New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
HOW THE FOURTH WILL BE OBSERVED. :

HOW THE FOURTH WILL BE OBSERVED.
NO PUBLIC CELEBRATIoN-No FIREWORKS ALLOWED
THE TAMMANY Powwow.
Following the custom of recent years there VIII
DO no celebration Of the Fourth OF July in this CITY
tomorrow at the public expense Formerly tne
municipal authorities expended several Thousand
dollars year in celebrating the day by exploding
frew works aud in other ways. But owing to the
heavy burdens imposed on the taxpayori py the
Tweea Ring, and because "spIead eagleism" came
to be questionable, the expenditure or puonc
money for such a purpose was discontinued me
Aldermen have vainly endeavored in successive
wears 10 e-establis tNe old custom, but they have
always met with az Obstinate Mayor and s Board OF
Estimate and ApportionmSSn,ti t1 hence they nave
Not only have the public celebrations been dis
continued, but au ordinance makes 1t Impossible
for private individuals to continue such displays
The ordinance reals as follows:
No person shall fire. discharge set OF In the City OF
New-York any rocket cracker torpedo squib balloon
or other fireworks thing containing any substance
in state OF combustion under the penalty OF % lor eacn
offence.
A resolution to suspend this ordinance on the
Fourth of July was recently introduced in the
Board of Aldermen, but IL did not pass. Superln-
tendent Walling says that the police will be IN
structed to sec that the ordinance is enforced but
unless the police do much better IN that respect TINS
wear thu 6 in other years since the ordinance was
passed. nrs-crackers. torpedoes etc. VIII DC OK,
law to prevent it. The Mayor has granted TWO
permits to lie cannon in the city on the Fourth.
and the usual ss H VIII VIII 10 tired on Governors
The iav will be observed as holiday throughout
the city. All the public offices will be closed The
principal incident in the way of celebration viii
be the reception given to the cadets from the Viz
gina Military Institute, who como to the city TO
restore the flag OF the 164th New-York Regiment OF
Volunteers which was captured at Cold HarDor,
Va on June g. 1864. The cadets number 10 men
and will arrive in the city at li1o a. m. To-Day
accompanied uy the Governor of Virginia and stat.
The veterans of the 164th Regiment and the sd
Regiment of Brooklyn, will act as an escort to the
cadets They will be received II the Governors
Room at the City Hall at noon Tomorrow by the
Mayor and Aldermen, when the lost nag VIII 20
restored to the veterans after suitable addresses
General Hancock and staff have been invited 10 be
present. ,o,o
For many YEARS the veterans of the War of 1912
old fort at the northern end OF Central Park and
raised the National emblem. On the Fourth the same
ceremony performed in the Battery PARK, the bag
being raised by the son of the boy who climbed the
creased ole at the Battery In 1888 for the anuse
ment of the British officers. The veterans Will go
through the same ceremony this year, after winch
they will be entertained at dinner. .
The Society of Tamm0ny, or the. Columbian
Order, will hold ITS usual celebration In the wig
wan II Fourteenthst. The music will bs fur
n;shed by the old 9TH Regiment Band, and there
whl be singing by glee club. ". BouIke Cock
ram an Irving Hall spouter," will deliver an ad-
dress and trore will be short talks" by Sachems
and braves. Wine will then be served to the
Sachems and beer to the great unwashed."
There will be excursions to CUney Island, Glen
Island, Rockaway, Long Branch, up tho HUDSON and
on Long Is land Sounu, and to all the numerous
popular resorts in the neghborhOod Of the city.
The GU door sports in the nature of regattas. ath-
letc games racing. etc. will be as attractive as
usual. Trinity chimes will ring ont "Yankee
Doodle" Hail Columbia " and other National airs.
In BROOKLYN provision has been made for irework
displays at public expense at four different points
in the city, Otherwise the day will be observed as
public holiday without any particular celebration