During the Wright City aldermen meeting March 26, Howard showed the board a tooth he pulled out of his dog's head and one of several towels he used to stop the excessive bleeding. He wants to see the city adopt a policy outlawing pit bulls. "This could have been somebody's kid's blood," Howard exclaimed after pulling a blood-soaked towel out of a grocery bag. During the March 17 incident at Howard's house in the Trotters Ridge subdivision, he said his dog was lying on the front porch when the neighbor's pit bull got loose and attacked. Howard's dog was severely injured. "Honest to God, it was probably the most horrifying thing I ever saw," he said. Following the attack, the pit bull was quarantined for a couple of weeks since the dog didn't have any inoculations, according to Police Chief Henry Matthews. He noted tests ruled out the possibility of rabies. Matthews said the owner of the pit bull had been issued three summonses before last month's incident. He also told the owner another incident would result in removal by an ordinance pertaining to dangerous animals. The board revisited the issue again at Monday night's workshop. Mayor Roy White said officials agreed a new or revised policy wasn't needed. ð "It's a civil matter between the two neighbors," White said. ð CUP Issued for Fireworks Stand A conditional use permit was unanimously approved by aldermen for a seasonal fireworks stand. The request was made by Meramec Specialty Company, which plans to put up a tent for about a one-month period before and after the July 4 holiday on property at the intersection of the North Outer Road and Highway J on land leased from Westbound Real Estate. An official from Meramec said the company has around 40 locations in the St. Louis area and works out of six states. Northwest Avenue to Be Closed April 18 Aldermen unanimously approved a request from owners of a Wright City business to close Northwest Avenue on Saturday, April 18. An open house will be held that day to celebrate the first year of business for Jammer Joints. The company wanted the street closed to provide ample parking for visitors. Aldermen unanimously approved the request.