New Britain herald., 1926-01-30

At lllst slsHt tHe nlll or expenses
 n the board of public works budget
 for repaving West Main street looks
 large. Whether the entire amount is
 nllowedNthis year by the common council and board of finance and as-
 sessment, part of 1t should bo grant | cd and start mad0 to remedy .
 condition which has existed long
 enough.
 Aside from the benefit which local motorists would gain, new pave-
 ment would make good impression on visitors. This is not to be sneercd
 at in day when strangers judge q
 city partly by the condition of its streets Many cities stress the inn
 portanco of having nothing but ppl manent pavement kept in such l.
 condition that it will be continu-
 ous advertisement of the communi- tvs progressive spirit. West Main
 street is the entrance 10 New Britain from the west. It is used. by resi-
 dents of Waterbury, southington,
 Bristol and Plainvile and will be
 used even moro than ever by resi-
 dents of Meriden when the new road
 from the Silver City to Mildalo has been completed.
 In It's present condition 1t cvokes nothing but criticism. The block pavement has warped and sagged to such an extent that 1t is avoided by motorists who know of any other route, this despite the fact that it Is the most direct highway to the ccn- ter of the city.
 of for a little spin In the auto- mobile. Rolling along the state highway at indifferent speed, mere ly passing the time enioyably. A numbering truck, going even slower than your machine. gradually moves relatively back to you and falls be- hind. A flivver does the same thing. Some people must have cons of time, the way they crawl along the roads; the blamed tortoises should be tailed for blocking traffic,
 A powerful eight-cylinder marvel whirrs up behind and smoothly glides past. A small but snappy roadster sweeps around from the rear and huns away into the dis tance ahead of you. Ordinarily you might resent being passed out by car, but you are feeling lazy today. They irk you, these speedsters, and should be pulled in for reckless 
 And then tne fivver bobs up in thc mirror, swishes wide to the left, and trots past you. This thing is going too far. No self-respecting motorist can allow a fiivver to get away with hat Down goes the gas; the motor hacks, throbs, and finally goes into roaring purr; and you set off after the offending twin-two. It's making good time at that; still you can overhaul it-and you must, 10 keep your dignity. Faster and faster. the roar deepen ing into q basso profundo. Leap- ing over the rushing gray triangle of road. your machine slowly over takes the rash flivytr
 Right on it's wheels, you swerve to the left, veer into the center of the highway. and careen madfy past the other in a final naughty burst of abandon and speed. It's a good thing there are no state cops on the road. The driver of the fivver emits a warning staccato: he must be vexed. An unseen and un- timely car coming In the other di- rection forces you suddenly back to the right, shooting in just barely ahead of the flivvers bumper. You put that fiivver in it's place, all right. But it certainly is darn good thing that there are no stato cops on the road to see you hurtling along at 53 and cutting In like that.
 Looking contentedly at the van luished tlivver to give 1t final dirty look, you start at catching flash of brass in the mirror. Good night! You turn quickly around and peer directly at the other machine 10 verify your fear. No wonder the iriver of the f1ivver yelled at you! By all the gods of evil, he is--he TS-an auto cop!
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