New Britain herald., 1926-01-09
THE OBSER VER- Makes Random Observations
 On the City and Its People

....;,,.1,ss1,.,,,,,;,:;,,t,,,.,,,,;.,,;:,,;:. missioner left the meeting with the remark 10 triend "I might just as well have stayed away. This hear ing was cnly formality." He did not say this with any tlnge of bit- tcrncss but simply expressed a con- riction which he could not very well avoid.
 There is n probability that tho salary committees report will not be accepted without some discussion when it Is presented to the common council. City employees who believe they have a particularly strong case have friends in tho council, friends who may stand up and demand an explanation. But 1t is doubtful whether their protests will be of any avail. There is an atmosphere op- posed 10 salary increases fin the council this year and it will not down. --.---
 Impressions of skating trip to North End park:
 Well. let's get started. Where's the skate key? No, it isn't there. Oh. here 1t is, on the skate strap. We're 'off l hope the pond isn't too crowd- cd and that the Ice is hard. Look at tho mob. It's going 10 he hard to find enough room to fall down. Process of checking coat. Put ting on the skates, Hey, that's my skate you're putting on. You want q sock on the jaw" Beg pardon, mine got kicked out here. Walking down tho ice. Why don't my ankles hold '? They make me bow-lcegcd Don't block the walk, not everybody has all day.
 Jipp! Thud! The ice IS slippery. Better the second time; one. two, three, four: going pretty good. Buns. Look where you're going. you don't own the pond. You own part of it: you pay taxes? Well, this isn't your part. Quick getaway in the throne. Try q little trick skating. zowic! They should fill in those cracks. IoWio the second. How did that hap pen; there wasn't any crack that timc? Guess I'm out of practice. Go ! ing backwards. Three collisions: not so good. Clothes pretty white with snow by nov, Left skates off. Hockey game. Wish l could stop and turn like that. I'm not so bad at that; they bump oftoncr than I do. i Why is it no one ever scores in a hockey game? There go those ankles again; I'll have 10 get braces. Someone's hurt Cop stopping the game. Oh, for the good old days when you could hurt yourself if you wanted; the world is getting cffc. minate. Right skates off and wham Getting hurt isn't so good after all. Look at the hole that clamp is mak- ing in the heel.
 | Some nifty women on the ice Guess I'll have 10 pick one up. How about a trip around the pond with you? T should say not" Stuck-up. Try again. Better luck. Gan ] show you how to skate?" Two strokes and YOU fall flat. She leaves you flat. Ears must be two feet long, the way they feel, , On alone again. Ominous crack ings. No one minds. But there IS danger sign in the center. IL isn't safe there. But how about the fellow that put up the sign? Little mound of frozen snow. Down again. Next time I'll put one skate on my stom- ach and the other on my back.
 Once moro around the pond and home. Where's my coat. What col or was it?" DO you remember where it was putt" No. that isn't it All right. Bottle of ginger ale. "Only orangeade left" Down it goes or the counter with calm assurance that it will be taken-no apologctiC attitude, either. Orangeade H, might just as well bluffed it was ginger ale for all you can tell by tho taste.
 Homoward bound. "Givvus ride home. Mistcr?" The consolinG thought---they're probably not goint my way. Home. Sure, had fint time. Haven't forgotten at all.
 Next morning-O-U-C-H!
 With the filling Of vacancies il
 the democratic town committee
 this week, it can safely be saic
 that the campaign for the mayor
 alty election will soon be unde'
 way.
 The democrats have an advan
 tage this year. They arc on the in
 side looking out. They do not eX
 pect 10 elect representative to thu
 council in wards which are recog
 nized as solidly republican but the,