Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-25
POLICE ARRANGEMENTS.
Matters Of Interest to Public During
Inaugural Exercises.

Major Sylvester has issued his general
order to the members of the police depart
ment respecting their conduct during the
inaugural period. The order bears specifi-
cally upon what is to be done on the day
of the Inauguration, and is intended to &C.
quaint the public with what is expected
1t is one of the most voluminous
orders ever issued by the department. That
part Of the instructions of interest and ben
eft to the general public says that to facil-
ftate matters the entire route of parade
will be roped with cable and shall be
cleared Of all vehicles, street cars and
pedestrians at $50 o'clock am, and of
all pedestrians crossing at ! o'clock pm.
In order to assist the police at the Cap
itol grounds through the courtesy of the
commanding general of the District Ma
tiohal Guard, a battalion of the guard will
be deployed from LIST street east to the In
augural stand, so as to keep clear inter-
vening street the width of East Capitol
street. along which the grand marshal and
staff will proceed to point opposite the
inaugural stand.
The carriages of the presidential party
will be parked east of the United States
Capitol building, in close proximity to the
stand from which the President Will en-
ter his carriage at the conclusion of the
ceremonies. The carriages of the cabinet
officers, diplomatic corps, Supreme Court
judges and others will be parked in the
grounds south and to the west of the
United States Capitol, and be permitted, at
the conclusion of the exercises, to approach
by the northwest roadway of the Capitol
grounds to the Senate porte-cochere, con-
tinuing along the road contiguous to the
Capitol building, leaving the grounds by
way of street south, to 18th street
west south of Pennsylvania avenue, ex-
cept that those carriages of the cabinet
officers, diplomatic corps, the Supreme
Court judges and others having special
passes may cross the route of parade at
Sd street west until the head of the pro-
ceSsion shall have reached 1st street west,
when this crossing will be closed; at 9th
street west except that this crossing shall
be closed when the head of the procession
shall have reached Sd street west; and at
14th street, except that this crossing shall
be closed when the head of the procession
shall have reached 18th street west.
When carriages are approaching the SEN
ate entrance from the northwest grounds
of the Capitol they shall keep to the right
curb, in order that the route of the parade
on the left may be kept open to the left
curb for the passage of the parade.
The street cars Of the Capital Traction
Railway Company will cease running east
at 10Th street west at $50 o'clock am,
and not resume until the rear of the parade
has passed Goth street west. Also stop at
Thomas Circle when parade reaches 18th
and K streets northwest.
The cars of the Capital Traction Railway
Company running west will cease running
and not resume until the rear of the parade
has reached LIST street west.
The cars of the Washington Traction and
Electric Company will cease running west
at LIST and East Capitol streets at $3.50
O clock am, and the cars of the same COM
pany will cease running east of New Jer-
sey avenue at C. street at $50 o'clock
am, as conditions may warrant, subject
to the orders of the police, as there may
be formation of troops. and the law for
bids interference with them.
During the intermiSsion between the
morning and afternoon parades street cars
operating north and south on streets inter-
secting with Pennsylvania avenue will be
permitted to cross the same until the head
of the procession shall have reached 1st
street and Pennsylvania avenue north
west.
Carriage drivers wearing red. white and
blue star-shaped passes will be permitted
the route at all times
Drivers wearing yellow passes will be per-
mitted to cross at Az 9th and 18th streets
northwest at all times before the parade
has reached within four squares of any of
the streets named, and these drivers shall
be aided in every way possible otherwise.
Members OF the press, messengers, men,
bers of the public comfort committee and
others will be permitted to cross the route
Of parade on presenting red. white and
blue pass signed by the major and superin-
tendent Of police, and those having tickets
to stands shall be permitted to go to the
stand prior to the approach Of the parade
within two squares.
Photographers will be permitted to enter
the route OF parade, not to go beyond four