Norwich bulletin., 1917-08-07
Wester|y's July Arrests Number AZ
Police Chief Thomas E. Brown Reports Many EvDoers- Draft Statistics Secured Possibly for New Masonic Buldns-Norwich Pastor to Supply at Baptist Church August 12 and 26-Pickpoc<ets at Watch Hill

A feature of the monthly meeting of | the Westerly town council Monday was the report of Police Chief Thomas | B. Brown, which showed a record for
 arrests in July when AZ persons were | taken into custody and haled into the | Third district court. The arrests were for these causes: For driving automo- | piles past trolley cars when discharg- | ing passengers, 21; for passing silent l sentinels to the left, 2: for reckless driving, 2; for operating automobiles
 at night with tail lamps unlighted, 2; l for operating automo piles without Ii
 cense. 2; intoxication, 8; common
 drunkard, violent assault, man
 slaughter and overlooking jitney, one | each.
 | Attorney Albert B. Crofts reminded | the council that the legislature had 1 passed special act authorizing the | town Of Westerly to appropriate s25,- 900 for the improvement of the broadway at Brightman's pond. With ! the improvement the pond would be a valuable asset to the town and with | out it the pond is a serious detriment expend the money, but Mir Crofts l added 1t never may. Tn order to have I the matter intelligently presented to town meeting, when the matter is up
 for action, he suggested that com mittee be appointed to serve without | pay, and without power, until such time as the town might decide to pay | the committee commensurate with the
  1 mittee could investigate and prepare plans and report to the council or town meeting. MT. Crofts suggested as the committee Thomas H. Peabody Ihomas Mckenie, Raymond Barber and Earl c. Whaley, and some member of the town council. The council in executive session. referred the matter to Maurice W. Flynn, president of the town council, with authority to name a committee of five to investigate and report to the council
 resolution was passed requesting the Shore Line Electric Railway com rany to remove the unused iron poles in Broad street. pr. Samuel c. Webster, superintend- ent of health reported that during June and July three cases of measles and ten of chicken pox had been re- ported to him.
 Deeds were approved and ordered received in which Alada A Saunders transferred property at Pleasant View to the town of Westerly in exchange TOT property deeded. her by the town.
 Daniel Ashworth was appointed a police constable without pay.
 Druggists liquor licenses were granted Clarence A. Vars at Bradford. and Thomas J. Bannon at. Watch Hill.
 MIX license was granted George A. Cha mpIin.
 Victualins licenses were ordered is- sued to. Caroline Cato at Watch Hill, and Joseph NofaI at Pleasant View. pool license to Andrew Laffone at Bradford. and shooting gallery license to Charles Cowen at Pleasant View.
 The bills for the past month were ordered paid. and included a bill of SS01.60. for ninety uniforms for the Westerly constibulary
 An illustration of the workinq of the law exempting aliens. is cited in Charlestown and West Greenwich. in the First State division. These two small towns have not a single alien registered and the chance of any cit iZen being selected is about one to g ln Charlestown and one to T in West Greenwich Both towns combined have but 62 men eligible for the draft. Westerly furnishes another fllustra- ton. the alien registration here being 24 per cent, and Westerly's eligible citizens have about one cbarce in