Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-02

| evening and these officers were ele ito !:
| Patrick J. Shea, foreman; George E5Lr
| dick, first assistant; Alexander Aiken
| second assistant; Alexander r. G.tVtt'
| secretary; William Crandall, re1surer
| Thomas Donovan, steward; Jonn Mt'r-
| rison. pool committee; John Morrison
| Charles Noyes Eugene Driscoll, audi
tors; Patrick J. Shea, George Burdick
Alexander Aitken, executive committee
At the recent Wefch fire in Westerly
| this PaWcatuck company responded &c
| the call for assistance and did ETH "a hi
| service in preventing the fire from
| reaching the Dixon house. In app-a-
citation of their work William $ 9S ar
proprietor of the Dixon house, sent rhe
company check for $25 and a 1ox q
| the choicest cigars. The company
passed vote of thanks to Mr.. Segar
| in Acknowledgements of their apprecia-
ton.
At the conclusion of-the buslne IS
| meeting a social was enjoyed by i!.e
| members and their guests. Refresh
ments were served and there WAS VEGA,
and instrumental music.
An interesting feature of the month
ly meeting of the Westerly Board 81
Trade Tuesday evening was the read
ing of communications from many
commercial organizations in the west
and south favorable to the passage OF
the Weeks conservation bill, SO-called
and their declaration that effort would
be made to have the senators and rep
resentatives urge its adoption.
| Communications were also read from
the Rhode Island and Connecticut del
egations in congress with reference to
the publicity feature of the corporation
tax bill. Senator Aldrich stated that
if the bill was passed as presented
there would be no publicity to reports
of corporations, as there was no fund
to pay for the publicity. Therefore to
have publicity a special appropriation
for that purpose would have to be
made, and he did not believe that a
recommendation for such appropria-
proval. So the only way publicity
could be given would be bv the per-
sonal order of the president. and, in
his opinion, no such executive order
would be issued.
These communica lions were received
in response to letters sent out by Sec
rotary Albert r. StilIman in compli-
ance with a vote unanimously adopted
at the annual meeting of the Westerly
Board of Trade.
President Charles Perry presided at
the meeting Tuesday evening, but
there was not a very large attendance,
by reason of the Indictment weather,
and the engagement of members at the
functions. In the absence OF the sec
rotary, Albert z. Barber was elected
secretary pro TEN. The minutes of the
previous meeting were read and APP
proved.
Since the last regular meeting there
was meeting of the executive COM
mittee to consider the purchase of the
WEIGH property for town purposes and
committee wars appointed to nsult
with Mr.. Welch and, if possible, to OBJ
tain a price for the property. At this
meeting the standing committee was
appointed and these have already been
announced in The Bulletin.
George B. Utter, Alfred H Spicer
Jr.. and Maurice W. Flynn were nonni-
mated for membership and under the
rules referred to the committee to be
balloted on at the next meeting.
DIR. John Champlin. chairman re-
ported that the committee on trades
and manufactures had organized, held
one meeting, but had nothing to re-
port
The reception committee reported
the expenses of the annual banquet
showing expenses of S243.52 with re-
ceipts of $183.52. There were 12O pres
ent at the banquet. The report was
accepted and ordered on file
Joseph T. Murphy called attention
for the need of a crane at Burdicks
switch that would be ample for use in
the shipment of granite. The capacity
OF the present derrick is only three
tons, while there are two at Mantle
with capacity of ten tons each. Pres
1dent Perry added that local granite
manufacturers had asked that some
thing be done in this respect The
iIidtleT WIS referred TO the Irdfnc COM
nlittee.
At the request of Thomas Hope, SUI
perintendent of the Pawcatuck mills
at Potter Hill, DR.. Champlin called at
tentiOn for the need of a waiting sta
ton for patrons of the trolley road
especially for those who worked in the
mill and lived in Westerly He also
suggested that the trolley road be re-
quested to give a reduced rate to the
mill employees. Referred to the traffic
committee.
Irvine Q. Chester suggested the is
suance of a folder giving information
regarding Westerly as an industrial
center. and that the names of the OFF,
GERS be printed on the folder. DR. Ed
win Whitford of the committee: on
publicity stated that the matter was
under consideration. He added, how
ever, that the merchants and manu-
facturers should show more interest in
the circulation of the advertising mat
ter where it would do the mosf good
The matter was discussed by Albert G.
Martin. DR.. Champlin, Eugene B. Pen
dleton and others, advocating general
publicity, in which newspaper and
magazine advertising was advocated.
President Perry said he realized that
westerly had not been properly ad-
vertised and favored some definite plan
of advertising and suggested that the
chairman of each standing committee
consult with the publicity COMMITTEES
and make report at the next meeting
A vote to that effect was unanimously
adopted.
DIR. Whitford suggested that some
thing be done to better the general
condition of the sidewalks of Westerly
and made motion that the matter be
referred to the municipal improvements
f.T.r, 100 ,s.,I,