Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-01
taker. e. NJ Willis, James Fl. Wilcox.
c. Warshen.
Frank w. Yoder. Thos. II. Young.
e. A. Zeigler
Funds for Expenses.
Stands for Review Purposes.


Secretary Taft has granted the applica-
ton OF the inaugural committee Tor per
mission to erect reviewing stands for the
inaugural parade on the 4th of March on
the sidewalk on the south side of Pennsyl-
wanna avenue in front of the Executive Man
sion grounds. -on the south side of Lafay-
cite Park on the south side of Pennsylva-
MIA avenue at the west side of 9th street,
and on the south side of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. between Louisiana avenue and 9th
street.
on the recommendation of Colonel Brom-
well The engineer officer in charge of pub
lie buildings and grounds. permission was
granted for the erection of these stands
with tn understanding that before the
work $ commenced the committee in charge
deposit certified check to Colonel Brom-
well order il the sum of $1,000, to cover
the cost of restoring the reservations ETC.,
to their present condition after the STANDS
are removed. The work of restoration IS
to be done by Colonel Bromwell. and any
unexpended balance of the deposit VIII be
returned to the committee.
Under the approved plans a stationary
engine for cutting lumber for stands will be
located on West Executive avenue between
the Executive Mansion and the State. war
and Navy Departments building
Col. BrOmwe1l, III his report on the appI-
cation, recommended that for the conye-
nence of the public and to reduce as much
as possible the congestion which always
prevails at that place on such occasions a
space be left between the iron fence and
the rear of the stand in front of the Execu-
tive Mansion grounds for use as passage
way during the parade. as persons will not
be allowed to pass back and forth in front
or the stand while the parade is in progress.
This recommendation was approved by the
chief Of engineers and the Secretary of
War and the inaugural committee was no.
tilted accordingly.
Parks and Reviewing Stands.
A meeting of the committee on parks and
reviewing stands. of which Mr.. John B.
1.arner is chairman. was held in the Wash
ington stock exchange yesterday afternoon,
and it was decided to award the contract
for the erection of the stands on the avenue
in front of the White House and in La
fayette Square to James L. Parsons who
was the lowest bidder. The two reviewing
stands, one for the President and his party
and the other for those in official life and
the general public will seat about I. 600 peo-
pie The smaller one in front of the White
House Will seat about LOCO. and will be 300
feet in length. 1t will be covered and
1ronted by round pillars. The box to be oc-
cupied by the President as the official re-
viewing stand will be furnished appro-
priately. The larger stand will be SIS feet
IN length, and the roof will be supported
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wnite. the columns to be draped In white
cioth and the background to be decorated
with yellow cloth
a committee was appointed to take charge
VI tHe SAFE or tickets. and another to SUI
perintend the work at the stands Tha
tickets viii be sold for between 81 and *
thoush the exact figure was not off1ciaiIv
agGiued upon at the meeting. The stands
Hlii coSt, including chairs, the contract for
building and various incidentaIs In ~
helghborhood of $1,000 '-'
Seats to Be Sold.
The seats will be sold in some corr.n;on+
once down town. where. as In the case of
The last Inauguration. a ne,nher of tho
coiiihittee Will superintend. and two or
three. clerks will handle the details The
possibility of the purchase of seats nv
SPECTATORS was mentioned, but Chairman
I-arner said that there would be little dam
ger OF such result, as seats will not be
Sold to parties in large blocks unless they
VIII De used directly by the parties for
whom they are purchased. One person has
askeu Tor 10 seats at s. each, but Mr.
itdfhef mas been assured that the applica-
ton Is not made for speculative PURPOSES
chairman owen has called another meet
ing OF the committee on street decorations
tof rlday evening at o'clock at the COM
mlttee rooms, lbs Pennsylvania avenue
northwest.
The committee on illumination will meet
at the New Willard this afternoon at 3
o'clock. CIV
, Historic Points.
Mf w. Z. Van Wickle, chairman commit
Tee on marking points OF historic interest
reports that the special committee to ex
anime and pass on all information in re-
gard to points of historic interest. of which
Dr. Marcus Benjamin Is chairman met at
the Cosmos Club and acted on over 200
points suggested for marking. and decided
to report favorably on nearly one hundred
Of those sent In.
This special committee will meet again at
the Cosmos Club on Saturday evening at
SD CLOCK, when 1t will take up and act
that time.
Mr.. van Wickle says it is the intention of
the committee to get out a small catalogue
showing the location of the sites marked
and that he trusts the list will be published
IN the official program. as well as in the
daily papers.