Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-22

Sales.
The action of the town meeting in
refusing to accept by vote the printed
report of the board OF selectmen. after
one OF the items had been severely /
criticized by such stalwart democrats |
as Silas G. Wheeler, Jere Purtell and /
William Loudon. was the cause OF con- |
siderable comment in all sections of |
the town Tuesday. and by some tax
payers who were unable to attend the |
annual meeting Monday evening. The |
| republicans are in the majority on the |
| board OF selectmen. hence the unheard |
| of senseless action of the meeting.
| Under previous direction by town
| meeting. the selectmen prepared their
report well in advance of the last
| meeting and copies were in the town
clerks ONCE for week. for distribu-
/ ton and inspection. and were officially
| audited. The item criticized was the
amount paid for the construction of the
Lords Point road. said to be $4,000 in
excess OF a bid by Westerly con-
| tractor.
The selectmen. explained Captain
| Wilcox. exercised their best judgment
in awarding the contract, and may
have made a mistake. but the action
was based on the poor results on a
former occasion OF awarding a contract
to a party and being deceived as to his
responsibility. and the town paid the
some democrats and the selectmen
We're raked fore and aft. and insistance
was made that the report be not ac-
cepted. But. just the same. IL must be
accepted, without the formal vote OF
courtesy:
Transportation Claim, Passed.
One Of the propositions presented to
the town meeting was the claim of Ar
. ! thur G. Wheeler for the sum of S425
FOR the transportation of school chill
dren in the years 1912. 1913 and 1914.
, This Dill was duly presented to the
school comittee that retired a year ago
and was inherited by the present COM
! mittee and put up to the town meeting
, for adjustment. The present commit
tee claimed they had no knowledge
, concerning the claim. No one at the
! town meeting Monday evening made
any explanation and the matter was
passed without action. Therefore the
, bill is still with the school committee
for adjustment and may result in a
) lawsuit with former Representative
: Wheeler as plaintiff
The Previous Question.
Senator Benjamin II. Hewitt as pre-
J siding officer of the annual town meet
Ing. gave demonstration OF his expert
/. . ence as a legislator and introduced
something new for town meeting the
time of all times when citizens are
given full rein to have their say on
: pending matters provided their say
! was germane to the matter under con-
! | sideration. regardless of the technical
| points of parliamentary. Whenever
| some impatient and perhaps disinter-
ested person shouted Question:" Sen
n ator Hewitt came back with the decla-
ration that the previous question is
a called for" and before it's disposition
; he explained to his fellow citizens.
n whom he evidently believed had no
4 knowledge of parliamentary usage Just
o what the previous question meant, and
- 4 NEawa Ill 80 -
O ton just as is done in the senate
= chamber in the state capitol.
Can Vote Early Now.
y The town meeting voted that here
= after the polls will open on election
Y days at instead OF 9 o'clock in the
: morning. thus giving the workingmer
! an opportunity to vote without loss
I Of time. and coin, too. BY this change
> 1t is believed there will be a much
larger vote polled than ordinarily Al
=, though this change was fostered by
y those who favor liquor license for the
! town. the measure was adopted with.
i out a dissenting voice.
: That Stone crusher.
J., When the chairman OF the highwa,
= commission asked for $4,000 for tn
i highway department, which was re
l. duced to $4,000. he said the tow
J. should have a stone crusher, but tina
he would not ask for ore. nor would
Is motion for the purchase OF a crusher
- William Loudon made declaration tina
= the town had some experience in tn
l. stone crusher line and ought to prof
mi thereby, He said that some 20 or NOR
l. years ago the town of Stoningtoi
s. bought a stone crusher, but nobod
~ knew how TO operate it The crushe
r was stored in B. F. Williams barn 70
ut years. and was considered as being n
ne good. Mr.. Loudon said he purchase
E. that stone crusher for use in his bust
Id ness and that IL was really as good a
to any made There was nothing tn
lie matter with that crusher. but IL wa
of nc use to the town of Stoningtor
That same crusher Is now being op
Grated in New London in connectio
with the construction work for the bi
We railroad bridge and Is doing at leas
L work of the value of $50 a day. Per
haps that's a sample of economy c
n the town of Stonington, he said
l. Real Estate Transfers.
u Recent transfers OF real estate as re
corded in the town clerks office are
III Charles NJ. Hanson to Eugene P. Ed
40 wards land near OxcoSSett bridge
n Horace Pendleton to Antoine Point
land in Trumbull street; Elizabeth T
se, Moss ct al. to Julia L. Bullock, land 1
ed CORTLAND street; Nicholas Diplacito
K Francesca PaoIi Dolci. land on mort
& side of Richmond street; Annie L. v
King to Charles c. odge land in Mys
~ tic; s. Adella B. Stewart ct al
o. Teohl ]. Kizanek ct TX. house an
as lot on Railroad avenue; Julia A. Foo
ed ct al. to James II. and Martha Bardel
nd land near Mystic: Sarah A. Opie
Cash Miller, 40 acres improved Ian
-. west side OF highway in Lower Pawcs
90 tuck: Sarah A. Opie to AliceeD. Mile
six acres improved land east side
- highway in Lower Pawcatuck; Ellis
-; r. Wilcox to Edward A. Aids, land
IL Mystic; Elias r. Wilcox to town
- Stonington land west side OF Linco
street, Mystic; Elias F. Wilcox to TOW
Z OF Stonington, land IN Roosevelt ar
liza Denfson avenues: Mary ]. Chesebro
" Carl w. FTansch, land in Stoningtol
lie Mary A Sullivan to John l.. Sullivs
O. ct al. house and lot in Garden stree
10 Pawcatuck: Silas Maxson TO Joseph
mt Oepigney house land OF. Industri
place: Frank H Foote to Charles '
in Foote- lot in Elm Grove cemeter.