New Britain herald., 1923-02-03

Modern civilization pays the prie ! for the comforts and protection ' demands,
 The automobile had forced Ae' < methods Of street construction an this item in public expenses is be coming more burdensome as th ] years roll past, In place Of the diI road which Grandpa could negotiat with the assistance of the family an
 wheeled buggy. we insist on per manent pavement because this genef . aiion is unwilling 10 stand the bumps 4 person simply can't travel over country lane at fifty miles an hour
 you know, and so the country Ian
 has been made 10 disappear with ,
 wave of the roadbuilder's magi
 wand. In addition to laying perma
 nent payements. We require that the,
 be kept in repair and be clean. so tha
 the eye as we'll as the rest of the bod,
 may be spared from weariness, |
 costs money, as glance at thu
 budget Of the street department vii
 show.
 The springing up Of communities
 has also resulted in an increased cost
 for the eauipping and maintenance oi
 fire departments. We never would
 be satisfied to return 10 the old hand
 drawn apparatus with its dusty
 buckets dangling in a row on either
 side. We demand a roaring. shriek-
 ing chariot propelled by gasoline
 which will reach the scene Of the fire
 before the sound Of the last stroke
 on the alarm has died away. Like
 wise. we must have trained cm-
 ployes in the fire department. men
 who specialize in fighting flames. The old department which rushed from all
 parts Of the town to the headquar- ters of Volunteer Hose Go. No. is a thing of the past except in few places which arc satisfied to pursue their placid ways without adopting any Of these new fangled notions that tho city folks are gettn' into their heads"
 The protection Of life and property by an efficient police department is something else which we must have. Two men were having an argument whether the world is growing better or worse. The man who saw the dark side of the case admitted that the other fellow might be right. but remarked: Well, perhaps it is grow ing better, but I notice that they're hiring more policemen every day"
 In connection with the police de- partment budget, the salary item seems exorbitant until it is ex- plained. Of the $113.133 asked for 1ar regular patrolmen who are on duty at theaters. This money is not lost because the. theaters pay it back to the city and 1t is placed in the gen. eral funds. instead of reverting to the police department.
 Senator John Trumbulls criticism | of the Hartford county commissioners [ is believed to have been the forerun- ner of the successful attempt to dis place. Chairman Andrew Steele and Junius z. Douglass, who were defeated for re-election at the caucus this week. Their success sors are Representative Samuel H. Graham of Suffield and Charles F. Goodrich of Glastonbury.
 Some time ago Senator Trumbull found fault with the conduct of pub lie affairs in the office of the com mission. He said that conditions were surprisingly bad. His statement was made public and from that hour ,n. it was generally believed that Steele and Douglas were destined to ose their berths
 At the caucus Wednesday the New Britain delegation voted solidly for Graham and Goodrich, Senator Co., ,ert and Representatives filling and Christ favoring the candidates who were elected.
 The term of County Commissioner ,. w. Schultz of this city does not xpire until 1925, but it is said that Ie may decide to relinquish his office n the near future. Mir. Schultz laims that conditions in the adminis- ration of county affairs were brought bout by faulty bookkeeping.
 The United States, at the present inc is just recuperating from the ef- ccts of the greatest war in the his ory of the world and all eyes are at resent turned to Germany and the loves being made there by the 'rench government in their occupa- ion of the Ruhr valley.
 Twenty-Five years ago this time, owever, the United States was paniards in their suppression of the another great nation of the arth with eager eyes. Feeling ran igh against the methods used by the 'uban uprising and it needed only a light turn of events to throw this ountry into war with Spain.
 On the evening of February IS, sos, the entire nation was stunned