Norwich bulletin., 1911-07-04
WESTERLY'S TOWN COUNCIL
Ignores the Heat Wave in Spirited Session Monday
Watch Hill Residents Make Wants Known-Ralroad
Committee Brings Good Report-Jurors Drawn
License Granted Golf C1ub-Schedue of Holiday
Events.

The regular meeting of the Wester-
" town council was held Monday,
president William L. Clarke presid-
ing, and these councilmen' present .
Maurice w. Flynn, William Culley,
Way1and A. Saunders. Albert Fl Lang
worthy and John T. Edmond. The first
half-hour was devoted to the reading
OF the minutes of meetings during the
month by Clerk Everett f. Whipple.
and the next haif-hour was taken up
IN discussion of the needs of a short
road at Watch Hill, known as Neo-
wan avenue DIR. John Champlin and
property owners abutting the avenue
petitioned and some were present to
urge the council to make needed inn
provements.
erty owners had laid granolithic walks
along this avenue, but that the road
was IN wretched condition, with grass
ard weeds two feet high and rocks
above the surface making the public
highway next to impossible He said
il was a much travelled way and that
a great many automobiles passed over
the road daily. The doctor said that
the highway committee chairman had
told him that seventy-five loads of
gravel would put the road in good
condition and that it was about time
something was done there in the way
OF improvement.
President Clark suggested that with
50 many automobiles traversing the
road daily it was a wonder how the
weeds thrived there.
Councilman Langworthy, chairman
II the highway committee, conceded
that the road needed repairing, but
that ii was difficult to get gravel fill
ing within three miles of the avenue
which would make the job very ex-
Pensive, more than the committee
would care to assume. He asked the
Watch Hill representatives. to aid the
committee by Ocating a gravel bank
that could be utilized and within a
reasOna BILE distance. and added that
perhaps a little public spirit on the
part Of Watch Hill residents might
make the filing material available
DR. Champlain said that the Watch
Hill people probably did not care to
organize into = Highway committee
hut would rs 10 see the improve
ment i-s-ce and knew what ought to
b. done
Councilman Langworthy replied
that there was evident desire to act
for tina highway committee. but no
desire to assist. The committee knew
what should be done. and would do
IL il IL could be done within rea SON
IFc said the highway department was
dong something at Watch Hill nearly
AL The time. 1t would require a least
one hundred loads of gravel to put
NeowSn avenue iE good condition,
which meant a team travel of five
miles for each load of gravel which
meant that the greater part of the
money for Improvement would be paid
f1r teaming.
Chairman Clark reminded the
Watch Hill delegation that at the an
nual town meeting the appropriation
Tor road work was reduced to $15.-
600 and therefore the usual fund is
not available.
Councilman Langworthy said the
highway department had been doing
and are still doing considerable for
Watch Hill and would do even more if
it we're possible. and the committee
does the pest it can under the circum-
stances.
tpcn motion of Councilman Flynn,
the matter was referred to the high
way committee. Mr.. Langworthy in
formed the delegation from Watch Hill
that the committee would meet with
them at an early date and that per-
haps some satisfying arrangement
could be made.