Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-13
FOURTH OF JULY
To Be NICE AND
QUIET IN NEuARk
Common Council Plans 0rdi-
nance Which Will Save
Lives and Property.

Following its lead as one of the first
cities to provide for safe and sane OBJ
rvanc of the Fourth, the Common
Councils special committee on the
Fourth of July celebration last night
approved the provisions of an ordi-
nance thai will be presented at the
next meeting of the Council, and from
present indications it will be adopted.
Inspector of Combustibles G.. Albert
Gasser was instructed to draft the
ordinance, which will be sweeping in its
regulations, and will contain very few
loop-holes for those who are inclined
to take too many liberties with the use
of firearms that are under the ban.
The ~dinan will be submitted to
City Counsel James r. Nugent after
Its preliminary preparation.
Mr.. Gasser has made numerous rec
concentrations to the committee that
are to be embodied in the provisions of
the new ordinance, and for the first
time full advantage Is to be taken of
the law passed In 1906, which designates
the class of fireworks that may be re-
garded as dangerous. Cannons, re-
v~olvers. shot guns and, in fact, any
weapons that requires the use of a
cartridge or gun-powder, are black
listed, and any person who sells, keeps
in stock or uses this class of explo-
sives will be liable to prosecution.
According to the terms of the pro-
posed ordinance there will be no relaxa-
ton of the regulations at night and
fire balloone and aerial bombs that a
heretofore added to the night display
will be prohibited. The police will be
instructed to see that the provisions of
the ordinance are strictly observed and
any one using the prescribed articles
will be arrested and the fireworks con-
fiscated.
There will be a municipal celebra-
ton this year, but it will be along diff
ferent lines than heretofore.
1t was decided last night to distribute
a liberal supply of fireworks to COM
mittees that will have charge Of the
night display at Branch Brook Park,
East Side Park, West Side Park and
Weequahic Lake Park. These displays
will consist of aerial pieces entirely and
will conform to the regulations OF the
new ordinance.
Public exercises will be held at the
Avon Avenue. Elliot Street, Belmont
Avenue and Lafayette Street schools,
where the Declaration of Independence
will be read and an appropriate blu
simple program followed. A central
celebration will be held at the Newark
Theatre. The new rules and regula-
lions which will be rigidly enforced
are as follows:
The storage and sale of fireworks,
gunpowder and ammunition in Newark
is subject to the rules and regulations
of the bureau Of combustfbles and fire
risks, by virtue of the provisions of
chapter 249,, laws of New Jersey, 1906.
Nc permit for the storage inc sale of
fireworks in Newark will be issued I'M
less the applicant agrees over his sig
nature to all the conditions herewith
imposed.
1. No gunpowder of any description
be sold in Newark at any time
without written permission from the
bureau of combustibles and fire risks.
Such written permission will not be
given for the use of gunpowder on the
Fourth Of July under any conditions.
2. No paper balloons containing
parafine-soaked excelsior or similar in
hammable material shall be sold or
kept in stock.
8. No blank cartridges shall be sold
or kept in stock.
4. No cannon-crackers larger than
six inches in length and seven-eighths
of an inch in diameter shall be sold or
kept in stock.
5. No fireworks of any description
containing dynamite or picric ACID
be made, kept in stock or sold.
6. No blank cartridge pistol shall be
sold and no pistol or firearm of any
description shall be sold to anyone
under the age of 10 years. When sales
are made a record of the name and
of the person to whom such
firearms are sold shall be kept, to-
with a record by which the
article sold may be identified, Chap
ter 1859, laws of New Jersey, 1889.
7. No fireworks shall be displayed or
sold from any stand outside the walls
Of the building for which permit Is
8. Smoking shall not be permitted
in any place where fireworks are sold
or kept in stock, and signs to this effect
must be displayed in one or more
places. Nc matches, other
safety matches. shall be kept in
stock, sold or given away in In place
where fireworks are sold or stored.
8. Three pals of water shall be kept
for quick use in case Of |