Evening star., 1897-01-13
THE INAUGURA
Preparations for It's Celebration Are
Progressing Apace.
TEN THOUSAND HAT BOXES NEEDED
Considering the Prices to BeCharged
for Horses.
THE PENNSYLVANIA TROOPS

Charm an James E. Bell of the committee
on public comfort at the ball room has in
vlted proposals for the construction Of
10000 hat boxes, to be Is inches high, IA
inches wide and II inches deep, to be built
in sections IL feet lorg and 6 feet high.
Dressed lumber will be required in the
work. The sections must be placed in
position between p.m., March 1 and
pm. March 3, and be removed by the
evening of March 9. He has also invited
proposals for the removal of the 357 file
cases now in the pension office court to
rooms on the first floor and to the base
ment. The work of removal must be done
between o'clock Saturday, February q,
and 4 o'clock March /. and returned by D
am, March 8 The bids for both purposes
will be opened at noon January 10.
Will March in the Parade.
Maj. John P. Penney of Pittsburg, in
spector of the I'd Brigade of the National
Guard of Pennsylvania, was a visitor at
headquarters today. Maj. Penney said to-
day that he expected the I'd Brigade would
bring 5000 men to the Inauguration.
The Mckinley and Hobart Colored Re-
publican Club of Annapolis has notified
the civic committee of it's intention to par
tic!pate in the inaugural parade.
The National Fremont Association of
Pittsburg, that was organized there Feb
ruary -, 1856, and which claim to be the
founders of the national republican party,
has applied for prominent place in the
line of the inaugural parade. The associa-
ton expects to have 1880 men in line, rep
resehting all sections of the country.
The Washington Guards of Fredericks-
burg, Va, will participate in the parade,
and capt. NJ. b. Rowe is in the city for
the purpose OF securing quarters for his
men.
Chairman Wright reports that the public
comfort committee has inspected and reg
,istered places where 20,O7O people can be
accommodated while in the city next
March, and places other than the above
Where meals only can be secured by $500
people. One hundred and eighty-one win
dows and twice as many balconies are on
the list. There are also on the register
places where TBS horses can be secured dur
ing the Inauguration.
The probabilities are that the owners of
horses will not agree Oh a uniform price to
be charged for the use of their animals on
inauguration day. 1t was thought that
he uniform price of s.. but many of them
who have reported their willingness to
hire their horses to visitors on Inauguration
day eay, that the sum named Is too small
M':ny horses will be. obtafnable at this
price, but extra good animals will COM
nand higher figures Such horses bridled
and saddled will be $40 each. Many sta
blenien. have declined to let their horses be
because they will need them for carriage
purposes at night, and say that in the past
horses hired for use in the parade have
not been returned in time to receive atten-
ton nd get rest for the work of the night.
In this connection it may be interesting
to note that Troop of Cleveland, which
will act escort to President Mckinley,
will bring it's own horses. The animals
will be all black, and are now being pur-
chased in Ohio and Kentucky. After the
inauguration the entire lot of horses will
be sold in this city. Troop will remain
here several days and will live in its own
special train.
Proposals for the Viewing stands.
Spread out upon long table in the office
of Mr.. Henry A. Willard, in the Kellogg
building, is a map of Pennsylvania avenue
showing the reservations upon which the
viewing stands for the Inauguration crowds
are to be erected. Many prospective bid
ders ON the work are frequent visitors, and
the blue prints of the designs of the stands,
which are also displayed, are closely
studied. The proposals for the erection of
these stands were issued by the committee
on parks and reservations at a meeting
held last night. They call for the building
of stands Of dimensions and locations as
follows:
Space No. Lafayette Square Two bids
may be made for this.
Bid No calls for privilege of erecting
one continuous stand thereon, beginning at
the southwest corner Oh SAID square anu
running eaStwardly 64j feet.
Bid No. calls for privilege of erecting
two stands thereon, the first beginning at
the southwest corner of said square and
running eastwardly 31S feet; the second be-
ginning at point Sc feet east from the said
31S-foot stand and running eastwardly ESQ
feet
: Space No. 2-Pennsylvana avenue and
14th street, south side, frontage not ex-
ceeding 266 feet.
Space No. 3-Pennsylvania avenue west
of 18th street, north side, frontage not ex-
ceeding 331 feet.
Space No. 4-Pennsylvania avenue west
of 9th street, south side, frontage not ex-
ceeding g. feet
Space No. 5-Pennsylvania avenue east of
9th street south side. frontage not exceed
Space No. 6IPennsylvania avenue west of
lth street, south side, frontage not exceed
ing 100 feet.
Space No. 7-Pennsylvania avenue west of
ing 235 feet.
Space No. S-Pennsylvania avenue east of
7th street, north side. frontage not exceed
ing 9S feet
Space No. eBotanical Park frontage not
exceeding 665 feet.
Each bidder must inclose with his bid
certified check to Chairman Wizards or
der for one fourth of the total amount of
each bid. He must also name sum for
which he will construct the necessary toilet
rooms in the stands. The remainder of
the sum named for the privilege is to be
paid when a contract is awarded, and the
stands are to be ready not later than noon
Monday, March l, for the work of decora-
tion, which is to be done by the committee
on street decorations Bidders must also
agree to remove the stands and all debris
resulting by March 10, and to cause no in
jury to any tree or shrubbery. If by acci-
dent any such injury should result the
bidder is to pay therefor such sum as the
committee on parks and reservations may
approve.
The Agricultural Bill.
the House committee on agriculture to-
day submitted the agricultural appropria-
tion bill and accompanying report to the
House The total amount carried by the
bill Is 1852. 752, net decrease Of $lOo, $50.
.The amount carried for salaries is. s25.6aO