Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-07
Al the opening of the afternoon session. there was large delegation Ot StrIklnQ laborers preSent. They

session. there was a large delegation of striking laborers present. They presented a petition that the town council are the best officers to bring about a settlement of the strike. The demand is for twenty-five cents an hour for an eight hour labor day, or S2 a day minimum wage. The petition was received and tabled.
 Bills for March were approved and ordered paid. It was voted to pay a, salary of $25 a year to Sheffield Greene as fire warden It was voted avenue, at Watch Hill. Mrs. Horace D StillmAn was authorized to es- tablish telephone pole line in the Brown Bridge road for the Nichols place at the 5Stillmau home. It was voted to establish a grade on John street Harry Kingsley, a game war den asked for appointment as police constable, but the matter was held up for, approval of the chief of police. Health Officer Lewis Stanton reported six cases of scarlet fever during the month of March. Chief of Police Brown reported four arrests during the month.
 Andrew Martin was granted tavern
 license, and a victual license was granted Alex Paterson, Eugene F. Knight and Peters Brothers.
 Town Solicitor Agard called up the matter of the proposed new turnout for the Norwich and Westerly Trac- ton company near the railway sta ton. letter was read from Presi- dent R. W Perkins, stating that the Canal street extension would be but
 little used and that when the turnout in Railroad avenue was completed, the company would take up the sectiol
 of trackage in Broad street for from a cars length of the track triangle in
 the square.
 Councilman Flynn said it was under
 stood that if the Railroad avenue turn
 out was granted, all tracks would be
 removed from Dixon square and that
 cars would be run through instead of
 to and from the square.
 General Manager Samuel Andersan
 believed the leaving of the triangle
 in Dixon square would be for the pub
 lie convenience. but the company is
 ready to comply with the wishes of the council
 The sentiment of the council was that the franchise be granted provided the trolley company remove all tracks from Dixon square except those of for a turnout in Railroad avenue and an extension in Canal street the work to be completed by July 1.
 The councilmen canvassed the voting list and selected therefrom the real estate and personal voters who are eli gible for jury duty, which constitutes the jury list for the coming year. 
 A report was received from Warren Allen, the civil engineer expert who came to Westerly from the federal agricultural department, upon invita- ! ton of the Westerly town council. to inspect present conditions and rec ommend a more efficient system for tne conduct of the highway department 1 He recommended the appointment of public works commission to take charge of the water, sewer and high way departments, the town council fl define their duties. fix salaries and the power to change ordinances ana that the commissioner ee required tC give bonds. The public works com
 mission to have authority to employ as manager of public works a cf,r,- petent civil engineer to be known as 1 town engineer and salary be fixed bJ the commission, and the commission CTS to have the power to employ sl,,.h agents and clerks as may be neces- sary. The report goes into detail 1T
 regard to the proper method of roaf building and their maintenance an6 estimated cost. The local methods arg criticised and as an instance cites the fact that crushed stone is sold at the stone crusher at a lower price than the cost of production and suggests that the. town end the custom of sell ing crushed stone, He suggested mod-
 ern methods of bookkeeping and gen ] eral accounting in the highway depart- ment
 It was voted to receive the. report and place the same on file Frederick C. Buffum of the frs pre-.