Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-07-29
WESTERLY STREET IMPROVEMENTS
Topic Of Rainy Day Discussion-St. Michaers Boys
Return From Camp - William W. Hiscoxs Case
Against P H. opie Company Continued Two Weeks
Judgment For Plaintiff in Pawcatuck Trespass Suit.

With prospective public buildings to
aud to the beauty of the civic center
Of Westerly. the matter of improving
the street surface is the. subject of
condition is not in keeping even with
present surroundings. The roadbed is
a patchwork of block paving and mac
adam, and poor samples of each. One
prominent in the doings of the town
council, in talking of the existing con-
ditions, Friday afternoon, said:
IT'S about time something was done
to improve the, street conditions in
Dixon square and vicinity and at the
right time I'll take the matter up at
a meeting of the town council. l am
in favor of a thorough rebuilding of
Broad stree- for it's full length. from
the state line on the bridge to Elm
street, and have it up to date. Prop
eriy paved the street would have need
ed wider traffic space, as the old
fashioned cobblestone cutters would
be eliminated.
con the quiet, l am in favor of paw
ing the street with vitrifed brick, but
were l to advocate that material it
would prove my political Waterloo in
this granite town, where many are al
ways boosting for the native product
under the belief that there is nothing
as good as Westerly granite, for paw
ing, for building, or for monumental
work. But. just the same. I'm salts
fed that vitrified brick would make a
prettier street, more even surfaced
than granite blocks. and almost as
lasting.
But it would be classed as treason,
almost. to talk vitrifed brick as pref
cradle to granite, so when the matter
IL brought Up in the council, as mat
ter of political policy I'll talk for the
granite pavement. I'll favor using
block half the size of the present. to
be laid in cement on an even concrete
foundation. and grOuted with liquid
cement, after the style of the paving
recently laid in Bank street, New Lon
don. Or, perhaps. in favor of those
even smaller granite blocks that were
suggested for use in paving the West
erly section of the Broad street bridge
about three years ago. but which was
never made effective.
"As strengthened to the paving
plan, I'll remind the council that the
cost of paving to the town would be
comparatively small as a great part
of the street is occupied by trolley
car tracks. and that the trolley com
panies would share the greater part
of the expense
Row. Or. John NeaIe with his bat
talon Of boys of the Junior Holy
Name society, returned Friday after
noon from Camp ST. Michael. near
Lake Wyassup, in North Stonington,
from a LQTce O0eyS cnCaulpmenI. Inc
boys report a most pleasurable trip
and thorough enjoyment of camp life
and praise enthusiastically the sue
cessful efforts Of DR.. Neale for the
success of the outing.
In order to add interest to the
camp and to have semblance of dis
cipline, the boys were divided into four
companies, with captain for each
and who was responsible for the ac-
ton of the boys of his command to
DR. Neale, and disobedience of orders
resulted in courtmartial, accompanied
by some minor penalty. The captains
were James McGrath, Leo Celia, Will
lam Leary and Edwin Higgins.
The boys enjoyed all kinds of field
sports and each day were interested
in an instructive talk by DR.. Neale
on the methods and pleasures of out
Of door life. with practical illustra-
lions of necessity being the mother of
invention. Among other things he
taught the boys how to make their
camp candlesticks with white birch
bark.
feature of the camp was the base
ball game between teams representing
the First and Second infantry the
First winning the series of games.
There were daily concerts by sex
tette composed of William Anderson,
Edwin Higgins. Leo Celia. Michael
Spellman, Frank O'Neil. Richard Law
in the main having a chorus familiar
to all the boys in camp and sung in.
a way that only boys on an outing can
sing. From the opening to the close
of camp, the boys were given freedom
to enjoy themselves within liberal
limitation of good behavior DR.. Nea1e
declares that it would be difficult to
find a better behaved lot of boys.
At Fridays session of the Third dis
trict court, Judge Oliver n. Williams,
. case was entered by William w.