The evening times., 1896-07-01
FOR FIREWORKS
Many Patriotic People Apply
to Superintendent of Police.
NONE GIVEN OUT TODAY
Delay Caused by Clerical Error.
Chief Clerk sylvester Is Weary Air.
Juvenile Appeals for Permission.
Loss of Merchants Owing to Re-
pressive Regulations

The scene has shifted, and the office #
the superintendent of police is the attrlc.
ton To the patrietic populace.
All day there have been applicants at
the door for permits To come within the
provisiu:is or section OF article Of the
police regulations in respect to tie use OF
explosives on Independence Day.
LADIES caine, renewing 10 Matur Moore
the text or the pleadings which seemingly
failed 10 arouse lie feeling cf '76 in The
hearts OF The tbdurate Commissioners. hut
which, strangely enough, preceded by but
few hours the order published III Tho
Morning Times witch changed the whole
1ti OF July aspect OF affairs. The small
boy was out in force.
F.. Please, mister, show me where 1 ran
g-t perrIit,' p:pcd cherubic patIict
and he was shown1he door, Ma jor Moora's
door, and he fell into line. Z
Two hundred applications have been
filed already said Chief Clerk Syives-
Ter, and I expect Is, 900 before night y
This remark was made YEARLY, in antici-
patton OF what was to follow.
The last order OF the Commissioners,
mistaken by almost everybody to be a
modification of the original proclamation,
is explained by the Commissioners to hc
nothing of the kind, but that it was not
intended 10 supersede the section OF the
/
We're obtainabic.
PUBLIC BEFOGGED.
The public and tie police were therefore
sadly befogsed. TIE former believed ;,n.i
the latter confirmed tie belief Officially
that no fireworks whatever were Ia be ex-
pioded anywhere in the District, except
upon places to be designated by the INA ior
OF police" Acting under this order Mai y.
Moore Searched tie city over for eligible
| PLACES, prepared his list, and with tie
sanction of the Commissioners, published
the list abroad, ;thd with it appeared the
notification that the order Of the beard was
TO be rigidly enforced.
That is the story of how the people went
astray, as shown by the later declaration
from the heads OF the District government.
1T has tost my firm net ltss tran 81
coo, said one of firm Of Ninth street
VIII oiesalerS.
"lf this explanation had come earlier. IL
RliGht have saved Us something, but now
I il is toe late. You see tie 10, al dealers
| were afraid 10 handle fireworks at firs L
! and. even now, such as have reCunsidcred
! will buy hut sparingly. Oh, $1,000 will
hardy pas the loss.
Major Moore chased man oat of his Of
flee and down the corridor today who
innocently asked for a permit to set off
Il devil chaser on the Fourth OF July Tie
superintendent Of the city consSabulary said
! lie was pretty good devil chaser himself
! wien he felt well. ami today he enjoyed
the best of health. The remark OF the ap-
piicant set him off"
I PLACED on FILE.
Permits are not Issued today. but appli-
/ cations are received and placed on file.
! The c'erl. who does the work is kept busy.
/ not only in making the entries of names and
| addres seS. bui "a ...swcrii z questions.
Eleven boys were lined up at one period
, in the proceedings. and each of them an
! ticipated tiIe exercises of the Fourth 10y
I firing questions at tie scribe. He is a.,
! expert at the business of answering queries
and soon dispersed the eleven.
I The Gelay liz he delivery of the permit
I is Que to the fast tina. blank form Of per-
! nit TO fit the new conditions has to be pre-
| pared, approved and printed. The roueb
| draft OF a PAPER thgt il is believed will fill
the bill was written out in the palo c
| office early today and taken up to the
I Comm issioners for the Commissioners q. K.
lis, in substance, permit to the holder
| 10 discharge small fireworks upon his
premises, providing he does not disturb
f. his neighbors and his crackers are not
exploded within fifty feet of a frame
| dwelling nor within 200 feet of the reposi-
! Tory for inflaWmable materials.
The order for printed copies has not
yet been given, but it is believed not
less than 10000 will be required.
DOG TAX TO BE PAID.
With all things else that date from today
is the beginning of the dog-taX year, and
in Difference to the usual custom OF giving
the owners a few days of grace, Pound
master Einstein has been advised to give
the CANNES brief respite. For the next
few days the tribe may roam at Will with
out fear of the lassoo or net.
The collectors office has been pretty
! well patroniZed all day. the owners of the
pets and fivorites calling to. renew the
licenses for the ensuing year.
The tax from this source is no incorsid-
cradle item last year the tax amounting To
about S14 900. 1t. therefore, behooves
the officials To keep the dogs in view, and
oblige the owners to obey the law.
There are some objections to the tax
urged from year TO year upon the part
of those who reside beyond the limits
of the city.
Ii is contended that the county residents
should be excepted from the operations
of the law, for the reason that the danger
from the dogs is nliniInized and the pro
lection they afford is a necessity.
The county districts have limited polio"
protection, and most people, it is claimed;
should be permitted to keep one watch dog
with out charge
There is 80 discTini nation possible. how
ever, under the operation of exiting law I,