Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-26
JULY FOURTH REGULATIONS.
Rules Governing Use of Fireworks
Promulgated.

Following the precedent established sew
eral years ago. Maj Sylvester. supeSin-
tendent of police. will issue a generaFor
der to the members of the force Monday
respecting their duties on the Fourth OF
July.
MAJ. Sylvester is to do what he can to
mitigate noise and decrease accident. The
District Commissioners have Endorsed his
ideas. The general order will be substan-
| TALLY the same as the order OF last year
The police will be told that the operation
OF the law against the use of explosives
Will be suspended from 4 o'clock in the
morning until midnight during the one
day only SO far as to permit the use and
discharge OF aerial fireworks, firecrack-
ers. excepting those exceeding three and
one-half inches in length or making the
| report or noise of what is generally
known as the giant or cannon cracker:
paper caps, paper caps used in canes.
wheels. etc. Dangerous bombs. cannons.
toy cannons. toy pistols. canes used for
exploding other than paper guns, guns,
pistols and revolvers will not be permit
ted. Chemical mixtures and dynamite
caps and bombs. used and exploded for
making excessive noises. by ignition.
striking or placing under the wheels OF
street railway cars, are also prohibited.
It will not be lawful for any person or
persons to sell to any child or children
under the age of sixteen years. firearms.
gunpowder. gun caps. firecrackers or
other explosives in any quantity or guam
titles.
Members of the force will be instructed
to do everything in their power to pre-
vent the firing of explosives within two
squares Of hospitals or in localities where
persons are known to be sick, and where
the orders of the police are not respected
the offenders are to be taken into court.
1t will be the duty of the police, under
the terms of the order that is to he is
sued Monday. to carefully examine all
places of business where fireworks are to
be sold and to prosecute all dealers who
sell explosives to minors under sixteen
years of age.
1t is the intention of Mai Sylvester to
have the officers exercise good judgment
in dealing with small children to prevent
accidents and fire. Children who disre-
gard the advice given them by the police
are to be taken to their parents, arrest
being the last resort.
Every member of the police force will
be required to remain on duty practically
the entire twenty-four hours. Those who
are not on duty on the streets are to be
on reserve ready for any emergency
AS Is the custom in a number of other
large cities on the Fourth of July. zones of
quiet around the hospitals in the city will
be assured. The Commissioners have di-
rected the superintendent of police to pro-
vide for these quiet zones" in the Fourth
Of July regulations.
Commissioner Mcfarland. whose atten-
ton was called to the fact that the noise
of f1recrackers and other explosives and
fireworks disturbed patients in the hos
pitfalls last year. recommended that pro-
vision for the zones be made. The police
throughout the city will be directed to
rigidly enforce the regulation.
At the present no definite bounds have
been decided upon for the quiet zones"
It is said to be likely they will include O
radius of two blocks.