Norwich bulletin., 1916-05-30

name Is on the medal or honor roll. | Recently congress voted special pen, sion of $1O a month to this class of heroic men. and AHr. Barber filed his i application as prescribed under the | law. In response he received the fol- | lowing communication:
 War Department. ]
 The Adiutant Generals Offce.
 Washington, May 19, 1916. MT. James A. Barber, East Avenue,
 Westerly, R. l.:
 Sir: By direction of the secretary of war, I have the honor to advise you that your application for enrolment in the army and navy medal of honor roll, under provisions of the act of congress approved April 27, 1916,' has been favorabIy considered by the war department.
 Your name has been entered and recorded on said roll, on file in the war department, and the certificate author 1 ized by the law is herewith enclosed A certified copy of the inclosed cer- <! tificate has this day been delivered to l the commissioner of pensions, Wash 1 ington, D. C., with whom all correspon- dence relating to the special pension 1 granted by the act should be conduct | ed.
 Very respectfully,
 I H. P. M'CAEN, The Adjutant General.
 Medal of Honor Certificate issued l under the provisions of the act of con- gress approved April 27, 1916 To l whom it may concern: This is to cer- tify that James A. Barber was en- I rolled on ttae 11th day of November, | 1861, to serve three years, re-enlisted as veteran volunteer Dec. 29, 1863, 1 to serve three years, and was dis charged on the 24th day of June, 1865. by reason of muster out of battery, while holding the grade of corporal in Battery G, First regiment of Rhode Island Light artillery volunteers; that a medal of honor was awarded to him on the 18th day of June, 1866, for gall lant and meritorious conduct in action 1 at Petersburg, Va, April 2, 1865, he
 being one of a number of artillerymen who voluntarily accompanied an in fantry assaulting party, and turned up- on the enemy the guns captured in the assault: that his name was entered and recorded on the army and navy medal of honor roll on the 7th day of May, 7 1916, as authorized under the pro- l visions of the act of congress approved 1I April 27, 1916 and that he is entitled tC } receive the special pension granted by that act.
 Given at the war department, Wash 3 ington, D. C., this 18th day of May 1916.
 By authority of the secretary ot HIP. McAIN, The Adjutant General. ' James A. bdTDerS TecOrO. v rolled Nov Il, 1861; mustered in Dec 2, 1861; re-en1isted as veteran Dec. 29
 1863; wounded and in general hospita n 2 35 days in 1864; mustered out June 24 s 1865.
 There are two other medal of homo
 men in this section, Charles D. Enni . of Potter Hill, a member of Burnsid
 post, of Shamrock. who served in tn 5 same battery with Mir. Barber, anu U U 1 David Naylor of Ashaway, menibe ; : of Logan post, who served in the navy U At special meeting of the Wester 2 Iy town council communication wa received from the Westerly Board o : Trade in regard to a hearing befor ' the public utilities commission on tn 7 rates charged by the Westerly Ligh and Power company. The matte !, was referred to Town Solicitor liar II " B. Agard. for an examina IL tion and report. A deed was receive '- from Stephen W. Collins conveyin e land at Watch Hill to the town c Westerly for highway purposes. wfic = was received and approved for rec P ord.
 It was voted that special eIectio
 be held Tuesday, June IS, for the puI
 pose of approval or rejection of an aC h to establish the first drainage distric "a in the town of Westerly, and provid l. ing for the construction, installatio le and maintenance of a system of publi le drains or sewers in said district. Tn council will meet as a board of can IS vassers, Friday evening, June g. {
 canvass and correct the voting list fc
 this special election. Eugene
 Pendleton was selected as moderate B. Everett D. Whipple clerk, and Russe
 L. Slocum and Clarance E. Clark, sU
 pervisors for the special election.
 The annual town election will E
 held on Tuesday next, June 6, an at election officials were selected as fo al lows: First representative district
 Everett A. Kingsley, Carl E. Burdic
 republicans; Clarence B. Clark, EC re ward A. Farrell, democrats. Secon 1- representative district: Russell
 Slocun, James A. Dunn, republicans
 Bernard '. Christie, Rodney Rhode is democrats.
 It was voted that the board of tow
 counciImen be paid their salaries l. councilmen and board of canvasser w and that orders on the town treasu e. CT be issued for SIP to each of u
 following: Councilmen William Gu
 ley, Maurice w. Flynn, Francis Ss HasweIl Charles G. Craig, Thomas n- Robinson, Frank l.. Larkin and Hov de ard Thorp. The sum of $150 was a
 so voted to Councilman Haswen al
 $50 each to Councilrnen Flynn al ,Ld Craig for their extra service and 6. ad penses on the highway committee IT of sum of $50 was voted Councilman Gu
 ley for services and expenses as
 member of the street light commit te 61 A permit. was granted Edwin oP BIaoker to locate a wagon Tn Dix, ss square, on Memorial day, for the pu
 pose of selling pop corn. The Woo
 land Realty company and Julia W. A % derson were given permission to c1o
 sidewalks on the westerly side of Mi
 quamicut road, Watch Hill, for, t purpose of rebuilding the sidewa
 Luigi Levue was granted permissi m to place two bridges across the gu .n ters on the southerly side of t Ls Watch Hill road.
 TsVern licenses were granted Co {
 following appIicants:. Victor Gerv
 sfno, for the Bradford house; Fra 30. l.. Furness, s9or Rhode Island hous
 Frederick C.EBuffum, for WeeAapa
 inn; Charles III. Fay, for Watch E Bs house; A. D. Dick. for Colonial hot = Helen M. Ryan. for Columbia house. % victua1fng house license was gran
 ed F. M. Spooner, ofsPleasant View. .wm CoHnaansIr0av GasIIaox Na,a1 mrrniv44ArI