New Britain herald., 1929-04-20


 cinerator idea has again projected itself into ofiiciai discussion with nearly . full fiscal year to pass be- fore finances can be provided.
 City officials are faced with e. rious problem of where to obtain dumping grounds. Tho district sur rounding the Glen street grounds is in e state of rebellion against .hs fire and smoke nuisances which are an inevitable annoyance wherevef there is . public refuse heap. They have demanded of the commo1 council. in resolution received Wednesday night. that the grounds be closed. City Engineer Philip X. Merian, whose public works depart ment has the custody of these grounds. agrees that their mplain' is we'll founded, but does not be- Hove the nuisance will long con- tinue for the reason that tho plot has been nearly filled to its capacity Other officias do not expect to sec this dumping ground in servics more than . few months.
 Mayor Paonessa has already take steps looking to relief from tho puzxling condition, and he has ap pointed q committee of council members to look over available plots and prepare figures as to costs. It ia difficult to say which ol its two problems will be greater whether 1t will be harder to md lands than 1t will be to find money
 The idea of a municipal incinera- tor was first brought up by Chief William J. Noble of the fire depart ment, who recommended this im- provement in the city's system sev- eral years ago. The department of health and the common council agreed as to the wisdom of the reo- ommendation. and the movement progressed to a point where figures were adhered and tentative sketches made for consideration by the board of finance and taxation. But. then, as has been tho case with many other good suggestions, 1t wal thrown on the scales with a dollar sign as the counterbalancp. and the incinerator movement died.
 The expansion of the city in. creases the problems of dumpin., grounds. 1t is difficult to find lands adaptable to dumping purposes and far enough removed from resi.en. tial districts to insure their condu"t without continual complaining fror, those whose peaceful ome life is disturbed, either by clouds of smoke or the shrek of fire sirens.
 The incinerator must come even- tually. It is matter involyinl about a capital expenditure Of about sl0o, 900. snd continuing h crease in the appropriation for col lection Of garbage and refuse While, at first blush, it might seem that it is an added expense incident to the ownership Of property. -wher it is considered that the rartage oi rubbish. ashes. etc. by private con. tractors will be eliminated and al least several dollars a year saved ir that way, it might really be a say. ing.
 Nothing can be done this year ,' bring about the erection of T .n' cinerator. it is generally agreed. Ir the meantime. the city might sdop suggestion made yesterday by TT Richard w. Pullen, and convert int q dumping ground the gully to thu rear of the municipal slaughter house. There is an area of severa acres which. for the most part could be filled to depth Of 50 feet If an incinerator is 10 be built 'i some future year. it seems likel! that this plot will be utilized fo that purpose. It might be well nov to kill two birds with one stone find 6 place for the refuse and | the same time bring the land to level upon which construction miyh take place.
 Police Conveyance
 Changes With Years
 Fifty or 75 years hence is a lon time to look ahead, that is, for in dividuals to plan for. but the actiol of the police commissioners in prac tically giving motorcycles the go-b in favor of automobiles indicate that changes are being made da in and day out with progress bein noted in every such move. Whethe the airplane or something better vii be the favored means of transporta ton in police departments half
 century from now cannot be fore seen, but if improvements are mad between now and then at the rat they have been made in the past fe' decades, neither motorcycles nc automobiles will be of much use fo the purposes to which they are no' being put.
 The commissioners have not CT tirely eliminated motorcycles. but is significant that they prefer auto mobiles and will keep only a con raratively small number of the twt whe eled vehicles in service. Ihei
 will be for patrol duty on the ol' skirts of 'ne city nnd 10 lead parade
 whi'- 1he auton oblles will be presse into general us ahont the city 'n
 on out Of town trips with prisoner
 ospital patients and similar p'1l
 poses.
 It is scarcely a decade ago ths lthe first motorcycle was bought | the police department. Prior 10 th;
 time a bicycle was considered tf
 last thing in patrol equipment an
 Officer Dennis Eealon. who is no
 q veteran on the force. was the ride
 The fear he put into the hearts
 youthful mischief makers as he ros them, sir. They are addressed