Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-16
LOCAL NEWS.
The New National Museum.
BIDS FOR THE FLOORING.


Bids were opened to-day at IL O'Clock AZ the
once Of frof. Baird, Smithsonian Institute, Tor
the laying OF the tile floor 70 the new museum
building. The lids were opened by Prof. Baird.
In the presence OF DR.. Peter Parker, General
heigs and General sherman, all regents OF the
Smllnsenian Institution. The bids were as fol =
lows: Achef Co.. slate slabs / u inches thick,
a. Genus per square foot; slate tiles inch thick.
S4H cents per square foot; tlling Composed of
white, black and gray marble and on rsd SLATE
dots, all inch thick, IS cents per sonara ,oo,.
two slate slabs IN each hall (rnovabiel' for the
lump, no charge. VIM. Brady for same an:
4, 46k. ST.; 7. Tuomey. same IS, az az, sie
Thos Haney. IS 4S-lo0, $ SS-l00. ~, 81: George
Barney for thing composed OF white, black snd
gray marble and OF red slate dots, SC. ssx
cents; Burlington Manufacturing Company.
Vermont. same as last named, az cents;
Cannon Flannery, 50 cents, az cents, +S cents.
$50: Fisher & Bird 65. As. 80 Is; X. II. Lloyd,
tiling OF white, black and gray marble and OF
red slate dots, &C. 40 cents. For Encausttc Tll-
ing-Aspinwall a. Co., $1,000 or 81 $50 n duty
on tiles Is released by the government; India
Dapols Co., 81 $40; Miller & Post 81 91S or g. a95
If duty is free Henry Dlhlsls. 81 APPS or 50 per
cent less II duty free; another bid OF same for
another kind or caustic tling, 81 S25: Thomas
70 M1ison, rhiladeiphis 5000 or duty free tor
81 275 II duty free.
There viii be required about l,752 feet OF
slate SLABS, ,b64 square feet OF blue slate tiles
and 1920 square feet OF marble tiiing with
slate dots. The encaustic tIling was not in the
specifications.
CONTRACTS AWARDED
The contract for encaustic tiling was awarded
to the L. \. Encaustic Thing Co., Indianapolis
Ind, at 81 579 and for slate and marble uling TO
E. Fritsch, New York. at E, ,6S5.62.
The Emancipation Celebration.
THE PARADE AND sPRRCH MAKING.
A number OF our colored citizens are to-day
celebrating the emancipation OF the slaves 10
the District Of Columbia owing TO the differ
ences OF opinion as TO the advisability or OBJ
serving this as emancipation day, the display
was not large
TIE PROCESSION
was formed at Friend Zion Hall, on q street.
near 30 southwest, and marched by way OF q,
street, Pennsylvania avenue, 9th street and
Massachusetts, avenue TO the P-Street bridge
where the Georgetown and West EHd organiza-
tions fell into line, and then all marched down
Pedsylyapia avenue. passing through the Pres
and East Capitol street TO Lincoln Square,
(where the bronze monument or Lincoln Is
erectedl, TO Becketts Garden. where the speak
Ing took place. q. w. Turner was marshal
with Wm. Scott and 3. Brown as assistants
and was headed by the sandy Spring brass
band. Then came NJ Ararat Lodge OF GOOD
SamaritanS and the East Washington Twilight
Cadets, uniformed In blue shirts and BLACK
pants, armed with swords.
AT BBCKETr's GARDEN
the aSSemblage was called TO order by Lewis
Willis, president OF the convention -Messrs.
II. Grantley and b. Evans, vice presidents and
V. 7. Addison, secretary,-and addresses were
made by Isaiah Washington and u. s. Laws
and Others.