Daily Republican., 1889-06-21
the tafeiy o. pro lerty and increase the

the tafeiy o. pro -erty and Increase the
price OF Insurance.
MIR. McMenamin called up for third
reading the ordinance repeating certain
portions OF the ordinance prohibiting the
explosion of fireworks on the Fourth Of
July, and permitting the Mayor to en-
ploy 100 sp ciai police Officers to enforce
the ordinance at 81 per day each The
amendment to the ordinance prohibited
only the firing of cannon, guns and pis-
tolls, but permits the free firing OF all
other explosives.
Section Of the ordinance empowering
the Mayor to employ 100 extra policemen
for that day was read, and Mr.. Quinn
moved to strike out 100 and insert So.
The amendment was lost and the section
was lost.
Mr.. Bower thought that the ordinance
had better be lett stand as 1t is and give
the Mayor Increased powers to enforce II.
IL was serious thing to endanger the
property OF the citizens.
Mayor Harrington being present, dc.
sired to speak and permission was unani-
mously granted. He said that when he
asked Council two or three weeks ago to
do something to make the ordinance sus.
ceptible of being enforced, he did not ask
to have the ordinance repealed unless he
was given power enough to enforce order.
Since that time he had received numer-
Gus protests against the repeal of the CT
dinance, and since Council refuses 10
give the force desired to enforce orier,
when the ordinance came into his hands
lie would Of course exercise his discre-
tion as to whether he would approve or
disapprove it.
MIR Quinn thought that Council had
DlQfa a n nrnu % mi iaf oh In ntu ha
mayor power to enforce the ordinance by
allowing him 100 special policemen. He
would ty no meaus curb the patriotic
desires Of the young people to be Iatri-
otic on the Fourth of July, but there
should be a strong restraint as to how
lar this patriotic desire should go.
Mr.. johnson said he WAS q member of
City Council, when this ordinance was
passed, and he believed 1t to be good
thing, but now the mayor Gays II is IN
operative and he cannot enforce 1t. He
did not believe the mayor would tIy to
enforce 1t. No one had ever yet tried to
enforce 1t. 1t was violated even by po-
lice officers and some of the chief officials
oil the city. The chief of police told him
that he could not have prevented viola
ticns If he had 1000 men, and he did not
believe II could be enforced with 5000
men. He favored let ing the people have
large liberties on that day, but would not
permit the firing Of caunons, guns and
| pistols,
Mr.. McMenamin, said that last Fourth
of July there were more explosions Of
fireworks shan he bad ever known be-
fore, and less damage done. Everybody
seemed to be in q good humor, the po-
lice were perfect gentlemen, and trater-
nized with the citizens in friendly man
ner, and he thought the same could be
done this year.
Mr.. Baugh complimented Mr.. johnson
very highly for not being an "old fogy"
and not being aiIail of few fire crack
ers. If any force ought TO be increased
1t was the frcmen's force, as they had the
most of the work to do on the Fourth.
Mr.. Roberts was In favor of the ordi-
nance but wanted the Mayor to have his
100 special policemen he asked for. He
referred to cotton factory burned by
explosives.
Mr.. Hawkins was not in favor of the
ordnance. one year house near him
was burned down, and his own bous9 was
set on fire. His wife wanted to go tC
work and pull up ca pets, but he shut
the doors and put the fire out with a few
buckets of water. If the Harlan & Hol.
linssworth 0ompany's works were tc
burn down, the city would have them tt
pay Tor and that would ruin the city.
Mr. McGonipal so favored the orli
nance with the amendment, while Mr.
Bower opposed 1t.
The ordinance as amended was passed
by the following vote: Aycs-Messrs
Ayars, Baugh, Chambers, Dillin, Forr, st,
johnson, Mcbride, McGonlgal, McKen-
ney, McMenam'n, Moore, Quinn, Rob
erts, Ryap-14 Nays Mcssrs. Beale,
Bower, Coley, Hawkins, Mccall, Sbar.
key, Shea, White, Farra-9 o. Tue ofdi.
nance will now be referred to the mayor
for his action.
Mr.. Quinn presented an ordinance pro.
viding for the appointment OF police
Datfon. The ordinance was read twice
aud referred to the Law Committee.
C"uncil Will met. st 7.30 oicioca -. -.
evening TO C nsider the report on the G
street rider.
Bills were passed as follows: L. P.
Moody, 1891. 50; John Lang, 50. 63; Elmer
Tazswell, 81 SO; W. Aydon, s.. II; G. II.
Wallace, NJ. d, 81; Hannah Wood, g.;
Asbury Sterling, $40; Erie Presse, S2SS;
same, $3.50; The Delaware Printing
Company, S32 Is; NJ. McAyeley, Sl2; e..
Z. Holcomb, SIS.