Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-07


terly town council, Monday, Attorney
A. T. L. Ledwidge, as counsel for
Charles D. Ravens, a rejected appl1-
cant for liquor license, asked for the
specific cause, of rejection, claiming
that under the law the only legal
causes could be an unfit person, an
unfit place, or that there were more
hats than pegs. In this instance the
council had authority to issue 20 Ii
censes, but did not issue that number
and that two more licenses were avail
able, it being taken for granted that
when the town voted for license it
meant license to the limit. He asked
for the reason for the rejectment APP
plication. President Culley stated that
the council was not required to state
the reason in any specific case, and
this statement was strengthened by
Town Solicitor Agard, who said that
the law gave the council discretionary
powers in the granting OF liquor IL
censes and there could be no appeal
unless the discretionary power was
abused. For instance, if the town
voted for license and the council re-
fused to issue the liquor licenses, that
would clearly be abuse of the dlscre-
tionary power. Then Attorney Led
widge asked if new applications would
be received. To this there was no OBJ
lection, but the applicant must pay
for the required advertising Then At
torney Ledwidge filed a formal appi-
cation for a liquor license for Charles
D. Haven at Sc and Sc IL Canal street.
Another application was received from
James H. Jessop for 90 Pierce street.
Clerk Whipple was authorized to cause
the publication of these applications
and any others that might be received
and the applicants must pay the bill
for advertising in advance. The pub
lie hearing will be at the February
meeting of the council.
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Ernest w. Tinkhan, treasurer of the
Wolf Worsted mills. at HarrisVille,
r. l., intends to remove the machinery
of one of the four mills in which he
is interested to a part of the mill plant
of the Pequot Shirt company, practi-
cally all of the plant located on the
Westerly side of the PawCatuck river
and asked for the customary relief
years, from January l, 1916, the plant
to be in operation by July l, 1916. Mr..
Tinkham said that about 100 would be
employed and that the yearly payroll
would be about 5000. The eXemp-
ton was granted under the usual con-
ditions and that the plant be in oper-
alton at the time specified, and if
the plant suspended operation for a
year the exemption would not stand.
A communication was received from
the executive committee of the Wes-
Westerly Light and Power company
had petitioned the public utilities COM
mission for permission to establish
new rates for the town of Westerly
and asked that the council request the
commission to give a public hearing
on the matter in Westerly, subsequent
to the town meeting, before fixing the
new bill of prices. Councilman Flynn
could not see the necessity of the re-
quest coming from the town council,
but could go forwarded direct from
the executive committee of the board
| of trade, who had made a study of this
special matter, Or from any interested
citizen for that matter. Councilman
Haznell explained that perhaps such
request from town council would
have more influence with the commits
sion. Clerk Whipple was instructed to
communicate with the Utilities COM
mission, requesting a public hearing
in Westerly and to withhold action on
the petition of the Westerly Light and
Power company until after the public
hearing.
Notice was received from the Frank
w. Coy Real Estate agency and kath-
crime r. WEIGH, of a claim against
the town of Westerly, in connection
with the shore road improvement. This
is not a new claim, but the starting
Of an old claim, based on the failure
of the town to perform its part of an
agreement in regard to the rebuilding
and relocating stone walls along the
Coy-Welch property. 1t is the old
case revised and in better form. The
town entered into an agreement with
Mr. Coy, in return for property given
to straighten and widen the highway,
to do specified work along this prop
erty, which has not been done. After
this agreement, the matter was taken
over by the state and the transfer
carried with it the obligation of the
tow nto Mr.. Coy, and Mrs. WEIGH, by
understa nding between state and town
representatives. IN which the owners
of the property had no part. The work
has not been done according to agree
ment, hence renewal of the suit. The
matter was referred to Town Solicitor
Agard