The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-27


the footsteps of other cities, II the ordi-
nance regulating the sale of fireworks
and necessarily making the celebration
OF independence Day safe and sane, is
passed Monday evening, at which time
1t will come up for final reading An
effort will be made to defeat this meas
ure, which Councilman bartel, dealer
has SO far engineered, but as public
sentiment here is like it is elsewhere. it
is believed by the supporters of the
bill. that it will be passed.
Mr.. Bartel was asked today what
other cities had been doing to promote
safe and sane celebration and he
brought out lot of correspondence
which he has had with city officials of
Eastern and Middle Western cities.
The movement was launched in the
eastern cities several years ago and
within the last year, has been taken
up by. the largest municipalities. III
Indiana and Ohio the movement did
not gain impetus until this year.
The Proposed Ordinance.
In both Indianapolis and Dayton,
Ohio, severe penalties are provided for
failure to comply with the ordinances
In comparing the proposed ordinance
to govern the celebration in this city,
July A, with the Indianapolis and Day
ton, Ohio sections of ordinances, very
little difference in the varieties of dan
gerOus fireworks, on which ban is
placed, Is detected. The local ordi-
nance in full, is as follows:
Section i. Be it ordained by the
common council of the city of Rich
mond, Indiana, that no person, firm
or corporation, shall. within the city OF
Richmond, sell, offer for sale, or have
| in his or its possession or custody, any
grasshopper fireworks, spitdevils, sky
rockets, paper caps, toy pistols, cannon
crackers, more than six inches long
| and one inch through. blank cartridg-
es, blank cartridge pistols or repeating
canes.
Section 2. No person or persons
shall fire or explode any grasshopper
fireworks, spitdevils, sky rockets, pa
per cans, toy pistols, cannon crackers,
more than six inches long and one inch
through, blank cartridges. blank car
fridge pistols, repeating canes or can
mons or piping filled with powder,
within the said city of Richmond.
| Section 3 Any person violating
any of the provisions of this ordinance
shall, upon conviction thereof, be fin
ed in any sum not exceeding twenty
five ($25sOO dollars.
Section, 4 This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from and
after its passage and publication for
two consecutive weeks, once each week
in the Richmond Palladium and Sun
Telegram newspaper"
1 FOR Civic Celebrations
| Mr.. Bartel will also introduce an
amendment which will not prevent the
city or any organization from giving
celebrations, in which it might be de.
sirous to use some of the fireworks re
Egarded as dangerous His amendment
is as follows:
THAT nothing in this ordinance con
tanned shall be construed as to prohibit
the board of public works or the may
or OF this city from granting special
privilege at some large gathering II
the city, providing said celebration
shall be in charge of adults"
Il Fireworks Permitted.
! Mr.. Bartel was asked to prepare .
list Of varieties Of display and noise
making fireworks, which would not b
eliminated by the passage Of the fore
4 going ordinance. His list In full, 4
1as follows: Colored Roman candles
colored fires. red. blue, green, white
and gold, triangle wheels, vertical
wheels. prismatic fountains colder
spray wheels. golden fountains, Grim
Ison fireflies. flying devil. miniature
rcd torch. yellow Jacket. humming firs
Itcps, monitor batteries. flying Dutch