Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-25
STONINCTON
How the Road Work Is Progressing
Generous Bidders at Auction of
Portuguese Society-Henry w. Bah
cock Home from Florida,

In connection with the construction
of the nearly five miles stretch of re-
inforced concrete state highway, ex-
tending from the easterly boundary
of the borough of Stonington to the
corner of Broadway and Washington
street. Mystic. The Vito Construction
company, Of Thompson which has the
contract for building the highway, has
established a working plant in the
Wheeler lot on Montauk avenue that
has been designated as Little Italy.
Here are erected houses for the ac-
commodation of the workTnen on the
big job, and here is located the stone
cruSher blacksmith shop, and all that
is essential to make such plant COM
plete. The rock used in the road work
is procured and crushed on the prem
ises. while the sand and gravel comes
from nearby Harbor Side. Both places
have sidings from the main line of
the Groton and Stonington Street
Railway company. TIE actual road
bed building was commenced and is
now in progress in Stonington Dor
ough, while preliminary work is be-
ing done all along the line
This highway will be one of the best
known to road builders, and its dura-
bility is evidenced in its composition.
First there is the solid base, then the
steel net work and then the concrete
composed in equal parts Of crushed
rock, gravel and cement 1t is eSti-
mated that two hundred carloads of
cement with four hundred bags to a
car will be used in the construction of
this highway. At intervals along the
line sheds have been erected for the
storage of the bags of cement, so as
to be convenient as the work pro-
crosses.
Opening of New Highway.
That section of the new state high
way from the easterly borough line to
Bayview avenue was opened to traf-
f1c Monday. The section to Cutler
street will be opened next Monday,
Jitney Service Nipped.
An automobilist with a Rhode Island
license, and a resident of Westerly,
came to the borough Sunday and
started q. jitney service at the rate of
five cents a mile and was reaping in
the nicke1s from the crowd assembled
by the Portuguese celebration Of the
feast of the Holy Ghost By direc-
ton of Warden Crandar. Constable
Ledwith held up the operator, told him
he was doing an illegitimate business,
as he had no license to carry paSSen-
gers for hire, and warned him to quit,
return the fares to the passengers then
warning and started off for his own
home town
Big Storehouse of Brick.
The American Velvet company is
to add a large brick storehouse to its
plant. The brick will commence to
arrive next week and the work will
be carried to completion as quickly
as possible
Auction for Charity.
A feature of the Portuguese Holy
Ghost celebration was the auction.
conducted by Charles oJseph of New
Bedford. the proceeds to be devoted
to charity, the bidders practically
making donation for that purpose. A
loaf Of bread sold for So, a plate of
Holsters -, a $3.50 gold piece for 81,
pair OF bantams $3.50. A live calf
was sold for $3.50, was taken away,
decorated with ribbons and brought
back and sold again for $3.50. and
then presented to the original donor.
The sum of $275 was realized from the
auction sale and those who did the
bidding seemed to get their moneys
worth In pleasure
Bicycling for Pleasure,
George A Hyde and Samuel Leavitt
OF The Terminal Bicycle club, rode
"a miles on their bicycles Sunday.
They went to Narragansett Pier and
return by a circuitous route
Henry w. Babcoet Home.
Henry W. Babcock, son of Mrs.
Courtland G. Ba,bcoek, who has been
seriously i'll with typhoid fever in
Moada4 Es1entlZs stltEsElng 2 . realapsa-