Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-16

senator LOUIS w. ATnOiu OF west
erly has been appointed chairman Of
khe finance committee Senator John
q. Cole of AshaWay has been changed
from Craftsmanship of the education
committee to fourth place on the cor
porations committee Senator Arnold
presided at the meeting of the finance
committee for organization. Frederick
a, Greene Of Providence was e-elect-
ed clerk. Senator Arnold said he was
I much pleased when he learned that he
was placed at the head of the commit
tee. He was the senior member, he
said, but strong pressure from his own
town was brought to bear to prevent
his securing the honor of chairman
/ ship.
AZ the meeting Of the judiciary COM
lmittee Judge John w. Sweeney Of
! Westerly was reelected clerk.
George A. Durham of Westerly, pres
ldent Of the Rhode Island state Fire
mems league, presided at the annual
meeting held in Providence. over 70
delegates, representing 43 organiZa-
lions from Woonsoeket to Westerly,
were present. The Norwood Volunteer
Fire company No. l, with 40 members.
was admitted to membership. making
the total number of companies now
affiliated with the state organization
SO.
Secretary Frederick w. Cady In his
annual report announced the death Of
Bhllip II. Murniek Of Cranston and
George Mitchell Of Westerly during the
year. AZ treasurer, he reported bal
Rnce on hand last year Of $129.50; re-
eeiVed, S9799; expended, $125.5S; leav-
sng a balance of $111.9L The PROPOSE
kion TO place the appointment Of the
tournament committee with the presi-
dent was defeated, but the president
was retained as a member of the COM
u1ittee.
1t was voted to retain last years COM
Hnittee on procurement Of hose wagon
FOR reel races, and the proposition to
eliminate the rule Of three minutes to
lay paper between the playing Of each
9ugine at a muster was defeated 1t
was decided to hold the April meeting
with the Phoenix Fire company, and
che July meeting With the Narrangan-
eett Pier company. Officers for the en-
suing year were elected as follows:
Jeremiah Mccarthy of Woonsocket,
president; Ira D. Golf, Riverside. vice
president; Thomas II. Rhodes, Paw
tuxet. second vice president; Frederick
w. Clark. Natick third vice president:
John A. Hamilton, Providence, fourth
vice president; William A. Brown
Wakefield, fifth vice president: Fred
erick W. Cady, Providence. secretary
and treasurer; jeremiah Mccarthy Of
Woonsocket, George ". Fuller of East
providence, tournament committee:
Julian Close Of Bristol. Adelbert d.
Roberts Of Woonsocket, James w.
Thompson OF Knightsville, clerks;
George Hunt, commissioner Of state
firemen's relief fund Frederick w.
Cady, treasurer Of fund
There was a rumor In Westerly Fri
day that there was to be a change in
che ownership of the Smith Granite
company, said to be the best of the
Westerly quarries The rumor has it
chat the Booth Brothers of New Lon
don and New York. with quarries in
Waterford, near New London, and Hur-
ricsne Island and other places in
Maine, were TO take over the Smith
Granite company property.
A majority of the bonds Of the COM
peny are said to be held by the wash
fngton Trust company of Westerly and
Henry H. Gallup of Norwich, and it is
believed could be purchased at face
value.
The Smith Granite company was for
nerly a leading industry of Westerly,
employed a large force Of skilled work
men, including the best of sculptors.
and produced some Of the finest gran
tie work in the country. At present
there Is considerable work at the
plant, but not to be compared with
that of years ago.
Over a year ago II was rumored that
the Smith Granite Works and the New
England Granite Works, whose West
erly granite properties Joined. were
60 be merged, but that project never
Inaterialized
There is still another rumor that the
Blake company Of Chicago has use for
Immense quantities of Westerly granite.
and that perhaps they may make a bid
for the Smith or some other granite
plant in Westerly.
The Watch Hill fire district will pc
tition the present general assembly to
authorize the issue of 900 in bonds
for the purpose of improving the Bav
street section Of Watch Hill. Sometime
ago the town council Of westerly was
asked to widen Bay street, which would
necessitate the purchase OF the build
ings and land on the water side Of the
street, but the council declined to rec
ommend such a plan or the expendi-
ture OF the large sum of money reduir-
ed to financial town meeting mIn
Fact, they refused to take<1ny favorafse
action.
Then the matter was taken I'D bv the
Watch Hill fire district and a com
poittee was appointed to get legisla-
tive authority to raise $50 900 towards
the proposed improvement. although it
was plainly stated by a committee ap-