Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-07-25

I place Of late years has been a favoritt
place for parking automobiles, re
and Dixon square, Now this place
! has been selected as a storage fe1
j trap rock, and other material USED
/ in road constru ction by the .highwaA
i department commissioners. Parties
| who are inconvenienced by the change
| now have no place in town wherc
/ they can hitch their horses under
lshade trees, and the automobiist from
the country has difficulty in finding
| a suitable place for parking without
/ police interference Complaint is
becoming general and sthe commits
| sioners may be requested to find some
| other storage place. that would not in
| convenience the general public.
! That the Westerly fire department is
composed of volunteers ever alert fcI
Wednesday night when an alarm was
sent in from Box Is. at Dayton and
| Pierce streets. As quick as the, first
round of the alarm was completed the
Alert Hook and Ladder truck left the
fire house and was in Dixon square
before the second round of the alarm
begun. This record could not posi-
bly, be excelled in any paid depart
ment. where a like Indicator is in
stalled. The other two motor driven
apparatus of the. department. also re-
sponded promptly. The alarm came
in at 1890 p. m. and was for a fire
in a one machine garage. The auto
mobile took fire and the blaze COM
municated to the wooden structure.
The fire was extinguished by chemi-
calls. The loss will not exceed s1oo.
Walter j. JoIIinore, chauffeur, driv-
ing a large touring car owned in Dor
chester, Mass, was held up for speed
ing on the Watch Hill road, and sum
moned Ito appear in the Third dis
! trict court. Friday morning. The car is
owned by Mrs. Pierce and she with the
chauffeur, was the only occupant Of
the car. She was on the return trip af-
was on her way home to take her
sick husband to Maine. and stopped
over at Watch Hill for the night. She
asked if there could not be trial on
Thursday afternoon, SO that there
might be adjustment of the case.
Police Chief Brown told the condi-
tons to Judge Oliver H. Williams and
a special session of the court was
held. Joilimore was charged with
driving an automobile at speed
greater than twenty-five miles an
hour. a plea of guilty was made and
a fine of $15 and costs, a total of
ST.. so was imposed. Mrs. Pierce paid
over the money thanked the Judge
feur Jollimore was discharged. Quite
a number of speed violators will be
arraigned at the regular session of the
court today.
ne CnauneuFS at WarCn TIL are
interested in the efforts of the West
erly police to reduce automobile driV-
ing to a point below the danger line,
which is fixed by the state of Rhode
Island at % miles an hour. dozen
or more of these chauffeurs have been
to appear in the Third dis
trict court today (F'riday) to answer
to the charge of exceeding the speed
limit and undoubtedly will pay the
penalty and violate the law no more.
According to report the men summon
ed to court happened to- be known as
conserva tive drivers at the hill. In
fact the first driver held up by the
motorcycle cop happened to be the
man that has. reputation of being the
most careful and conservative driver
In the bunch.
The real speed kings. the fellows
who try to take the lead on the drive
between Watch Hill and Westerly, the
fellows who tell how quick the run
can be made from personal experience,
have escaped detection. The season
is young yet and the motorcycle cop
has been on duty for only a week, |
and these speeders are liable to be |
caught unless they slow down and OBJ
serve the. law.
Local Laconics.
fine as high as 800 has been i'm |
posed for overspeeding of automobiles |
in Westerly, but not this season
The trolley strikers held their daily |