Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-05
WESTERLY TOWN COUNCIL WAITS
Reaches No Decision in Matter of Granting Sole Remaining License-Arguments Pro and Con-White Rock Post Office AbolishedLThrty Striking Weavers Return to Lorraine Mills.

offenders to jail. It would probably
 lessen the number of drunks brought
 into court and in the end save money
 to the town. However, there were
 usually fines enough collected to meet all court expenses and the town will
 probably not be any money out by the l rayment of the bill presented. It was l voted that the bill be paid.
 The clerk announced that he had re ceived applications for appointment oi ! supervisor of highways. Councilman 1 IangwOrthy said that while 1t meant i work for himself and the other mem bers of the highway committee, he did not think it advisable to elect a suc- l cessor to succeed Elihu Chesebro for 1 the present, and that the committee would endeavor to take direct charge 1 or the work, especially as the appro- prlat1on was hardly ample to carry on the work to the end of the fiscal year. Money VIII be needed in the event of snowstorms and there is liable to be occasion for unforeseen expenditures. He cited the case of the damage to the White Dog bridge, which occasioned an expense of s20s. He had banked upon the assistance of Charley Moore, the foreman, but when MT. Chesebro went Moore quit the job, although he re- eeived pay for every day, work or play. Moore wanted the town to furnish him transportation, which Chesebro fur nished, taking him back and forth by automobile. MT. Langworthy declared
 he had employed another man, just as good as Moore. and who would receive
 pay only for actual work days. So no
 action was taken relative to appoint
 nent of supervisor or highways
 Col. Albert N. CrandSlI was appoint
 ed water commissioner to fill the va
 cancy occasioned by the death of John
 J. Carney: Councilman Flynn said he
 had no objection to the appointment.
 as 1t was the wish of the other water
 commissioners, and he had no objec-
 tion to Colonel Crandan, but under
 different conditions he would nominate
 another man for the place.
 petition was received from F. J.
 Rooney and other residents of Still
 manville asking for the appointment of
 William H. Lafayette as police consta-
 b1e. PasQuale Salaneno made appli-
 "a ton for like appointment. The clerk
 said he had received other applications
 The council decided not to consider
 such applications until after the new
 police regulations were adopted, and
 that then they would receive due con-
 sideratfon.
 The contest for the only remaining
 liquor license was commenced by At
 torney Roche, who represented Charles
 D. Ravens. MT. Roche stated that the councilmen at their last meeting had
 decided, practically, that the only re-
 maining license would be granted to
 Mr- Ravens or Guieseppe Lamoli 4 years ago license for the Ravens place was taken out by Charles P. Dunham and that it became necessary for MT.
 Ravens to finance the business. This year MT. Ravens had made application for the license. He had expended over s2,000 and was all fitted up and pre- rared to continue in business. MT. Ravens, he said. had been a resident and taxpayer of Westerly for 25 years, xx-e9 J-io r.5f [ the councilmen that over 50 per cent of the licenses granted were to -ftal- ianS and that NIT. HaVenS a~~lication should be given favorable considera- ton.
 Attorney Sweeney appeared for MT. Lalima and asked that his appIicat ton for liquor license be granted. Mr. ] Lalima was an American citizens and voter for several years in Westerly He was lawabtding citizen, is the proprietor of Q small store in Canal street and if granted license would | ahide strictly to the letter of the law
 Attorney Rathbun, representinu Hen ry F. Sisson. applicant for license for I the seward house, raised the point that | the council was of opinion | that they had no jurisdiction in that l Case by reason of the remonstrance of the owners of 8 majority of the prop ! erty within a distance of 200 feet tha ! such was not the fact, as the remon- l Strance was deceptive. Captain Sissor 1 applied for a license for 65 Main street ] and the town council had the power tc 1 grant the license. There is doubt in ! regard to that 200 feet limit law as I to just where it commences but tbe 1 Jnly natural construction is that il l should commence at the entrance Of i ne saloon and then swing into a radi- ! IS of 200 feet from that point. There I must be specific application for license md the precise location must be If vii , nay protest the granting of license I 'ut there must be strict construction of I aW in order to bar jurisdiction They must show that a ma jority of the prop | 7rty owned by them is within 200 feet ,adius and no more. In this the start l f the 200 foot radius must be at 65 1aln street, and it is an injustice to make .. plot from the rear of the build l rG in order to give some people op- to reInonStrate The law ! ever intended such action but the tart of measurement should be made rom the entrance to the saloon
 Attorney Rathbun said that a proper construction Of the statutes would con 1nce the coUncilmeu that they have 1 ui1sd1ction in this case, and the bur l en of proof to oust jurisdiction is up- .ad plot made with the center line ! 1 65 Main street by Civil Engineer Woodward, who also made the plot for he remonstrants. This plot shows hat within the 200 foot radius there re 93.000 square feet of land Id that ess than one-half of the prop rtv. or s,S92 feet. is owned by the renlon- trants and the rest by those who -ade no remonstrauce- MT RathbIp l that A. B. Smith had with raWn from the remonstrance.
 Attorney Davis, counsel for remon- trants, said he supposed that this 1stter had been settled and license re- used. He did not believe that it was Tanned to have the saloon In the front cor Of the building. and he did not ear MT. Rathbun cite any authority hat taking the center of the n1easur- lg point from the corner oS the build 1g was not correct. but stated that