New Britain herald., 1917-05-05

of the rise. But 50 long as Shuttle Meadow, Whigville ct al do not run dry New Britain people Aneed have no grave fears.
 Don't forget that despite its appar-. ent absurdity, the rule is still in force
 prohibiting Hartford and Chestnut street cars from taking offs passengers at the corner of Church and Chestnut streets
 Whether the stopping points of
 Hartford bound cars in the vicinity of Main and Church streets should h. changed so that an additional stop is provided at, or nearer, the junction of the two thoroughfares has been the subject of conference between Tranic Supervisor Clarence Lamphere of the police department and Superintendent Frank L. Beardsley of the Connecticut Company. As a result of the confer ence, there is little likelihood of tho much h-discusseds changes being made. Supervisor Lamphere being of the opinion that the present. system is greatly to be preferred and better gen. erally. Since the question of changing the stopping places at this point came up for discussion by the public and numerous opinions were expressed through the press and otherwise. su- pervisor Lamphere has closely studied the situation and similar conditions in other cities. As . result, he believes that the regulations now in vogue gre the hest. judged from the viewpoint pf adequately handling tranc and keeping Main street as free from congestion as is possible. Were there a stop nearer the corner. he explains, there would be much moro conxes- tion at this point. Stationary cars. waiting passengers and vehicles wait- ing for the cars to get into, motion would cause congestion that would be felt on&Iain street and at the im- portant junction of this thoroughfare with Church street. The question has been thoroughly discussed by Super intendent Beardsley and Supervisor from all angles. As a re- suit, 1t has been decided that present conform moro with the regulations of tho best trafiic- handled cities than the proposed changes would b-ins about.
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 Wherein the genial Clarence is voicing opinions that will fail to be favorably received by long suffering public.
 The city of New Britain Is not. OF should not be. In the business of pro. viding guards for private individuals and because of this 1t would seem highly impracticable for the police department to transport supernumor- ary or special officers to various sta. ions about the city and its outskirts n city vehicles. These mon arc hired individually and not as a part of rou. inc police work, therefore let those who engage them see to their trans- oortatton in order that the depart nent may have the use of it's own 'ehicles at all times. Let individuals md private concerns provide their ,wn guards as the city is not in the yuard recruiting business.
 The old schoolroom song used to 'un something like this: April show ITS come and go.' During the month ust past said showers consumed most # the thirty days in coming and hes soSA0A NOOaS 6OAA0s uC W0UJA0T man 10 liary shows that during tho month here were only seven clear days, 'leven were cloudy, twelve were part Y cloudy and eleven more days on which the rainfall totalled .O1 or nore inches. Tho temperature last nonth was also lower than custom. .ry' The initial day of the month vas by far the warmest whom the mercury registered 7S degrees.a The eldest day was April 10 when 1t lropped to 2s degrees. There was snowfall of 4 inches and . rain- all of .47 inches, this last being about 1 10 inches less than normal. Getting 1 nto hours there were 176.4 hours < actual sunshine out of 401.1 hours | 'cssible. percentage of A.
 If the home canning process is fol- l owed as carefully as pradicted there | nay be great scarcity of fruit jars 1 F the city and the price of the aAms 1 nay jump along with. the price of ags and garden seeds. Lucky is the |