The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-24
REMEMBER THEIR
B0yHOOD DAYS
Councilmen Think of the
Boys Fun.
"SANE FOURTH" IS TOO SANE
Ordinance Would Prohibit
All Noise.
"A Number of Paving Sidewalk aud
Sewer Questions Come up for Dis
cussion But All End With u Cab
fest and Council Adjourns

An ordinance compelling the small
boy to cut out his fun on the fourth
of July was presented to the city
council last night at its regular meet
ing. lt didn't meet with the hearty
approval of all councilmcn ami was
mid on the table until the next meet
ing. The ordinance prohibits the sale
or giving away of rockets, dynamite
caps, pistols, cannon fire crackers and
all other kinds of explosive fire works.
If any retailer is caught with the
articles in his possession, he may be
prosecuted.
why. that's regular local option
fire cracker ordinance" smilinEly re-
marked B, f. NAPLES as the clause
''sell or give away" was read
William Strayer thought That coun-
Gil should not act upon the ordinance
at this time. at may be possible that
some local dealers have invested sew
eral hundred dollars in fire works and
we don't want to go into this thing
blinded" he remarked.
A. w. Bryant agreed with MIR.
Strayer and advised that local deal
ers be consulted after which there will
be plenty of time to consider the Or
dinance.
Mr.. Randall thought that the or
dinance would cause but little restric-
tion on the fire cracker game. "Why,
that only can be enforced I'm the city
of Marion; the boys will run to Pros
pcct by the hundreds and the retailers
of that village would have TO go some
to supply the demand; then they
could bring them back here and ex-
plode them. Then again, they might
have them shipped in from Chicago.
IL simply takes money away from the
city and l don't see much in 1t" he
remarked.
Mayor Setter was present and read
a letter from the state fire marshall
who ardently recommended the pass
ing of the ordinance. The ordinance
was prepared and sent here by the fire
marshall and was referred to council
by the mayor. Mayor Setter declared
that IA like ordinance had been pass
ed in Toledo and Cleveland with good
results. He was enthusiastically in
favor of eliminating the "Nosy
Fourth" entirely.
II don't exactly like the ordinance
In It's present form; it's a little too
strong. We don't want TO cut out all
of the noise on the FOURTH" remark-
cd A. w. Bryant. "When | was a
boy, we had all the fire works that
we could scrape together and city
councils didn't stop us or we would
have been mighty sore" he continued.
Council voted unanimously to lay
the ordinance on the table and II Is a
great question as to whether II will
ever be lifted.
a cold wave swept over the council
men when the ordinance laid on the
table at the last meeting, providing
ia salary for S. II. DeLong as Sec
retary of the sinking fund trustees
came up for the second reading. The
ordinance as revised, provides an an
nual salary of $3.50, for Mr.. DeLong
After some delay in waiting on mo-
tions President Smart heard a recon-
mendation to lay the ordinance back
to the table. 1t was carried.
Residents on Grand avenue and
Farming streets petitioned council for
an electric arc light at the inter-
section of the two streets. The mat
ter was referred to the street light
and gas committee.
An ordinance providing for the i'm
provement OF north Greenwood street