New Britain herald., 1930-07-26
Rambling Rastus
 Vents His Feelings

Having nothing to do and no 1n clination to do anything very strenu- ous, Rambling Rastus roamed into the Observers sanctum today and proceeded to bask in the breeze of an electric fan. while he helped himself to the editors farorite cigars.
 Well, I see" he began. resting his feet on the mahogany desk as ye editor removed two ink wells and the box of cigars from the danger zone, T Jus: missed another mes scnger boy"
 'Whadda va mean, ye just missed another messenger boy?"
 Well I mean that as I was driv- ing north through the center on Main street one of these color blind messenger boys who knows no traf- f1c laws went the wrong way through oneWay street against a red light, and I almost ran into him. Everywhere man drives in these days he sees boys on bicycles who Ido not pay any attention whatever 10 traffic rules. laws or ordinances They take their lives in their own hands and seem 10 be riding on rub Der tires straight to the cemetery. They ignore red and yellow lights. bound street, ride on the wrong side of streets, park their bicycles for any length of time they wish in any place they like, and no cop ever pays any attention to them.
 For their own safety they ought to be controlled.
 And speaking of messenger boys. saw a messenger boy take a tele- gram to bank last Saturday. The bank was closed, it being Saturday afternoon. The boy tied a notice on the bank door and went away.
 Now anyone with sense enough to deliver telegram ought to know I'that when a business place is closed on Saturday afternoon it's officers may not be back on the job until Monday. and at least a reasonab ble effort ought to be made to deliver that message to someone In author ity. I've had messag ges come to me addressed at one place, while I lived at another. They left them in some ones care and it was 12 hours too late when I got them. Now 1 when I'm in a hurry I telephone
 But while I'm in the mood for grabbing. just what's the idea of two | inspectors on the city payroll, on a contract job at the Washington school grounds? Does one inspec- tor have to watch the other? Why not have third and let him watch the other two?
 And why should the city pay 40 cents an hour to a young man to take charge of the junior park po- slice, when the police boys work on the park grounds for nothing?
 That proposed boulevard around the city is fine idea, but have you tried to drive up Wooster street since the sewer was installed? To pave that street now would be a mistake, but a scraper and a sprink- Ter could do wonders in that sec tion.
 Which brings me to the question of rural road improvement. Whats the matter with the city opening Steele street, so folks can drive | through, and not send so much traf- fife over the two railroad crossings There's one for the city plan con- mission and the mayor to look into.
 The heat of the city in July is so | oppressive and the humidity is so much of whatever 1t is that humid ity is that few more dollars to send a few more children to fresh air camp would bring joy to a few more children.
 Civic clubs report a falling off in attendance. lack of interest in speakers and a general disinclination to participate in any community ac- tivity. Probably a few less speakers and a few less meetings would help. Sometimes it seems as though civic | clubs were engaged in frantic scramble to justify their existence.
 Tree sitters seem to be a throw back to an ancient age and convince 1 one that, Darwin or no Darwin, monkeys or no monkeys in pre-his- | toric times, there is a strong affin- ity now. Endurance contests at least