Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-21
HAPPENINGS IN WESTERLY
Provenc, Expert Considers Changes in Union Street Grade-Suit Over AutomobiIe-Italian Voters to Do Better Next Caucus-Death of Channcey Richmond News of Sports.

B Court Bentley has instituted suit
 against Frederick Q. Barber in the
 sum of $500 to recover one-half com
 mission on sale of an automobile, of
 which Bentley has the agency in
 Westerly. Barber is engaged in the garage business and negotiated with
 Walter H. Davis of Watch Hill for the purchase of a car same as sold at the Bentley agency. Bentley hear ing of the proposed sale notified Bar
 Der that he had no right to sell the car within the Westerly jurisdiction, and learned that it was Barber's plan
 to get the automobile through the agency of John F. Moves of Mystic. Both Bentley and Moves had entered agreement not to enter into each oth- CTS territory in the sale of that spe- cial car.
 Finally it was arranged that Bar Der should receive the car from the Mystic agency, sell it to MT. Davis, receive the full commission and turn one-half over to Bentley. The car was sold. paid for. the full commission re- ceived, but Barber declines to give Bentley One-half of the selling profit Hence the suit by MT. Bentley, which is brought in the Third district eourt.
 The members of the Italian Ameri- can Political club ascribe their defeat in the republican caucus, Thursday evening when they attempted to nom mate a representative in the town
 
 leadership which was to be expected in a new political organization com posed entirely of inexperienced poli- ticianS One of the members as rep fesentative of the organization, says:
 We will stick together and make a. better showng next time At the cau- GUS Thursday night we lacked leader ship. Ii we had some fellow who even knew how to shufffe the deck of political cards and did not even know how to deal them correctly. we would have won out, for, as it was, we put the town committee on the run"
 The committee appointed to con- sIder all matters Perta ming to the proposed change of grade of Union street, the cutting down of Cookey hlu so as to make easy grade from Broad to Main streets, is endeavor- ing to do the work with thorough ness The report will be made to the financial town meeting next Tuesday and the information will lead to intelligent action by the taxpayers of the town as none others are allowed to vote in town meeting where there is prospect of expenditure of money. The committee will report the cost of making the proposed improvement, including the conditions agreed upon or proposed by property owners along the street. and also the estimated cost of lowering thef town hall and fire house, should that be considered ad- visable.
 In order to ascertain the cost of lowering these two buildings. one a brick and the other a wooden struc- ture, Earl DeF. Titus of Providence was called here by the committee on Friday afternoon examined the prem ises and then gave his estimate to the committee to be included in their report.
 The building occupied by the Wo- mans Exchange, at the corner of Broad GfT will Fa ma terially benefited by the change. Rev. Edwin Babcock, who owns the prop erty adjoining, does not object to the l change. provided the building is low cred, and retaining wall and sidewalk | built at the expense of the town and tenant or himself, and that in the | event of his tenant being disturbed that 1 both he and his tenant be reimbursed 1 for any loss. Iibernian hall property it would entail | an. expense that the organization does | not care to assume. being content with | the present conditions, but there would | probably be no objection if the town l assumed the cost of the changes in i property. The Minchen building. cor ner of Main and Union streets, would l De improved and the property Is so | located that no damage or cost would | result to the owner.
 Aside from the town hall and fire 1 house. all the rest of the property i fronting on Union street is owned by ] James A WeIch and Frank w Coy, the former owning over half of the 1 their full share towards the proposed l and at their own ex- | Dense. |
 The committee is composed of AL | bert N. CrandaH William Clark, Cliff | lord w. Campbell, Frank Haswell and l