Norwich bulletin., 1910-06-10

I Ine oond or the town treasurer was
 fixed at s25,000- The bond of the town treasurer was made s1,OOO. Councilmen Horace E. Burdick
 Maurice W. Flynn and William CulIey
 weer appointed committee on street | lights.
 Harry B. Agard was elected town
 solicitor and the salary was made $500
 a year. Councilman Burdick of the
 police committee complimented MT. Agard on the good work done and at small expense to the town.
 Councilman Horace E. Burdick and
 William CuiIey were the police com | lively refused to serve on the police l committee. MT. Burdick said it would | give Thomas H. Peabody too much satisfaction for him to retire from the committee and he was willing to serve | on that account.
 1 Mir. Culley did not think MT. Bur | dick should present the case in that I way He was satisfied with the treat
 ment of the people of Westerly, but he found things internal that were un- | satisfactory.
 Mir. Burdick said he understood | what MT. Cilley meant and that the rest of the council did not understand, | and it should be explained perhaps to the council in secret The committee were satisfied with the support given | them by the council.
 Mr. CuIley positively refused to serve on the committee as he did not propose to act in the liquor matters. and MT. Burdick fully understands the reasons why he said.
 MT. Burdick declined most conscien- tiously. Serving on the police commit tee was up against his friends and made them his enemies, simply be- cause he tried to do his duty. The appointment of a police commit tee was deferred to the first meeting in July
 Sergt. Thomas E. Brown was elected deputy chief of police, to act chief whenever the chief is absent or un- able to perform the duties.
 The ordinance prohibiting the ring ing gongs and bells, by ice cream and other peddlers, was amended, so that the prohibition is in force from 10 D. m. to a. m.. only
 Councilman Flynn raised the question as to the right of a Watch Hill prop erty owner to extend a fence out into the water in order to prevent the pub lie from walking along the beach to the government property at Watch Hill point. The matter was referred to the town solicitor with instructions to report at the July meeting.
 This brought up a general discus sion of the rights of the public at Watch Hill. which will result in an investigation that will determine the rights of the public to the beach.
 During the discussion it was reveal ed that property owners at Watch Hill 0dQ dSSuIueU dulHOTlly Iudl was not legal. An instance was cited that there was posted at entrance to a highway to the government reserva- tion, a sign which read. This is a private. way" It was set up that this was misleading and had the effect of keeping the public from the use of highway that was as public as any street in Westerly. This sign is post ed on private property on the border of the highway. and Councilman Flynn suggested placing a sign on public property stating, "This is public highway and open to the free use of the public.''
 Reference was made to the granite checked owners of property facing East beach, who had the nerve to or der men, women and children from the beach, under threat of prosecution for trespassing on private property, and of driving family picnic parties from the shade of the immense boulder just north of the government reservation. It was claimed by the councilmen that there were public highways leading to the beach, and in not a single instance was the public barred from the beach below low water mark. though the public had no right to cross public property to reach the beach.
 It was further said that some of the property owners at Watch Hill were gradually convincing themselves that they not only owned all the land but
 
 Town Solicitor Agard was instruct ed to make careful investigation of this important matter and make re- port as soon as possible.
 The Westerly band, under the lead ershiP of Charles O. Gavitt, gave the second public concert of the summer series in Wilcox park. Thursday eve follows: March, Deming. Reeves; waltz, The Third Degree Bendix; overture. Light Cavalry Suppe; cornet solo. Song of the Roses. new popular airs. Haviland; selection from Bohemian Girl. Balfe; intermez- 70, Amo, Ingraham; popular song, se- lected; Persian Lamb Rag. Wenrich; | The Middleman. Abel; finale, l The Star Spangled Banner.
 The Westerly band played a double | header Thursday evening, for, before 1 giving the concert in Wilcox park the ! band headed the procession prelimi- l nary to the opening of the fair being | given by the Church of the Imnacu- | late Conception. It was Knights of | Columbus night at the fair and the l of Narra gansett council ac- | by the Ancient Order of | made a street parade and 1 ex-Gov. George H. Utter from | his residence to the fair The govern or made a charming characteristic 1 speech on the constituents of good cit izenship and complimented the Catho- lies of Westerly for their part in good | government and the general improve ment of citizenship. He referred to the work being accomplished by Fa- ther -McOscar and the hearty cooper ation he received from the parishion- CTS.
 Mrs. Harriet Potter, wife of James | Potter, resident of the North Ston- inqton road, died Thursday morning | after long illness. She was 74 years | of age and is survived by her hus- band and Mrs. B. G. Richmond, IT,, an adopted daughter She leaves sister, Mrs. Peter Livingstone of West erly and six brothers, Samuel. Charles. | Peleg William and George I4awton. of Westerly and Dr. Christopher Lawton of London. England.
 Local Laconics.
 Mrs. George Hyde and two daugh- ters of New London are visiting West erly relatives.
 Archibald Miller Reid and Miss Isa- belle Rae were married Thursday eve hing by Rev Samuel M- Cathcart-
 General Charles R. Brayton, the @Tsf