Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-09

President Alberti R. Stillman pre- sided at the monthly meeting of the Westerly Board of Trade. In the ab senee of Secretary Arthur L. Perry. l Thomas Perry was chosen secretary pro tenn. The rules were suspended and James Dodd, Ralph R. Segar, Hugh A. Dunning and Henry M. Clark were elected to membership.
 Frederick c. Buffum, for the mu- nicipa1 improvement committee, made report of the action taken in regard to the protection of the beaches from tu- ture storm raVages. He said the con- mittee had succeeded in getting Major Pillsbury of the United States army
 engineer corps to inspect the beaches
 from Fort Mansfield to Weekapaug, in-
 elusive, and that report of the lnspec- ton, with recommendations, was eX- pected in the near future.
 MT. Buffum, for the committee on
 fire prevention, reported the progress of activity in5-that direction and that
 the cost of the campaign to date was
 $21.40. He said there was urgent need for building inspection ordinance and
 that the subject had been suggested to the town council
 George B. Utter, for the committee on improvement of the public highway system, reported that the town council had received the report of the govern
 ment expert who came to Westerly at the instance of the Board of Trade. A
 
 ed, to include water, sewers and roads,
 and MT. Utter believed sucn e propo- Sition was generally favored. In order to bring about the change, legislative action was required, but that could not be obtained at the present session of the general assembly, and therefore must be deferred for a year, as it must first be passed upon in financial town meeting. He advocated it's presenta- ton at the annual meeting next month.
 Harvey C. Perry recommended that the laws be enforced against owners of dams in the Pawcatuck river who failed to provide fiShWayS at certain seasons. Salmon and shad had been found in the river, and if fishWays were opened there would be increase in fish ing industry. The matter was referred to the legal committee.
 Irvine 0. Chester asked what had become of the sewerage proposition which was instituted by the Board of Trade and referred to the town coun- had submitted the matter to the board of water commissioners. The munich pay improvement committee was re- quested to make investigation and re- port at the next meeting.
 Herman Dock, inventor of the Dock engine and like machinery, resident
 
 Hill road. has perfected a rotary pump that will tend to revolutioniZe pump ing fire apparatus and water pumping generally This pump was given it's third and final endurance test Wednes- day near the Dock residence. The pump was driven for six consecutive hours by an automobile engine of about 10 horse power. Water was lift ed from the Pawcatuek river, a dis tance of about Is feet, and thrown 10Th of three-quarter inch nozzle. at 140 pound pressure, a distance of 200 feet, re- markable work. when it is considered that the test was made with a single rotary pump that is only two and one quarter inches wide and nine and one half inches in diameter. Including the encased water chambers on each side of the pump, the whole could almost be placed in an ordinary water bucket By placing additional pumps on the shafting and extending the water chambers the capacity of the pumping apparatus would depend entirely upon the amount of power and water sup ply. There is no limit to the pumping strength.
 This invention of MT Dock is a new problem in pumping and it is the first time true rotary has been found, and 1,ZOO gallons of water a minute can be delivered by this pump for an indefi- nite period No matter how great the pressure, the pump cannot be affected, as there is no friction in the pump. nothing to get out of order. MT. Dock has been at work on this new problem in pumping for several years and the tests have proven the success of his in Tention. The tests were witnessed by mechanical experts and they unheSitat- 1ngly declared that the Dock rotary pump was the only true rotary and that it meant revolutionizing of pump ing methods.
 While this pump is intended for use in notor-driven fire apparatus, by req son of sits extraordinary power and compactness it can be utilized in any business in which the pumping of wa ter is a component part. The same engine that gives motive power to the automobile apparatus, by the shifting of a lever, will operate the rotary pump. This can be done without the slightest delay and the rotary pump ran be in operation Immediately after the automobile comes to a standstiil. Aside from it's efficiency, it will be a valuable acquisition to fire apparatus by reason of it's small size being about one-Quarter as large as the rotary pumps now in use, and therefore a space econOmizer. With the Dock TO- tary pump installed there will be room for the chemical tank under the driv- CTS seat, and the space now occupied by the tank can be utilized for addi- tional hose space and general equip ment. The possibilities of the pump are only limited by the motive power and water supply
 Chief of Police Thomas E. Brown received information Wednesday even- ing that David Sheehan a former resi- dent of Westerly, had died in Lowell Mass, ,/and was asked for information as to whether he had any relatives living. The communication stated that David had left an estate. The chief 3scertained that the deceased was about 48 years of age and son of Daniel Sheehan, who is at present at the town farm. He was a. paving cutter by cc- equation and left Westerly about 25 years ago. The letter of inquiry was received from McDonough & Sons, un- dertakers, and Chief Brown telephoned the desired information. It was learned that death was due to asphyxiation