Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-17

| ALREADY MAKE THEIR APPEARANCE-REGULA-
TING THE SALE OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ADOPTED THIS YEAH BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE.
Small children all over the city, enthused
with a desire to celebrate their independence
| on the coming Fourth of July, have already
commenced to give their ammunition a trial
| to determine which kind will make the most
| noise. One of their amusements in this direc-
ton is the placing of paper caps on street-car
| tracks. which are exploded by the cars passing
over them. The noises made by a number of
such explosions in rapid succession would
frighten almost any animal other than a car
horse and cause serious damage.
Other horses, however, do get frightened
and two or three runaways, without serious re-
suits, have already taken place. The deadly
toy pistol is also out in full force. although it
! is early in the season. Some of the pistols are
made Of bright metal and resemble the ordi-
nary revolver and il is that style that most OF
the boys now have Many of the boys have a
habit OF frightening persons on the street by
suddenly drawing the toy pistols from their
pocket and aiming them with some sort OF
threat at another person. Such an act on the
part OF older persons might lead to q fstic
combat. and it is likely that before the close of
the celebrating season some large boy will fol-
low IN the footsteps OF his younger companions
d
viii take warning.
REGULATING THE SALE OF FIREWORKS.
Maj. Moore is trying as much as it is in his
power to do so to throw every safeguard pos
sible around the sale and use of fireworks.
Section of article O. of the police regu-
lations prohibits the manufacturing, storing,
keeping or using of fireworks within the Dis
trlct without a permit previously obtained
FROM the chief Of police.
Section of the regulations says that no gun,
rifle, pistol or other firearm shall be discharged
within the cities of Washington or Georgetown
or any suburban settlement without special
permit from the ma Or of police.
Another section provides Il penalty of not
less than IS nor more than $50 for violation
of the fourth section and not less than 80 nor
more than $50 Tor the fifth section.
Section OF the act of January 29. 1868, pro-
vides against the sale of firearms, gunpowder,
gun caps or other explosive substances to chill
dren under the age OF sixteen years and fixes
penalty of 50 for every such Offense.
In compliance with the sections of the police
regulations mentioned dealers in fireworks are
already putting i'll their applications for per-
mits. About seven hundred have already ap-
piled and il is thought that before the Fourth
OF July several hundred more applicants will
appear.
THE PERMITS ISSUED.
The permits issued read as follows: "Per-
mission is given to - No. - to store aud
sell fireworks from to -, provided no
sales are made to any child or children under
the age of sixteen years, and further that the
fireworks will not be sold from stands or stalls
on the public streets"
The first provision. already stated is law
and is found in Webbs digest, and the other
provision is in the form of n rule or regulation
governing the issuing of the permits.
Maj. Moore deemed 1t necessary to adopt the
latter provision precaution against danger
to both person and property, as mischievous
persons are apt to set fire to them. Last year
some one threw a lighted cigar on a fireworks
stand and set fire to the stand. If the terms of
the permits complied with by the dealers
there will be no chance for a repetition of such
an act.