Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-28

terly would remain a license town for at least two years more, there has been public interest as to the parties who would be privileged to sell liquor legally. More applications were re- ceived than eyer before. there being four for wholesale licenses and tflir- ty-four for retail licenses, and in ad- dition there were two applicants for club license. although these latter are in & separate class and are not in- cluded under the provisions of the law where one liquor license is allowed for each 300 of population. The members of the Westerly town council gave a public hearing on the applications in the council chamber of the town hall Friday evening, when it was an- nouncedsthat seventeen licenses would be issued and that the fee for each license would be $750 a year. The council chamber was filled and many interested spectators were forced to be content with standing room in the corridor.
 Applications for licenses to sell pure spirituous, intoxicating and malt liz qI1ors at wholesale and retail. not to be drunk on the premises, were made by the following named persons:
 Brogno, Louis, in the village of Bradford fin a building owned by An tonic Pignataro, on the easterly side of the Westerly road, about three hun dred feet southeriy from the railroad station.
 Bruno, Frank, at No. s1 Pleasant
 Catto. James. at No. 55 Railroad avenue Westerly. 1 Lawton, James, at the Lawton Bot ting works, on the Potter Hill road. Applications for licenses to sell pure spirituous, intoxicating and malt H- quors. at retail only, by the following named persons: Acotin, Alphonse, at No. S6 Pierce street.
 Ahearn, John P. at the Dougherty Place, known as the Cold spring house on the Potter Hill road,
 Benvenuto, Natale, at the corner of Canal street and Freight Yard Drive Card, Herbert A., at No. 65 Main street.
 chamP1in: John &n'1, F. at the Ocean
 Chapman. Charles D.. at No. a2 Canal street.
 Cosentino, Pietro, at No. 4s Pierce
 DePiacito. Nicolo, at No. 2o8 Canal street.
 Fay. Charles H., at the New Watch Hill House, Watch Hill.
 Ferraro, James, at No. 29 Pierce
 Furness. rFank L.. at The Rhode Island. Broad street. IdN+lI. OA4NS1 IT,. 1I -NO' ~ ~AAoA-A1 Gervasini. Victor. at the Bradford house, in the village of Bradford.
 Grills, Joseph S, at No. 95. Canal street.
 Holiday. Frank L.. at No. 157 Gran Layton. Ralph W. in the north store at No 101 Canal street. ! Marine, Frank. at No. 135 Canal street.
 1 No 34 Canal street.
 Mccarthy. Michael. at No. 27 White
 MontaIto, George. at No. AT Pierce street.
 erly corner of Oak and Tower streets.
 Alurano, Luigi, at No. B Pierce street.
 Nigrelli, Castrenze. at No. POI Canal street.
 | 70. Main street
 Pignataro, Antonio, on the westerly side of the Westerly road. about 300 feet from the schooEhouse in the vil- lage of Bradford. Recchia. Joseph. in the building to be erected just east of No 79 Granite
 Rose, Peter, at No. 9s Canal street. Terranova, Frank, at 70. 76 Oak street.
 Turano. Giuseppe, at No. a7 Pierce street.
 Turano, John. at No. 50 1-2 Pierce street.
 i Turrisi. Frank, nthe store imme- diately north of No. 87 Pleasant street, facing Pierce street. Tuscano, Luigi, at No. 5S Pleasant
 Whalen. Daniel J., at No. 1o1 Canal
 Applications were made for club liquor licenses as follows:
 Bradford Social club. in the village of Bradford.
 1 British club at No. IS Main street in the village of Westerly.
 Attorneys Ledwidge, Dunn, Roche and Kingsley appeared for several of | the applicants and each spoke in favor of license for the persons they repre- scented. By agreement no arguments were presented until the entire list was called. No remonStrance was made until the application of John P Ahern was reached. Remembrance was filed against this application as required by order of the council. The reading then proceeded, without ob- l jection, until the application of Oliver E. Gavitt was reached. Remonstrance came from the owners of the majority of property within 200. feet of the pro- posed location. and the place was dis qualified under the law. All went well again. without objection. until the ap- plicat1on of Joseph Recchia was read The owners of the greater part ot 1 the land within the 200 feet limit pro- l tested. This is MT. Recchia's fourth unsuccessful attempt to get liquor license. No other remonstrances were received.
 Then came the arguments by aetor- neys for applicants, MT. Ledwidge rep resenting two. MT. Roche six and MT Dunn fourteen and Mfr. Kingsley two Peter Rose, an applicant. stated thai he was too poor to hire a lawyer. but if the councilrnen had a license to spare ne would like to have it. Joseph $. Grills also spoke in his own behalf 1 After being in session for an hour the hearing was declared closed and the councilnen went into executive session for deliberation. After an hour and half, the counoi1men announced the issuance of licenses as follows: 1 Wholesale-James Cato, Frank Bruno.
 Retail-AIphonse Acctin, John F, Champlin, Charles D. Chapman Charles IT. Fay. Frank L. Fnrness, Victor Ger7asini, Joseph $. Grflls, Frank L. Holiday. Andrew J. Martin, Michael ifcCarthy, Pickering 6 Sul- livan. Luigi Tuscano, James Ferara4 29 Pierce street, Daniel J. Whalen 1 !01 Canal street and George Montalto,