Norwich bulletin., 1911-03-31

The demands of the Hold Carriers and
Building Laborers' union of Westerly
are for more pay for unskilled labor
employed by the town than is demand
ed by the sister union in the city. of
Providence although this difference is
equalized by another clause. The
present pay in Providence is the same
as in Westerly, S1.E0 a day, but when
men report for work in the morning
and are told officially not to work, be-
cause of rain, they are to be paid for
half a day, and similar plan is to
apply to afternoon work. The labor
ers employed by the city. of Providence
demand ~ IL cents an hour, and the
demand in Westerly is for 81 cents an
hour in 1911 and % cents an hour in
1912. The new prices are to be eff
fective April 3 and the demand is to be
granted in Providence.
In Westerly the matter rests with the
highway committee, and no decision
has been reached vet, and will be de-
ternained by the action taken by other
employers of unskilled labor in the
town. but the committee is at present
favorable to the advance. as the nlrn-
Der of men regularly employed is not
large. 8.
The bill introduced by Senator Louis
w. Arnold Of Westerly, passed by the
senate without opposition, which pro-
vides for a legislative committee to in
for the erection Of a court house in
Westerly. was passed in the lower
house Wednesday. The plan includes
a joint court house and town hall.
Representa- tive Eaton of Providence
offered an amendment that the gov
ernor' appoint a committee of persons
not members of the general asse1obly,
as he did not believe it right for men,
beers to serve on commissions of the
nature, and stated that government by
legislative committees was prejudicial
to good government.
Mr. HammiIl of Bristol declared there
was nothing unusual in the resolution,
as It merely provided for the appoint
ment of a committee to look into the
advtsa bility of building a court house
In Westerly and then to report, with
recommendations, to the general as
sennbly.
Mr.. Eaton insisted that there was
precedent for his statement, and cited
the Woonsocket army and other cases
where similar lines were followed out
and where the investigating committee
became the building committee. The
Amendment was lost on a viva voce
vote.
cid dauGhtsr Of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Sullivan, died early Thursday morning
at her home in Liberty street of scar
let fever. A sister, aged IA. and a
brother, aged Z, are afflicted with the
same diseas Sc. The death of Mary Sui
Nvan Is the fifth to occur in the family
within five years, two brothers and
two sisters. Mr.. and Mrs. Sullivan
have the sympathy of the entire COM
munity.
Quincy commandery, No. AZ, Knights
TsmpIar. was instituted in Quincy on
Wednesday evening, being the first
new. coinmandery in Massachusetts for
more than twenty years. The event
was attended by sir knights from
Rhode Island. Connecticut and Massa-
rhusetts. Remarks were made by Grand
Commander Charles T. Littlefield of the
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island juris-
dfction, Grand Recorder Powell. Grand
Warder Hi11ard, Deputy Grand Com
mander Blair, Eminent Commander
Burr and others. William A. Brad
ford, formerly of westerly, and neph-
~ Of Ethan Wilcox, was elected prel-
etc OF the new commandery.
Deputy Sheriff William n. Casey of
pawcatuek has served a writ of at
taohmsnt upon the Royal Linen com
pany Of Mystic, in favor of Arson
MiNaYd a huildiuv contractor of Paw