Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-04
INAUGURATION DAY.
Preparing to Receive the Military
Fireworks.

Col. F. A. Osgood, of the eighth regiment of
Salem Mass, informs the Inauguration COM
mittee that his command on Inauguration day
viii number 600 men, including a band and
drum corps. They will be accompanied by
the sheriff of the county and $50 citizens.
Adjutant George W. Rand and Commissarv
Walter q. Schuyler. of the seventh regiment of
New York city. were in the city yesterday. In
connection with Capt. PeiXotto. of the inaugu-
ration military committee, who was a
former member of the regiment. they
completed arrangements for the rental of the
Light Infantry armory for one day. The regi-
ment will reach here Monday morning, March
4, and will leave for home late that night
After this business was completed they spent
the evening pleasantly with "a number of gen.
tlemen. The field and staff of this regiment
will appear in the parade mounted. and they
intend to bring the horses from New York.
THE FIREWORKS COMMITTEE.
The committee on fireworks last evening
considered the question of the award OF the
contract for furnishing fireworks. No decision
was reached but it was decided to ask for more
detailed information from the bidders in re-
gard to size and weight of the different kinds
of fireworks mentioned in the different pro-
pOsalS. Mr.. James Palmer, of the firm of
Palmer Sons, Rochester. y. Y. proposed to
the committee that each firm competing for
the contract shall deposit $4,000 as an evidence
of good faith, and that time be allowed for
each to make their display. anda committee be
appointed to award the $1,000, appropriated
by the inaugural committee to the company
giving the best satisfaction. The losers having
their money refunded to them, but getting no
compensation for their goods. In this way the
inaugural committee will get the benefit of
1000 worth of fireworks should there be
four competing companies. The other COM
panies, however, have not agreed to this
arrangement.
NOVEL PLAN OF STREET ILLUMINATION.
Mr.. Fletcher, from the subcommittee on
street illumination, reported that arrangements
had been made with five hambeau clubs for
exhibitions here on the 4th of March, He pro-
posed to the committee a novel plan for the
illumination of Pennsylvania avenue by means
of attaching to each street lamp a tin frame
with two long arms. The arm toward the
street to be at such an angle that fireworks
could be thrown from it over the street. while
color fires were burning in the other arm. Mr..
Fletcher estimates that it would take hundred
men to watch the frames, which would be
placed upon the lamps from the Peace monu-
ment to Washington circle The fiambeau
clubs he referred to are the Topeka, Atchison.
Sedalia, Lawrence and Blue Earth clubs. 1t
is estimated that this portion of the display
will cost $4,000.
The Lincoln club of Cincinnati have en-
gagged quarters at Wizards hotel for the in
auguration. This is the leading republican
club of Ohio, and among its members are SEN
ator Sherman, Representative Butterworth.
and Gov. Foraker. The president Of the club
is A. c. Horton. George Matthews is secretary,
and Amor Smith, mayor of Cincinnati, is its
treasurer.