New Britain herald., 1916-05-13

l Manager Frank l.. Beardsley, while
 admitting that number of plans are under consideration for the bet | terment of the service, does not state 1 just what they are. However, 1t is l reported that as soon as the New l Britain Hartford route is entirely doubled-tracked the company will l maintain a ten-minute schedule. It l is also understood that big forty-ton | cars of the 'pay-as-you- enter type | will be put in service. Inasmuch 'as l two fares are collected between New l Britain and Hartford it is hard to see l just how a "p-a-y-e" car would be
 managed. but it is possible that the ! officials are planning to run it as an
 express, stopping only in those zones 1 where either a five or ten cent fare
 must be deposited on entrance. At 1 present the stretch between Dwight 1 Court and Market street is the only | piece of road not double tracked and 1 1t will not be long before this is done l Traffic on the Hartford-N Britain 1 line is steadily increasing and as the suburban sections increase in popula- 1 ton, so does the traffic on this lire The state highway department and 1 the board of public works at present 1 considering the advisab bility of having l more concrete pavement in this city, l and Highway Commissioner Bennett 1 has outlined a feasible plan to City | Engineer Hall. MT. Bennett states 1 that if the city will lay concrete from l the end of the concrete road at Allen
 street to the junction of Hartford avenue the state department will lay
 more concrete north of Ibelle's cor l l0n !, ,jc.t ,1oY x,so ,,~~I, | 1t will mean in time that there will 1 be a continuous stretch of excellent
 pavement from Hartford through
 New Britain. It is extremely doubtful l if this will be done this year. but 1 there is an appropriation to fix up | the road between Allen street and | Hartford avenue and if concrete is l laid it will meet the approval of a',
 as well as assuring more of this good
 pavement further north.
 If there is any one subject that l keeps supernumerary policemen, l callmen and their friendsawake nights 1 1t is the proposed civil service rules 1 for appointm The civil service commission. the safety board and the common council have gone carefully over the rules and indications now are that before long the examinations will
 be given to all candidates. But while the physical ability of a man must
 be high, so almost must his mental
 ability as we'll as other personal char acteristics. It would be possible for a man to pass the tests with 100 per cent. yet there might enter into his composition some element that would make him unfit for appointment. TO toSt hi ic eli 1i11o tod foIr
 giving the safety board the chance
 to pick each single appointee from a
 group of the five highest men. It would appear however. that in addi-
 tion to having the physical tests the
 safety board should be empowered to
 pick their men with more discretion
 and assure good choice. This seems
 more easily possible by the probation
 ary system. By this system an ap-
 pointee is named for a definite period,
 say six months. During that time
 he does the regular duties of fire
 man or policeman and his. superiors
 have a chance to observe his quail
 ties. If he measures up to the stand
 ard he is then appointed permanently,
 If he does not he is retired n favor of some other Mayor Quigley
 has expressed himself as in favor of
 this system and so have several oth-
 CTS interested in the uplift of the
 police and fire departments.
 Slowly but surely the political Dot
 is beginning to simmer and before
 many more months have passed it
 will be boiling merrily. It Is under
 stood that Mayor George A. Quigley
 is likely to be a candidate for con-
 gress and now comes a report from
 out of the west that Judge William
 J. Malone of Bristol is being groomed a candidate to succeed P. Davis Oakley Judge Malone formerly worked in one of the local factories, is well and favorably known here and would get strong support from the voters.
 With the democrats, it is reported that Major Edward l.. Lines of Hart ford, also very well known here, is planning to enter the state contests, looking for election as state comp troller.
 The decision of the council to per init the safety board to purchase an auxiliary patrol automobile is coming 1 in for considerable discussion. The | idea Is practical however, and will do | away with many of the delays oc- 1 casioned by having to wait until the ambulance returns from one call be- fore it can be sent on another. The safety board is empowered to buy a touring car at cost not to exceed $500 and it is understood that SIX cylinder car in good condition is under consideration. At present the patrol auto has to do ambulance service for the hospital as well and thereby brings in no little revenue to the city. Of