Norwich bulletin., 1917-03-06
ORDERLY MONTH IN WESTERLY [
Only One Arrest During February Barbezs Union Objec to Open Sunday-Pian of Sewer conshuction Proposed --Vaccination Ordered for High School Pupils.

The surprise of the monthly meet ing of the Westerly town council was the report of Thomas E. Brown. chief of police, informing the council 5naI ing February, which estabttshes record for law and order in the town The offence was the illegal saa of liquor. Messrs. Everett Barns. sam uel c. CottreII and Fred c. Buffum. the comn1ittee appointed by the fire district to correct customs that interfered with the efnciency of the fire depA<tmenf filed a complaint with the council against the parking of automobties along Union street, especially during sessions of the superior court On mos dent Flynn will take the matter up with Chief of Police Brown
 Members Of the Journsymen earbsr. Union made a protest to fhs council against open barber shops on Sunday, especially in the Pierce street section and asked that these shops be closed as the law directs. On motion or referred to the chief of police with re- quest for the enforcement of the law in the cases complained of.
 Milk licenses were granted to nfty- six applicants.
 Lewis Stanton, superintendent of health, reported one case of contagi-
 ous disease. scarlet fever. for Febru- ary. It was the only case reported to
 him. In a supplemental report he stated that there were five cases of smallpox in the town, and several other suspected cases. With the aid of health, everything possible had been
 done to confine the disease within the present limit
 The application of George Montalto For fnr mol tahlaS granted.
 The council voted to proceed in con demnation proceedings against land of John Alien, for a driveway of twenty four feet wide as an outcome to the proposed sewerage plant in the former Kenyon lot, in the extension of Clark street. The commissioner having been unable to come to agreement on the piece of land that was required, felt compelled to take the land D. condemnation it was absolutely needed in connection with the pro- posed sewerage system. The matter of preparing the proper mode of proceed ure was referred to the town solicitor, who will make a report at the next
 meeting of the town council.
 Superintendent Mckenzie for the
 water and sewer commissions made re- port of the assessment plan for sew CTS on the f1fty-fifty basis, which
 would decrease the direct cost to
 property owners about one-third fEom the original plan. If desired the as- 1 insta lments, with five per cent in terest added. MT. Mckenzie said the plan and specifications were completed
 and that all was in readiness to pro- ceed with the work. just as soon as the | council gave the official sanction. He | said the town n.s,st purchase by con- tract all material to be used and that | the work of construction was to b. done by contract He. Said that thu system could be in working condi1 within two ears .I.ih- It would mean no difference to the commission which the one-h:llf or one-third rate | of construction prevailed, and in ord that the whole matter might be freely discussed and thoroughly understood
 he suggested public hearing The council voted fo h"E-" -''ch hearing Thursday evening, March 22, at 7:3 Mr. Mckenzie further explained the estimate assessment that would be required for the construction of the proposed system of sewers on basis of half the cost to be paid by direct assessment and one-haf by the issue of notes or bonds. He submitted ta bleS and plans, showing the assess ment required to pay for one-half the estimated cost of the system; O,e3O would be 35 cents per linear front feet and one-half cent per square foot, area assessment. A concrete example of the assessment on a lOt IUX1ZO would be as follows: 70 by 35 cents equals s24.5O, front foot assessment, plus 70x120 by one-half cent equals SAP, area assessment. or total as- sessment of $64.50- The assessment is
 on the basis of 67.324 feet of sewers
 would amount to s102. 2.359.75.
 Richard J. Lemon, secretary of the
 state board of public works submitted a plan for the strengthening and inn
 proving of a stretch of three miles of
 state highway on the Post road. In
 order that the work might begin 1t
 was necessary, under the law, that the
 plan be first approved by the town
 council This was done. It is now up
 to the town highway commission to
 of securing property necessary to make the improvements, land damages, if any, to be paid by the state, and the
 road improvement made at no cost to the town.
 The sum of $25 was voted to Clerk
 Whipple to pay the ministers, doctors and undertakerS for making returns Of
 births, marriages and deaths as re-
 quired by law. There were six more marriages and 25 less births and
 twenty five less deaths than last year.
 It was voted that the license fee for
 the Bliven Opera house be $75 year.
 The council went into executive ses- tions for appropriations to be present.
 ed to the annual financial town meet
 ing.
 Local Iaeonies.
 rrI,~ Rre& 6rorrfoI town YnAAfinw