New Britain herald., 1922-05-27
THE OBSER YER -
Makes Random Observations
 On the City and It's People

interest in the location, of the pa
 vilion because 1t will mean much to
 their peace of mind. Proximity to a
 public dance hall may have ten-
 dency to cause depreciation In prop
 erty values. Furthermore, there will
 be annoyance from constant music,
 and those who believe that music
 hath charms" might be prevailed
 upon to revise their opinion after liv-
 ing within earshot Of the pavilion for
 a few weeks.
 It has been suggested that the
 dance hall be erected at North End
 park or Willow Brook park. Neither
 of these recommendations has very
 positive support. Either park is too far distant from the center of the city and inconvenient to all who live at the other end of town. Walnut IIin
 park seems to be a logical site be-
 cause it can be approached from all directions and is not far from any point within municipal limits At the same time there is well defined
 sentiment against the pavilion being
 iOSasSu aiSiS oll NItS slpullu tHdl IL seems like dissertation of this fine
 property and also because 1t would re.
 suit in nightly invasion of the most
 beautiful part of the city by throngs of people, many of whom lack finer instincts and would fail to respect pri- vate rights and prerogatives of those who live in the vicinity.
 If Walnut Hill park is selected care should be exercised in selecting the actual site. It would be lawful to build at any location but property owners have rights stronger than the strongest statutes ever written, one of them being that they shall be entitled to protection against wanton or thoughtless city planning.
 One of the arguments advanced against the pavilion is that the police will be unable to control the crowds that gather there. the intimation be- ing that there may be violations of the moral code. This is bugaboo and nothing more. Public dancing pavilions are in existence in other cities and the moral standard has net been lowered as a result. This much is certain, however: dancing must tS regulated if the authorities expect the great middle classes to patronize the place.. Unless this is done no girl of character would care to attend. Ofti- cials in charge must be clothed with sufficient authority to enforce rules against improper posture in dancing although such rigorous regulations as ,,lJ Lo o1,; Jop ing class are not to be expected.
 The matter of expense must also be considered. The city is not in finan- cial condition to squander a dollar. On the other hand, if a dancing pa vilion is to be erected it must be a structure which will not be out of harmony with the pleasing atmosphere of the park. Funds suffi cient to install good floor in mod ern building with an attractive exter- for should be appropriated.
 Councilman Molander's ideas on the purchase of an ambulance for hospi- tai work exclusively find many sup porters. It is MT. Molander's conten- tion that the hospital should buy the In this one respect, per- approval because there are many who believe that the city could better af- i ford to purchase the vehicle than the | hospital.
 Regarding his statement that the | hospital should have it's own attend | ants in charge of the vehicle, there is | no opposition, so far as the Observer has learned. It is rather embarrass- ing for person who needs to be taken to the hospital to have the po- lice patrol backed up to his door. Further embarrassment is caused by the fact that couple of uniformed policemen are often employed to take him from his home and carry him into the ambulance, if he is unable tc walk Hospital attendants in white uniforms would be much more in keeping with the mission of the am- bulance.
 Mayor Paonessa carried out one of his campaign pledges this week when he persuaded Property Tax Collector Loomis to take charge of collecting the personal tax without extra con- It was thought in some quarters that the mayor would be un- able to make good on his promise he cause of legal technicahties and the fact that Mir. Loomis asked for an in- crease of $500 in his salary. Alter an open conference, MT. Loomis agreed to absorb the extra work en- tailed for the same salary he receives as property tax collector.
 When the budget is made out for the next fiscal year, MT. loomis