New Britain herald., 1919-10-02

as people coming in late would wait over for the show to follow. Dr. Martin, in the course of his remarks, stated that the internal revenue department collected war taxes from various shows from which the revenue of the carnival can be checked up.
 "Thc people of New Britain are the ones we want to reach" said Post master w. r.. Delaney. "ShoW them the real truth of the situation, and that Is the sharpcst rcbuke you can give him the cditor) think a let ter should be written which would contain Dr. Martins splendid eXplan- ation and then invite Vance to en- dorse or withdraw his villihcation of the committee. We should not lose our dignity.'
 Approval of Bills.
 The approval of bills incurred was the other business before the com mittcc. A report by Treasurer J. C. Loomis shows the total revenue for the celebration was $36, .37, and there Is an additional $2,O00 or there abouts to be received, according to an estimate by Secretary Spraguc. The probable expense of the cclebra- tion will be about $33,000.
 The expenses include payment of bill of $1,661.26 for the medals given 10 the service men. There is also a bill of nearly $1OO0 for the Connec- tiGut Lighting company for power and materials which was not originally estimated. An expense of $432 was imposed on tho committee for the r,ctr inp n1 o health department requiring sewer connections there.
 Bills approved reached totals as follows: Dinner. $6,5S5.2S; salvage, $500; net cost, $5,9S5.2S; publicity, $33SIS; music, $2,066.37; military Committee, SIP; parade, $326.02; badges, $l ,66l.26; autos, $20; cam pnign for funds, $349.S5; fireworks, $1.O20.S7; guests, $3Oi.5O; athlcticS' $299SO; memorial service, $241; deco rations, $6,977.O5. There arc numer- ous other bills to he approved at subsequent meeting of the commit tee.
 A report of Treasurer J. C. Loomis is ns follows:
 Rcccipts-From War Bureau, to- bacco fund, $S7.35; athletic fund, H. 999.77; subscriptions, $i,5Sl.l6; ad- vcrtisng in program, $731; case for programs. $494.95; manufacturers, slO,00O; City of New Britain, $ 5000; dance committee, S4S6.75; purchase of lumber by Hartford Rubber com pany, 5000; carnival, $2,231.20; con test. $619.21; total, $36.S31.37.
 Expenses pnid-SprinG X Buckley, s2.O00; football and baseball, $25o; Pains fireworks, $975; lunches, n i,1,t t,l rt total. $3,661.96 balance, $33,tG9.41.
 Carnival Committee in Detail.
 A detailed report Of the carnival was as follows:
 Candy, receipts, $3,74I.19: expense, $2.331.67; net. $1,409.52.
 Soda. receipts, $h51.5O; expense, $27O.7O; net, $1S0.SO.
 Receipts, outside concessions, s2O2.5O; cut glass, $155.SO; cider, $65; contest, $719.21.
 Carnival. receipts S1t,079.11; net, IS per cent, on $1O,0J0. $1,500; 20 per cent on S1,070.ll, $215.79; net receipts, s1,715.79.
 Rebate on buildings, $l00; loose pennies, $S.17; loose pennies. $13.32; total receipts, $4,570.11 expense as shown by attached statement, $1,- 696.79.
 Net receipts, $2,S73.32.
 Carnival expenses, Rabcock, con- tract, S475; cartinE (Walker), $37; labor. taking down and setting up, SIP; total, S624
 Hellkrists, contract $500; labor, | New Britain Lumber & Coal co.lpany, S226 total. S277,40.
 Hanna. miscellaneous expenses, $366.01; Lynch, services in contest, $1o0; United Electric Light company.