New Britain herald., 1922-09-16
THE OBSERVER
Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

cause, no sooner did he land the berth
 than he began showing signs of recon,
 sidering things he had said when he
 was a seeker after office. The Hailor. an faction of the party was. therefore
 stunned when 1t became public knowl- edge that Paonessa actually wanted 6 place on the state ticket. It was real ized that there was little chance of Halloran getting the nomination for congress If another New Britain man were to receive honors from the state convention. .
 In order 10 make certain of the nomination of their friend, supporters of Halloran determined to have the congressional convention antedate the state convention. It was also hoped that 1t would be staged in New Brit ain. It will be recalled that at one time that Mayor Paonessa was very enthusiastic about having the conven- ton held here but his ardos has cool ed since he decided to do little fish, ing in the state convention preserve. Thus far no signs of regret have been heard or tears seen in the direction of the Mahogany Room of city hall because of the decision to hold the congressional convention in Hartford and not until after the state conven- ton.
 The reason given for the decision, that it will be necessary for the con- gressional convention to endorse the action of the state convention in se- lecting candidates and adopting a plat form, fails to convince. Wouldn't 1t be a horrible catastrophe If a state ticket ever went before the people asking for support without the endorsement of single congressional district?
 Democrats in Hartford are guilty of lack of judgement in allowing a cam paign to be waged for the post now held by Probate Judge Clark. Realiz- Ing that they are in control of ma jority of votes sufficient to carry the city, democratic leaders are looking toward Judge Clark's job with hungry eyes and it would not be surprising if some deserving democrat" won the nomination, and the position.
 For many years the republican party in Hartford endorsed Judge Marvin, veteran in the probate service Now that one of their own kind occupies the office they have a right to expect the same courtesy from the democrats. Furthermore, the peo- pie expect that the office of probate judge shall be put outside the pale of politics and kept there.
 
 Public approval has greeted the ef- forts of the board of health to i'm prove the garbage collection system by placing one of the collectors on probation for ten days during which he is to prove that he is both willing and able to shoulder his share of the burden. If the bald truth must be told, the plan of allocating sections of the city to the care of private col lectors has been a wretched failure. | Complaints have reached the ears of officials at city hall like a daily | avalanche, most of them concerning | the negligence of one collector.
 The city should prepare for the in- stallation of a new system in the fu- 1 ture. Already authorities have inves- tigated the feasibility of other plans. one of them being to have all ashes and paper as we'll as table refuse col lected by a public department. Many other cities have dependable service under such a system. In some places there is spirited competition among piggery owners for the privilege of garbage.
 New Britain must face the facts in with service of this na- ture The big fact that stands out is that we have had our garbage collect ed at figure far below that paid in other communities of similar size, and have gotten what we have paid for and no more. The time is coming when it will be necessary to spend larger sums for the purpose of keep Ing back yards clean. Based on serv- Ice as rendered at present, the ex- penditure would be well worth while.
 Comment Is offered freely on the absence of uniform traffic rules the state, criticism being heard particularly about the regula- ions which require a driver, on turn ng a corner, to pass in front of po- icemen in some cities and behind hem in other cities. Because of this situation drivers become confused and n many cases unwittingly violate the