The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-03-02
BALL PLANS REACH
PERFECTION STATE
Inspection of Approaches
Only Detail Left-Car-
rage Rules Complete.

With the official i1sp5 elton tomorrow
at noon by J. NJ. Stocdard. chairman
Of the committee on local transDorta-
ton, OF the four approaches which have
been built TO the Pension Office, full
arrangements for the inaugural ball will
have been completed. Rates and rules
nave been issued by she District Com
missioners governing the hiring and
operation Of carriages. taxicabs. and
automobiles, and all details of the tran
sportatiOn feature worked out. Careful
provision has been made for escape
rom the building in case OfN6re
Inc approaches 10 the building lead
rom Fourth, Fifth r, and @ streets
aLlu' according 10 the provisions made
oy the Commissioners. ali vehicles shall
convey passengers to the @ street en-
rance oy way OF the west side OF
fourth street; TO Fifth street entrance
Dy way OF the south side Of Z street:
70 StreeI entrance by Way of z street
and fifth street. and to Fourth street
entrance, from Third street
All livery carriages shall use the q
stLSet entrance; other hOrse-drawn We
automobiles, the street entrance and
taNicaDS and public automobiles the
Fourth street entrance. Persons 1ea,--
ing the building viii not be required TO
90 so In the particular vehicle i'm which
ne came, but may depart bv any en-
trance.
Uniform Cab Rate.
In addition 10 this required form OF
approaching and leaving the building,
all operators Of vehicles will be reouired
70 abide by a uniform rate of charges
which mas been esta blisheG BY the Com
missioners. According to this rate the
hlghest charge allowed will be for an
OMNIBUS for eight passengers Il and
from the building, the maximum cost
not to exceed so Rates for ofher
vehicles viii be as follows:
Herdlc cab TO and from the ball. not
exceeding %; coupe. 10 and from the
call, not exceeding 81. hanson cab. 20
ana from the ball, not exceeding 3:
tWO-horse conveyance, TO and from the
ball, not exceeding SO
The rates for motor vehicles shall he
as follows Taxicab. 10 and from the
pail, not exceeding SO; brougham, for
Tour persons, TO and from the ball. not
exceeding So extension brougham Cor
Two persons. TO and from the ball not
exceeding 30 omnibus for six passen-
gers, % and from the ball not exceed
ing SIS.
No Additional Fare.
Not only shall the drivers of vehicles
abide by a uniform schedule Of prices.
but they may not. when engaged. take
up additional passengers without the
consent Of those whom they have first
agreed to carry. The number Of every
vehicle shall be indicated on the glass
OF its lamps and drivers are required
TO have with them the license certificate
for such vehicle.
On leaving the building, orders for
vehicles snail be made by telephone 10
the booths stationed on the outside
From the booths, orders will be placed
through meSaphone by numbers.
with the view Of providing every
safeguard in case Of fire. eight exits
from the building have been arranged
The escapes are through windows hav-
ing width Of six feet each, and from
the windows rUnways have been built
10 the lawn Two 10-fOot doors are in
each OF the long corridors extending
from the platforms 10 the building.
Constantly on Duty.
The members of the transportation
committee will be constantly on duty
both within and outside the Pension
Office, and II IS believed that the ar
engagements which have been made
viii result in the least possible con-
fusion Complaints for violation OF
any Of the provisions laid down BY
the Commissioners may be made 10
the members Of the committee or any
Of the policemen who will be on duty.
Punishment for any Of the viola
tons OF the provisions shall not ex-
coed $50 in fines or confinement in the
wOrkhOuse for period OF sixty days