Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-07
WESTERLY FIRE DISTRICT MEETING
Interesting Reports PresentedAarm During the Year Board of Trade Resumes Activities Plans for Commun- ity Christmas Tree-Death of Mrs. William H. HilIard Kennedy Wilcox Engagement

contract price of $500, with an ex- pense or $42.5I by the committee, to- | tai of $4,942-57. The report was ac- l cepted and committee discharged with I thanks.
 in commenting upon the false 1 alarms, of which there were six during l the year, Everett A. Whipple said that some steps should be taken to detect
 those who send in the alarms, and that ] they be punished according to law. On motion of MT. Wh1pple, the reccm- mendations made by the board of en- | gineers be adopted.
 Eugene E. Pendleton was elected moderator for the ensuing year. Ev-- 1 erett A. Kingsley was chosen clerk. Everett E. Whipple was elected treas
 urer and collector. The old board of l engineers was also reelected as fol- | lows; Samuel G. Cottrell, chief en- gineer; Henry s. Coyle, William H.
 Greene and George E. Bigger. Flu gene B. Pendleton was elected auditor and Albert N. Crandall, Walter P. l Wheeler and Everett A. Kingsley were 1 elected assessors for the fire district.
 Messrs. Cottrell, Coyle and Egger were selected as stovepipe committee. l A tax of 15 cents on each S10o was l fixed as the rate for the ensuing year. An appropriation of $150 was made
 to recompense the Alert Hook and Lad der company for ladders furnished. l The treasurer was authorized to hirs any sums of money necessary to ! meet all expenses.
 l It was voted that a committee be ap- | pointed to confer with the town coun- | cil in regard to fire district affairs. l ana Everett Barns were appointed as \ the committee.
 x After vacation Of six months, the | Westerly Board of Trade has resumed | activity, and that interest has not | waned was indicated by the attend ance at the meeting held in the town hall, President James M. Pendleton presiding. The main topic of the ses- | sion was in regard to superceding the l fire department, but there was not a
 man among the men present who
 could present a feasible plan to | achieve the suggested result. In area | Westerly is mighty big town, and | includes besides large outlying farm ] ing districts, the colonies of Weeka- l paug, Pleasant View and Musicolony, l the villages of Westerly Watch Hill, l White Rock, Potter Hill and Brad 1 ford. In order to have an effective gree Of efficiency it would be neces- sary to have fully equipped fire or l ganizations in each of the places
 named, and fully up to the standard ! of the Westerly Fire district. If such
 9 plan were effective it would be nec- essary for extensive extension of the water system. and the purchase of l modern motor pumping apparatus for | use in the event of fire in outlying sections where it would be impracti- | cable to extend the water system. All l this would mean a great, and use l less expense and be burdensome on l the taxpayers.
 l Each of these villages could form a 1 fire district, similar to the district in | the village of Westerly, for fire pro- l lection, and the property holders pro- | tected bear the expense, but it was claimed it would be an injustice to. tax property holders far removed from 1 fire department service for fire pro- | lection they did not receive. l It was represented that the idea of
 a general town fire department was I good, but could never prevail in a
 large town like Westerly, with widely l distributed population. It% was sug-
 gested that the town as a whole, in l financial town meeting. make appro- l priatton sufficient to add two triple ! combination motors apparatus, at an
 estimated cost, with fire hose, of $20,- I 900, to the Westerly fire district equip ment, and the problem of fire protec- | ton for the whole town would be near l ing solution. so far as goes the first 1 cost.
 After much discussion, the whole | matter was referred to 9 committee | composed ot Everett E. WhippIe, Fred | eric c. Buffum and Charles J. Butler. | Secretary Arthur L. Perry was elect | ed as representative of the Westerly l Board of Trade in the New England 1 Association of Commercial Executors, 1 fully empowered to attend all sessions | of the association, and with his ex- perses guaranteed.
 l Herbert E. Cook, Carl o. Flint and Solomon Soloveilzik were admitted to l membership. l improvement committee reported in | regard to the improvements on the | Watch Hill road and particularly in ' regard to the plan to build a highway l through the Stanton Thompson prop l erty parallel to the trolley track and | thus remove the donble dangers at l Thompson corners.
 Albert G. Martin of the committee ! on sidewalks told of the improvements
 in the walks in Mechanic street and l on Pawcatuck bridge, since the last meeting of the board and also of i'm
 village of Westerly.
 Frank W. Coy of the traffic commit l tee reported that the proposition with 1 the railroad to make a parking place
 for automobiles north of the railway station, considered at the prior meet ! ing. was in effect shortly thereafter,
 and had become an appreciated con 1 venience.
 sUpon motion of Charles F. Ham mond, the board passed a vote of ap- provad Of Christmas tree in Wilcox park on Christmas eve. along the lines | that have characterized these events
 in the past. MT. Hammond an- nounced that he would train the l chorus for the occasion. This work has been done heretofore by the su- | in Ji1 schools.
 A couple Of years ago a resident of
 Westerly died, leaving will in which he bequeathed $1,006 to an only son, whose whereabouts then and ever since
 are unknown. If that son was alive at the time of the death of the testator. and has since dacea sed the henIiact