Evening star., 1897-02-22


tol building. the White House and other
buildings within range, and an immense
| garrison flag. f1oated from the roof will
also be lighted up at intervals.
-Four garrison flags will be hung from the
| windows at the apex of the Washington
monument. and the effect when the search
| lights are thrown will be sublime.
| The Agricultural Department building
and grounds will be decorated and illumi-
mated. and the National Museum and
Smithsonian Institution and grounds also
| Illuminated. The bureau of engraving and
printing will be beautifully decorated by
the employees. The Treasury. Interior and
Post Office officials will decorate and illu-
inmate their buildings and the full power
| of gas and electricity in the Capitol build
ing will be used the night of March 4.
Chairman John b. Wight of the public
| order committee made report that all
street car companies had been requested
to operate their systems all night. and
that President Harries had said the Me-
March 2. 3. and 5, II certain mechanical
appliances could be secured, but would, in
| any event, run until am each morning.
and begin again at 4:30 am. Mr.. Wight
| expects the other companies to fall into
line.
Sixty messenger boys will be selected by
Chairman Wright from over 200 appli-
| cants who answered the advertisement
auguratton week and be paid 81 a day.
| Inauguration Carriage Rules.
The District Commissioners have issued
! an order regulating the hire Of carriages On
March and ). The rates are as follows:
| Herdic cabs, not exceeding IS each cab to
and from the ball; coupes, not exceeding
81 each coupe to and from the ball; ham
| som cabs, not exceeding s. each cab to
ard from the ball; conveyances Qwo-
horse), according to agreement, not ex-
ceeding $40. No owner or driver of a We
hicle. as before named, shall refuse to
! carry a passenger at the FOREGOING rates.
nor shall he, when engaged take up an
additional passenger or passengers with
| out the consent of the person or persons
| who first engaged him.
ANY complaint of illegal charges will be
| Immediately attended to by any policeman
to whom it shall be made.
| Ihe Commissioners approved and insert
| ed In their order the regulations governing
vehicles the night Of the ball. which were
prepared by the committee ON carriages
| They are as follows:
All vehicles to approach the pension
building from 9TH street-herdics, cabs and
one-horse coupes. entering E or F street.
| following the south side IL on F street, to
| the entrance of the pension building, MAX
| ing their exit on 4th street to the south.
All public carriages to approach the build
| Ing from 9TH street, by the way of G street.
following north side of G street to entrance
! of the building, and make their exit on 4th
street to the north. The Presidents car
riage. those Of the diplomatic corps and all
| private carriages to enter on F street fol-
low north side. turn into 9Th street, and de-
/ post their passengers at 5th street en-
| trance; then turn into G street and follow
| south side to 9TH street, thence to space on
| F street between 7th and 9th streets also
to Stn street below F, where they may
park Messengers will be provided at the
9th street entrance to call private car
| riages.
| All streets intersecting and G streets
| between 7th street and the pension build
| ing to be closed: no vehicles to be permit
| ted TO travel west on either F or G street
| from 4th street, and none from L street
| north on 9th or 9Th streets, and none from
| q or H streets south 9th or 9th All
vehicles intending to carry passengers
| away from the pension building to an
proach from 7th street. Owners OF private
| carriages to be provided with cards ito be
furnished prior to the 4th of March) ad-
| trance for carriages.
! The committee have also arranged that
| persons holding ticket for hired cab,
herdic or carriage will have the privilege
| when leaving the pension office, of taking
| ana occupying any one vehicle Of the kind
named upon their tickets, such persons not
| being required to await the arrival at the
pension office entrance Of the particular We
| hlcle IN which they came to the building
| All persons will be expected to make their
/ exit through the same door that they enter
to prevent confusion and delay. Tickets
dor private carriages will be issued by the
| committee on carriages on Monday, Tues
| day and Wednesday March /, and -, at
HEADQUARTERS. Glover building, 1419 street
northwest Tickets for hired conveyances
Will be issued by owners thereof and the
Liveryman's Association will form their
cwn clearing house for the settlement of
such tickets among themselves.
me large ticket furnished to owners Of
private carriages must be kept in sight by
the drivers In order that the carriage may
be admitted to the proper line
When the owner of a carriage desires to
call the same upon leaving the pension
| office, he will call out the aumber on small
card: which is duplicate of the number
on the drivers card. to a messenger who
Will be In waiting. and the number will at
once be shown on large screen, which
| Will be placed on the roof at the southwest
corner OF the pension office.
Flags ON Hand.
Those on the line of march of the lnauRu-
raj parade who want flags to decorate
| their buildings should call at room 100
9lG r street. where they can procure them
| from Mr.. Wine of the firm of B. H. War
ner & Company. These flags have been
| loaned by the government. and will be is
Oh the line Of march need apply.
The Music Committee.
The committee on music held a meeting
AAoS oiteiHooH IN the BOARD OF trade
rooms. Judge Chany, the chairman,
stated that the meeting was called to in
form the members OF the progress that
had been made along the lines of work that
, mad been mapped out for its share in the
| Inauguration ceremonies, and he referred
to the designations that had been given
to the different concerts to follow inaueu-
ration day. Friday and Saturday The
hIst concert on Friday will be In honor OF
the army Of the United States and he said
he had received an acceptance by General
Miles and his stan. who will be present
on that occasion. The concert FRIDAY
afternoon will be In honor of the navy.
and acceptanccs have been received from
Admirals Walker and Ramsay, who win
be present then. Friday evening the con-
cert will be In honor of the governors OF
the different states. and Judge Chany said
he had received replies from the governors
of every state that had gone republican at
the last election. A number Of them cam
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