Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-04

The monthly meeting of the Wes- terly town council was held Monday morning in the council chamber in the town hall building, with Council men William Culley. Maurice w. Flynn, Charles B. Thomas, Francis G. Haswell, Charles Craig and Thomas F. Robinson present. The session was a short one and much of the time was taken up with the payment and dis cussion of bills. there being no inn portant business for the councilmen to act upon.
 Three bills were submitted by Fire Warden Sheffield Greene of Dunn's Corners, which showed that three fires had been extinguished during April, with the assistance of the Westerly fire department. The total cost of ex- tinguishing the fire and giving night protection to property was $91.44. The fires were located at Watch Hill Woody Hill and on the post road, cost ing S14.5S, S4S76 and $2S.10, respec- lively.
 Forest Fire Warden Greene recom- mended the appointment of c. Palmer Chapman, David T. Talbot and Sam uel G. Cottrel as re wardens of the second third and fourth districts. The council made the appointments.
 The report of Chief of Police Thom- as K. Brown showed that there were 1O arrests II1du0 OuTlnS ApT1l. 4hGEc were seven arrests for fntoX1cat1on, one for assault with intent to kill, two for larceny, one for insanity, one for being a common drunkard and one for being an idle person.
 Tree Warden E. L. Gavttt submit ted a report of the work during the year. which showed that the trees all over town, overhanging the town high ways had been put in good condition and several trees had been removed, owing to their being killed by gases. The report also showed that 1S7 trees had been sprayed during the year for the sum of s200, while last year $500 was expended for the spraying of ITO trees. He said that he had worked in conjunction with the government inspector, A. J. Miller, and that they had found many nests of the brown tail moth, which they had destroyed. He suggested that the council recom- mend the appropriation of $200 for the spraying of trees and $500 for the care of the same during the next year.
 John L. Kenyon, Grovani Matarese, John Wilkinson and E. R. Smith were granted milk licenses. Harry s. Lit tleffeld was granted a victualing n- cense for a restaurant at Watch Hill. Druggist liquor licenses were granted to Louis E. Barbour, for Barbour's pharmacy, 16 and Is Broad street; Os- car c. Stott, for the Dixon house phar- macy. Broad street, and August Lar son, for the Westerly Drug company, at 57 High street.
 A special meeting of the council will be held next Saturday afternoon at 4-30 o'clock for the canvassing of the voting list for the annual financial town meeting to be held May Il.
 Before an audience of over 400 in the high school hall Monday night the Classical High school of Providence daf01fod VUoeforlxy Ob ;r, dah Resolved, That the U. s. government should own and operate the telegraphs. The affirmative side Of the question was debated by Westerly and the neg ative by the Providence school. The decision was unanimous.
 The program follows:
 Orchestra selection: introductory re- marks: debate musical selections, quartette and orchestra; decision of the judges; orchestra selection.
 Order of Speakers-,Westerly, af- frmative, Abraham Schuman '16. Lev erett A. Briggs, Jr '15, William D. Critcherson '15 (capt.); classical. neg ative. J. Walter Hartman '16, William c. Hay IS, Harold E. Bernkoff '16, (capt.)
 In Rebuttal-Negative, MT. Harri- man, MT. Hay, Mir. Bernkoff: affirma- tive, MT. Schuman, MT. Briggs, MT. Critcherson.
 Alternates-Westerly, Elliott R. Thorp, '15; Classical, James J. Walker, '15
 The presiding officer was James M. Pendleton and the judges were Pres ident Howard Edwards, Rhode Island State college. Kingston, R. l.; Dr. Ed ward Holyoke, of Providence; Attor- ney Chauncey E. Wheeler, of Provi- dence
 The trophy Is a large silver cup of fered by the Brown club of Providence to become the permanent property of the school winning 1t three times.
 Miss Edna Peabody of 1s Morqan street is recovering from injuries re ceived Sunday night when the rifle