Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-04

SOME SUGGESTIONS OF MAJOR RICHARDS
Major Richards, superintendent OF police, in
answer to resolution of the HOUSE of Dele
gates, calling his attention to the act for the
protection OF parks in the streets and avenues,
has addressed a letter to the House in reply, in
which he states that the law has been found to
be imperative to q certain extent, for the rea-
son that it applies only to parks son the side or
sides OF any street or avenue" excluding the
numerous public parks and reserv atiOns many
Of which have been recently improved and
beautifully ornamented, from the scope of its
operations The attorney for the District has
given an opinion, stating that the law cannot
be enforced as against trespassers on other than
parks son the side or sides Of any street or ave-
nue." also any persons who are "Owners or oc-
cupants OF the lots lying on the same street or
avenue, and fronting on the parks" &c, are
virtually exempt from the restrictions and pen
alties provided in section one Of the act i'm Gues
ton. 1t is necessary to prove the trespassers
upon grass plots are not members Of the fami.
kes OF "Owners or occupants of the lots living in
the same street or avenue" and that they have
not the permission of such "Owners or occu-
pants" to enter OH them before they can be held
amenable to the penalties provided by the act.
The right OF owners or occupants OF lots to
center, care for and use them" and also the
date " care and Keeping" of the 80 owners or
occupants of lots fronting thereon" renders
the enforcement Of this law difficult and un-
certain. Under this Z" care and keeping" pro-
vision, owners or occupants can permit not ouIy
their children and servants to enter these parks,
but also the children and servants Of all their
say all the cows, goats and geese in the District
uncaptured by the Board Of Health.
OTHER DEFECTIVE LAWS.
He also calls attention to the corporation Ia ~
imperative in nany instances, where snow is
allowed to remain on fO0tways or sidewalks, for
the reason that it provides no penalty for fail
nre 10 remove snow from sidewalks where there
is not " a building bordering" on the street and
binding on the sidewalk which may be encum-
bered with snow. Under this section the own
ers OF vacant lots cannot be compelled to re-
q ks fro .fiv,.v
The 18TH section, page l64, in reference to ice,
IL more comprehensive, and includes the side.
walks "ad1oning buildings or lots of grounds"
&c. This section Is effective except in instances
where the owners OF lots reside out OF the Dis
trict, (such instances being quite numerous or
when the persons having the care Of such lots
there are no records showing who may have the
care Of such lots when the ewner resides out of
Again, l am irs"rmed that the Police Court
has -uled The ~ bat is not USED in playing
at ne game III bal, in the streets, such opera
tons do not constitute "game" within the
committed. This law should be so amended as
to include the tossing, throwing or impelling of
ball or missile In the streets avenues or alieys
in any manner whatever. Accidents and dam,
ages are Of frequent Occurrences, arising from
amusements with balls in the streets.
Episcopal SUNDAY SCHOOL JUsrLEE.-The
Episcopal Sunday school association have
adopted an order Of exercises for the proposed
grand Sunday school jubilee to be held at the
Epiphany church, june II, at $50 p. m, as fol-
lows: At the entry Of the bishops and clergy the
223d Hymn, "Hymnal"-"Onward Christian
Soldiers"-win be sung. The reading of the
18th Psalm. Gloria in Excelsis. Apostles
Creed, versicles, and prayers. Hymn 4s4,
songs are swelling" Address. HYMN 33S.
"Hymnaf'-"Sun Of my soul, Thou Saviour
dear" Address. Hymn "a, "Hymnal'-"AI
Benediction. The addresses will be limited TO
ten minutes, and the schools are requested to
assemble punctually at Sis p. m. The Rev.
Chasles ID. Andrews, OF Christ church. navy
yard, was chosen TO conduct the musical ex-
ercises.
"CHuRCH OF THE STRANGERs."-A Protest.
ant Episcopal church, where those OF that faith
who are unable to bear the expense OF \ new in
one Of our older established churches, and thoea
Temporary sojournere in Washington who ma
tnraiy feel some delicacy in depfiving citizens