Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-02
NEW FIREWORKS ORDINANCE
Sweeping Measure Is Pending
Before City Council.
SOME EXPLOSIVES PROHIBITED
Large Torpedoes Come Under
the Ban.
Explosives Must Not be Thrown Toward
: People, Animals, Cars or Houses-Heavy
Penalties Are Provided for Violations of
the Proposed Law.

Explosives Must Not be Thrown Toward
3 People, Animals, Cars or Houses-Heavy
Penalties Are Provided for Violations of
the Proposed Law.
City Council has about decided what
IL wants to do In the matter of pro-
hibiting the sale and use Of dangerous
fireworks, and nm ordinance covering
the ground pretty fully Is now pending.
Two weeks ago o measure, which had
been prepared under the direction of
the Board OF Police Commissioners,
was presented and given two readings
and referred to the law committee, but
as IL applied only to the sale Of certain
kinds Of fireworks, it was not consid-
ered strong enough, and as result of
several conferences since that time be-
tween police commissioners, members
of Council, City Solicitor Conrad and
DR.. Morrow, who gave valuable infor.
nation concerning chemicals used in
fireworks, tho city solicitor has, at the
request OF Council, prepared new
ordinance, which, Ii is believed, will
have the desired effect. The members
Of Council had 1t explained to them
before Thursdays meeting by DIR. Nor.
row, and the city solicitor, and, being
10 good shape, it was presented by
Chairman Monaghan Of the police COM
mittee and given two readings and re-
ferred to tho law committee, taking the
rlsce of the original one, which has
been abandoned. The full text OF the
new one lie as follows:
An ordinance declaring the making,
storing, selling, disposing of, firing and
exploding CT certain fireworks to be a
public nuisance and fixing penalties
for Its violation,
Be IL ordained by the Council Of
Wilmington;
Section l. 1t shall bs public nui.
sance for any person, persons, firm or
corporation, after the passage of this
ordinance, to discharge OF explode, or
cause to be discharged or exploded, or
to manufacture, keep on hand or store,
OF to sell, dispose Of, give away or fur
nish, directly or indirectly, within the
limits Of the city Of Wilmington, I'd
any person or persons: Il. Any pistol,
revolver or other weapon intended for
the firing or exploding Of blank car
tridges, toto which bullet or loaded
cartridge may be In any way inserted
aud exploded; e. Any bomb, torpedo
or device In the nature of torpedo,
to be exploded by percussion, friction,
impact or contact. In or OF which nitro
glycerine, picric scid. ohlorate of potash,
any form of anthony, fulminic acid,
permanganio acid, cyanic or ferro,
cyanic acid, hypo nitric acid, or any OF
the salts thereof; gsn cotton, bisulph.
ide Of soda or potash, disulphide Of
carbon, or any form Of mercury, gold,
platinum or silver is a component part
aud the use Of the chemical equivalents
of said last.named ingredients or an,
of them, shall be deemed . violation o.
this ordinance; @, Any sort OF fire
cracker or dctonating device III the ma
ture Of q tirecracker, loaded or charged
with any substance, compound, com
bination of substances or explosives
whatsoever other than ordinary blaci
works OF any nature whatsoever, saw
as in these ordinances otherwise pro
,ided, charged or loaded with IN.
uther explosive than ordinary blacl
gunpowder, composed of sulphur, salt
petre and charcoal; t5.l Any tire
cracker or other decorating devic
whatsoever of a size larger than tiv
inches in length and Que inon in di
ametet.
Sec. o II is further declared to be
public nuisance for any person, fir
or corporation to sell, give away, dis
pose of, or otherwise, directly or indi
rectly, furnish within the limits of sal
city. to any minor, under the age of /
years, any gun, pistol, revolver or othe
trearm whatsoever,
SEQ. 3 1t is further declared to be
public nuisance for any person or pei
sons to explode, or cause to be explode
or fired, within said city limits, an
article or thing prohibited in section
OF this ordinance
Sec. 4. II any person or persons, fri
or corporation. or any employe of an
firm or corporation, do any Of II
things the doing of which is hereiI
before declared public nuisance, b,
she, ii, or they shall, upon convictio
thereof in the Municipal Court {,
said city, be punished by fue of nj
less than So nor more than sl0o
Sec. 8. II any person or person
within the said city limits shall thro
any lighted tireci scker OF other iir
works, or any bomb, torpedo or 9th,
device in the nature thereof, at, L
upon or toward any person, anims
window, house. car, carriage or 9th
property, or into or among any gathe
ing Of persons, be shall, upon oonvi
tion in said court, be punished by
fine Of not less than 81 non more thu
$50.
Sec. G In any prosecution und
this ordinances the charge may be Ia
against all or any Of the several mel
bers of a firm or Partnership or again
any employe of any person, firm
partnership; and IN case Of corpor
tioD, the prosecution may be again
either the president or other chi
officer thereof. or against the person
charge Of or managing the bushes
or any emrloye thereof.
SEQ. Z. All ordinances or pal
thereof inconsistent with this ordinan
are herahv axpraaslv reresled