National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-01-04
INAUGURAL DECORATIONS.
The Committee Talking Over the Pros
Eecih for Next HSarcI,.

poets for Next March.
The regular meeting of the decoration commit
tee on inaugural ceremonies was held last night
in the rooms adjoining the National Metropolitan
Bank; Lieutenant F. V. Green in the chair, and
Mr.. J. ]. Albright secretary.
The chairman stated that he had forwarded the
plans adoI ted by this committee with the esti-
mate of the expenses to carry it out to the exccu
tive committee. He also reported the action of
that committee thereon, which has been pub J.
lished He did not see how they could proceed to
carry out the plan until they knew the amount of
funds that would be appropriated for their use. He
had received great many letters from dealers in
the goods that would be required for decorating,
with list of the prices at which they would be
furnished. Two decorators-one from Baltimore
and the other from New York-had visited him.
making inquiry IS to the work to be done, and
stating that they would put in bid for it.
The latter gentleman was the decorator at Coney
Island and had considerable experience in the
business He obtained the ideas of the chairman
as to how the plans would be executed, and said
that he would furnish sketches of the work to be
done upon the arches. The chairman thought
that when it came to dressing the arches it would
require skilled and experienced hand to perform
It, He said further that he found himself with an
abundance of labor on his hands, and would like
to withdraw as chairman of the subcommittee on
decorating public and private buildings and ap-
point Mr.. Charles E. Fisher in his place.
A drawing showing the contemplated decoration
of the Pension once was presented lt belongs to
that Office, and the clerks OF that bureau propose
to do the decorating at their own expense The
large building is almost hid from view by the
bunting, flags, streamerS, coats of arms, crests
banners &c, and if the plan is carried out the
building will present most striking appearance
1t was suggested that the plan be photographed
and number of copies taken, to be exhibited to
others in order to convey idea to the oWncrs of
buildings and those intending to decorate of how
the work can be done tastefully and i'll a snowy
manner. without transacting any other business
the committee adjourned.
License Cases Settled by Compromise.
Yesterday M. Francis Miller, assistant attorney
for the District of Columbia, presented batch of
eases against unlicensed produce dealers and
asked that q nole pros be entered in each He said
that they had been prosecuted and convicted in
the Police Court but since that time an agreement
had been reached between them and the District
Commissioners and the entire matter settled. 1t
was at the request of the Commissioners that this
course was pursued. His honor directed the
action proposed by Attorney Miller to be taken
The names of the parties were as follows: Ed
George Hall. H. ]. Bradley two cases., Joseph H.
FRY Joseph Fish, Rabbett & Crown Eli Sherwood
Cook g. Pillsbury, Harrison Williams S. p Twom-
bley Stephen Levy, james H. Skidmore, Meinard
Menke, Ben 5. Donaldson, q. P. Pillsbury. Leonard
Simmacher, Lafayette Parker. Charles T. Swartz,
Eliza Kuhlman, T. H. Carter, Preston Blackstone
Charles f. Hibbs, Benson L. Pridmore, Joseph C.
Pearson & Sons two cases. Gustave Roth, William
T. Peel ". NJ. Moreland, George u. Oyster & Co.,
Joseph McCauley, Scott Erington, Josephus Harri-
f. King, Larry Harvey, Thomas Donnely, Charles
Schroth, Leopold Levy, Robert Lavender. David
w Garst Chris Engle, Lavinia C. Brown, John S.
Haupman, L. F. Heitmuller, and John Hammond.