Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-23
WESTERLY DEMOCRATS IN CAUCUS
Ticket Placed in Nomination Monday Evening Rod and Gun Club Plans Prize Shoot-Boy Injured in AutOmo- bile Accident Returning Cadets Caught by Movies Camera.

Wcgterly'g town building, of native Eramites iH among the handsomest of ita class In the state, and although but lew years old. it is now realized that progressive town. The basement is devoted to the use of the mechanical section of the water department. The second floor Is fully occupied by the oIcea of the town clerk. the water de- partment. the council chamber and the necessarily utilized. The council chamber is also utilized as the court of probate and the treasuroes office has been pressed into service as a work shop for the preliminary work on the proposed system of sewerage. There iE no room for the department or taxation. or anything else. The town hall occupies the entire third floor and is none too large for the purposes for which it is intended. This was demonstrated last Saturday night when it was hardly adequate to ac- commodate the republican caucus.
 A board of highway commissioners has been created and the commission CTS will be elected in the June elec- ton. They will take charge of the public highways, appoint superin- tendent, and be conducted along lines must have an office. The business of this important department carries with it considerable office work, and naturally there will be more or less work of an engineering nature that will require. an office as a nec- essary adjunct: There is no vacant room in the town building. It has been suggested that office rooms be provided in the basement, but ac- commodations there are not desirable, and would not me considered by those seeking office room.
 Tn connection with the town building Is the state building or court house. but is so constructed that it is, in so far as appearance goes. a part of the town building. The town police de- partment is in the basement of the state-owned part of the building. On the second floor is the Third District court room, the offices of the judge, the clerk. the sheriff asd private of flee. The third floor is devoted to the superior court, and besides the judges and clerks rooms, there are two jury rooms. and consulting room. It has been suggested that. to overcome the congestion in the town building, that the town arrange to take over the part of the building now owned by the state, and thus have ample room for the accommodation of town offices for n long time in the future. That part of the building with ali its furnishings cost the state $50.O09 and one of the . would be an enterprisirg and economic move for the town to reimburse the state and take over the building for town purposes Every inch of floor space in the town building is properly utilized ard 10 make changes there for additional office room would be in Judicious. would create congestion in the present offices. and then not prop erly provide for the needed more of flee room.
 There vas a ma-ked contrast be- tween the sIinnly attended democratic caucus in the town hall Monday ev- ening. ard that large and enthusias- tic" rer.ihlican caucus or Saturday night. There were no contentious for democratic nominations. In fact there were not sufficient candidates for all the town offices. So the democrats were content in making just enough nominations, so as to have some names under the democratic head on the tick ct in order to give the faithful few op- portunity to exercise their priVeleges as treemen. Bernard J. ChristN chair man of the democratic town committee called the caucus to order
 These nominations were made:
 Councilmen. Tristan Baibcock Gorton P. CottreIl Dwight M Cornell. Ar thur E, Briggs, J. Alfred Johnson, Fred F. Boyington. Wm. A. Keenau; school committee, Dr. Anne L. Waite: highway commission, 3 years. Harris P. Chapman; ? years, Fred E. Bab- cock: year, John Lynch; overseer, of Poor, Fred R. Cotrell.
 Arthur B. Briggs presided at the caucus and Bernard J. Christy was secretary.
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