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country, and increase commercial intercourse and trade between the 

 two nations. 



The receipts and expenditures have been as follows : 



Receipts. 



Total receipts at the doors, including coupon, mechanics, 



excursion, hotel and school tickets $73? 998 65 



From entry fees 5 , 265 00 



Rent of restaurant stands and privileges 7,485 40 



Third avenue railroad company 500 00 



Gas consumed by exhibitors . . . . 119 75 



Sales of old tickets 12 05 



$87,380 85 

 Less one day's receipts given to the sufferers by the Chi- 

 cago tire , 2 ? 127 75 



$85,253 10 

 Expenditures. 

 Committee on Location. 

 Rent of rink and two lots $8 , 500 00 



Committee on Cariyenters 1 Work and 

 Building. 



Building $3,150 00 



Architect's plans 100 00 



Roofing 715 64 



Lumber, sashes, frames, etc . 1 , 2S9 83 

 Water closets, drain pipe, 



laying, etc 168 60 



Whitewashing, kalsomining 



and painting 907 11 



Glazing 120 70 



Hardware 265 21 



Carpenters' work, pay rolls 1,414 00 



8,131 09 



Committee on Police and Firemen. 



Meals for police and firemen 1 , 109 43 



Committee on Light. 



Gas and carburetting $4,023 18 



Sun lights, use of 841 50 



Naphtha for outside light . . 54 30 



Gasfitting 1 ,495 74 



Plumbing work connected 



with gas test 70 58 



6,485 30 



Carried forward $24, 225 82 $S5 , 253 10 



