Report: F[rederick]. L. Schmersahl, Treasurer, Chicago Relief Fund to Hoboken City Council, Dec. 19, 1871, on fund subscriptions & totals.
Entry/Object ID
2012.004.0045
Scope and Content
Report from F[rederick]. L. Schmersahl, Treasurer, Chicago Relief Fund to Hoboken City Council, Dec. 19, 1871, on subscriptions to the funds and totals.
Text is in notes.
See archives 2012.004.0044 for an Oct. 10, 1871 letter from Mayor Schmersahl to the City Council about setting up this fund. He served as Mayor 1871-1872.
City of Hoboken document with file notations
Acquisition
Accession
2012.004
Source or Donor
Found in collection
Acquisition Method
Found in Collection
Credit Line
Museum Collections.
Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1871 - 1871
Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1871
Date(s): 1871
General Notes
Note
Notes: archives 2012.004.0045
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Hoboken Dec 19/71 [1871]
To the Hon the Council of the City of Hoboken
Gentlemen
I most respectfully, submit it to your Hon. Body, the following report of subscriptions received by me from the Ward Committies and also from the other sources for the benefit of the sufferers by the recent fires in Chicago and the North West.
1st Ward 395.50
2nd Ward 131.50
3rd Ward 245.10
4th Ward 234.00
Collection at the Armory of [?] D 28.85
Hotel Contribution from Contribution Boxes 100.00
John Kennedy County Clerk & Employees 100.00
Young Mens Social Club 50.00
Odd Fellows Hall Meeting 81.50
Mercantile Library Association 78.00
Harmonic Club Proceeds of Concert 200.00
Appropriation by the City 2000.00
Total $ 3,644.45
I also submit the Bill of A. O Evans $24.85 for printing the services for which donated.
Which was disposed of as follows
State of Michigan $ 1250.00
State of Wisconsin 1250.00
City of Chicago 1177.45
$ 3,644.45
Yours Respectfully
F.L. Schmersahl
Treasurer Chicago Relief Fund
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Report of F. L. Schmersahl
Mayor & Treasurer of the Relief fund for the sufferers
by the late fires in the West.
Presented & refd to the Com.
Presented received and ordered to be entered at large on the minutes.
Dec 19/71 [1871]
F.E. Rowald
MC City Clerk
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Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2012-10-22
