Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-06
WESTERLY TOWN COUNCIL
Has Breezy Final Sesson-Hears Complaints Concerning
Illegal Liquor seliina-Big Frank Saunders Given
observation-disclosures of Burke Estate
Prodded to Get Busy.

The last regular business session
of the present Westerly town council
Npas kf3d Monday. as a new council
VIII be elected today tTuesday)- The
present council will. however. meet
"Wednesday evening as an election re-
turning board and canvass the vote
cast for their predecessors. which will
include all the present members, ex-
cept Councilman Horace F. Burdick,
as John 7. EDMOND has been nominat-
ed for new member. At the session
MouAay. President William L. Clarke
presided. with these oouneiimen pres
ent. Clarence Maxson, Maurice w.
Flynn. william Cuiies, Wayland A.
Saunders Atbert n. Langworthy and
Horace r. Burdiek. The minutes of
the last regular and Of four special
meetings were approved as read by
Clerk Everett f. Whipple.
At the opening the council acted as
a court OF probate in the estate of
Ellen Burke. whose will was admit
ted to probate March IS, 1908, Judge
Edward NJ Burke being disqualified
nv reason Of Relationship. Patrick
Burke pstNioned two months ago that
the executors of the estate, James w.
Burke and Charles j. Butler, be or
dored to render an account OF the eS-
tate a. required by law and as the
slno limit OF tive years had elapsed
When this petition first came to the
council tAe executors asked that an
extension Of one months time be
granted for the fling of the report
and made the extension for two
months. but no report has yet been
received.
Judge Nathan B. Lewis, represent
ing the petitioners. asked that citation
be issued and asked that the council
fix time for receiving the report.
Mr. Butler one OF the executors was
present and asked if there was any
49, ah ,af he dc
Mr.. Fusler said THAT he knew of no
reason wfsy the report should not be
maze He said that Mr. Burke he d
been attending TO the bookkeeping and
Understood that reassa gwen fer a
delay in making report was Inability
10 collect some rent that was due.
lie. personally. was anxious to have
the report submitted and made re-
quest 70 Mr. Buske to that effect last
November and could not understand
the cause fSr the long delay.
Patrick Bnfke said that an agree
ment had been reached two years ago
in regard to the settlement of claim,
but that this claim had not been set
tied. as agreed, and hs insisted, a
broSher OF deceased, that the execu-
tors render account of their steward
ship. he knew fhat--Mr- Butler was
desirous Of an early settlement and
thar there should not be more delay,
The council veted that citaeion be
isssSd and that the executors be Or
deFed to report at ths next negnlax
session of the .cseneil. Monday, July 3
Fsepk 7. Saunders made peculiar
request to- the TOWN courc1 lie de-
claSsd that he had been grossly in
suited and aAs,sed by a lawyer OF
Westerly, vino told him that a mem
Der OF the Westerly town council ms
de~laEea rhsst he (SaaRders) was u
be ordered aut Of town. Mr.. Saunders
said tnst ne had been 10 fifty lawyers
anc could not get enc of them to bring
civil suit against their brother law
Yer. but he ssewed that he would -get
him vet" Saunders, as a Taxpayer
of the town of Westerly, asked thai
the council direct Town Solicitor Her.
ry p. Asard to bring this civil sui
in hio behskf a
President Clark decided, that, in his
opinion. saeh a proceeding was no.
within the province Of the town conn
ell. and All the .nesfFters agreed.
Mr.. Ssuucsrs 1rgpEed: Ali right,
that's what ] wanted ts find out. Sc
that settles that hash"