Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-13

By order of the highway committee of the Westerly town council Broad street was sprinkled with an oily suh- stance, Thursday and the dust nuis- ance in Dixon square has been abated As an experiment oil was also placed on the granite block pavement be- tween the trolley rails in Broad street and if it is found to be practical and not detrimental or dangerous to auto- mobile traffic, this same dust laying material will be sprinkled upon the pavement in Canal, High and Main. the only paved streets in Westerly. "A
 In the meantime, plans are being laid to take over the private watering cart owned by Willian. Rock. so as to have it ready for use :n case the ex- pertinent of oiling the pavement proves failure. Here IS where the cards are played in aD alleged political game which is so seep that the ordinary, conservative citizen does not detect the alleged situation.
 As IS always the case, there is much tault finding in the oiling of Broad stfeet by those who do not seem to realize that in order to get real ben eft there must be come preliminary inconvenience. If people persist in walking on the oiled streets store keepers must expect to have their store floors soiled for day or two, stil lthere is a fault finding in that street. In another day that objection able feature will be obliterated. or as soon as the oil soaks into the ground.
 Automobilists, too, strange as it may seem, were numbered among the objectors, Thursday. One woman au- tomobilist while driving from Broad street at moderate speed, came very near accident. Her automobile skid ded on the oiled pavement and headed direct for the curbing in front of the Public. Library and Memorial build ing. But for her presence of mind and quick action there would have been an accident. The front wheels Of the automobile struck the curbing, before the machine was under full contDol, but no damage resulted
 Naturally. when the oil was first placed there were pools of oil in the small depressions of the street. The driver of a big limousine car sent the wheels of his vehicle through these pools at high speed, and the bright new tires became oil bespsttered, and some of the stuff got by the mud guards and struck the highly polished body of the car. In this case the fault was all with the chauffeur who could easily have avoided the pools of oil that had disappeared before noon. Those who condemned the action of the highway committed Thursday, will rise and call them blessed on Friday, when the street condition is better appreciated.
 Unless Rev. F. H. Decker, superin- tendent Of the Fountain street church home, Providence, and the friends of the mission, can make arrangements to have the work continued under rpOrQaniZQ fOin rd nd ods. the work will be discontinued September l. The present board of directors has made announcement to that effect. Rev MT. Decker, before going to Providence. was pastor of the Congregational church, Pawcatuck. He recently invited Alexander Smith, city missionary of Westerly. to as- slst him in the work in Providence.
 Several automobile parties from Eastern Point, the Pequot cooney, and Norwich, visited Watch Hill Thursday and attended the entertainments at the Watch Hill house for the benefit of the improvement society There was a performance by the children in the afternoon, and in the evening amateur and professionals entertained. At each performance there was large at tendance and the productions were finely given. new and special scenery being used for the most elaborate en- tertainments ever given at the Hill.
 The affair was under the direction of summer residents and a large sum was added to the treasury of the i'm provement society.
 Only the quick action and good judgment of James Mahoney of Vest erly and Charles Hancock of Bingham ton. N. r., drivers respectively of tour