New Britain herald., 1922-06-03

the chler StumDllng block in the path
OF the fire fighters. The present
executive is in sympathy with the
movement and enough republican
members Of the common council are
expected to vote In favor OF 1t to put
the measure over when 1t is called up
for vote.
Justice, like truth crushed to earth,
has way of coming up again.
1t has occasionally happened that
recommendation which has been
indefinitely tabled by the common
council has been resuscitated and act
ed upon favorably. In the case of
the Walnut Hill dancing pavilion,
however friends of the measure fear
that 1t has gone to that bourne from
which so few bills ever returneth. In
brief, it is as dead as doornail
which has been severely mauled with
hammer in the competent hands of
a muscular carpenter.
The opposition to the pavilion
marshalled its forces with Napoleonic
genius. The spokesman for the bet
ter elements in the community sub
jected the project to a barrage under
which it was buried and from which
it probably will never emerge.
Perhaps 1t is all for the best.
Frankly, the Observer thinks that the
clergymen stressed the factor of i'm
morality too strongly and exaggerat-
ed the dire consequences in that d.
rection. In reply to their stand on
this point we could point to the pub
lie open air dance hall conducted at
Colts park in Hartford. Dancing Is
properly supervised and as result
the place is we'll patronized. There
may be sound reasons why the pavil-
ion should not be built at Walnut
Hill park but 1t does become rather
monotonous whenever a subject OF
this nature is brought up for discus
sion 70 have group of sanity eld-
ers rise and deplore the weaknesses
of the girls and boys OF the city.
Perhaps they are not as discreet and
reserved as the girls and boys OF
twenty-five years ago, but just think
of what their elders thought OF them
when the waltz was introduced.
Announcement that the fire depart
ment will soon need $4,000 more
with which to pay salaries brings
again to the fore the question OF
how far the city meeting board can
legally 20 in fixing compensation for
CITY employees When the board adopt
cd the low budget program it auto
matically sought to reduce the pay
of city employees by ten per cent. Al
the time, a discussion arose wheth-
err the board had authority to take
such a step. City officials whose
Judgment and opinion are usually
sought, expressed the conviction that
the board was well within Its rights
DESPITE the provision in the charter
that the common council shall estao-
fish all rates of compensation. Ihere
were many others, however, VINO
would not subscribe to that view
and it would seem that they have
been vindicated.
Among other cuts in the interest
of economy, the fire department pay
roll was reduced ten per cent. Chalr-
man Hjerpe Of the fire board now
comes forward with notice to Mayor
Paonessa that $4,000 more will be
required shortly for firemen's pay. IL
will now be necessary for the addl-
tional appropriation to take the usual
course, going before the board OF n
nance and taxation, the common
council and the city meeting poaro.
It is probable that the last named
body will ask questions and the dis
re
matters may bubble over again.
When the next legislature conVenes
New Britains charter should De
amended so that the question OF
would be excluded from
the province of the city meeting board
in words that will remove all doubt
Citizens who have the interests OF
the city at heart were pleased 10
read in the newspapers this week
that an itinerant carnival had peen
refused permission to display Its va
riety of wares here. 1t is to be hop
cd that a precedent has been estab-
lished and that it will be observed
in the future.
Travelling carnivals always bring
with them an undesirable personnel
composed chiefly Of raucous-Volceo
skilled In the art OF en-
ticine the nimble nickels from the
nurses of their gullible auditors.
Their presence constitutes a mus
ance which is best appreciated by
re sidents Of the district in which the
charm of their vocal appeal mlngles
with the night breezes. Ihere are
few novelties in present day carnl-
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