Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-10

Providence. Westerly's membership on
the roll of the convention is composed
I of Judge John w. Sweeney as state
advocate and DR.. John M. O'Connell
and Martin ii. Spelman, representing
i Narragansett council. the oldest and
! largest in the state. State Deputy Jo-
| seph +. Cole. who viii preside at the
| convention. has positively declined re-
| election after three years of satiSfac-
! tory service. 1t is anticipated that
there Will be contest for every state Of
/ flee. Dr. Nj. H. Scanlon, district depu-
| ty, will attend the convention.
General Manager Newell and repre-
sertstivcs CT contracting firms were
| in Westerly Monday in connection with
| the proposed rebuilding and newly
| equipping he Pawcatuck Valley street
| railway with lines from Westerly to
Watch Hill The party made trip of
| the route. examining all the conditions
! preliminary to beginning the work. Mr..
/ Newell stated that everything possible
i was being done for the early beginning
| of the work of Improvement, as the
! company was even more anxious to
have the new line completed before the
rush of the summer season came, than
was the general public.
/ At the recent special meeting of the
/ Westerly fire district two weeks ago,
] called for the consideration of better
! ing the fire department, Charles Perry,
Richard J. Butler Thomas Mckenzie,
Frank Haswel and Frank Larkin were
appointed a committee to investigate
the needs of the department and re-
port to an adjourned meeting to be
held on Wednesday evening OF the
present week. In order to obtain the
views of such taxpayers of the fire dis
trict as cared to give expression. the
committee gave a public hearing in the
town hall, Monday evening, to aid n
making I'D their report, which VIII De
submitted at the adjourned meeting
The executive committee OF the
Westerly hoard Of trade held a meet,
ing in the assembl.- room of the Pub
lie Library and Memorial building on
Monday evening. for the consideration
of several matters that Will be report
ed to the next regular meeting for ac-
toon. At the Monday evening session
the special committee on the change of
grade of Union street, composed of
Frank w. Coy, James A Welch, DR..
John Champlin. William Segar. and
Thomas Hope reported that they had
onsulted with abutting property own
ers. some of whom were willing to con-
tribute their full share towards max
ing the improve ment while others
would net state their position until it
vas definitely known how much of a
cut was to be maze along their prem
Uses
The only wa.- to ascertain this in
formation was TO have a survey of the
street made showing the contemplated
changes The committee explained the
conditions to the Westerly town coun-
ell and that body voted TO have a sur
Vey made This has been done and
the plans will be explained at the fl
nancial town meeting today.
The executive committee was in ses-
sion nearly two hours. There was
general discussion of the proposed
change Of grade fSon all viewpoints,
the debate at times being quite spir-
VI Il u
dali We're appointed a committee on
behalf of the board of trade to pre-
sent the matter at the financial town
meeting.
Chairman Charles Perry presided
and the proceedings opened with the
exhibit of a large map of the fire dis
trict which was stretched on a table.
1t was so arranged as to indicate the
location of the present seventeen fire
alarm boxes in the old district and the
nine boxes that are proposed for the
annexed district and to be a part of
the regular system which was explain
ed by Civil Engineer Mckenzie.
William St OnEe. a delegate from
the Alert Hook and Ladder company,
suggested that two additional fire bells
be added to the system. so that the
fremen can better hear the alarms.
ElWood Clark of the Rhode Island
Ones. favored a chan"e in location of
the bell on the fire house. by placing
: higher
ism Ench suggested that the bell
q placed IN a skeleton tower. and' be-
ieved that~would greatly benefit the
efficiency of the fire alarm.
Chief Engineer CottreH said that
the present fire alarm bell was sup
posed to cover too much territory.
F. G. Buffum suggested that the
committee give consideration to the
advisability of securing a chemical en-
CINE
Chairman Perry asked as to the ad-
of Removing one of the pres
ent hose wagons to Quarry hill Chief
Cottrell said that with a pair of horses
the wagon can reach Quarry hill in
quick time, and believed it to be ad-
Nisable 70 retain them in the present
engine house in order to be more cen
trail He said that a chemical engine
might be used to advantage on the
hill.
Mr.. Mckenzie said that the location
of the nine additional fire alarm boxes |
section that is now given the
old district
Chief Cottrell advocated three-cir-
cult system instead of the present a $
a matter of usefulness as well as econ
omy. and that a storage battery sys-
tenn was really necessary-. All depart
ments are changing from the jar to the |
storage battery system. He said that |
he did not think it necessary to re-
move one of the present fire companies |
to Quarry Hill. Already there is a
hose carriage at the hill and it was |
his Intention TO place larger one /
there and supply il with more hose.
In response TO q query from Mr. /
Perry. the chief said that the service !
" ould be improved if the hose car
riages in the sheds in certain localities !