The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-27
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
September B for Washington Day
at the Buffalo Exposition.
The Date Suggested by the Commits
siOnerS satisfactory to the Mnn-
aEcmeut-Thc Exercises May BE
Held III the Government Building

f3ig. Commissioner M3CfgTlaud- who mas
charge OF the arrangements. this morning
received word from the director general
that this date was an open one on the
programme and could be assigned to the
District for its special exercises. In this
connection it viii be recalled that the
Commissioners. . few days ago. decided
upon September as n good time for the
District TO hold a special celebration at
Buffalo. This date comes directly after
Labor Day. it is in the vacation period,
aid at that time the exposition viii be at
its best These were the determining
reasons which prompted the Commission
ers il choosing the date.
The telegram from William I. Buch-
auan- the Director General, in reply to
that of the Commits siouers follows:
i have great pleasure in saying that it
is qualification for US to be able to set
aside this day, as we have, for that pur-
pose We win do all that We can to make
it a Success
In speaking Of the matter this morning,
Mr. Macfarlaud said that in his letter OF
/ invitation the director general had sug-
gcsted to the Commissioners that it would
! be appropriate to arrange special exer-
cises which might be held in some build
ing on Il 2 exposition grounds. as the Gov
errors % States and Territories are to do.
| The Commissioner is of the opinion that
it viii be a distinct advantage in many
ways for the District of Columbia to ap-
pear at the Buffalo Exposition on an
equality with the States. He has pointed
out the fact that the District is not to go
there as municipality but in company
with. and on an equality with, the sister
hood of States
Mr.. Macfarland is confident that the
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! be used as a place of holding the District
Day exercises, since Congress did not au-
thOrize the erection of a District building
at Buffalo. The Commissioner hopes that
the exercises may be appropriate to the
occasion and commensurate with the dig
nifty and Importance of the District of Co
lumbia as a territorial, governmental. and
historical entity
To this end Commissioner MacfarIand
viii soon ask his associates to determine
how the arrangements for these exercises
shall be made.
The Electrical Engineer has recon-
mended that the guy pole on the north
side Of L Street, between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Streets northwest be taken
1 down and regretted in place of the erv
pole at the northeast corner of Fourth
Street and Virginia Avenue The EIectri-
cal Engineer states that the latter pole
IS IN very dangerous condition. and
that he has ordered the telephone com
pany TO replace it Immediately. This rec
ommendation the Commissioners have ap-
proved.
The firm Of Pavarini &; Greer, contract
ors- have informed the Commissioners
that If the contract TO build the four
room school house on the grounds Of the
| Industrial Home is given to them
they viii complete the structure in six
months On the strength of this assllr--
ance the Commissioners have voted to
award the contract for erecting the build
ing to this firm. and the contract fer the
plumbing TO Edward J. Hannah
The Commissioners today issued orders
in connection with pubic WORK as fol
lows
That the offer Of F. ". Hdidekoper TO
pave cutters on both sides Thirty-sev-
enth Street. between am, Back Streets
northwest, for 30 cents per square yard to
an amount equal 70 an estimated cost of
about 500 is hereby accepted, cost charge-
able 70 the appropriation for Streets in
BurIeith. 1901
That cement sidewalk be laid and curb
reset on the Tenth Street side OF the Car
net School building. northeast corner of
Tenth and L Streets northwest. at an es-
timated cost Of 1913. CflaTgeabIe to the
current appropriation Tor sidewalks and
! curbS around public reservations and mu-
nicipal buildings.
That the sum of 81 400 is hereby allotted
from the appropriation for repairs TO
bridges, 1851, for the purchase of lumber
| for laying new floor on the Anacostia
or Navy Yard Bridge.
Gen. Thomas NJ. Vincent and Henry ".
Sampson. members OF the Flag Commit
tee of the District Of Columbia Society.
Sons Of the American Revolution. called
on Commissioner Macfarl5nd today to Law
before him the proposition Of the society
10 furnish flags to the school children on
Flag Day The propc sition is that the
society through its flag committee viii
furnish the children OF the PUBLIC schools
Of the District with small flags 10 be
worn by them on June H. Flag Day.
That date is the 126th anniversary Of the
adoption OF the Stars and Stripes as
the national ensign. Messrs- Vincent and
sampson, after stating to Mr.. MacfdTIand
the purpose OF the society in the matter
expressed the hope that the children
teachers. and school authorities would
enter into the spirit of the occasion and
that the children would wear the flags
Commissioner Marfarland stated that
he was glad the society was thus to call
the attention of the boys and girls Of
the District to the flag, and that he also
flags
Proposals were received at the District
building today for the erection of a twelve
room school building on the southeast cor
ner Of Lincoln Avenue and Prospect Street
northeast. The bids were in several class
es yEirh reference IN material and sr,ac