The Taxpayers' Money

The Cambridge Traffic Commission at last is replacing the frail, chilly wooden traffic control tower in Harvard Square with a larger concrete-and-stainless-steel edifice. It will have copper trimmings; just about all it will lack is central heating.

And here is where we come to the cagey part of the whole thing. The traffic Commission SAYS the reason for moving the box across the street is to obtain a better view of the streets leading into the square. But formerly on cold winter evenings, about all a man on the job could get nearby to ease his chill was Turkish cigars and fruits. NOW the traffic controller is but three paces from the Varsity Liquor store.

By its clear foresight, the Cambridge Traffic Commission has solved the heating problem for Square traffic control at no expense to the taxpayer. Well done, Cambridge!