The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-17
REVIEWING STAND PLANS
Inaugural Committee Will Not
Build All the Structures.
The Privilege for the Construction
OF Those East OF Fifteenth Street
Arrangements for Receiving yisi-
tors at The HALLWAY stations.

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tors at The Railway stations.
| The inaugural Committee on Parks and
Reviewing Stands. at meeting held yes
/ terday afternoon, decidei against the
| proposition which has been under consid-
! Grafton. that ali reviewing stands on public
| spaces for the inaugural parade should be
| erected and controlled by the committee.
The privilege for the construction OF all
stands east of Fifteenth Street. to be
! erected on public spaces, with the exception
| OF the reservation in front Of the Botan.c &C
| Gardens and about the Hancock statue,
| will be sold to the highest bidder. The
stands will be built according to plans and
! specifications prepared by the committee,
and under such restrictions as they may
make to provide for uniformity OF design
and for the protection OF the public.
| The public spaces at the Hancock statue
and at the Botanic Gardens, the COM
| will be erected at these points. In view
| Of the expense and labor in
volved 1t was deemed necessary
| TO confine the work to the erec-
| tion Of the court of honor at the White
| House grounds, and the four stands to be
| erected in front OF the White House and
at Lafayette Square. Chairman John B.
Larner was directed to submit for approval
| to the Inaugural Committee the conclu-
sions reached by the Committee on Parks
and Reviewing Stands.
Chairman Larner stated to the commit
tee that the departments had been re-
quested to permit the erection of
stands in front of the public buildings, un-
der the direction OF the committee. No
definite arrangement had been arrived at,
he stated, but it was probable that the
stand in front Of the Treasury building
would be built by the clerks OF the de-
partment.
The Subcommittee appointed to con-
slider the matter Of prices to be charged
for seats on the stands to be built By the
comrnittee, made partial report, sug-
gesting that an average price o. 81 or s2. 80
for seats would be necessary to permit the
committee to realize a profit upon the
amount expended in erection and mainte-
nance.
Glen Brown, Chairman OF the Commit
tee on Designs, reported that plans for
the stands to be erected on public spaces
would be completed within the week.
The initial meeting of the Committee on
Public Comfort was held last night, In the
Metzerott Building. Chairman Michael 1.
Weller presiding; James F. Hood, Sec
rotary. The chairman explained the duties
and what had been already accomplished
toward the preparation for the reception
Of visitors at the inaugural ceremonies.
Mr.. Weller stated that the members of
the committee would be required to act as
reception committee at the railroad de-
pots on the I'd, Sd, and 4th of March Six
hours service. divided between two days,
will be expected OF each member The
members of the committee were requested
to file with the secretary their preferences
as to the days and the time of day upon
which II would be agreeable to serve Wis.,
itors are to be received at the depots by
the committee, and such as have rot Sc
cured quarters are to be conducted to
committee headquarters. established In
each depot, where Information as TO quar-
ters will be furnished. Uniformed boys
arc to be engaged to conduct visitors to
the quarters assigned.
Mr.. Weller stated that the committee
would be called together but once more,
on February % or "a before the ceremon-
les, when they would be assigned to duty
The committee adjourned subject to the
call of the chairman.
meeting of the Committee on Fire De-
partment, subcommittee of the Commit
tee on Public Order, met in the rooms
OF the Inaugural Committee last night
Calvin Farnsworth presided Chief Paris,
OF the Fire Department. was elected vice
chairman. He submitted a proposition to
the committee FOR the protection OF the
Pension Building from fire during the
inaugural ceremonies. which was adopted
by the committee. Twenty fremen, with
foreman and an assistant foreman, are
to be stationed ct the Pension Building
from the time that the decorations for
the ceremonies are being placed until
after the last promenade concert The de-
tail is to be under the supervision of
First Assistant Chief Engineer w T.
Belt. and the firemen are TO sleep in the
building until the necessity for their SER
vices has expired. Appliances for the ex-
tinguishng of fire are TO be provided.
Chief Paris estimated the salaries of
the men for five days at 5000. He re-
quests an additional appropriation for
cots to be supplied for the use OF the de-
tail
The Committee on Depots met last
night. No action was taken by the COM
mittee, other than to define its duties
The committee will cooperate with the
police and with the Committee on Pub
lie Comfort at the railroad depots.
A committee representing the clerks of
the Treasury Department waited upon
Chairman Edison, of the Inaugural Com
mittee, Monday evening. and discussed
stands in front of the Treasury building,
from which to review the inaugural par
ade. 1t has hitherto been the custom of
the clerks to subscribe to a fund for the
erection of such stands, TO be applied
solely to their own use. Mr. Edison
represented to the committee of the
clerks the desire of the Inaugural Com
mittee to build the stands according to
its own plans. in the interest of artistic
effect and uniformity, and to charge
moderate price to the clerks of the de-
partment for seats.
Chairman John B. Larner, of the Com
mittee on Parks and Reviewing Stands
was present at the conference and urged
the project of erection by the inaugural
Committee of the stands upon the repre-
sentatives of the department. The In
au!;ural Comllittee proposes to do away
with the unsightly stands which have
heretofore been erected at the depart
meat. The committee received the prop
osition favorably and agreed to advo-
cate it's approval by the clerks Of the
department.
Chairman B. II. Warner, of the Com
mittee on Civic Organizations, yesterday
morning received from the Grand Mar
shall Gen. Francis Vinton Greene, his
appointment as marshal of the civic
grand division of the inaugural parade.
Chairman Michael l. Weller. of The
Committee on Public Comfort, received a
communication from the Secretary Of the
Blaine Club, of Cincinnati. Ohio. convey
ing its final decision not to participate in
the inaugural parade. 1t is. however, an
ticipated that many members of the or
ganiZation will be present as individuals.