New Britain herald., 1919-11-29
THE OBSERVER
 MAKES RANDOM OBSERVATIONS THE CITY AND ITS PEOPLE.
MAX ES

If you asked them about it. the members of the board of assessors would probably deny that they haze been spurred into action by Mayor QuigleN but it has leaked out that the mayor and the board held heart to heart talk recently during which his honor. who seldom mlnces words, ln- formed the asSeSaGNs that they must get busy and increase nS&essm ents.
 According to the story that softly crhue1 through the marble corridors on West Main street the assessors didn't intend to make many changes in the grand list. being satisfied to await the report of those who are re- organizing the aSsesSm ent SNStenlH ~ This did not atisfA the .IaaNor whose middle name at times can, be Action, and so he stepped on th" H>@>'S>"t>' '. toes and sir ed t,l@r, out "f th .;r 'tN- >r4y. Fo,l,.ly i. .. tl,' ;e; '-i;.t"c x Y tGl lAHNi i.. ln,'H t'"t said tu la"N ll!- >prc. @,j all uyWtN rrect 'G hUii ..nG!' ii' the city Mth >l/Nr'W tp laying ass@SAi- ments ou them. hut-this statement will proba bly, bring forth storm of contra adction-theN gave old property absent trea tme ent, raising values just the same. When the "pie is opened the ''birds' who discover their assess ments have gone up will no doubt sing much louder and much more Shrilly than the famous four and twenty black birds who huttered out of the Die that was once laid before king.
 Interest in the real estate business, so far a the transfer Of erected prop erty is concerned. has almost abated. of IS ing uncommon to learn that one more Main street business blocks had changed hands. In fact. some were >huffled like a pack of cards and had several new owners within few weeks. It is believed that many com forta ble profits were reaped during the real estate boom and certain it is that some of the agents made large com missions.
 The activity in the Main street field was followed by the selling and buy
 ing of tenemen property. As con- sequence many who hire apartments are paying reut to new landlords, in most cases at advanced figures
 In reference to the real estate game, it is noticeab be fact that owners of lot properties are continuing their, sell ing campaigns far beyond the usual season Several have advertised eXten- sively of la te. this fact being remarked upon as selling house lots in the past has been confined to the spring and summer months and advertisements of this nature were as unreasonable as frost in July. It is believed that there will be a renewal of the. house lot boom in the spring when building operatiOns can be carried on on a wider scale. Prospective home. own CTS may be handica pped by the thigh wages being paid labor RrieklaNers are receiving $9 a day and 1t IS ru- mored they will receive as high as S1o next spring.
 New Britain has won eXceptio honors at the hands of the United States navy during the past few months Paul Pihl, son of a we'll known minister was the leader of his class at Annapolis and as. such was accorded special retosh'''oh' helns addressed bv King Albert of Belgium, who com plinfented him on his remark a ble showing in his studies ana on the excellent appearance ana bearing of the men under himq More recently word has been received that Edward Ejchstaedt of Maplej street would ac- ! comrany high naval officials to Con- stonti,orIe t,ichstaedt is fluent in inc Cerman and French languages and stands well in the navy He will have an excellent opportunity to win fur ther nrop, otion during his visit to constantinople as he will be in per