New Britain herald., 1916-07-22

known local business man driving down Main street crashed through the gates at the Main street crossing be- cause he could not see them against the background of snow Painted al- 1 tcrnatelY black and white, they can not but be noticed when lowered. It is to be hoped that the N. Y, N. H. & Ii. will take this as a hint and do this much at least for New Britain.
 Who of all the citizens of this city today would ever believe that anyone ever went fishing in central park? It certainly sounds absurd, yet it is nev- ertheless true in it's essential de- tails. Years and years ago, in 1852 to be exact, there was a well at the southern extremely of the green and Charles Hart and William H. Hart, brothers who since became well known in the business and social life of the city, both recall a certain sum- mer's day when, as boys, they fished a big bullhead out of the we'll in the green. Armed only with a bent pin cotton twine and an ordinary angle worm the two boys hung excitedly over the brim of the well until they got a bite and landed tho bullhead, which to their bOyish eyes doubtless looked as big as one of the sharks now seen along the Atlantic coast. It made such an impression or Charles Hart, that he remembers 1t distinctly to this day, and today MT Hart hovers close to the three score and ten mark.
 If the common council carries out the wishes of it's members New Brit ain patrons of the trolley service will eventually be provided with a shelter station at the center not unlike the one at the Hartford terminal. Alder man Paonessa introduced a resolu- tiOn asking for this and embodied in it the clause that if the Connecticut company will not cooperate the mat ter should be taken imm ediately to the public utilities commission, The alderman thought the station should be in the street, but Councilman Lan- ders had the better idea when he amended it to have the station at the extreme south crn end of the park so it would not be an obstruction to any traffic Tn connection with this mat ter Alderman Paonessa seems to have undergone a change of heart towards the Connecticut company since a few weeks ago when he absolutely Op- posed granting the company permis- sion to erect a small telephone booth. 1 Now the alderman states that he is willing to meet the trolley company half way, which might indicate that if the company will erect the waiting station he will not object to letting them erect the booth they desire.
  a local automobile dealer who claims i discrimination against New Britain ! dealers in the purchase of city cars 1 is termed the act of a disgrunted !! salesman by Mayor G. A. Quigley. Be 1 that as 1t may, if the statements made | by this dealer be true his complaint is i justifiaOle one. He claims that the | city In purchasing cars seldom asks 1 local dealer to demonstrate and buys 1 from out of town dealers. He also crit ] icises the purchase of second hand | cars That too, is not nOnsensical | for experience has taught many that 1 second hand cars are an expensive | proposition But the first complaint 1 is one in which there is real cause. The question is not whether a pur- i chase is made from a New Britain 1 man, but whether a New Britain man 1 is given a chance to offer his wares in ! competition If he is and someone ! else can offer better inducements then i there is no kick, but if he is ignored, 1