New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-19
DEWEY PLANS CHANGED.
TRIP FROM THE CITY HALL TO CLARE
MONT TO BE MADE BY WATER.
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT HAS NOT AC-
crprED THE INVITATION - HIS IN
rrEr1ONs AT THE CEREMONIES
CAUSE MUCH CONJECTURE.

CAUSE MUCH CONJECTURE.
acting on the suggestions OF Chief OF Police
,,a,.o-y The Reception Committee have altered
-. r-ogranrne laid down for Admiral Dewey
se,-er7ber so II was originally intended
~. af,er the presentation ceremonies at the
-.- Hall The Admiral should be driven 10 care
-. ~ an open carriage. Chief Devery pointed
- the committee that the drive would take
-. ,aas- two hours through the crowded streets
.. svrressea a desire 70 have the land parade
o.. &c ~ follow the breakfast dismissed before
-, The Chief suggested that the presenta-
-, .. The loving cup be made al the breakfast
- .,s. .ne City Hall ceremonies be cut
t-,-- the programme altogether.
60 o.. the committee approved that sugges-
.,-- or- al Of them the force OF the
- -a--arks about the streets being crowded
l... s.-a-rers after dark. and decided TO save
s-,- Nv sending the Admiral 70 Claremeni
steamer. The present programme for sat
-, s,.ernber 50 is that Admiral Dewey
=, ,,--s f-o-7 the Olympia 70 the Battery by
= ,.,o,k There he will he met by a committee
= es.sa- who viii escort him 20 the City Han
60 10 VII hear the Mayor make speech
"a ,7.s-.v-eve hundred school children sing
.,.,, ao-gs and will receive the present Oh
.., loving cup. Those ceremonies compIeIed'
49,, Dewey. with the Mayor and his com
...se and the invited guests Of the CITY /"
- a,.-.,- e7u~ hundred. Will drive down " ar'eH-
- e-s vii. proceed by steamer 10 one-hChuie e'-
.s-.vrs-.,-u. nth-st. II is calculated tha' III
~. qsv The party viii sit down to breakfast
=. ,s.e- than 1115 o'clock and that oy l
,..,-t ne Admiral will be ready 70 take MS
-,.,s - The head - the line OF marching SOL
ar Al the meeting ot the Subcommittee o1
r,o-,-.t0, Committee Il was decided that
-, ,,.,.,- Van Wyck. President GuggenhelHer
y. .ha council and Thomas F. Wood PRESIDENT
=. ,p4 Poa-a of Alderman. should vist 'hs
o,,---,a IN Friday morning before the start :
49, e,- the naval parade. This resolution
,.s ss-o-a4 and forwarded 70 General Zoe.
"a. >, ne opinion q this committee The mem
hers 1sS--i-- ..es.s elo,Ii5 have for their con-
s-. ana - -'s-a n t7e procession from Claremont
e ne s - .reir charge with comfort and
s.S5,.i- and without Unseemly confusion ana
day
co~-p Arrs AWARDED FOR NINE STANDS
TIE Committee on Stands awarded contracts
az The s-ao+'ou % the two stands al the N''S
uau ans The reviewing stand at Madison 0quai''
and made provisional contracts for the o'"e'
I've stands for which plans have been prepared
rbA .o-a' cost ~ the nine stands under the con-
ract VII. be S4o3H
T54 .- dental expenses - the STANDS VI" oe
ulaas- 8 800 more. making an expenditure 'I
,hout 1900 wiki an appropriation OF Only
SnO,O and there are Yet two stands demanae4
p, Municipal Assembly has shown It's willing
asss n appropriate another $4,000 toward tNe
expenses Of the celebration. and the general I'M
,raesio7 is that the Board of Estimate viii ap-
move the expen4iture But S25o@ VIII not hA-
=, ~ furnish stand for the Municipal As
sarrblv to accommodate ten thousand persons
2 stand for the Grand Army, and the dencit
r.-5.5 Nv the Committee on Stands.
NJ Oakley said he would move in the Council
&, the next meeting that the appropriation 10
S0u11 instead Of So 90 The highest bidder
f3- me entire set ~ stands John kierst
Of BROOKLYN. who wanted $3.50 and the lowest
were Ryan & McFarren, who wanted Si-.7"'.
L was only by apportionng the contracts %
the 4--ent bidders that the committee sue
ceed-a 10 reducing the total as low as S+o37o
Al ne contractors agred TO give bonds De
fore noon today In double the amount of their
contracts Horgan & Siattery. the of1cal ar
ch..ects 20 tho committee, were instructed 20
prepare the contracts and 20 approve the bonds.
M F---4r. who made the plans for the com
nttee 7,I receive for his services : per cent
q ire total amount expended. For that ne Vill
have 70 s1perintend the work and see that the
sands conform 10 Specifications
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT ON HIS OWN HOOK.
Govern. .- Roosevelt has not formally accepted
ne Invitation of the Mayor 70 participate IN the
oerenl1rI-s A few days after the invitation
vas mailed 20 him, his military secretary,
Coor-l George Curtis TreadWeL called on
Presiter. Gugcenhe!mer and said thai the Gov
ernor hoped the celebration would be- a great
success and that The ciry might feel sure that
;he sta,- would 90 all IN It's power TO help il
G.onz C-I5n-. Treadweu di6 not accept the In
yIst.'u Up The Governor and the present indi-
cations are that Governor Roosevelt Will act
throughout the ceremonies as a state official
and not as a guest Of the city OF New-Iork.
On Saturday orders were received at the head
quarters % The Nava Militia that the men
hold themselves IN readiness for duty Septem-
Ter x - and 60 guard Il honor 20 attend
Ire Governor on the Monmouth was asked for.
an9 Wa ~ course. be detailed Those orders
signify that the Governor will not be with the
o'her Goter-ors e States on the Mayors boat,
and also ,la, ne purposes visiting The Admiral
oa THURSDAY. the day before The city reception
begins
TIE Monmouth. the Sandy Hook boat, has
been h.re5 sor ne use OF the State officials out
O. The sr1r-1riatton made by the legislature
L the Governor HOSTS his flag aboard he VIII
eae The lire u boats that viii follow the war
smps n me naval parade. The Mayors boat
With IL o. ernors OF other states and the Re
Ceiuon Committee on board. VIII steam up toe
nFer ah@a. ~ AL he ships except the Olympia.
eAe viii BE- a.ouslde the olympia as long as Ad-
MIA DeV-. remains on board.
1enera. Roe expects that Governor Roosevelt
VIII march or. rather ride at the head " me
SlaIe troops in the land parade 70 the 7ialr
slenc on The east side u Fffth-aVe. Just
elposte tce Official reviewing stand UnINss
sone direct word IS received from the Gov
tinor ae nlll nor 5e expected at the breakfast
a C.ar@mon' The Reception Committee VIII
14ie again So that Governor Roosevelt may eA-