Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1914-01-06

Attorney Ledwdge said he appeared
as q friend rather than paid attorney
and urged that the council do what
was right in aid of Patrick j. Herman,
wEo was struck in the left eye with a
niece of chin stone while working for
the town on the highway at Pleasant
View, Nov. q. AS a result of the mis-
nan Mr.. Keenan, has lost his left eye
and there is fear that the other eye
nay be affected. He suggested that d
committee CT the council investigate
tne case and see Il the matter cannot
be .Tnicably adjusted MIR. keenan,
said al the time Of the accident he was
81 work drilling and TWO other men
s-ere working near breaking stone with
. siedge hammer. when q small piece
Of chipDed stone flew and struck him
in the eye. Tie was in no way to
blame. He was attended by two West
erl- DOCTORS went to q specialist in
Providence. then 10 the Rhode Island
hospital where the eye was removed
Ee was still under the doctors direc-
t:o1s
Councilmen c. Clarence Maxson
Maurice W. Flynn and Town Solicitor
Harry &. Agard were appointed q
committee to investigate and report
with recommendations to the next reg
Illsr meeting Of the council.
The Watch Hill House club Of
which CoIon9l 4. E. Dick, manager of
Tho Watch Till House is the first in
curpcrator, made application for a
Cub liquor license. through Attorney
John J. Dunn. He explained that the
Tub was incorporated Nov. "A 1913,
that it was now located in the Watch
Rill House aud that liquor would not
7>a served only to those who resided
n the hotel Councilman Thomas
aTked if the Watch Hill house had TAX
IN oul the regular license for which
tne Zee is $700, adding that a special
cub license fee is OnlC $25.
Clerk Whipple replied that the
Watch Hill house liquor license is not
usually taken out until spring. but that
the full 500 fee is then paid.
Attorney Roche stated that the
Watch Hill house license is issued to
price paid. He did not believe that
Colonel Dick would break faith with
the town and he did not think it in
the CCionePs idea to escape the pay
ment of the regular license fee and
operate under the club license. Col
onel Dick was not of the kind that
would resort to subterfuge. Mr. Dunn
took no stock in the report that if this
club license was granted, the license
granted Fay for the Watch Hill house
would be transferred elsewhere, and
effort would be made to have it
awarded to a person that the council
men considered Objectionable. He de-
| clared that if special license was is
sued the Watch Hill House club it
would be used only in connection with
that club.
BY unanimous vote of the council the
club license was refused.
Chief of Police Thomas E. Brown
said he had complied with the coun-
cii's instructions in the matter Of seal
ing all doors except the main entrance
to al saloons in Westerly, excepting
the saloon recently opened by Charles
d. Chapman. Here there was a side
door with steps leading to the drive
way to the stable and the rear of the
buildings located there Conditions
We're different there than in any other
saloon and he desired special instruc-
ton.
Mr.. Chapman said the side entrance
| was not there for patrons, but rather
to take in ice and to take out Stops
| rather than use the front door for such
purposes. There was no intent to use
the side door for patronage, although
such things are done in the city of
Providence. He did not want any