Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-22
IN AND ABOUT WESTERLY
Hotels at Watch Hill Close After Big Season Dick to Secure Columbia House Annex for Year-round Hotel Service-Fiy-nne Cottages Still Occupied Funeral of Domenico Santoni

The hotels at Watch Hill are closed after a successful season. the best ever so far as the hotels are concerned ana with more cottages occupied than ever before. The hotels which usuaIly close the first Tuesday in September, the day following Labor day, extended the season to accommodate guests. At this date a year ago twenty-one cot tages were occupied by summer resi- dents, while at the present time 6s cottages are occupied and many of these will not be closed before Octo- Der 1st. and a few not for month later. Colonel Dick. manager of the Watch Hill house, is planning to keep his hotel open next season until Octo- Der 1st, and will do so if he can be guaranteed two hundred guests. It is understood that already nearly that number have signifed their desire Of remaining at Watch Hill until that date if hotel accommodations are as- sured. There is a probability that Colonel Dick will have the Columbia house as an annex next season and with a view to inaugurating an all the year round hotel service at Watch Hill.
 The Thompson mansion, which has been in course of construction for over a year will be occupied next season It will probably be the best residence at Watch Hill, as well as being To- cated on the most elevated site. on
 
 cottages are to be built before the opening of next season and the sum mer population of the wealthy will be replaced by the workingmen Of Wes- terly
 The present mid-summerlike wealth. CT has resulted in many of the cot taxers at Pleasant View remaining longer than usual and some propose to remain at that resort until the end of next month. The same conditions prevail at Weekapaug, Quonocontaug and Charlestown beach.
 Under the present regulations of the Westerly Fire district, the members of the three fire companies hurry to quarters when an alarm is sent In, except the members of the Cyclone company, who proceed direct to the box whence the alarm comes. This is by reason of the Cyclone motor driven combination chemical and hose wagon responding to all fire alarms. The Rhode Island Ones, with motor driven hose wagon, responds to sec ond alarms and the Alert Hook and Ladder company to alarms from speci- fled boxes and to general alarms. This has been the rule for several years and the rule has not been changed since the substitution of two motor driven for the two horse-drawn hose wagons.
 There are some flremen who believe that with the changed conditions there should be change in. rules and that all the fire companies should be re- quired to respond to all fire alarms. supposedly from an economical stand point, when the district paid a lump sum of $45o for the use of horses. an amount far In excess of $10 for each fire alarm. While the plan never worked to disadvantage, still there is ] liability at any time that all available fire apparatus be needed and at the same time. A general response, 1t is believed, would result in a more ef- fcient fire department, when firemen realized that their service was re- quired at the first tap of the bell.
 Since the introduction of motor driven apparatus the drivers are paid s5 for each fire alarm to which they