Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-03
ELECTION TODAY AT WESTERLY
Tickets of the Two Leading Parties-Town Councils First Meeting in Fine New Court House-Death of Rev Thomas C. Crocker-Weekapaug Post Office Opened For the Season.

The present town council whose trln of office expires after the ar-
 iss.l town election today, has the hon.
 of hszvslg been the last council tl meet il. .he old towE hall on Union
 rect and she first to occupy the fins
 appointed council chamber in Wes-
 rly's handsome new granite struc- s-.te at the corner of Broad and Union -eets. as the town fathers held their te-ular monthly meeting in the town aali section of the town hall and courthouse Monday, President William Clark. who is not a candidate TOT re- election because of taking up resi- dence in Hopkinton, calling the meet ing to order. The meeting Monday morning was the first time that the building has been used in. an official way
 new chamber today prompted Thomas Mckenzie. superintendent of the Wes- teriv water works whose offices are among those in the building, to place a basket of beautiful carnations in the centre of the mahogany table, around which the members sit. Place cards designated the seats of the town fatheFw; commencing at the left or the town cle-s~ Everett F. WhtpPle, they took their places in the order named: At the head, President Will liam L. Clarke, and continuing were, CourcftEnen Albert H. Langw0rthy, Wayfand A. Islanders, Maurice w. Flynn William C1lley and Charles B. Th1ruas. who was seated at the head. fne members took their places in the wnIfxm |. Csssrl1a Albert H. Lang worthy. wsy4and A. Saunders, Maur- Ice ". Flynn, William Cuf1ey and Charles B. Thomas. Town Solicitor Hrry B. Agsrd also has seat tFi- sssds She rail, wfsach separates ths Tz-t1A be in attendance. ocu1Gorts5ae seats having been provided to aOconntodafe about thirty people
 The session of the council was hrfef. there being little business to be
 The town was authorized to pay the 5nrffor of the town hall once in two y~@ekE The monthly bill of the over seer of the poor. Elery Barber. $21S17 was apprvved and ordered paid. A. bn received by the town clerk for the board of Thomas Wine at the Norwich hospital. amounting to $fT.5o wws referred to the overseer of the pocG-
 Joseph Murano. who conducts a irmlf on Paerce street for soOa1 affairs nmUrx eho Italians of the town, ars- peRred before the council and asked p@rruzBS5cn to conduct oerristeningS and weddings on Sundays, telling that he had spent about $1 400 in fitting up the hall bo give the Italians of the town a suitabae place to hold such afrzars. He told the town fathers that che police had stopped dancing at the hau Sund1yz and that if he were not allowed to have entertainments of rhds Hnd on these days he would not De able to rent the place, as danc- ing usually was part of the event. No zct1on was taken as the council has no authority to sanction danc- ing on the first day of the week.
 A. F. Kinney and Son were grant cd permission to conduct 8 bowling alley at Pleasant View. There have been fourteen arrests during the past month according to the report given by Chief of Police Thomas E. Brown One fire was reported There were no contagious diseases reported dur ing May The Gav9tt Catering com pany was granted a license for a vic- tualfng business at Pleasant View Charles Farrell was appointed a dem ocratic supervisor at the coming eleo- ton to fill the vacancy made by John Donovan as he is a candidate for election at the annual town election today. A number of deeds of transfer of land on John street to the town of Westerly were ordered recorded. A notice was read from Horace Vose of Railroad avenue. who objected to any property, winch is included in the proposed Improvements that are to be made in the near future on this street.
 The council voted to meet Wednes- day evening at T-30 o'clock to recount che ballots which win be cast at to- days election
 The following bfns were voted paid: John S. Thompson police, $9. 40: James Maxwell police. s1L75; James c Stewart. police. e33; Lewis Stanton, health officer, $50: Walter Wheeler. auditor. s10: J. T. Edmond Co. sup plies. $ETo: O. StfIlman- supplies, <a-15: Bu6fong Post, regular appro- rT1a<f1n. $150. Robert Bruclzer camp. regular appropriation s25; T. J. Ban non Go. supplies 80 cents: Dudley Hardware O.. supplies, s9.T5; Charles E. Beebe. ss.4o; Light and Power com