The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-01-17
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Notes Of Progreas.

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Az a meeting Of the Committee on IL
Elimination last night the following sub
committees we're appointed.
Gas Messrs. w. II. Bailey, J. l.. Bar
hour, George A. McIlheny, q. q. Thorn, u.
ID. Wine, John 3. Larner, James Wilkiu-
SOP, J. c. Ergood r. G. Campbell, James
ID. Cleary and Charles b. Bailey.
Electric light-Messrs. John +. Ennis, A 4.
A. Hayes, Samuel Norment, Il. II. Warner,
M. Marcan, w. III. Brawner, George W.
Penreon, B. L. Whiteside, j. l.. Norris,
N. III. Shea, Robert Drnkard, II. Rrown-
ing, A. Nj. Rhenshaw and John W. CorsOn
Commander Taylor yesterday visited the
Pension building and, with General
Meigs, made n general examination of it.
In placing the roof no will run
three short cables north and south
over all. The cables will be secured
over the side walls There will be
cutters whore the canvass Is secured to the
side of the building to carry off rain. The
canvass, which is completed, weighs four
tons. Iron bridges VIII DO run across the
top OF the two rows Of columns, thus giving
additional strength to the support fur
nished by the cables. Next Monday the
work of putting on the roof will COM
mence.
Notes.
The following additional subscriptions
have been received
Jesse seligman, jr., New York, 500; Thos.
j. Lutirell, $50; DR.. j. NJ. McOalla, $685. Robt.
Boyd, S20: william &. Rooee, $50; J. II. Har-
RE, s25; b. H. Stlnemetz & Son, s2o; George
w. Pearson, $40; Admiral $. q. Rowan, $40,
and Jesse Brown, 800. The following has
been received from Georgetown +. H.. Moore,
500; Gordon Gordon, $40; II. W. Morgan,
soi nj. j. Adler, $40; j.. II. smoot, So; Craig \
Mitchell, 95, and @, w. CrOpley, Sb, Total
amount received, 10000.
The Joel Parker Association of Newark,
N. j., 100 strong, request quarters. They
Will act as an escort to Governor Albeit
and Ex-Governor Joel Parker.
A. M. Renshaw has been appointed a
member of the Illumination Committee,
vice Watson Boyle.
Tho Sixteenth and Tenth Pennsylvania
regiments will be accommodated in the
State, War and Navy Department building
and in the Interior Department building.
The officers of tho Sixteenth and Tenth
Pennsylvania regiments will be quartered
at the Temple Cafe, on Ninth street. Mr..
Knox win furnish the horses for these
officers.
There will be eleven Pennsylvania regi-
ments in line, according to the advices up
to date.
. Dushane Post of the G.. A. R., of Bati-
more, will be on hand with $50 men.
Mr. A. T. Britton, of this city. sends a
contribution of $25 and hopes, as good
Republican, to ask his Democratic friends
five years hence to help him inaugurste a
Republican President. He sincerely trusts
that Mr.. Cleveland will not only have a
brilliant inauguration, but that his ad-
ministration will prove satisfactory to the
nation in all respects. Mr.. Britton takes
pleasure in contributing his mite to assist
in good send-off. Mr.. Britton is men,
ber of the Committee on Military organi-
cations.
Commander Taylor was at the Pension
building to-day, perfecting arrangements
for the placing of the canvas roof.
People are continually applying to head
quarters for work, thinking that the com
mittee has the naming Of those who will
have to be hired in the various branches of
preparation. They are entirely mistaken.
The committee has nothing to do with it.
All the work will be given out by contract,
and the contractors employ their own
people.