Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 869 pages of information about Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission.

Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 869 pages of information about Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission.

    Service, Power, Light and Water, Transportation.

We have agreed the collections from these sources with the books of the treasurer, and as regards the principal items we have also agreed the accounts shown on the general books with those of the departments in which the charges originated, subject to some inconsiderable differences which are now being investigated and will be adjusted by the company as soon as possible.

    Music Department.

    We have agreed the receipts shown by the auditor with the report
    of the bureau of music.

    The total receipts are made up as follows: 

Music furnished German Tyrolean Alps Company .......... $67,220.25
Music furnished other parties .........................     300.00
Receipts from admissions to Festival Hall and sales of
reserved seats ......................................  77,078.23
Total earnings ...................................... 144,598.48
Add refund on expenses credited this account ..........   1,940.00
Total as per statement .............................. 146,538.48

    We have verified the receipts from the German Tyrolean Alps
    Company with the contract.

    Premium on Souvenir Gold Coin, less Expense.

    This total represents the premium of $2 per coin on $67,176.00
      33,588 coins sold
    Less expenses ....................................... 13,506.67
      Total ............................................. 53,669.33

    We have agreed the number of coins sold with the difference
    between the number originally received and the number now
    certified to be on hand.

    Photo-Pass Receipts.

    The system in regard to the collections in this department
    appeared to be such as to insure the full amount of collections
    being received by the company.

Photographic passes were charged in some cases at $1 and in others at $2, and many were issued without charge, and it is not therefore possible, without a very great amount of work, to check the collections against the number of passes issued.

    Interest on Deposits.

This total represents the amount of interest received on balances from time to time remaining on hand in the company’s bank.  We have included therein the amount of $2,580.68 received In respect of the Pike rental fund and credited on the books of the company to that fund.

    Miscellaneous Collections.

This total is made up as follows: 

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