On February 1, 1891, a council meeting was held by 146 of voluntary members, then Haruhiko ENDO was elected as a chairman and they hit the ground running using 400 yen funded by donations of 1sen(hundredth of a yen) by each family in Aimi and Aseri counties.
翌24年2月1日には有志146名が集まって協議会が開かれ、議長に遠藤春彦を選出、会見・汗入両郡の各戸より1銭ずつ出してもらって集めた400円の活動資金をもとに本格的に活動を開始した。