Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-10
q connection with the
.Sements at westerly il


the foremen for the con-
the bridge abutments and
as: concrete work, and for
DAD company, aided, of course,
srge sized citizens committee
i've no osders but who watch the
move OF every workman and
.4der at some of the things that are
ing d@ne uIsd beyond their compre-
..ension, as this Is the biggest job ever
undertaken in, Westerly, andfef a mag
nituds that is beyond the citizens
committed
Already She railroad bed on the Con-
necticut side of the Pawcatuck river,
nearly TO the West Broad street bridge
has haera wicened almost sufficient for
the construction of an additional track
over which work trains VIII carry
loads of dirt TO be used in the deep
filing that win be necessary to ac-
conmodare the new layout.> This fill
Tag II being taken from the high bank
of the Dixon property facing the rail-
road tracks, and the cars are loaded
direct by a big steam shovel or scoop.
The filing that is being done ON the
Westerly side of the Pawcatuek river,
IN connection with the approach to the
bridge abutmsnts N course of con-
struofion. is being carted from the Ca
nal street side of the Dixon property,
all of which has been acquired by the
railroad company. Although there is
an immense amount of filing to be
done. il Is estimated that a sufficient
amount of gravel can be obtained in
the leveling OF the Dixon property So
CALLED. which extends along the line
OF the raiiroad from the West street
bridge to Canal street, with. a depth
OF several hundred feet. with an aver
age height of twenty-five feet above
the track level
Every available tip cart, with horses
and drivers, IS employed by the con-
tractors. and, as the work progresses,
II ts Ans of that description are not
available in Westerly. there will be
additions from other places.
AS yet the work of mixing and lay
ing concrete has not been commenced,
and this VIII be accomplished by mod
ern machinery and methods, all the
material required, except the cement
being available at the place where the
work Is TO. be done, or in the vicinity.
The machinery in connection with this
work Is in position, so that there will
be no delay in operation when ali is
In readiness to commence THE actual
concrete construction
The special committee appointed by
the Westerly town council is planning
to report to the next regular meeting
rules for the government of the police
force, to suppiant the obsolete rules
that have prevailed since the forma-
don Of a regular and uniformed police
force. II is understood that the COM
r1fttee will confine the report proper
20 general rules. and that the matter
Of assigning beats and tour of duty
viii be lstt with the chief of police.
1t - said that the chief of police
viii not be required TO take his regu-
lar turn of patrol duty with the other
members of the force, so that more
tims can be devoted to work of SUI
pervisory nature, and also be in read
inses to respond to any special duty
at any time, and DE responsible for
the general conduct of the force.
The special committee will investi-
gate the police methods of Norwich,
New London and perhaps other cities
OF their size. before submitting their
report for formal action to the town
council OF Westerly.
The work on the big plant at Brad
ford. in the town of Westerly, is be-
ing carried forward as rapidly as pos
sibie, and has already reached a stage
Of completion that warranted official
inspection. Officers of the Bradford
Dyeing association, of Bradford. Eng
land. and Of thu Bradford Dyeing as
ISOLATION OF Bradford, r. J., on Nom
Gay inspected tine work of construc-
ton OF the big plant, which they expect
10 Put IN operation next February. The
party arrived in New York Saturday
on the steamship Cymric, and includes
d. r. Thornton, president of both con-
Germs: his son, w. H. Thornton, Will
fred Ward, a director. and Mr.. Dem
snrs. secretary to President Thornton.
: The officials have made the Crown
hotel, Providence, their quarters for
a. short time, where they will transact
business of Importance in connection
with work on the plant and the plans
70 begin operation within four months. |
Mr. Ward is to be the resident director |
and treasurer of the company in
Rhode Island.
II win be the largest manufacturing |
plant In the state. and will add ma
terially 20 the industrial influence of
Westerly.
u is expected that the matter of |
license or no-iicense in Pawcatuck,
and the rest of the town of Stoning-
ton Will be decided by Judge Reed of
the superior court, in New London, |
next Friday. Upon the face of the
returns, the town voted in favor of
license, and the moderator in the CEN
trail district of the town so declared.
Subsequently it was claimed that in
the Old Mystic district the vote was
in the majority for no-license, al
though the figures in the official re-
turns to the general moderator showed
10 the contrary
In expecta ton of favorable decis-
ion. the licensed dealers have made
formal application to the county COM
nissloners for renewal of license.
The case of George W. champIir
against the Pawcatuck Valley Street
Hallway company was before Justices
Dubois. Blodgett, johnson and Sweet
land. In the supreme court for Rhode
Island in Providence. The case was
heard in part and briefs submitted on
DEFENDANTS bill of exceptions. Albert
T. Crafts appeared for plaintiff and
Donald G. Perkins of Norwich for de-
fendeut.