New Britain herald., 1925-11-14
THE OBSER VER- Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People
electrical permits.

electrical permits.
 The mayor, building commission and the common council have al- ready recognized the need for deputy building inspector and filled that need on temporary basis by appointing deputy. He accepted the office on part-time plan. but not only has he found 1t necessary to devote the full working day, but he and the chief inspector now keep the office open several hours longer than ordinances require, and still cannot keep up with building. AL though building activity at present is abnormal, the growth of the city, and the frequent and systematic in- spections of new and old buildings required by zoning will necessitate the appoinement of full-time deputy on permanent basis.
 It should not be difficult to sec that n situation taxing the services of two building inspectors would make it equally advisable to have plumbing and electrical deputies. Every new building job requires numerous inspections of plumbing and electrical Installations. Defec- tive plumbing and electrical jobs are more easily hidden or disguised than are building operations and unless the inspectors are Vigilant, damage may result. This is par ticularly true of the electrical work since it makes conhagration possible should the wires spark near intlam- mable substances.
 The danger feared by the commits sioners Is that an exceptionally well prepared set of building. plumbing and electrical laws, the fruits of 12 years of work by city officials and which have the approval of numer- ous authorities on the subject will be disregarded if staff of inspectors sufficiently large to enforce the or dinanCcs is not maintained.
 While it is perhaps the first time the common council has been asked to authorize the appointment of cm- ployes doubling an existing staff, the weight of arguments appears to be with the building commission and favorable action would appear to be in the city's interests.
 A few random observations of the Observer:
 We hope every loyal citizen of New Britain has his blackjack ready for this afternoon, when the New Britain Hartford High school game is fought out at Willow Brook park. Timc was when the only difference between this game and a war was that the football casualty list contained no deaths from dis case-there were plenty of men killed in action wounded, and miss ing. In fact, the term "gridiron" as applied to football is said to have originated at one of these games when gridirons were used most effectively as weapons by the inter- ference. Now all this is changed and while they haven't yet become pink teas, there is a chance yet. In England they take time out for tea. Well, last Saturday New Britain High took time out for coffee. We expect the only time out this after noon will be for blood transfusions. Now that Governor Trumbull and the movie producers have patched up truce and the film exchanges | have moved back into the state, we can look forward without fear to winter evenings spent>in weeping at the sad scenes; it's great enjoyment. Only oftimes We merely weep at the sad attempts at scenes. We under- stand there Is no truth in the re- port that the law which oppressed the poor starving film industry was fostered by the radio manufacturers.
 New Britain has been refused fuel administrator, which is
 outrageous. as now we will have no individual to blame for the lack of coal. We understand that the threatened shortage has forced the railroad to tighten it's restrictions about trespassing on the i tracks. It's big boom for Florida.
 where there are no furnaces, but somehow they also get along with
 out coal in Greenland. We think we'll start a boom up there, with some such slogan as That baflin'
 Batfin land; come up and have a 1 whale of time" or "Spcnd thc