The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-02
.BEANSHooTERS MUST GO.
DARN 'EM, sArs DIR. DANNE' AND
AGAIN DARN ZEN.

Rock, Then Where'd We ne f-Not -
or Women and Chiidren, ana bey' rIhs-
ting shinny In the strcet-ut's Get 70 MOP
Tho City Improvement Society is determined
to do away with the T" so called beanshooter,
I" the instrument Of torture" with regard 10
which 1t addressed a communication to John
Joroloman. President OF the Board OF Aldermen
on Tuesday. Secretary j. &. PumpelIy' upon
whom fell the duty OF composing tho admonitioh
to Mr.. Jeroloman, was indisposed yesterday.
DR.. Fred Dame. the President and Treasurer oil
tho society, who said that he ordered the letter
to be written by Mr.. Pumpelly. was at the so
ciety's office. IL East Twenty.third street. at
the usual hour.
sit down." said he as the reporter began to
state his orrnnd. "Sit down. Sit down. MAKO
yourself at home. sit down. Beanshooters, EN-
Goodi I'm glad tho newspapers are Interested.
Awful nuisance. boanshooters are. HOW uiu
we happen to get after thcml Complaints, slr.
We have n hundred or more associate MEMBERS.
They contribute to the support OF the society
and act as inspectors for their own neighoor-
hoods. They make complaints. Then we have
paid insr ectors. They go around the city on
horse cars, transferring here. there. evsrywhorc.
and looking around with their eyes open. They
make complaints. Then there arc hundreds OF
people " no make complaints on their own ac-
count. We refer the complaints to the city
officials. Thoy look out for us.
Lately we've been having trouble about
these darn bcanshooters. Tho streets are full
Of stones fred by beanshooters. These things
go by epidemics. Sometimes they are using q
bat and ball. sometimes it is a football-bang!
you know, right in n woman's f"ace-sometimes
II is shiny, or some such darn game as tn t.
Then we go to the police and the police stop
'em. Cant arrest EN-. you know. No law. the
City Magistrates say, to justify it. They Just
take the beanshooters away from EN- and bat
'em with a club. Not to hurt EN-, you know,
but to scare EN- up a bit"
The President OF the City Improvement So
cicty laughed in merry glee
"Beanshootcrs, l was talking about, wasn't
IT. he resumed. GOOD. VOL. we heard of
EN-. 1 heard OF one myself" Tho doctor rubbed
the back Of his ear .r~uefuliy. II took 1t
cent. that sort OF thing isn't. So ordered this
, tsr scW Written 1S.,.o Mr. Id rsrki nab, bring 1F ne Sow H. fss,a let;
CITY IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY,
IL EAST TwENrY.ImRp sTaEET..
Hon; John ,JerOlOman. President Board " A'derme"
HoSonABIE SIR; We respectfully request that you
will lntroduc into the Board OF A!dernien-
we all know Mr.. Jeroloman and admire
him. Fine man. he is. Excellent man. Well:
an ordinance forbldding ball playing
Now. we haven't any objection in the world
to any one playing ball in front OF his own tene
iltIil pub IV NOW y tohiN oHe Va. Wv tEo
idenco streets. where decent people live. CIT!
Magistrates talk about poor little boys. .wht
play in front Of their own housesi streets toi
| crowded. We'll. that amt my fault, is it'll ANY
. way"
. str cts OF the city. The latter insl rument OF tortur
Is-we are cretlbly acknowledging largely manufac
tured In the city
. Now that's a fact. Seems Incredible. Actual
I K manuf"eture them III h wire W WSa' m T%bosF' am. amy
That's what / wish we knew. We go into
r store and ask (, ant b they T. Won Tn f ,hDx u 81. no IeI 1he
+ t wIn ycS s0% TTa seen tn a 6o iif AXE ( ss a s shGt S With h one q
those blamed, beanshooters at a quiet
. respectable citizen. Then when the eitize
II what does the boy do but run into a store an
4 buy another and shoot at the man again. Wha
IS does he SAY WY; he ! don't know Whit VIII; y 20
n those things are dangerous to lie and limb sn
d property. They shoot stones as big as that.
g iish walnut. One Of 'em hit you'll in the heai
and then nn Th cff,d d ge b. ston re s snX netS beam
h flying all around; just Ms l say here:
y in the city and Its usr Is dangerous to life. limb. an
3 property. stones being frequently employed as mi
Football playing by gangs Of boys, who invariah,
d on tn increase. and Magistrates, when arrests al
= made by the police, cannot act Win sufficient seNeri'
O. in the absence OF n sufficient ordinance covering the
We shall he greatly pleased If you will commun
cate TO us at your earliest convenience your Views
III regard to this matter. Very re ~pectfully.
j. C. PunrrLlY, Secretary.
There! That's all you want to know, ism
It'll And here's one of our little booklets. Bette
u take it. May prove useful
IL The little handbook contained requests Thu
in the reader would com lain to the society in al
" one OF u great number OF contingencies, such Il
To Whenever horses or vehicles are In the habit
5, standing In or along tn road"a y so as TO oostru
AT the crosswalk Of any street.
~ Whenever CARPETS, rugs, clothing or material OF III
- description are shaken or beaten where PARTED
Va Their from. or set in motion thereby, may pass in
~ any occupied premises.
x Whenever q dead animal is exposed or allowed
Ga remain in a street or other puhlic place.
IL This last may explain to many a DOOR comp
~ who has been fined i've days'pty " for failing
es report a dead cat on post " just how the news
30 his awful dereliction reached tho COMMISSIONS
~ ~ so quickly. ,u
=, The last page OF the little hand book Is I'LL
-, with the names of the subscribing member
~ The last name on the list is the Hon. Sc
-, Low"