Evening star., 1931-06-23
FIREWORKS SALE
BAN IS DISCUSSED
Prince Georges Commission
Seeks to Block Stands
on Highways.
BY a stan Correspondent Of The star.

BY SJan correspondent OF Ihe star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, June 23.-
Possible methods Of preventing opera
bion of temporary stands for the sale
of fireworks along the Baltimore Boule-
ward, Rhode Island avenue and other
traffic arteries in the metropolitan area
of Prince Georges County will be dis
cussed by the county commissioners this
afternoon at a conference with repre-
sentativeS Of the Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Commission.
Conditions Held PerilOus.
Although the board Is said to be op-
posed to the erection and operation OF
such stands, members were pessimistic
today over their chances of preventing
a recurrence of the allegedly unsightly
and dangerous condition which has pre-
vailed along the highways leading into
Washington every Summer since the
District of Columbia prohibited the sale
of fireworks.
One member of the board expressed
the opinion that no stands should be
permitted on the Baltimore Boulevard
in the Cottage City-Colmar Manor sec
ton because of the construction work
now in progress in connection with the
widening OF the road.
Removed to Be Required.
A feature which will be studied to-
day for the first time is proposal to
require persons given permission to
erect temporary stands to post a bond
conditioned on the removal Of the
stand within a certain period.
Need for such action was pointed out
by County Clerk James S. Heal, who
said several stands authorized in tenn
porary permits granted in past years
are still in existence.
At today's conference seven applica-
tions for permits for structures which
the commissioners believe may be used
for the sale of fireworks will be given
specific attention. Applications have
already been recommended for approval
by the Maryland National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, which has
found that all will be located in COM
mercial zones. The commission has
Jurisdiction only in regard to zoning.
and 1t believed the County Commission
erS also have no discretion in the mat
ter, but must issue the permits if the
coming requirements are met.
Other Purposes Claimed.
The applications to be considered to-
day include several filed by persons who
claim the structures will be used for
puA POoCo OIAlCA GIldIA lAlS safe VI ire
works. They are:
T. w. Wright and Jessie F. Wright
Of Cottage City, for store to cost $50
in Cottage City.
A. L. Mikules, 204 D street, Washing
ton, for soda water stand" to cost
SIS, on property owned by James La
Fontaine, in Mount Rainier.
Tuxedo Volunteer Fire Department,
by E. Mortensen, for a fireworks stand,
to cost 500. on Kenilworth avenue.
William BaeSchlen, Cottage City, for
refreshment stand, to cost 500, on
Barney street.
w. E. Clark, Cottage City, for a fire.
works stand, to cost $50, in Cottage
City.
Brentwood Volunteer Fire Department,
by E. w. Baker, for a fireworks stand,
to cost $50, on Eldridge avenue
Bruno Quattrone, 34l8 Rhode Island
avenue northeast, for soft drink stand,
to cost $3.50, in Colmar Manor.
For the past three years the Com
misSionerS have studied the problem of
prohibiting the erection of fireworks
stands. The matter was scheduled to
be considered E3 the last Legislature,
but overlooked.
The only definite action taken in the
past year has been by the town of
Colmar Manor, which recently adopted
an ordinance requiring merchants to
obtain $50 permit to sell fireworks
in the town.