New Britain herald., 1918-02-23

might pause and reflect. Great are the uses--of left-overs.
 Why not buy "Smileage Book and send 1t to some young soldier or whom you all must know and who has few relatives who can afford one for him. They come in $1 and $e sizes and are put up in tickets of five cents each A "SmiIage Book IS the same as theater tickets for the young soldier. You who are permitted to go about as you choose. to go where you choose and have what recreation YOU choose, don't forget the boy in khaki who has sacrificed these privi" leges.
 Twenty five years ago the Herald contained the following items: February 1.-The 27th annual state convention of the Young Mems Chris tian asso citation Of Connecticut opened at the Baptist church today. The F'ridhem society will observe It's tn anniversary with social in Giddings' hall this evening. F. H. Davison was elected secretary of the American Hosiery company yesterday
 February 1s-The residents of West
  vigorously agitating the installation of a sewer in their streets. James F. Cooper son of. Rev Dr. Cooper, of this city, is to sing second bass in the Yale Second GIee club. There will be spe- ciaI skirt dancing between sets at the Turner masquerade next week.
 February 9-Saturday-
 February 2o-High winds and blinding snomstorm have made today one of the worst of the entire winter The legislature has issued an order permitting the salary of the city s mayor to be increased to $500, and the water department is authorized to 1S- sue bonds to the amount of $200,00o. The Vega society celebrated it's 14th anniversary at Gfddings' hall, Satur- day night. Burdette Loomis has been selected as secretary of the Charter Oak Park asso citation.
 February 21-The city has been divided into eight districts so that the eight mail carriers can best accommo- date the public. Water Commissioner Beaton stated last evening in reference to Shuttle Meadow that when the lake gets as full as desired New Brit ain will not have to look around for another water supply for least 40 years, taking the growth of the place for the past 10 years as basis
 February 22-The Russwin Lyceu,n theater opened last night for the ini- tial performance with Rose Couehian appearing in "Diplomacy." Because of the weather, the American Mechan- ics have had to postpone their Wash inetou's birthday entertainment. Two chorus girls playing at the Opera House got drunk last night and tried to kick the hats off two policemen. At noon today there was more snow on the ground than at any time since the great blizzard of 1888 and all traffic is stalled. Citizens are now criticiZing the coal dealers and asking how it is that they have to charge S7 per single ton, yet sell it to the city at $5.S3 per ton.
 February 23--Anton Seidl and his Metropolitan orchestra of GO pieces and 24 soIoists will be at the Lyceum on Saturday evening. The public is complaining because the trolley com pany's snow blows throw the snow off the tracks and into the street in big piles. Thomas Lacey had one of his fingers smashed in a lathe at the Rus sell & Erwin factory today.
 From the foregoing items it is seen that in twenty five years the
 
 trolley company, although it has changed hands and mana cement many times has not changed it's usual winter custom of showing vast quantities of snow from the car tracks and into that section of the highway used by traffic. While everybody hopes there will be no more Snowfalls of any depth this winter. other winters are coming and in the mean time some action ought to be taken to prohibit this. A quarter of a century ago the public complained about this thing. In 1918 the public has complained and it is safe to as- sume that they have complained faithfully and regularly each winter in the interim. There should be some ordinance which will effectuatlv pre- vent the trolley company from plow- ing it's tracks and causing small mountains of snow to be raised on either side, to the discomfort of pc destrans IS well as horse and motor drawn vehicles.