Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-02

pension building, of engaging any vehicle
Of the kind named upon his ticket; such
person not being required to await the ar
rival at the pension building entrance of
the particular vehicle in which he came to
the building. Tickets for hired conveyances
will be issued by the owners thereof, and
the members of tie Livery Mems Associa-
ton will form their own clearing house for
the settlement of such tickets.
Any property left In any hired vehicle or
with the driver of any such vehicle shall
be deposited by the owner or driver at po-
lice headquarters within four hours after
being so left, If not sooner claimed by the
owner; such property to be returned to the
person who shall prove to the satisfaction
Of the officer in charge at police headquar-
tiers that the same belongs to him. upon
the payment of al. expenses incurred and
of such reasonable sum to the driver as the
officer may award If the driver falls to
comply with the aforementioned require
ment he shall be liable to a fine, and shall
be required to pay the money value Of the
article or articles so left in his vehicle. In
default Of prompt payment thereof he shall
forfeit his license and be subject to prose-
cution for debt.
The number of every public vehicle shall
be plainly exhibited on the lamp thereof
within a space not less than one and one
half Inches nor more than two inches in
length. and in such position as may be in
dicated by the hack inspector of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The driver Of every public vehicle shall
said vehicle. The law imposes a penalty
of $40 for driving a public vehicle without q
llcense)
The Private Carriages.
Tickets for private carriages will be is
sued by the committee on carriages Of the
inaugural committee. on March 1, and 3,
at the inaugural headquarters in the Wash
ington Loan and Trust building, 9th and F
streets northwest. The tickets issued to
owners of private carriages must be kept
In sight by the drivers thereof in order
that such carriages may be admitted to the
proper line in approaching and leaving the
pension building.
All public vehicles except two-horse liv-
cry carriages, shall approach the pension
building from 9TH street via E or F streets
excepting to the south side on F street, and
deposit their passengers at the F street
entrance to the building, and shall then
pass to 4th street and turn south on
said street. Two-horse livery carriages
shall approach the pension building from
| 4th street via street. following the south
side Of G street to the entrance to the
building on that street and shall then pass
on to 9th street, turning north on said
street.
The Presidents carriage, the carriages
| OF the diplomatic corps and all private car
riages will approach the pension building
| via the north side of F street, turn north
on 9th street, deposit their passengers at
| the 9Th street entrance to the building,
| then continue to G street, turn west on
said street and follow the south side Of
7th street, thence to space on F street be-
| tween 7th and 9th streets, or to 9Th street
below F street. where they may remain.
| In leaving the pension building persons
| will make their exit through the same door
| at which they entered in order to avoid
| confusion.
| All vehicles except two-horse livery car
| riages intending to carry passengers from
! the pension building shall approach the
| h,,Idipp from 18th street In the same man.
ner as above directed. Two-horse livery
| carriages shall approach the building from
| 4th street via G street and shall then pro-
| coed north on 5th street.
Megaphones for the purpose of calling
private carriages will be placed at the 9th
| street entrance and on street. When
| the owner of a carriages desires to call
| his carriage upon leaving the pension build
| ing he will announce the number contained
| on the drivers card to the telephone OPP
orator, who will be in waiting, and the
| phones and exhibited on a screen on the
| roof at the southwest corner of the pen
| sion building.
All streets intersecting F and g streets
| between 7th street and the pension build
| ing will be closed. No vehicles will be
! permitted to travel west on F street from
| 4th street, and none from E street north
| of 9th or 9th street. except to the f stree,
| entrance to the pension building, and none
from G or H streets south ON 9th or 9Th
| streets.
! sBAIL ROOM REGULATIONS.
Rules Governing the Great Function
at the Pension Building.
THE ball room doors will be opened at
O. clock and the ball will begin shortly afte
8 o'clock, or as soon as the President an
party shall have arrived. The regulation
are as follows:
1. The entrances will be at F. and 5tl
| street doors.
| 2 PostiveIv no return checks