The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-09
MAY ALTER PARADE ROUTE
MIsUNDERSTASDISG OYER THE Dew
Ell LINE OF MARCH,

Parade Whore Public Stands VIII He.
when the meeting OF the Committee on
pan and Scope OF the celebration in honor Of
Admiral Dewey came to an end on Wednesday
the members. or at least most OF them, though
that the route OF the land parade Of Saturday.
sspt 80. had at last been definitely arranged
There is some likelihood now that the route
may lie changed again. In the meeting Lewis
Nixon proposed the following route in or.
der az he said. to bring the discussion on tho
point to some definite end:
Riverside Drive and 1921 street. down Riyer
side Drive TO Seventy second street, to Central
lark West to Fifty ninth street. to Fifth ave-
iue to Twenty-third street. to Broadway and
around the east side OF Union Square back to
University place and then down to Washing.
ton square. At least fifteen reporters heard
Mir Nixon mako motion ombodyinR that
route and they all heard the stenographer re.
,aat after Mr. Nixon several times the part of
the motion by which It was proposed to take
the parade around the east side OF Union
square. The motion was carried without
amendment. Secretary Foster later gave out
to the reporters OF the morning papers what
rurported to be a statement OF the route OF the
parade This statement indicated that the
parade would 60 down by the west side OF
Union square.
Gen Roe. who had advocated going straight
down Fifth avenue. voted against the motion.
or was understood by the reporters to vote
against it. 1t is very likely that the question
will be reorened at the next meeting OF the
Committee on Plan and Scope. and that Gen.
Roe will propose to alter the route again so as
to take the parade straight down Fifth avenue
from Fifty ninth street to Washington Square
No satisfactory explanation OF the altering OF
the route could be obtained
ha on thu Fraction of cton
held meeting yesterday in the Governors
Room at the City Hall and an effort was made
to have the meeting behind closed DOORS The
reporters were met at the door by Daniel Dom
egan. the former Wiskinkie OF Tammany Hall.
who is employed by the Executive Committee,
. Sorry. gentlemen" said Donegan. but you
can't come in. The Committee on the Erection
Of Stands is holding little executive session,
and my orders are to keep you from disturbing
them
Inasmuch as Con. Butterfleld had announced
that all meetings OF committees on the celebra-
tim would be public the newspaper men ex-
pressed some surprise at this announcement
and they sent for Secretary Foster for an ex-
PLANTATION. Meanwhile the committee was
inside AT the table sat John p. Kane. the
builder President ]. ]. Little OF the Board OF
Education. two other members OF the commit
tee and Mr. Horgan OF HorGan & Slattery. the
Official" architects OF the city. Secretary Eos.
ter was told by the reporters OF the new order
barring them, He went back and saw Mr.
Kane. and moment later Mr.. Donegan was
withdrawn from the door and the reporters
were admitted.
The meeting came to a close very soon after
that. John P. Kane. the chairman. announced
that stands would be erected as follows:
A platform In front Of the City Hall. to seat
1000 persons; a platform for the singers oppo-
site the City Hail. to seat !. 200: a stand at the
north side OF Madison Square. seating 2.2C0:
one on the north side OF Madison square. to
seat 1900: the reviewing stand at Madison
Square. near the Worth monument to seat
1900: a large stand on Fifty-ninth street.
against the park wall. to seat 1900 or 10000;
one on Riverside Drive. from Ninety ninth to
1O2d street. to seat $780, one at Seventy-sec-
ond street and Central Park. west for school
children, to seat 1900. Mr.. Kane said that
Horgan & Slattery had not prepared tie de-
signs for the stands. and that the contracts for
The building Of the stands had not yet been
awarded.
Secretary Foster. yesterday. received a letter
from N. L. Sheldon. President OF the Boston
Alum nj Association OF Norwich University Of
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