The morning times., 1895-10-03
WELCOME BY PATRIOTS
Programme Prepared for the
Liberty Bell Greeting.
HIGH SCHOOLS TO TAKE PART
Washington Light In fa mt ry DesignateG
as the Escort--Nlarine Bund May he
Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company Seeking Entrance to
West Washington.

good old-fashioned greeting is in store
for Old Liberty Bell upon its arrival here to-
morrow, the Commissioners, the board of
trade, and numerous patriotic societies hav-
ing combined to make the occasion mem
orable.
The committee in charge of the bell. en-
route for the Atlanta Exposition, Will ar
rive at the Baltimore and Potomac railway
station AT 12:1I y. M, accompanied by an
escort orhonor. including the ayorand other
officers of the Philadelphia city govern
ment, and W i'll remain till y. IN.
A committee. composed of mcnbers OF the
patriotic societies of Washington, was ap-
pointed on Monday by the Commissioners TO
make arrangements for the reception OF the
bell, the committee being composed of the
following representatives of the Sons of ihe
Revolution, Sonsofthc American Revolution,
and Daughters of the American Revolution,
respectively: Lewis J. Davis, br. u. Brown
Goode, Hon. j. W. Douglass, Mrs y. f.
Lockw ood. .>Admiral J. A. Greer, U. 3. N;
John Is. Wight, Miss Eugenia a. Washing
ton and Mr.. W. V. Cox.
COMMITTEE HOLDS A MEETING.
A meeting of the committee was held IN
the board of trade rooms yesterday and 1t
was decided to recommend to the Conhnls-
sioncrs to close the Normal and High schools
at noon on Friday in order 10 enable the
students to see the bell, TO appoint tue
Washing on Light Infantry guard OF homer
to serve during the time that the bell is in
the city and also TO secure If possible the
services of the Marine Band.
Train Master McEecvcr, of the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad. has arranged to have the
Liberty Bell placed upon the sixth street
siding so that no trouble is anticipated ~
the mana cement OF the crowds, especially
since this track is located adjacent TO u
park.
Mr. Lewis j. Davis, presi'ien, OF the Sons
of the Revolution, has issued the following
order:
Members of the Society OF the Sons Of
of the Revolution who desire to part icipatc
IN the reception OF the committee in charge
of the Liberty Bell train at the Baltimore
and Potomac depot, on Friday, viii please
meet n the depot at = O'Clock on that day,
wearing the insignia of the society"
ANOTHER CALL.
The president of the Sons Of the American
Revolution has also issued call, as fol-
lows:
Member sof the Socicty of the Sons OF
the American Revol lutIon are requested TO
meet at the Baltintrc and Potomac Rail
road station, on Friday, October /, at noon,
TO welcome the committee escorting tile
Liberty Bell from Philadelphia en- route
TO the Atlanta Exposition. Members are
requested o wca the insi gD iaoft the society"
\ similar call has been iss ued by theprcsi-
dent of the National Society, Daughters
of the American Revolution.
The proceedings OF the joint committee
were communicated to the District Com
missioncTs yesterday afternoon, and were
by them approved. The order TO close the
schools will be communicated to the re-
spective principals to-day.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
paDy is seeking an inlet into Georgetown
TO accommodate its freight and passenger
traffic, and will in the early future COM
plete its connections with the south.
Application was made yesterday by the
Georgetown Barge, Dock, Elevator and
Railway Company, through f. j Stell-
wagen, its president, for permission TO
increase the track facilities OF the railway
in West Washington.
The b. and o. company is in reality in
control of the railway system, and has one
track already laid. The object, therefore,
of the application is To obtain an entrance
with Increased facili ties for that cor
poration.
FOR A DOUBLE TRACK.
The application is, in substance, that the
company be permitted to lay double track
on Water street, beginning at point west
of the Aqueduct Bridge and running along
the erouteprescribedb b the authority already
granted.
The tracks are to be laid on Water street,
and. passing under the bridge, will be con-
tinucd along said street to Rock Greek.
1t will require about four weeks, tits said,
to take up the street, put down the tracks
and repave. The right of way, the gentle
men said, had been procured, practically.
All that remained to be done in that line
was merely question of dollars and cents.
The application has been referred to the
engineer commissioner.
The board of examiners recently desig-