Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-03
SEWERAGE SYSTEM FOR WESTERLY
Recommended by Board of Trade Committee on Municipal Walter Johnson Badly Gashed-Pawcatuck Club Mem bers Not Likely to Favor License For Town of Stonng- ton.


 N( the superior court for washing lga bounty, Judge Baker and Jury haze been engaged several days in the tris. of the case of William P. Buffum and others against Henry R. Girard, an action in trespass. One of the questions involved is the determination Of the southerly line of the town ot Exeter, as the deeds of the lot owned by MT. Girard make the southerly bound the boundary line between Exc ter and South Kingston. TA town of Exeter was divided from North King ston in 1742, and in 1757 Robert HaZ- ard of South Kingston and John Rey- holds, Jr., of Exeter were commits sion of the general assembly to estab- hsh a line between the two towns. Since then there has been no survey of the town lines.
 The plaintiffs claim a small piece of their land, 100 by 120 feet in area, was cut over and 19 trees cut, and they also charge that Girard in cut ting off this lot carted the lumber over their land and caused damage.
 The defendant claims he has not cut over any of Buffuu's land, and de- clares he purchased to an old wall, which he says Is the boundary line. Amos E. Whitford, who sold the prop erty to Girard, made the same state- ment and said that the wall was pointed out to him as the line by the party from whom he purchased. Con- siderable expert testimony was given as to the alleged damage and two sur veyors gave testimony.
 The plaintiffs seek to recover under the law which grants three times the actual damage for cutting and de- { stroying the wood upon the land of another.
 The case of orville G. Barber against the Watch Hill fire district in regard to the removal of a building in Bay street was continued.
 A motion was entered for a new trial of the case of Chief of Police Thomas B. Brown against Charles c. Taft of the New Park hotel, in which the jury found the defendant guilty of keeping liquor for sale contrary to law.
 The case of John G. Clark, admins trator, against Attmore Robinson which has been on the docket since March 16. 1885. was discontinued. The case had to do with the settlement of the estate of Jonathan M. Hazard of :. South Kingston, and the parties to the suit have been dead several years. i, !. Public interest in the inauguration of sewerage system for Westerly was renewed at the regular meetine of the Westerly Board of Trade when Frederick c. Buffum, chairman of the committee on municipal improvement made report of the initiatory steps taken by the committee in consultation with an expert on sewage systems. He said the committee had made a thorough investigation of local condi- .tions and believed that when the mat ter was presented in detail, together with the estimated cost and a method of financing the project, that the peo- pie of Westerly would be in favor ol the introduction of a proper system of sewerage and with the least possible delay:
 Civil Engineer Thomas McKenzle who made survey relative to a sewer system for Westerly nine years ago gave an interesting talk on the i'm portant subject. He dwelt on the sys- tenn that provided for chemical treat ment of the sludge and which was ir operation in Worcester and elsewhere as the most available and economica for Westerly. He reviewed the work of the committee which in 1903 pre- k pared extensive plans for caring fo the sewage. and added that the meth ods of disposing of sewage were much less expensive and superior now thar