Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-01
UNLIMITED BOOZE FOR WESTERLY Arid Season Ends, Town Council Grants teen Applicants People Put Up Strong Opposition-Observance of the Holiday-Bernard Hal pins Death

There wss a. special session of tn
 Westerly town council Wednesday
 President William L. Clarke presiding
 and these councilmen present: Alber
 H. Langworthy. Maurice w. Flynn, c
 Clarence Mzxson, William Culley, JohT
 T. Edmond and Wayland A. Saunders
 The meeting was for the consideration
 of twenty-nils applications for the
 seventeen liquor licenses to which the
 town ts entitled to under the law o1
 one license for each 800 of population In order 10 accommodate the appli-
 eauts. and others interested the ses- siG1 was held in the town hall, and there were about one hundred men iI arrezdance.
 The first application considered was <hzt Of Prank L. Holiday for a H- censs at 157 Granite street This is a renewal snd Eas advocated by Attor- DeY John J. Dunn There were no ob- jections.
 Alphonso Acotin. g Pierce street. was the next application called. Judge Tos1 W Sweeney appeared for appli- csnG No objection
 Sztale Bonvenuti, 4S Canal street; i; Jr,dge Sweeney explained that last year the license was granted to John J. Carney and transferred to Bonyenuti No objection
 Bradford No objection
 John r. Champlin, Ocean house, Watch Hili No objection
 Francesca Chindi, 2o3 Canal street. 70 ODlEClGD-
 Prank Cos.enzo. ss Pierce street. No
 Louis H. Eddy. Dixon house. No objection
 No objection
 Generoso Guarino, in building now occupied by John Polizotto, on the Mantle road, near Bradford. No ob- isctfcn-
 Joseph A. Guarino. 5s Pierce street Advocated bX Judge Sweeney. No ob- 5ection-
 Charles D. Ravens. 5s Canal street.
 Giuessepee Lzlima- 1oi Canal street. New application. No objection.
 Frank Marine, e5 Canal street. No ok1ection-
 Andrew J. Martin Hotel Martin. 34 Canal street Advocated by Judge Sweeney No objection
 Michael Mccarthy, 27 White Rock road. Judge Sweeney spoke in favor. No objection
 William Pickering, 2 new aPPiiee- tion- for license at 69 and 70 Main ! street. Attorney Samuel H. DaVlS, ! representing the owners of nearly one ! half the property within 8 radius Of | tEr0 hundred feet of the proposed To- ! cation objected to the granting Of the license. but aS remOEStrance was not | made by the majority Of land owners, [ he had filed no plat or formal remon- strance-
 Congressman GSOrSe h. 0lIcIy property owner in the vicinity, spoke in opposition He said that his atti- tude on the saloon was well under stood. and that the fact that the town of Westerly had voted to have the sa- loon. did nor change his views on the matter He said that the open op- ponents To this application, while not qUf1e comprising more than half the prop pertv owners within the two hun dred feet prohibitive radius, that the council should consider the fact that they had the right to expect protec- tion from threatened evil
 NIT Krehbs interested in the prop erty for which MT Pickering had ap- piled for license. said that the apph- cant was 8 suitable person and the location suitable place within the law and he believed the council would b. justfde5 sn favora ble action upon the application Peter N Rose, 76 Oak street. This Is a new application No open obJec- , Joseph Recchis. for 70 Oak street or 70 Granite street Attorney Samuel H. Davis said that plats and remon- strances had been filed against this application. by two-thirds of the prop srry owners within a radius of 200 feet md therefore the petition could not be sraated- PasqusIe SalasneIlo. St Pierce street TudEe Sweeney spoke fin favor No objection Hsrzce 2. Siszon. for Leonard house, ' . Main street Judge Sweeney said | hat the applicant was a known re aecea bIe resident of Westerly, and [ q lould be granted license l1 Nrtor-e- Davis said that in this case he owners Of more than half the n rroPerrv within The 20O-feet radius ad made ren1onstrance against the 9 sSuance of this license. and that the orTrsl Te-noustrance with plat had n cen lled according to law There pre- that Particular case is settled in t- avor Of the rernonstrants- In addi- t ion the other objections stated against t -ciSering prevail in this case. - Judge Sweeney. after examination ! " { the plat said the law was well v rovu 5n regard 10 the prohibitive mes and that if the plat were true, -owing that the owners of the great o P par- Of the pr operty within radius - 2 2Ae feet objected. then the matter ', zs practically settled. p Charles C. Taft. New Park hote9, r, High street upstairs This IS a ot sr zrplScaticr- and was adVocsted by