The Washington times., 1905-02-22

Occupants of Condemned
Houses Ordered Out.
TO BE ELECTED SATURDAY
Committee Meets Tonight to Distribute
Flags = More Organizations
Are Coming

Notice was served on occupants of the
condemned houses in Senate square to-
day that unless they vaeate Saturday
they will be elected
Chairman Weller of the public COM
fort committee OF the Inaugural COM
mittee, sent out the order. A day or
two ago when it was thought that only
one of the houses was occupied. Mr..
Weller informed the occupant of 80
street northeast that the matter was
IN the hands of Superintendent Woods.
and if arrangements could be made with
him there would be no objections raised
by the committee. at the same time
Mr.. Weller tried to dissuade the tenant
from remaining in a house surrounded
by 15,000 soldiers
It has since developed, however, that
four or five of the houses are occupied,
and the majority of the occupants are
reluctant about leaving. Chairman Well
er says that he cannot make exceptions.
and, therefore, has served notice upon
all parties concerned that they will have
TO get out
1t was said this morning that w p
Jacobs, former owner of 2i4 First street
northeast, who was paid Tor ms proper
~ by the Government, is still occupying
the house, although he has been noh-5
fed repeatedly to vaeate. This house has
been assigned to the Pennsylvania Ma
tional Guard, and the. quartermaster
general. Colonel Richardson. will be on
here in a few days to take possession of
all buildings assigned for his troops
Chairman Weller says that Mr.. Jacobs
viii have to move or be liable to forcible
ejeetment-
Cleaning Streets.
The Street Cleaning Department is
making an earnest endeavor TO get
Pennsylvania avenue and the other
streets along which the parade viii
pass. in condition for the thousands OF
marching feet which will march from
the Capitol on March 4
About 100 men were at work on the
Avenue today. and thirty or forty carts
we're kept busy earting away the ice and
snow piled up by the laborers. The
snow and ice would be Ioosened with
picks and then piled in great heaps for
the carts.
AS soon as the blocked ice is cleared
away the streets will be perfectly
cleaned by the use of sweepers. and it
may be that water viii be used to flush
the mud and siush from the payements.
AT any rate, the streets VIII be per-
feetly dry and clean on March i, bar
ring. OF course. rain or snow on the day
of the inaugura ton.
IN case of snow or sleet the day or
night before Inauguration. the Street
Cleaning Department will put great
force of men TO work and clear the
More Organizations.
Chairman Warner of the civic organi-
cations committee, will announce to-
morrow the order of march of the civil
ians. He is receiving a great many APP
pifcations every day for positions in the
lire. and will receive a great many more
before March A..
The Williams Republican Battery of
New York, in charge of Col. F. f. Will
IIaIns, ana numbering fifty men, and u
band of twenty-eight pieces, have an
nounced their intention to attend the in
ausuration.
The John B. Lukens Republican Club,
OF Philadelphia. numbering 100 mer,
has applied for a position In the line
or march; and so has the Anthracite Re
publican Cab of Scranton, Pa. with
fifty men
burg, composed of twenty-five veterans
between the ages of 10 and 81. wrote
Chairman Warner to send them passes
to come to the inauguration and to pro
vide them with carriages for the parade
Chairman Warner was compelied 10 re-
fuse the application, az carriages are
not allowed in the civilian branch OF the
parade.
Street Decorations.
Many freak applications are being re-
ceiyed by Mr.. Warner. One man, claim
ing to be fourteen feet high, asked per
mission that he be allowed 70 march W
the avenue at the head Of the entire
parade. lie was informed that he could
march up the avenue after the parade
had passed, when it would be too dark
for the people to see him.
The Committee on street decorations is
working hard now to bring about a uni
fornlity of decoration. A circular has
been issued to all property owners on
the Avenue, telling them how 10 dec
Abous Saturday the committee will
decorate the building in which they
have their headquarters, l225 PennSyl-
vania avenue. as an object iesson@
Free Flags.
Tonight there will be n meeting OF
the subcommittee on distribution Of
ffags. The committee will distribute
5000 or 5000 flags, a large number OF
which have already been received from
various. Government bureaus and de
partments-
Several shipments have been re.
ceived from the differ ent navy yards
including those at Nnf.folk ana Ports
tonight for the proper distflpltion o.
these flags. and proyIde TOT theli
safety. a bond of s1og Will pc re,
auired Of every person who borrows {
( contract was today signed witt
Richardson & Burgess for the con
structfon of the approaches to the
Pension Office.
Porto Ricans Coming.
IT has been announced at the War De
partnaent that the Government transport
Arcadia will come ali the wav to Wash
ingtou with its load of S25 Porto Ricans
At first it was said that the transport
would go as far as New York, the Porto
Ricans coming to Washington by rail
but now the schedule has been changed
and The steamer win come direct tC
Washington,
Chairman Foster; of the music com
naitfee. announced today that the Ora