Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-05-12
From the Philadelphia Press.
The Centennial RxpOsltlOu,

| SOMETHING THAT EVERY BODY WANTS TO KNOW. -
PLANS FOR GATE MONEY, ENTRANCES AM
ExITs.
The committee Of the Centennial Board OF
Finance. having charge of the subject o.
admissions. have, after long and careful
thought, adopted the following with regard
to the rules and regulations governing the
entrances and exits, presented to them by
Mr.. David q. Yates, general manager OF the
department of admission
The entrances will nearly all have loul
gates-one for visitors who pay to 60 in
another for persons bearing comp limcntary
| tickets q third for exhibitors, representa-
tiYes of the press, and, in fact, for all not
belonging TO the two classes Just named
and another for wagons. At these points
Of entrance, so called, will also be placed
the exits. Based upon a careful Calcula-
tion Of the traffic over each Of the roads sur
rounding the Exhibition grounds and lead
ing to the entrance points selected, have
been placed from one to thirty-three gate,
OF turn-stiles. OF these altogether there
will be one hundred and six The exits
in their vicinity, will be forty-two. o.
money gates there will be seyenty-six; o
complimentary gates, &, and Of gates fol
exhibitors, the press, &c., p, making IN all
loo.
The turn-stiles, which viii have the usual
four arms, will be in pairs at the end OF
passageways ten feet long, separated by an
other passageway. These will lead slant
ingly from the doorway, 50 as to prevent 8
direct prssure upon the head of the line o
visitors. Other means viii also be adopted
to prevent this pressure. Each turn-stilt
| will be under the control OF keeper, whC
will sit or stand behind a short counter and
| receive from each visitor the admission fee
a flty-cent note-before the visitor passe:
the arm Of the stile, which will, by a me
chanical contriysnce. be operated by th'
keepers foot As the stile turns for each
entrance it will register itself as well a
the gate as electrically at the manager
Office
The money when received by the gate
keeper will,be deposited in a box under th'
counter, and which also by a mechanica
contriyance will lock itself as it is pulled
from the position which it occupies wher
in use. Its opening can only be effected b.
the bank officers.
Between the two counters and entrance,
will stand an officer, who, with his back I,
the middle passageway previously referre,
to. will watch both lines as they enter. Or
the happening of the least disturbance h
will draw the disturber from the line ant
pass him down the passage and out beyond
the fence.
The exits are of ingenious contriyance
and, while permitting freely the depar tur'
of persons from the grounds through turr
stiles of rather different construction thai
those described above, Will sbsolutly preyen
re-entrance, although no officer Is required
to watch them. They will resemble SINAI
rooted sheds, with two gates opening In
ward or backward from centre post OF
the fence line When a visitor desires t
leave the ground he will have to place him
self in a triangleiormed by two OF the turn
stile arms and the fender. As he move
forward and outward the turn stile viii
move with him until he finds himself at tn
gate. He cannot change bis mind and ge
back, this being prevented by the outward
movement controlled by the ratchet, no
can he come in again without the paymen
Of another fifty cent note, this being preyente'
by the fixed lateral bars.
ADMISSION TICKETS
The tickets of admission to the Centennla
Exhibition will be but Of two kinds, complI
mentary and those for exhibitors, person
employed in the exhibition, and the press
In the issing of the former it is especial
noted that it is not intended to compliment
persons, but only the office of trust or homo
which they may happen 70 hold. Thes
tickets, therefore, will only be issued
public officers. They will be printed o
heavy bond paper in square note size sheets
The design will be, on the srst page,
female figure of America, seated on globe
with palm branch in her hand, and by he
side cornucopia Beneath will be tn
words. United States International El
hibition, Philadelphia, opening May II
closing November 10, 1876. Compliment
ary." They will be signed by the presider
of the Board OF Finance, the president {
the commission and the Director-Genera
: On the third page there will be request
the holder that be will deposit his card
entrance as the basis for future statistics {
the Exhibition.
The tickets for exhibitors, the press, etc
will be on fine card, in the form of two
leayed book. Round the centre space on th
| inner page Will ut u ooiuSA Vi SSoHSeiA Aeu
lathework-cutting, while around that WI
be three rows OF numerals, correspondln
in number with the number OF days tt
Exhibition will be open. Around the'
! AGAIN is another lathework border. 1t
, intended that one of these numbers shall
, punched on the first daily entrance of Il
holder. Each time he leaves the groun
after his first entrance he will receive pc!
! or return-check. This is noted on the lie
, leaf of the ticket On the right inner pas
there will be an oval in the centre su
i rounded by stars and ornamental latheworl
In this oval the holder will be required
insert his photograph before lst June, an
/ he is reminded OF this by the words in tn
t space, mot good after June ! unless Il
: regulation photograph of the holder
v inserted in this place." Under the phot
e graph space are the words, mot transfe
= able, forfeited if presented by any but Il
: proper owner" On the first or title pa,
8 outside will be the title, Information
g Exhibition ~ with the holders name, b
: class, his country and serial number. I
= the fourth or last page there will be lath
$ work mtdallion with the warning, "Th
a ticket will not be renewed If lost" III
e border on these two pages, as well as on q
r inner pages, will be elaborate lathewor
i Arrangements have been made by the col
n mittee having charge Of the admissions
# have the photographs taken by the phot
e graphic company on the grounds and
d number of other photographers outside, at
" reduced rate.