New Britain herald., 1926-05-08

lltlZSnS nave been lTtdl'4 uuFll2 the past few weeks to the spectacle of the law regarding the construction of buildings being openly rdefied and laughed at. Up to this writing. Dep uty Building Inspector Rutherford has discovered IS instances Of con- structicn jobs being done without le- gal permit from the city. And the end apparently is not In sight.
 The situation is serious. LegiSla- tion regarding the erection of build iugs was adopted for the protection of the public. The collection of q fee is incidental and not for the purpose of enriching the public treasury. Ger tain requirements are established with which q building must conform before plans and specifications can be accepted by the building depart u1oat. These have to do with strength, sanitary arrangements con- formance with the zoning laws and other conditions all adopted for the greatest good. for the greatest num- bcr. The haphazard erection of struc lures would menace the life and health of the community, and would bring about d situation abhorrent to everyone living here! Apparently those who put up buildings without first consulting the proper city off cials have no regard for their fellow citizens. In consequence, they de- serve no consideration.
 The fault obviously lies with the spineless policy of the building con- mission which has gone out Of office. The members took an oath to see that the law was upheld and this, by implication at least, means the prosecution of those who disregard the ordinances. But the courts were seldom, if ever, invoked and as q result owners of building sites were convinced that the board did not mean business. If the new board wishes 10 earn the gratitude of tax payers 1t will see that viOlatOrs of the law are brought before the courts. The rest will be up to the judge. Less important instances of con tempt for the law are promptly and severely dealt with. Let all the laws be upheld. Two or three convictions with heavy penalties would serve as q warning which would put an end to blinking at the ordinances.
 How much food does it take to make a man?
 This question recently perrle&ed one of the large insurance compa- niesand immediately a pack of sta tistical hounds was unlcashed and sent out on the trail of the elusive decimal point and all it's little cousins.
 After deciding the color of a child's hair by the wave length. these statisticians arrived at certain conclusions. And, having arrived. they stopped and checked their pen cils and ordered a room with bath.
 The conclusions were this: For each child which is raised 10 the age of s a father whose total expendi- lures during the year amount to $2. 800 spends just that amount. Im- agine ii. When you see a husky young blood balIooninE along the street while all the girls sigh you can say to yourself: There goes $1,600 worth of food" And as an afterthought you can remark: And Hoover says not 10 waste food"
 The statisticians figured it out this way; From birth to his first birthday a boy. as a consumer of food, is equal to about one-siXth of an adult man. From his fourth to his seventh birthday he eats about two-ffths as much as an adult male and from his seventh tohis eleventh birthday he ranks, in this mater, as three-quarters of an adult. From age il 10 14 he represents about nine-tenths of an adult and from his l 4tf 10 his 18th birthday he con-