Norwich bulletin., 1912-05-07
Westerly Road Asks Time Extension
Will Build Trolley Line From Pleasant View To Weekapaug Running By July FHst-Textle Company Petitions For Tax Exemption-Jewelry Company Also-Much Business Before Town Council

brick building aad ,he stone building,
 and also the equipment.
 Councilman Flynn said the town
 council should do all it could to en-
 courage new industries, but ought to be careful in the exemption of pres ! ent taxable property, as there is a
 marked difference in property that is ready for occupancy and has been in
 the tax list for years and the con struction of new buildings for indus trial purposes.
 It was voted to refer the matter to
 committee composed of Town So-
 licitor Asard, Councilman Maxson and Clerk Whipple for report at the spe- | cial meeting Tuesday evening. The matter of exemptino the prop
 erty formerly known as the Westerly | Narrow Fabric company was brought | to the attention of the council by Ar | thur l.. Perry, who, prior to the pur-
 chase of the plant by him for the | George w. Parks Jewelry company, was assured by tine council that the property would be exempted from tax
 ation for eight years, as the Westerly | Narrow Fabric company had enjoyed 1 two years exemption. He now asked | for the full term of exemption and | introduced George W. Parks of Provi- l dence.
 Mr. Parks said that while he be- l lieved in the announcement of new ! industries, that in his case there was no element of chance-he was simply
 moving an established business from Providence to Westerly. and in doing this and getting the Westerly plant in condition 1t meant a large outlay of money and with no chance of return, | unless it be in the exemption of taxa ti0n for ten years and which meant substantial increase to the grand list at the end of that period He said that 1 owing to the marketable condition of l the silver plating business in which the George W. Parks company was engaged that the plant would not be moved to Westerly until next April. The tax exemption clause was fac tor that attracted tho purchase, said Mir. Parks, but not the sole one. MT. Park said his company gives employ
 ment to nearly two hundred with about half at job work and the other by hour work, with about one third of the employees women, all well paid and securing their wages weekly. His was
 an entirely new line of industry at Westerly and he believed other like | concerns would locate here.
 This matter was also referred to the | special committee for report at the meeting Tuesday evening.
 The petition of the Lehigh Valley | silk Mill O. for exemption from tax | atiOn for ten years was also referred 1 to the special committee for report l This committee leases the Atwood
 building on Main street and is taxed
 for only S1,O00.
 Councilman Lanqworthy said that it <, Was about time a supervisor of high
 ways was appointed to fill the vacancy
 caused by the retirement of Elihu i Chesebro last December He favored
 the appointment of Justin Ravens te | the place.
 Councilman Culley questioned the
 advisability of appointing a supervis-
 or of highways at this time, the term
 of the present council being so neal its end.
 | Councilman Flynn did not think il
 advisable to put a new man on tt
 the incoming council.
 Councilman Langworthy declared 1 that if the new council did not wan 1 MT. Haven they could name his suc-
 cessor. No supervisor was appointed