New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-07

Fifty-ninth-st. to the Boulevard, thence over the
west roadway OF the Boulevard 10 SeVenty-second-
ST The other grand divisions will take their places
as the rear of the column uncovers the streets sue
Through seventy-second-st. to Riverside Drive:
UP the roadway of Riverside Drive to the
monument. As the column passes the monument
marching salute will be given in honor OF General
Drive the President reviewing the parade from the
east front Of the monument Thence down the east
and-ninctconth-st.; through One-hundred and-nine-
feminist to the east roadway of the Boulevard
down that roadway to One-hundred- nd-sixteenth,
st. whore the parade Will he reviewed by the grand
marshal. whore tho grand marshal AIDS VIII ueseo
nate to each command the route to be taken 10
reach ils dostination ..,. ,,. .,,...,, =, ro,,on
OF the President. he viii 5e taken aboard a Coy
eminent vessel at -hundr"d and thlrtieth-st,
foreign vessels and the merchant marine, which Will
be- formed in column to receive him.
The naval parade will consist of the United States
and foreCn men-of-war. ships Of the Lighthouse
Department. the revenue marine ard other Gov;
vessels Of the merchant marine. The men-of-war
VII be anchorrd in midsrtam opposite the Grant t
may decide viii form part Of tho moving parade:
The first division Will take position not higher than
Of State and city boats. may be used as dispatch or
police boats. The yachts will take position as the
The m@rchan narne 9TH be- The fourth DIVISION
and will form at Red Hook: moving up the Hudson
IN time TO take its position in tho moving column IN
the rear Of the yachts. and so as 10 be ready 10
pass IN review AT a time TO be Speclned later.
The moving column OF water parade will steam
upstream 20 the eastward Of the men-of-War. the
OF Grants Monument. coincilcnt with the land
parade. The water parade will then continue up
the river until il has cleared the men-OfWar. and
then turn downstream on the west shore. anchor
ing. or forming column of vessels below the
forces viii be reviewed by the president after the
shore parade
Thus II will he seen that all the participants will
not have fallen into the line unit! Seyenty-second-
i,as hoo OH fso,, ~. l.
sirabe places for stands or other points of van
age will be above that point either in Seventy-sec-
ond-st. through which the line will move to
Riverside Drive. or In Riverside Drive Itself A
great deal of speculation is likely to be carried on
over the most advantageous sites. but not until
the Board OF Aldermen succeed in determining
whether the Commissioner of Public Works shall
be allowed to issue permits for the erection of
stands over the sidewalks.
ALDERMEN EXCITED ABOUT STANDS.
The Aldermen in a great state of excite
ment for time at their meeting yesterday on
account of a resolution to give 10 hOuseholders
and property owners permission to erect stands
over the sidewalks In front of their houses for
the parade attending the Grant ceremonies on
April g. The resolution was offered by Alderman
Goodman ana provided for permits 70 be issued by
Noonan denounced the resolution as intended 70 m.
horize the use of the sidewalks for specua tive pur
poses. He offered an amendment to have the stands
built only within the curb line. ana the amend
ment carried by the votes OF the Tammany
Aldermen. although other Aldermen declared tbat
the Commissioner of Public Works could be trust
cd 10 TX the dmensions of the stands 20 that the
Noonan averred that the demonstration was to be
limited to the aristocracy. and no provision had
a few minutes later Alderman Noonan noticed
that Superintendent tIenkel of the Bureau of En-
cumbrances. was talking TO Alderman Oakley In
the chamber. and ne got mp and said that poIi-
,cians were lobbying on the resolution which mad
Il believe there millions in this resolution"
Then Alderman Oakley moved to have the reso-
luton RECONSTRUCTED. The motion was opposed Wig
men followed Mr. Oakley and voted to reconsider
we'4 in view of the fact that the Aldermen
had been advised not to grant permits for trucks
fact that the Aldermen had not been provided for
by stand. That motion was carried
FOR THE UNION LEAGUERs
Cyrus Clark has offered the use of his property
at Eighty-nnth-st. and Riverside Drive for the
erection Of a large grandstand for the accommoda-
ton OF the members of the Union League Club and
their friends and IT is likely that the clubmen will
view the procession from that point Whether IL
side of the Drive is matter yet to be decided but
the east side of the Drive will be choice position.
land and the naval parades The extent of the lat
ter part of the programme can be imagined from the
already given. COMMANDER Jacob W. Miller is
chairman Of the Committee on Naval Affairs
Secretary John Sherman writes 10 the committee
saying that he decline the invitation to stay
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel the guest OF the city
as he has made arrangements for staying at the
Windsor Hotel The rest OF the official party how
ever will be at the Fifth Avenue. The Presidential
party. including the President and members of the
cabinet. the Judges OF the Supreme Court. and the
Diplomatic Corps. Will come to this city April ~
on a special train over the Pennsylvania Railroad.
a special train the Baltimore and Ohio will
bring the Vice-President. the officers of the Army
and Navy, and Senators and Representatives on
the same day. Both parties Will return by special
trains on April -. go .
General Horace Porter. General Grenyille NJ.
Dodge and their STATS mad their photographs taken
yesterday in full military costume.
list OF reputable hotels and boarding houses y
being prepared by the police for the accommodation
OF the thousands of visitors. go
The Third and Fourth Brgades. y. G.. n Y, VIII
arrive in this city April &c the former coming by
boat and the latter over the Erie road. Governor
Black Will command the New-York troops In per
son, and they will have positions III Inc directly
following the troops of the Regular Army.
Representatives of the drygoods, boot ana shoe.
crockery and iron trades met at the Merchants
club Yesterday afternoon TO take measures 10 at
tract the merchants OF the country to the cere-
monies OF April q. II was reported that the JOINT
rates over ali roads controlled by II. the tickets to
be good from April e TO May ilclusNe, IL Is eX-
pected that the Southern ana New.EnsIand tali-
roads nor Included In the Joint Trafiic Association
will also make reduced rates. A committee ON
finance and transportation was appointed
The press committee OF the Grant Monument AS
ISOLATION met yesterday afternoon at the Mayors
Office and discussed the accommodatlohs 70, 10, ne
made for newspaper men. Mayor strong ana W, ~ a.
Arkcli were appointed a committee to supervise INC
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