Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-05
MYSTERIES 0vERSEER OF POOR. Given More Authority by Town Council of Toilet
 Accommodations Watch Hill one Protest Against Sun
 day Closing Company of Tierney Cadets Organized

e -4 - tremely difficult to talk business with a man Of weathervane proclivities. The committee was continued with full authority to do business with the park. commissioners representing the fire district. MT. Thomas said that if the district furnished tce location he would collect sum sufficient to erect the buildings by private subscription.
 Antonio PoIeti, represented by Inter- preter Charles 4Ruisi, asked permission 10 sell ice cream. soda water and milk in Pierce street on Sundays. He has been engaged in the business for some time and had been ordered to discon- tinue the Sunday business by Chief of Police Brown. It was explained by Town Solicitor Agard that the council did not have the desire. or authority, to grant permission to violate state statutes. but that the chief of police was permitted to use his own discre- ton in some cases, even if not in strict conformity to law, but in response to that there should be no Sunday busi- ness carried on in Westerly west of the railroad track, which included Pierce street
 Councilman Flynn did not desire to criticize the present plan, but it did not seem fair to have specified div1d- ing line in regard to Sunday privi- leges.
 Angelo Cappuocio presented a bill for three months rent of a tenement in Pierce street which was occupied by Mrs. George Bates and four children while her husband was in jail. MT. Cappuccio stated that rent was paid prior to that time, in part, by the over seer of the poor. but that official gave notice he would not pay any more rent. MT. Cappuccio said he did not want to . |, @1-.I . asked the town to pay the rent. The matter was referred to the overseer of the poor.
 A trio of Italian residents asked for more light in the vicinity of their red to the street light committed Chairman Cu1ley said the committee had received many applications for street lights and that on account of insufficient appropriation no new lights could be established during the propriation would be asked for in an nual financial town meeting two weeks hence
 Tavern license was granted John Catto for the Bradford house, Fred c. c. Schultz for New Park hotel, B. J. Pendleton for The Rhode Island and J. Frank Champlin for Ocean house. Druggist liquor licenses were granted to Thomas J. Bannon for Main street and for Watch Hill, Oscar c. Stott in Dixon house and August Larsen for 67 High street
 Health Officer Lewis Stanton report ed nine eases of scarlet fever during April The health officer was requested to take action that will result in the abatement of nuisance caused by the location of a hencoop on premises of Edward Barber and located close to the home of John w. Berry. Council man Wayland A. Saunders asked for investigation of the cesspoo1 of three tenement house in Bradford which empties into a well of water that is used by the occupants of the house.
 Chief of Police Brown reported seven arrests during April
 William J. Nichols, appraiser of damage done by dogs, reported the killing of ducks owned by Charles V. Rtddeu and submitted a bill of $16.90, which was ordered paid. Albert H. Langworthy and William J. Nichols were reappointed appraisers of dam ages by dogs for the ensuing year.
 Bills were received from the People,
 mission located in Pawcatuck, amount ing to S75. as Westerly's share in pre- pairing a place for the accommodation of tramps. Since the erection of the new town hall no tramps have been housed in the station house, but have
 been directed by the police to the mis- sion. The management Of the mission consider it but fair that the town of Westerly should bear a part of the ex- penSe of caring for tramps, at the mis- sion, especially as there is no place for them in Westerly. It was the opinion of the council that they had no right to approve the payment of bills fol work done in another town, and in an
 other state, but realized that the sit
 uation was entitled to consideration It was agreed to put the proposition Of the care of trampS up to the finan- l. cial town meeting, with recommenda- tion for appropriation for caring for the deserving travelling men. If this is done agreement could be made with the Peoples mission to accommodate Westerly for the sum appropriated by the town.
 James A. Mcdonald, state commit teeman of the Tierney Temperance cadets for New London county has taken preliminary steps for the organ 1Zatfon Of a company of boys in St Michaeps parish, with the approval oi the pastor, Rev. Patrick J. OLeary MetiveeT, James Murphy, Thomas Sui livan, Cornelius Shea and William Bar ny as a recruiting committee It is planned sto organize the company next Sunday. A company was recently formed in Stoningto ton. There are fou1 l companies in New London and it is planned to form a full regiment oi Tierney Temperance cadets in New