Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-06
GIFT FOUNTAIN FOR WESTERLY
Mrs Henry A. Griscom Offers Statue of Ngret Memorial
to Her Husband Accepted by Town Council Natalie
De Barto Escapes After Shooting Brother-in-law-Of
fcers of Palmer Chapter-Missing Wheeler School
Student Returns.

prepared the fountain as a memorial
to her husband
Councilman Flynn said the fountain
| was there and no doubt it was there
fully authorized. and 1t made but little
difference as to whether the town of
Westerly the water board. or the
Watch Hill Improvement society. act
ually superintendent the improved
change He favored accepting the
proposed gift in the liberal terms up
on which 1t is offered.
Councilman Craig said there should
be no objection to the acceptance of
the beautiful statue which would be
a marked Improvement to the whole
section.
Councilman Flynn made a motion
| that the gift Of Mrs Griscom be &C
cepted by the town. and that Town
Counsellor Agard draft a preamble
and resolutions, to show appreciation
and also to include all legal phases
piled and the preamble and resolutions
| were adopted and ordered recorded
and a copy sent to Mrs. Griscom.
The bills for March were presented
and ordered paid, the list including
| sS06.18 for water department; $25 for
Sheffield Greene fire warden; $685.
| for labor in fighting forest fires, which
| included $3.50 to the Westerly Fire
district members and for use of fire
c1ppcI 9IOf.Co 1OI SlIOCI llSulS,
$66.23 for highways; $240.49 oil for
streets; $272.02 charity department;
also bill Of the water commission of
$647.93, for surveys. levels and draft
| ing in connection with an investigation
of a system of sewerage. to be paid
for from the appropriation Of $4,000
| assigned for that work.
A communication was received from
| Frank w. Coy. asking for the estab-
1 - e
| No. ia. Watch Hill Farm plot, the
property now known as The lilly in
Neptune avenue. The owner desired
to build grano1ithic sidewalks and at
present the avenue had no regular
grade. Mr.. Coy said. he was acting
for the owner and had no personal in
| terest in the matter. Councilman
Flynn favored establishing the grade
and in his motion the matter was re-
ferred to the highway committee with
| power.
! Joseph ScholfieId wanted grade es-
| tabIished SO that sidewalks might be
built along his premises at the lower
end of Elm street. After some dis
cussion it was voted that a grade be
established in Elm street between
Cross and Beach streets and in Beach
| street between Wells and Main streets
|
spector, made report that applications
had been received for licenses to sell
milk from sc dealers and that the
town council had granted IS licenses
In the twenty tests made Of milk all
proved to be Of the legal standard, ex-
cept two that were lacking in butter
/ fat The council granted twelve ad-
| ditional licenses.
Thomas {. Brown, chief of police
| presented his report showing five ar
| rests of which two were for assault
one for violation Of liquor law, one
! insane person. and one arrest for in
toxication; indicating a marked de-
crease in the proportion Of arrests
in which intoxication usually leads
Lewis Stanton, health officer reported
one case of scarlet fever. 49, Green
| wood was granted license for a poo
table in the Mccarthy building on the
White Rock road, after Councilmer
HasweIl and Flynn stated that the
pool room had no connection with the
saloon.
| Tavern license was granted Andrew
j. Martin for the Hotel Martin, Frank