Evening star., 1899-03-24
TELL THEIR TALES OF WOE
Disturbed by Piano Players and the Early
Spring Boy.
Citizens Lodge Complaints with the
AuthOrities-The Growing Rooster
and the Barking Dog.


! Bottom to the prosecuting attorney few
| days ago 'is there any law agin a mans
daughter fer playin' the peanny in tho
| mornin' before it's time fer the roOsters to
| be a crowin'?"
The old resident of the section mentioned
had a tale Of woe to tell that took up more
time than the attorney felt able to spare,
| for the man with a grievance called at
time when the attorneys presence in court
was desired.
THAT depends entirely upon the circum-
stances said the prosecutor.
The circumstances, the old man thought,
were enough to set aside any kind of de-
pendencies, and he so stated.
He then went on to tell of how many
times he had been aroused early in the
morning. His neighbor's daughter, he said,
has plenty of time her hands during
the day to practice her music, and besides
that he thought it would be a matter Of
economy to make the music in the day.
time, avoiding the use of gas, and in this
delightful weather ii would be more pleas
ant for her, and the neighbors he knew,
would give vote of thanks to the man
who would bring about such reforma-
ton.
This request is only of many similar
import which are referred to the authori-
ties at this season of the year While
several complaints affect the players of
musical IIIOSL VI
the small boy, more particularly, who
| makes his presence on the street known.
This is for the reason that the weather is
now getting warm enough for the boys
to go on the streets after being in the
house all the winter.
Persists in Splitting Wood.
Only few days ago Prosecuting Attor-
ney Pugh received a letter from a citizen
in which the writer said:
Would you kindly inform me if there is
any law to prevent a person from splitting
wood so to disturb any one and prevent
him from getting his nights rest? l have
a neighbor who has been requested sew
eral times to do this kind of work in the
daytime, as other respectable citizens do,
but he declines to do as requested and de-
fies any one to stop him. The individual to
whom l refer is a government clerk, and
has plenty of time to do this kind OF work
before sundown. He claims he likes a lit
tie exercise before retiring and defies the
law"
There is no provision made in the police
regulations concerning the hours during
which musical instruments shall be played
in houses. Concerning the playing of
music on the streets the law says:
''Itinerant musicians. including hand or
ganists, may be permitted by the major of
police to perform on their instruments be-
tween the hours of 9 o'clock am. and
o'clock pm. within the limits to be desig-
mated in such permits. but not otherwise,
and bands accompanying professions shall
not play except upon a permit by the major
Of police, which permit shall designate the
route to be followed by such procession
and the hours within which such playing
may be done. No musical instrument of
any kind shall be played on Sunday in any
of the places heretofore referred to in this
section, except upon special orders issued
by the Commissioners of the District of
Columbia
The Inevitable Small Boy.
Although it is yet early in the season
great many small boys have been arrested
for offenses resulting from their being cut
on the streets to enjoy the spring weather.
Several of them Were for throwing stones
and breaking windows, while others were
for annoying pedestrians on the public
thoroughfareS- 1t is yet a little early for
the boys to start out with the air guns and
parlor rifles given them during the Christ
mas holidays, but the police think word
of caution at this time may save some of
them trouble.
The regulation on this subject is in effect
that
firearms, torpedo, frecrackers squib or
other fireworks shall be discharged or set
of within the limits of the city of Wash
ington. within the fire limits of the Dis
trict of Columbia outside of said city or in
or on any public road or highway within
the said District, without special permit
therefor from the major of police
Dogs and Fowls.
Barking dogs and noisy fowls are also
causing some people great amount of
trouble, and the police are receiving COM
plants to this effect. Respecting dogs the
law says:
No person shall own or keep, in the Dis
trict of Columbia, any animal of the dog
kind which shall by barking bowling or in
any other manner whatsoever disturb the
comfort or quiet of any neghborhood'
SO far as fowls are concerned there has
been a change in the law which gives them
more chance to exercise their lung power
than the old regulation afforded The old
law made it possible TO rid a neighborhood
OF noisy fowls upon complaint of one per
son, but now the law says that NO per
son shall own or keep, within the District
OF Columbia, any fowls which by Growing.
cackilng, or in any other manner shall dis
turb the comfort and quiet of any neigh
borhOod.' No-eti-
Warrants are being issued almost every
day for alleged violations of the various
sections Of the laws intended 10 prevent the
noises and annoyances so prevalent in the
sprlnStlme- Many complaints of this char
2cter are also being made TO the policemen
on their beats.
People who are afflicted with these an
hoEances, remarked q policeman to a Star
reporter. shoulI call early and have a dos
OF medicine administered before the disease
becomes chronic" '