Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

|
Official in charge of placing the markers.
The committee trusts that when Mr.. Sam
san calls to place a marker designating a
particular residence or place of business
as Of historic interest the owner Or occu-
pant of such building will make no OBJ
lection, in order that the many
visitors to Washington during the in
augural may be informed as, to the exact
location of historic spots.
The list gives the historic points OF
Washington selected and marked by the
committee on historic sites. DR.. Marcus
BENJAMIN is head of the subcommittee
which passed on the correctness of the
locations. 1t Is believed the list Is as
nearly correct as it Is possible to make
it in the limited time at the committees
with proof. will be welcomed by the
chairman, Mr.. Van Wickle. 1925 Penn
sylvania avenue, or by DR.. Benjamin, at
the National Museum. 1t is hoped by
the committee that the many historically
interesting places of the capital may some
day be marked with something more
permanent than a painted sign.
Transporting Regular Troops.
An important change has been made in
the plans of transportation of some of the
troops returning from Cuba by way Of
Washington. Bids were opened this week
in the quartermaster generals Office for
the transportation of the troops from
Newport News to their final destination,
with provision for delay of from twenty
four to thirty-six hours in this city, so
that the soldiers might be added to the
army's representation in the inaugural
parade.
The bids received indicated that it would
be advantageous not to bring the nth
Infantry and Batteries A and B. I'd Field
Artillery from Newport News to Wash
ington by rail. The trip of those COM
mands to Washington will be made by
the army transport Sumner, which will
arrive in Washington March .. The men
will be quartered on the transport dur
ing their stay in this city. or on the cars
which are destined to carry them to their
station at Fort D. A. Russell. Wyo.. the
start for that western post being made
the evening of March 4.
To Maintain Public Order.
Mai. Sylvester. chairman of the COM
mittee on public order. has several COM
mittee meetings scheduled for this week.
They are to be held in the committee
rooms in the New willard 1t is his in
tention to have a meeting of the COM
mittee on the Union station and steam
railroads Tuesday. Twenty active young
men are to serve on the committee and
will do detective work about the station.
Wednesday the committee on enforce
ment Of the laws relating to public We
hicles is to have a meeting. 1t is the
intention OF Maj. Sylvester to have men,
bers of this committee see that patrons
of public vehicles are not overcharged
and that drivers and chauffeurs obey the
laws.
Anxiety is felt by Mai. Sylvester in ref
erence to cases pending in the Police
Court against the Terminal Taxicab Com
pany. He is DESTROYS that the Police
Court decide the same before Inaugural
ton day The. question at issue is
whether or not the vehicles of that COM
pany are public vehicles within the mean
ing of the law. If they are. Maj. Syl-
vester says. they are to be licensed and
placed on a footing with other vehicles.
Distribution of Copies Of Laws.
The committee street railways and
the police committee on fireworks will
hold meetings Wednesday evening. The
members of the latter committee will aid
and be under the direction Of the general
committee, OF which Cuno H. Rudolph is
chairman. Members of the general COM
mittee on law and order will meet the
evening of the 9th to be sworn In and re-
ceive instructions. and there will also be
a meeting Of the committee of merchants
who are to assist in enforcing the law and
preserving order.
Mai. Sylvester intends to have copies of
the laws relating to the inaugural week
situation distributed to practically every
house in the city A few words of advice
and caution will accompany the copies
of the laws. This will be the first time
that such move has been made, and
Mai. Sylvester expects it will result in
great assistance to the police the day of
the Inauguration.
No Parking of Vehicles.
No vehicles are to be allowed within |
half Il square of the route of the inau- !
gural parade March T. according to a |
ruling by the District Commissioners.
The matter arose in connection with a |
request of the seeing Washington auto
mobiles for permission to locate their |
machines in streets intersecting the line |
Of march.
Mai. Sylvester reported to the Com
miSSiOnerS that the streets intersect-
ing with Pennsylvania avenue will be
roped off for d distance of a half square
or. more back and vehicles will not be
permitted to stand therein. the streets
are TO be kept open and unObstructed
for fire, police patrol and ambulance
runs.
Boardwalk From Union Station.
A number Of business men met i'm FL
Reno Hotel Friday evening and d souss-
ed the question Of building boardwalk