Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-05

Clerk Everett E. w nlppI6 was SO
 busy registering non residents of reg
 istration age, Monday, that the open
 ing of the monthly session of the
 Westerly town council, was delayed
 more than an hour President Mau-
 rice W. Flynn presided and the ab-
 sentees were Councilmen Thorpe and
 Robinson. Manager Charles H. Co.,
 wan, who conducts entertainments at
 Watch Hill and Atlantic beach, asked
 for a reduction in the license rate. He
 said the rate had been reduced for the
 Bliven Opera house, as it should De,
 and he asked for comparative conces-
 sion He said that heretofore he was
 required to pay license fee of $1 a
 day each for his places at Watch Hill
 and Atlantic beach, and last season
 paid $54 for the former and s23 for
 he expected to have entertainments
 daily during the season The rate
 for the Bliven Opera house for the
 full year had been fixed at $75. and It
 ro- Watch Hill and Atlantic beach. The bills for current expenses dur.
 ing April were approved and ordered paid, which included $s0 for the ser vice of a special police officer for night
 duty at the pumping station of the Westeriy water works. Search lights have been placed at the plant and spe cial precaution taken to guard the source of the local water supply. The sum of $1S.75 was expended for the use of automobiles in connection with the registration of aliens.
 Edward Dousherty presented bill which bill was duly approved by Com missioner Nichols. and ordered paid. President Flynn lacontcally remarked that 'Dougherty got that dog" The poor amounted to $6o4. Of this sum s326 was for repairs of the house and barn at the town farm, $25 for salary of the overseer of the poor, and near the superintendent and farm utensils A very small proportion was devoted to the aid of the poor.
 Milk licenses were granted three applicants, subject to the approval of
 the milk inspector. A vitualIing li- cense was granted to N. $. Spooner for Pleasant View, tavern licenses to Court B. Bliven for the Wigwam at Pleasant View, and to John F. Champ lin for the Ocean house at Watch Hill Charles R. Johnson was grant ed license for pool tables and bowling alley at Watch Hill and a druggists liquor license to the c. M Barbour company in the village of Westerly. A communication was received from Albert B. Crofts, naming a commit | tee, to be composed of Civil Engineer w WAaI6Y or -Wak6uelQ. 1nOIIdS hCfASH- zie, Thomas H. Peabody and Raymond Barker to have in charge the building of a breach into Brightman's pond, | for the purpose of increasing the oys- the council, the matter being consid- cred deferred for investigation.
 pr. Samuel C. Webster, -superintend- ent of health, in his monthly report ] to the council, stated there were mo | ~.ffxv -%o11 1lA Nf a O eous diseases" for April. Thomas E. Brown, chief of police, reported nine arrests during the month, four each for intoxication and violation of au- On motion of Councilman Fowler, the committee on street lights. was in structed to call the attention Of the
 Westerly Light and Power company vice of the past month.
 A motion was passed notifying
 Judge John w. Sweeney to appear be- meeting July 3, and be heard in rela- ton to the transfer of a part of his property in Beach street, for sewerage purposes. This is a preliminary step towards condemnation proceedings, should there be disagreement between the town and the judge in regard to the price for the land that Is required The only other piece of land in con
  and a time has been fixed for a hear | ing in that case ,.
 There Is a prospect of satisfactory settlement of the ownership of a l narshy strip of land and a small is land, in Winnepaug, or Brigntman's s pond, between the town of Westerly and Capt. William F. Saunders. The strip Is of no use to the town but is of value to the captain, as with the title of the island clear there is 8 purchaser in sight. The captain made two offers. In one he agrees to quit claim 100 feet of his land for 100 feet of the towns under water land to fix the boundary line clear of the island
 His second offer is to quit claim 300 feet front of land facing Atlantic ave nue, for a quit claim of the towns right in the island. It was voted to 1 accept the second offer, on recommen- dation of Councilman Charles Craig, | of the special committee having this matter in charge.
 Alderman Daniel F. Larkin, chair man of the committee to whom was due to a f1owage of an oily substance l from the plant of the Westerly Light and Power company, reported that he had interviewed Manager Spe11man on the subject, and was informed that the objectionable matter was a, leak age from the gas tank connection of the plant, ond that the defect would be renedied. Councilman Larizin was appointed to have charge of the towns toilet department at Watch Hill dur ing the season. Councilman Craig re- ported that last season the Watch Hill Improvement society provided to pay for the woman attendant but would not, assume the expense the coming season. Therefore, the town