The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-12
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

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| of rear admiral. is considered a great vic
| tory for the supporters of civil service
/ Rear Admiral B0wles reaches his position
after having bested some of the most
stubborn opposition ever Yet faced by an
officer He WAS at one time the target
for the abuse. not only of the opposition
but his own party He is a young man
Yet. having graduated from Annapolis in
lSIs- A great many of his classmates are
still lieutenants.
Admiral EowIes y known chiefly rs the
champion, if not the originator, of strict
civil service in the construction bureaus
OF the navy. 1t was because OF his ad-
Vocacy of this principle that he incurred
such animosity. AS Superiute ndent Of
F.; the Brooklyn Navy Yard, he insisted that
/ me men employed y him should have
something 10 recommend then besides
/ credentials from a politician. He insist
ed that men should be employed on ac-
count of the skill they had and not for
the pull When the proteGes of the New
/ York bosses presented themselves. they
did not get The places they sought
Admiral GowIes was then transferred
/ TO Norfolk. where h began the cousJruc-
( ton of the oattleship Texas. The entire
/ work was entrusted to him. and this gave
his political enemies their oppor- nifty, as
/ he WAS still actively Insisting upon civil
{ service in his department, Nothing was
! too bad TO be said about the Texas. Be
/ fore the batClcship was launched, every
one declared she would not HoaI, ana
! after she was put in commission, every
/ little mIShap Was exaggerated The Texas
/ proved her worth, agd now captain
I5oWitS is I,car Admiral BOwleS- ii the
head OF the bureau OF Construction
~Of course j cannot yet say what al
teratious in the method of the office or
sary. he said yesterday. but as you
know I believe IN the StriCtest sort OF
civil service and If 1t seems necessary
there shall be = reorganization
A month or so ago people passing uD
and down the Avenue saw. rising at the
top of the new Wizards Hotel, great
arches OF steel reaching from the walls on
one side to those on the other As the
days have gone by, the arches have been
t.Hed in with tiles, and the interior c4
the building hidden from the pubic view.
Slate has been put on, and tail windows
established IL their places. ali Of which
has whcttcd the public curiosity, which
has been specializing upon the use t.
which the great dome is To De put
The dome covers what viii be the
largest ballroom and the largest banquet
hail i'm Washington. Plans for the deco
have not get been entirely completed,
bUt tie architects drawings give the
skeleton of what will no doubt develop
INFO a most usguihccuuy equipped suite,
including ballroom. banquet room, Re
firing rooms, lobbiss. and foyers.
Considered from the point of view o.
the dancing halls To- which the social ser
OF Washington Is accustomed, the 4imea-
SONS OF Ibe two main rooms are tnor-
/ N- . H.
on Ihe Fourteenth street Slde. VIII b.
~ feet wide 10y - rect long. and 20 feet
high. At The i Street eHu VIII be- Lu-
kltchel and clTn!'-Essllte-s- The ballroom
Viii ice on The FeGEsy e.lI.a
Avenue side OF the building IT VIII
be OF Jhe same dimensions as
teenJh Street VIII Toe alcoyes ana r tir.nz
corners he sides Wi be lined win
dozens Of standing columns ana the
ceiling VIII be gTGLH.d-
IA the corner, 1T Fourteenth Street ana
the Avenue WlI be the dressing rooms,
TEe elevators ana the foyeTs, al On q
scale calculated 10 give ample room for
the largest crowds likely To aSse mUIe |
there No scheme Of CJIOrID2 has been
decided upon. but j. - intended 10 make !
the rooms IN appearance as elaborate !
and rich as possible.
First cabin passengers coming into the |
port OF Nov York need no longer have |
any great dread Of the quarantine regu- |
LaJiOus. said a II. Doty, Health officer |
Of the Port OF New York, at the Airing |
ton today Mr. Doty has been one of the |
most aggressive health officers that New /
York has ever had lie mas pressed upon |
the city the necessity OF great improve !
ments III The quarantine system. and has |
finally gained his point The New |
Yerk quarantine station Is now robbed Of |
ali lis horrors, hs declared. '-f.r il IS |
prepared to shelter hundreds in a style |
scarcely 20 be surpassed 10y tn best no |
tells il Gotham
We have nearly completed our build
ing for saloon passengers. IL has cost
$4,000 and IS capable or accommodating
10 people II has been fitted out in the
most approved style 1t viii be not only
comfortable. but cosy. and not even the
most IaSlldlous passenger who has PAID
for the finest accom- modatiuus aboard
snip viii be able 70 hnd fault. II IS I'M
-shed IN the most approved sanitary
~tlit, with all plumbing outside and AN |
FURNISHINGS OF stone or ron. Everyr ming |
Is waterproof The nose can b. IlTrr.S |
INTO Lhr structure. ana the whole thor |
cuSAly cleaned out without a uarticJl of !
GamaGe being done.
a more beautifully situated place
cptliH not De- IniaSI---d. The station stands |
close 20 The water, and oyerlooks the |
AEnoie har"or The building VIII b.. sur |
iyL'-seo by gardens, with seats ana |
Walks, ana ID TACT everything VIII be done
10 make the enforced stay Of those quar- !
'-LlIE'ed as pleasant as Possible
inns II what have done for The |
Saloon passengers \ building for second /
class passengers, capable OF holding 80 |
people has been butt Il IS ,-I-- ,-.r14- |
Srlahle. though by no means as -.fgbDr-
ate the FIRST Then there ere lsr-ti- |
tories which can accommodate ,fn Steer |
age passengers These tormIgpri.s .l-,a |
yeei- constructed with iJst - much care !
Tor the comfort al the inmates az th,- 9TH
or NO Ne consider that the interests Of
e rF-one have been looked after as care
lill as Is possible and that there ought
d" De no E=rdShlpS in the few DAYS deran- |
ll"i4 Of passengers which The la VS. SOM
times require
Dr- D"ty is in Washington to confer
#ltA the head Of me Marin. Hos0jIal
'7'-f Zee REGARDING plans for the SUNNI r
Win SPECIAL reference 10 Cuba and leIf.,,,r
lever in New York We have to U-orI,
Ia conjunction with the Marine H0sr,if.tl |
S surgeons stationed ri Havana H. said
livery man claiming 20 be an immune |
when ne comes TO the United States from |
-uDs-, and each year We have To u iran |
the conditions under which the -artifi- |
-ateas shall be issued and accepted by MS |
! do not anticipate much trouble. from |
ever because sanitary conditions in C'lgbs ,
nave been greatly changed. and the dis | ,
-stsr IS less prevalent But it Will never
BE- ersidcated until Havana has 4 new
81 wage system
The trouble with the attempt that the
legislature Of Maryland Is making TO |