Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-04
WESTERLY MEN CITE NORWICH
Insurance Agents Want Division of Public Business The Rose of New Eagland-Town Council Votes to Grant License to Bradford Ciub-Frank W. Coy Inquires as to Watch Hill Road Improvements-Death of Mrs. Thomas Blanchard.

Coune4lnaaA agsre n. AAngworthy
 was the only absentee at the regular meeting of the Westerly town eouaei
 held Monday. Aftea. the transaction ed
 routine business jurors te serve iE
 the superior court for Washington
 county were dzawn as followsss Fred erick c BAGaaaas George W. Wood ward William A- Tfavers. Amos P
 John A. Keenan, Charles A. Morgan Herbert l. Bsrdleiz. Russell L.. Slo- euxn. EierE c. Bur$afcks Axe1 Nelson Orvflle G. BadDers c. Palmer Chapnar and William w. Foster, grand jurors
 William A. Clark, William A. Bar Der, James S. Segar. Joseph J. Gerra- sina. Joseph Passettl. Oscar Tefft, Al bert B. Clark, Albert E. Spargo, Edwin Barber Thomas E. Robinson Theodore B. Beacks Oliver c. Andrews Isaac H. , Harvey, Thomas F. Howard. Jaynes E. Wf1beur, Archie Fletcher, Jr., Mi chael F. Sullivan, Samuel E. Larkin, EEni1rs B. Harvey William o. Pierce, Gtfs Champlfn, Eugene I. Ward, Walter H. Nash. Charles F. Berry, Stephen W. Collins. John F. Maxson, Henry E. Mcrfarty, James Catto, Frank Burdick, Charles H Ledward. John OPie, Court 1T. Chace. James Mckenzie, Jacques A Mnxfe. petit jurors. s@
 James W. Burke asked permission to trim trees that stand in front of his residence, as some of the branches damaged the house It was decided
 
 Tree Warden Brffun-
 A petition was received from the Bradford Social club asking for a club license so that liquor could be legally dispensed to members. The member ship is composed wholly of employees of the Bradford Dyeing association and now numbers S5- Attorney LedWidge spoke in favor Of granting the peti- ton. He said the club was under the af ba q f95 T1- tendent and that the officials of the association were favorable to the peti- ffeI and would not permit violation of law. The liquor would be kept in one room in the clubhouse and no women would be permitted in that room, no minors would be allowed in that room and no liquor would be sold to be taken away, and no liquor served while women were in the clubhouse He said the petition asked for nothing but what was within the law The license fee is $25 and the license can be revoked by the council at any time should there be violation of law. Upon suggestion of Councilman c Clarence Mascso1 1t was voted to consider the petition in executive session Coun- cianIan Maurice W. Flynn said he be- rsved the members of the Bradford Social club were honest in their in tenHons and he was in favor of grant Ing the HceEse- In fact. he said. it would be advisable to grant similar licel-se to aotH1Er clubs in the town, and there be refusal to take out license there sd1oufa be enforcement of law He favored license to all such clubs, especially as some existed in the v1l- 1age of Westerly, and without license The council decided to consider this was voted to grant the license.
 Residents in the vicinity of Thomp- son Corners C0Inp1ained that the cleo trdc light placed at that dangerous .3-7+h hoA eH f6a f1o r. ing station. The council was request ed to have the light rEsEdaced as a safety prscaudon. Referred to the committee on Mghtz.
 A1atunio PupeIIo retftionede for pool room HcgnEe flor 88 Pierce street. As petitioner waB not known to council men, the petfti0n was referred for in vestfgatfun to President Clarke and Chief of Police Brown.
 Lewis StanIEon, superintendent of heaffh, repu1stRd nO contagious dis eases dEu-Tng, fire month of January
 Chief Of Police Brown reported f5 arrests ft1nfg 8aIuary. all but one being for 3ntnzIcafIun. The other ar rest w8s fur 4zBeEjfng 8 butchers shop open. on the first day of the week.
 The bills rzrrdered for expenses dur Ing January were approved for pay ment. When the bIQ for electric light furnished fine town hall was reached Councilman Maxs0n remarked the bill seemed to be quite large. It was ex- p1ained that the bill included the lights used in the police department, and that there was use of gas and electricity when the Westerly Board of Trade held meetings in the town hall. Presi- dent Clark asked if such a healthy organization as the Board of Trade 1 did not pay its own bills Independent of town support2 A councilman re- marked sNot so you could notice ft.s'
 Waiter s. Price presented a petition which he said was out of fhe ordinary but which he believed was a fair proposition. It was signed by Joseph r. Murphy, Price & Rogers and Frank W. Coy, and asked for a fair division of the insurance business at the dis posa1 of the towns representative among the local agents, instead of be- ing given to one concern The petition asked for 8 reareprisa1 of the town property which would be available to all regular insurance agents. Sugges- lions were trade that the town insur- anoe: in stock companies be cancelled and that in mutual companies be all lowed to continue to expiration.
 Mr. Price maintained that there were insurance agents in Westerly who maintain offices for the transaction of insurance business who do not get a look-fn for the towns business. He said that like conditions existed in Norwich up to a few years ago, but was applied and the agents are satisfied, even the one who previo ousfy had the monopoly of the city's