The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-26
TO SHUT OFF FIREWORKS.
They VIII Be Confined to the Park
Extension Hereafter,


Extension Hereafter.
At its next meeting the city council will
in all probability pass an ordinance pro-
hibiting the use of fireworks or the build
ing OF bonfres in the city at all times, in
Guiding Christmas and Fourth of July with
the exception of in the military parade
ground. The ordinance was introduced by
Alderman Screven and is understood to be
regarded favorably by the other members
of council.
Alderman Screven said yesterday that it
was thought best to take up the matter
now instead of waiting for the approach OF
the holidays when there would be a hue and
cry about encroaching on the privileges of
the small boy.
I'VE intend to pass such an ordinance"
saidAlderman Screven, land what is more
we intend to have II enforced. The whole
police force will be kept on duty If neces-
There Is not another city of Importance in
sary. It is time we had such an ordinance.
this section or in the whole country that
know of that allows such a degree of IL
cense in the matter Of fireworks as Sa-
vannah does. That the people who thought
they were having good time did not burn
the town down last Christmas is not their
fault. They did everything they could to
that end. II was not many years ago. it
was thought to be the proper thing to al
low the boys to pop their fireworks on the
streets, but that was before the manufac-
ture Of fireworks had reached its present
stage. The boys had nothing much but lit
tie squibs then, now they have cannon
crackers. The streets were made absolutely
dangerous last Christmas by the reckless
use OF these cannon crackers. Many peo-
pie were hurt. 1t is time TO put a stop to
this. Another thing Is that great deal of
I...~ II
cost the city considerable money to put
them in order again. The parade ground is
large enough TO accommodate all the peo-
pie in town who want to play with fire.
works and they will have to go there here
after.
can you enforce the ordinanceT' the al
derman was asked.
ut certainly will be enforced" he replied
''While there will doubtless be a great
many violators who will escape detection
by the police, examples VIII be made Of
all who are arrested and the fine will be
heavy enough to take all the fun out of
IL for the offender. Fines won't be re-
mitted and prisoners discharged simply
because II happens to be Christmas. Sa-
vannah is no longer a country town, and
the people might as well find it out"
The passage of such an ordinance by
council win give great satisfaction. The
Morning News has been urging such a step
Tor SeNeral years, out pfeVlQuS councils
gave no heed to the mattery The ordi-
nance forbidding discharging LOT fireworks
in the business section of theycity Was alb
solutely a dead letter last Christina and
the streets were made unsafe by the reck-
less throwing of cannon crackers. There
were at least three fires which were at
tributed, with good reason, to these can
non crackers, the paper wrapping of which
continues to burn slowly long after the
explosion of the cracker. The business
community viii approve of the passage Of
such an ordinance by council.