Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-15
WESTERLY

The proposed plan of deferring the |
public welcome until practically all |
the boys may come home, including |
those who have already been discharg- |
cd with honor from the army and |
navy, seems to be meeting with favor |
by all the people OF Westerly. If all |
Plans materialize the genuine well
come home will be made on a day
yet to be selected during the Old Home
Week, in observance OF the two hun
Dire and fiftieth anniversary of the
founding of the town. next May The
town council has already given appro-
val of the plan for the construction of
a welcome arch, of a substantial ma
ture, in Canal street, in full view Of
the railway station, and a request will
be made at the financial town meeting
for an ample appropriation for the
construction of the arch, which it is
proposed to maintain for at least three
years.
More than a year ago a Joint com
mittee of the Westerly Board of
Trade and the Westerly Historical So
ciety was appointed in connection
with the observance of the ann:ver-
sary of the founding of the town, and
this committee arranged for the pub
LEGATION Of a general history of the
town as memorial testimonial, and
intended to do that and nothing more,
ewing to the existing war conditions.
It is now suggested by one of the
members that the joint committee get
together in and begin the preliminary
ARRANGEMENTS for an Old Home Week
hy the appointment of large commit
tee of citizens. to be divided inc sub
| committees, and that the arrange
ments for the proposed big event be
mapped out with the least possible de-
lay.
The increase to consumers in cost
OF electricity IN Westerly, Stonington
and Mystic, as TeT new schedule Of
IA tes OF the Westerly Light and Power
company, and the Mystic Light COM
l;any, owned by the N2rragansett
Lighting company, and made applica-
BE in the January bills, mas created,
no end of dissatisfaction. The fol-
loving is from 4 Rhode Island finan-
cial publication:
Narragansett Electric has continued
to lead the local stock market in ac-
: tiyity, and the company's service bills
have continued to figure largely in the
! conversation of its customers. But n
, change appears on the surface of some
| if not all, OF said bills-the charge
! of so cents per month for the meter
being camoufaged by jump in rates
; Of IL to 8 cents per kilowatt hour
/ The latest bills sent OUT are, in
{ blank" as before, but across the
/ terms Of k w. Fl. q 7 lee" (Which
means, to small consumers at least, a
! rate of I Il cents per 'kilowatt
| lourD is faint. small. rubber stamp
! ed notice which reads as fellows:
! This bill includes a service charge
! Of SOC per month. Current rate 1-2c
| Ter K. W. H. No bills under this rate
to net less than &C. per K w. H"
| Whether this change will perna-
nently eliminate the direct charge Of
| % cents per month or Sc per year, for
| the privilege the customer enjoys in
| furnishing the corporation with safe
! lodgings for the corporations 1aeter,
is not stated. But it's a change that
works both ways-for and against the
company and for and against the con.
sumner, it seems.
According to the light shed by GER
! tain OF the bills sent out, the new
/ charge of 9 cents, which includes a
service charge Of soc. per month" the
consumer benefits up to and including
SO kilowatt hours. although only one
cent ito the good" at SO X. ". H. At
"a X. W. H, the company gains a cent.
and so forth. The tables here pre-
sentod are those compiled by the Rec
ord and Guide from bills brought to
its attention, and if the company
wishes TO summarize its own side of
the case in its own way, the columns
o. this paper are open to it. for the
| purpose, free of charge. But as here
shown, the changes at 10. 20, 80, 40 50.
AID so X. ". H. work out thusly:
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