decided to send letters of
thanks to the following, who assisted
the executive and subcommittee in
many ways: New York & New Jer-
sey Steamboat Company, Proctors
theatre, The Tryonix, Perth Amboy
Garage Company, William J.. Dom
nell, /. R. Robbins, Chief Of Police
Patrick J.. Burke and force, Perth
Amboy Dry Dock Company, r. j..
Rogers Lumber Company, G. c. Sfb-
ley, R. J. Collier, o. G. Simmons,
Rev. William H. Bawden, Rev. James
H. Northrup, Thomas Brown, Louis
Nanassy, Joseph Tylkoff, A. A. Quinn,
Raritan Mercantile Company, Harold
E. Pickersgill, EVENING NEWS, P.
"A. Chronicle, Victor P. Christofferson
and George S. Walker. Secretary
Wilbur LaRoe will prepare the let
tiers and dispatch same.
Mayor Garretson expressed his ap-
probation of the work Of the chair
men of the subcommittee and their
assistants, and warmly thanked them
for entering into this work so earn
estly and energetically. He believes
the success of the celebration was
due to the patriotic spirit exhibited
by many who gave generous volun-
tary contributions and to the zeal
displayed by the chairmen of the va
rious committees. Before the execu-
tive committee was discharged with
tAanks from Mr.. Garretson, a motion
was put by Harry Conard to the eff
feet that everyone Interested In the
recent celebration realizes and appre-
ciates the untiring efforts of the act
ing mayor in arranging and looking
after every detail of the days enter
ta1nment.
Reports of Committees.
Following were the reports of the
committees in full:
Children's observation-disclosures
Booking offices (circus), $3.50; Ernst
House, S30.81; watchmen, Sc; cart
ing, $40; w. J. Donnell, s23.10;
Liddle & Pfeiffer, $19.40; l. R. Rob
bins, 5000; I. H. Grouse, $40;
total, %$479.S1; chairman, Albert
Leon.
Fireworks-Two displays, $3.50;
telephone, $3.50; taxicab hire, 5Oc.;
labor, 81; hire of boat, $3.50; total,
~s354.5O; chairman, Edward j. Nc
Cormick.
Music-Nelson's band, twenty-five
pieces, 1882; Slovak band, twenty
pieces, $50; Hungarian band,
Fven pieces, $50; Union Columbus
L<Mnd, twenty pieces, $50; total,
1857; chairman, William H. Grls-
void.
Finance-Music, 1892; children's
entertainments $479.81; speakers,
none: fireworks, %$354.50; land
sports, s57; water sports, $3.50;
postage, $50; incidentals. $3.50; as
sistant secretary, $50; total expendi-
lures, S~1,439.41; receipts, $1,495.50;
alance, $500; chairman, Harry
Conard.
The meeting was held In city hall
and attended by the chairmen and
several members of the sub-comm1t-
tees.