The Worcester spy., 1899-04-13
No Appropriation To
Suppress the Lii
quor Traffic.
ECONOMY, THE CRY
VI; cssa:zzs.-;s III II $4S
3A iS @ !
Ndhth sHdeklield Has NJ
Use For Fire Alarm
System.

q North Brookfeld, April 12.-Over SOC
voters, attended the adjourned town
meeting. at the town hall this after
n0on, and found it sprinkled in parts
with spice enough to render it decided
" interesting.
A great amount of the interest of
the meeting centered about the article
inserted to see if the town would ap-
propriate money to suppress the illegal
sale of intoxicating liquors. How OBJ
noxious5to the voters this method is,
scansbe best understood by the fact that
a movement for making an appropria-
tion headed by Rev. James p. Tuite
and Rev. John L. Sewall, met with
defeat. 1t was only after hard
struggle that the clergymen and their
hackers were doWned by vote of
IS to 72, the great majority of
those present not voting either way. AS
soon as the article came up, motion
was made to pass it over Rev. John
L. Sewall was on his feet in moment
to move that $500 be appropriated, this
amount with the fines taken in, to be
used by the selectmen to suppress il
legal liquor selling. Moderator Tim
othY Howard said that of course the
first motion was the one before the
meeting, but that it was now open for
discussion, pro and con.
Rev James P. Tuite took the floor to
speak against passing over the article.
He said the one great complaint he
had met with while working to carry
the town for no-license was that the
law was not enforced, and that liquor
was sold just the same under no-li-
cense. IF the citizens" he argued,
take away the means of enforcing, the
law, how can they hope to have it en-
fprced2" ..
Rev. John l.. Sewall explained that
the plan was to place the money IN the
care of the selectmen, and said he
placed confidence enough in the board
de feel that the money would not be
EXPENDED needlessly l.. S. Woods, Jr.,
said he hoped if an appropriation was
made. it would be seen to that it should
be no such farce as was IN vogue a few
years ago. He went on to tell now
cunstables would time and again leave
their work at noon, go through the
form of making a raid and make 80
without losing a moments time at
their work.
Moderator Howard called for the vote
and a mighty aye surged out. Then
he called for the vote of those OPP
posed to passing over the article, ana
a volume of no votes came FORTH so
heavy that the chair was in doubt. lie
called for rising vote, and the tellers
announced to him that it was SO TO -
for the ayes. When the moderator an
nounced the result, the hall ruhg Win
applause. .,,,,1
vote to appropriate money to introduce
a telegraph fire alarm system, was aiso
voted down. Much as system OIL lilis
kind would benefit the town, the ISeI-
ing was strong not against the plah'
hut against appropriating money Ior
anything the town can get along VIII
out now. The plan was descripeu py
Harry S. Lytle, clerk OF the Hle -,
gineers, and motion mace pS Irl 1,ril
that $1,000 be appropriated Tor the puI-
nose His motion brought out many
doubts that such a system could De put
In for the amount, and the project was
defeated when the vote was calleu III huI ,
Tic last article on the warrant, 1o
sae If the town would accept the py-
laws in relation to plumbing am san
itary arrangements, as dIaWh uP ~
the hoard of health, brought OUT col-
siderable acrimonious DEBATE. I ouil'iiS ~
Holmes went Sc far as TO say He
Thought the best thing 20 do was to
sboIish % the board of health. DR.. Thorn,
as J. Garrigan chairman of the poarQ
of health; Francis Batcheller, presloen'
of the E. & A. H. Batcheller company
and william ]. Fullam, urged the 3G-
ceptance Of the bylaws. Frank olou'
dspd l.. S. woods Jra and Charles
Deyo opposed it. Mr.. Fullam Gla 10
hesitate to tell Mr. stoddard he die
not know what he was talking about ,l
and in the course of his argument
grew very excited. It'll
Mr.. stoddard was not slow to retail,
tate and endeavored to impress upor
Mr.. Fullams mind that he knew Where.
of he spoke. The voice vote was ,as an, az
decide which side had it, and once
more called for rising vote, |hlcf