The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-22

An Interesting Account Of . September
Run to Warrington.


II will be remembered that In the NEWS
famous free trip to Europe contest Mr..
Richard McGuy Of Wanskuck held fourth
place, and that, through Mr.. Collins ina
bility to take the trip to Chicago II fell
to Mr.. Watson OF Olneyville, and TO Mr..
McGuy the third or Washington trip
Mr.. McGuy went last week by the PRovi-
DENCE line of steamers and the beauti-
full Is. a. o" and reports an exceedingly
pleasant trip OF his stay In Washington
he writes to the NEWS:
The first feature that attracts the atten-
tion Of the visitor Ii the Capitol, stu
ated on Capitol hill, surrounded by beau
tifui parks and gardens. The attraction
IL not SO great while Congress Is not In
session, but hundreds Of people visit the
Capitol every day during the summer
months.
Numerous guides are always about the
building to take people through, Tor
which one pays trifie, but enjoys the
pleasure Of having everything about the
building expla ned.
From the Capitol building one next
visits the Washington monument. which
is about one mile away, il one has time
and wishes to see all he can OF Washing
ton walk through the public grounds Is
the pleasantest way.
These grounds are over a mile long,
containing several hundred acres, and
are laid out in beautiful parks, walks and
driveways, with magnificent gardens, In
which are spacious conservatories, nlied
with the rarest kinds of tropical and
semi-tropical plants and flowers.
Upon reaching the monument a person
usually is Obliged To wait from fifteen 10
thirty minutes before his turn cones for
ride up the great column. When the
elevator arrives thirty persons are per
mitted to enter. aud the ascent begins.
1t REQUIRES ten minutes to bring us 10 the
top landing, a distance OF 500 feet, though
the shaft from top to foundation Is much
higher.
an ancient Egyptian obelisk. and cost
over $l,000,0 600, and one Is at loss 10
know why that vast sum OF money was
not invested in some institution, such as
a college or hospital, which would more
fittingly commemorate the patriotic deeds
Of the great Washington.
From the Monument sight-seer strolls
to the National Museum which is located
in the Public Grounds, in which one
might spend whole day with profit, for
here Is TO be found almost every object
Of interest or curiosity imaginable. From
the Museum the next visit Is TO the Y. >.
Treasurer's Office. Here is found upon
entering q man whose duty IL Is TO show
visitors through the building and explain
the workings of the several departments.
He first takes us to the redemption de-
partment, where old and mutiated bills
are received and cancelled. The amounts
thus received are about Sl00O,00O daily.
The bills received for cancellation from
he banks throughout the country are
sent in packages Of one hundred bills, re-
gardless of denominations, aud these
packages are subjected TO counts by three
different lady clerks, each OF whom Is re-
quired TO place her seal and the result OF
her count upon me wrapper OF each pack :
age and IL any difference Is found from
the bank count the difference is charged
or allowed. as the case may be, but il
either of those count clerks make mis-
take, the amount Of the mistake Is
charged to her and deducted from her
wages
From the count clerks the packages of
bills goes to tue puncher whoss duty 1t Is
to punch the bills, by means of ma
chine, on either side and from him they
are sent to the cutter, who GUS them In
two lengthwise. One half of them are
sent to one department and the other half
To another departments, In each OF whic /,
the bills are again counted and, from
here the old money Is ssnt to the gripd'
ing machine, where IL Is ground to d
pulp. dried and sold for 90 per ton to
paper manufacturers.
One million per day goes through this
process.
The visitor is next taken to the vaults
In the basement, eight In all, four only
open to visitors. Vault is 0s feet long,
"a feet wide and IL feet high aud con-
tains 03, $50, 900 standard silver dollars.
No. 2 contains 81, 900. 600, $26, l76, 900 Ia
gold coin, and 81 ,200, 900 in fractional sill
yer. No. 3 contains ~, 500 900 in National
bank notes received for redemption. No.
contains 100000 mixed money re-
ceived daily for redemption. No con-
tains 81, 100000 mixed money for daily
use. No. contains 500, ,OOO. 900 bonds
held as security tor National bank circu-
lation, etc. No. contains $500, ,0OO, O0C
held AS a reserve to replace worn and
Total $6S2. .62S, 900. Total weight oil coin
about 5000 tons.
The secret service department Is the
next that interests the stranger. The
duty of this department. is to look after
counterfeit money, bonds aud stamps.
and hunt down counterfeiters. In this
room there are many samples Of counter
fit money, bonds and stamps exhibited,
together with plates, tools and photo
graphs of noted counterfeiters.
Tne pension building IN the next OBJ
ject of interest. 1t Is 400 feet long and
200 feet wide aud contains $1,000. .0O0 brick;
cost q, ,025, 900, aud $50, 900 more is asked
for.
In its vast, open court have been held
two inaugural balls, and 1t is now pre-
pared for the reception of the q. A. X.
next week. There are ninety-six rooms
In the building aud il Ii laid out In six
teen divisions. each with its chief aud his
two assistants. There are 1900 clerks on
the roll, aud $50 messengers, "a watchmen,
"a laborers and "a labor women. For the
past year from 200 to 800 pensions have
been allowed daily. The hours OF labor
in Washington are eight per day for Ia
borers as we'll as clerks, aud there Is one
conspicuous feature about Washington,
and that Is the absence OF sluIns.
The city was incorporated May 8, 1902,
as the City of Washington, with q coun-
Gil elected by the people and mayor ap-
pointed by the president. The first mayor
served until the second Monday In June,
1872, when, Dy an act Of Congress, the
duty of eecting u mayor devolved on the
city council, aud so continued until the
first Monday in June, 1920. from which
date, pursuant to an act OF Congress OF
May, 1920 the mayor was elected by the
people for terms OF two years, until May,
ISL, when the charter Of the corporation
was revoked by an act OF Congress Of Feb
ruary, 1871.
The name OF the city of Washingto q
was retained as a local designation.
This act established q single municipal