The evening times., 1896-07-03
STILL THE CROWD CONES
Police officials Busy Writing
Fourth of July Permits.
EXTRA OFFICERS ON DUTY
It became Necessary to Keep the
Throng Moying-Smaii Boys Es-
capped the Vigilance of the Police
nen-slauy Ladies' IN Line-New-
Problem Confronts Department.

1t was the general verdict of those quail.
fled to speak OF it that tile experience of
the chief of police and lis corps or ASSIST
ants yesterday was soorcher, but To-Day
breaks all previous records.
The Applicants FOR permits 60 lire OIL
the Cmpesc products aud burn American
powder came early. There was crowd
at the entrance 10 Tie municipal building
loDg before the regulation hour Tor the
reelDnlng of the executive business, anu
the police stood in tile way.
Meanwhile tile ,hronS Increased, and whea
at last the ancient tiuep,ece IN ntheassessor s
Office licked off the last second or tile
sixty that interviewed Tween 5 and
O'Clock, there were enough present to fill
the corridor of the first floor.
IL became necessary 10 Line 'em up"
and finally 1t became quite as necessary to
keep the people out OF the little office in
the rear, already overrun with the usual
morning callers, and an assistant Chief OF
police, deft with pencil and fluent OF
speech, was placed at the head OF the stat.
way leading to the basement, to reccivethe
requests and make a note ont"
DoDGED THE OFFICER.
Artful little dodgers We're there, able and
wiling to escape the vigilance OF Sergt.
Pierce, the bluc coated director of the
line, aud these kept shooting past
nan 10 get 1; better turn Bare legs
shoue for IA moment only before their own
ers disappeared in the inner sanctun.
They called it shooting the chute.
Tne order was given TO keep in place,
and the mandate was obeyed pretty much
as VIII lie the proclamation issued by the
Commissioners against Il proniseuous fusi-
iada tomorrow.
t,,tt f...t ala pf n
Clerk Anliss, the improvised chief of
police and those who passed in their
chcLks-tie notes from the parents-had
l,arr.y tine to see tnem cbucKed into the
waiting receptacle before being them
selves commanded to move on and out by
the way OF the basement corridor.
A great many ladies called. The inipor-
tunitIes of the little people outweigted the
household duties, and the mothers aud
sisters took tine to personally prefer the
request for permission to give ''Old Glory
u fitting salute.
The press was actually so great today
that Chief Clerk Sylvester laid every
Other item of business aside and threw hiin-
self into the breach as au assistant scribe.
In addition the excise board lent ITS Off
Cial force. and Others were pressed into
service TO make certain that every appiica-
ton should be metand permit mailed today.
ALL WRITING PERMITS.
1t was difficult to throw II stone in any
direction without hitting a man with Goa {
off and pen in hand Behind a stack Of blank
permits Those who may have been hit
.iadn I time to resent tie blow.
The department is confronted by prob
lem. Those who call after six O'Clock
today will find the office closed. and no
permits VIII be issued TOMORROW. 1t can
scarcely be that all will be supplied today.
Commissioners Ross and Truesdell were
informed separately today of this new
phase of the situation, and the former
said the board would confer about what
should be done. Col. Truesdell said the =
would not cross that bridge until they
reached it.