New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-02-23
Town COMMITTEES Believes
Civic Clubs Waste Time

The Little Bird which often flies in
the office window, sits on the OBJ
servers typewriter and brings infor-
nation concerning activities in the
community, was back on the job to-
day. 1t whispered that 1t had just
come from the office of the Town
Critic. who was getting a load of
things Off his chest. You should
hear him talk about the civic clubs"
the Little Bird twittered. Hes up
on his hind legs yellin' about their
lost opportunities. He thinks they've
fiddlin. away their time on useless
projects"
well, I'm busy just now" said
the Observer. Suppose you get into
action on that typewriter over there
and write what the Town Critic
said" So the Little Bird new over
to the machine and. like Don Mar
quis' pet cockroach, Archie. peck
ed out the following complaint:
There IL a demand for a munich
pal golf course. An aviation field
has been a necessity for 4 long
time. A down town public parking
place would be an advantage. Streets
in various sections OF the city are
in bad condition. New factories
would help the growth Of the city.
A booklet telling of the advantages,
industries and institutions Of New
Britain would be valuable. The
Chamber Of Commerce needs sup
port. A new Y. NJ. c. A. building
il needed. A civic council fzzled out
for lack of support The community
chest drive is woefully inadequate
for the size of the city The Saliva
ton Army is unable to raise funds
to equip band. let alone its much
Deeded new building. The library
needs more help. The collection of
modern technical books could be
greatly augmented by additional
funds. A children's museum has
been advocated with little support.
A new railroad station has been
needed for years. Dangerous grade
crossings should be eliminated. Troll.
ley rails are a hazard where trolleys
no longer run. A universal system of
bus fares with interchangeable
tokens, is needed. A modern isola-
ton hospital is desirable. New
roads. should be built in all the
parks. The proposed Shuttle Mea-
dow boulevard apparently has gone
the way of many other projects. The
Boys club should have q new build
ing.
"A new police station and a new
city hall have been needed for a long
time. A public auditorium is essen
tial. A municipal motor camp should
be constructed.
ut would be possible to continue
for long time, enumerating things
which are possible for the civic clubs
with the cooperation Of the Cham
Der of Commerce to do for the city.
Concerted action by the four civic
clubs and the Chamber would work
wonders in this city. There would
be no need to waste time at meet
ings listening 10 unnecessary,
ofttimes tiresome speeches which u.s.
ually accomplish nothing. Indepen-
dent action by the clubs on forced
programs. scrampling by committees
to find speakers at the last minute
just to complete the program, vast
ing time by trying to sing and eat
simultaneously, and other unneces-
sary and useless activities would be
avoided. and the clubs would estab-
| lish their value to the city,"
I.AP0rte, Ind, Leading
City On Musical Map
| Officials OF the Civic Music asso,
citation were much interested in the
Associated Press dispatch from New
York which stated that a survey OF
concert-goers in the cities Of the
United States showed that LaPorte
Ind. had the largest ratio per popu-
lation and accordingly was given the
honor Of being the most musical city
on the map.
The point is that the local Civic
Music association was modelled in