Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-06-11
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that the circumstances justified the
language.
The board Of water and sewer com
missioners opened the nine bids for
vitrihed sewer pipe and specials. in
the presence of representatives of the
bidders, Tuesday afternoon. The speci-
fications call for 77o,S7s feet of pipe of
varied sizes, $3.50 feet of special pipe,
100 curves, 1172 Us and 1880 stop
pers. The bidders and bids are as fol-
lows:
Haven, $21,521.7S; Manchester &
1921; James C. Golf company. Prov
idence, $2o,S59.75; Waldo Brothers,
Boston, $16.937.07; American Sewer
| Pipe company Boston. s23,810.65; John
c. Bentley, Elizabeth, N. j.. $1S,545;
| Portland Stoneware company, Boston,
| $17,0S9.06 *We-terly Lumber COM
pany, Westerly, s2o.483.0S; R. A. Sher-
man Sons Co.. Westerly, s1S,S42.33.
*Ten per cent. off. after payment of
war tax and freight. The prices given
| are F. o. E. at Westerly. The figures
and conditions will be all carefully ex-
amined before award is made.
| Bids for frames, covers and steps:
Mr.. Carmel Iron works. $2,127.eo; Ses-
| sions Foundry company, $22S7. 40;
United States Iron foundry, s3,067.
| The quotations for 500 feet cast iron
pipe, per net ton. were: General Fire
Extinguishing company, s55; United
! States Cast Iron company. $3.50;
Warren Foundry and Machine com
pany. s51.75.
The contract will be awarded to the
| Warren company.
According to the report of the fed
/ eral board for vocational education,
| there were III students enrolled in vo-
cational courses in Rhode Island in
| 1918. The courses were all trade or
| industrial The work was carried on
| under plan of joint operation Of
| the federal and state governments as
| provided for in the vocational educa-
| ton law.
The Westerly lodge, 3. p. o. e, will
| hold patriotic exercises, according to
the ritual of the organization for Flag
day, in Wilcox park, next Sunday
| evening. although Saturday. the 18th.
| is Flag day. The patriotic address will
be by Fred Mansfield of Boston. prom
| inent in Elkdom and known in every
| New England lodge.
Local Laconics.
There is active rehearsing for the
Old Home week pageant which will be
L
Clusion of the procession representa-
tive of the merchants and manufactur-
ers of the town.
1t is expected that the official pro
gram of Old Home week will be ready
for distribution early next week.
James G. Hammond. secretary OF
the New London Chamber of Com
merce, will be the principal speaker al
the banquet of the Westerly Board Of
Trade at Watch Hill on Monday night
June II.
| When the donkey hosting engine
was first introduced, one of the mer
who lost his job at the waterfront. By
reason of this then modern machine
remarked, while looking and listening
at the putting steam holster: You ma!
puff and blow. but you can't vote
This remark has local application jus
now.
The five ministers who discussed
the status of a town official and as
sumed the authority to dictate terms
did not hold the session in the Me
mortal and Library building. Thu
meeting was held in the First Baptis
church.
The odd Home week fund has reach
ed s4,36946.
At a meeting of the Chautauqu;
guarantors these officers were elected
George Benjamin Utter. president
Miss Marie E. Zangrandi. secretary
Lewis Stanton. treasurer: Edgar
Maxson, publicity committee; E. How
ard Clark, ticket committee.
The new capstone of Westerly gran
tie has been placed on the Grotol
monument to replace the one damaged
by lightning about year ago.
Edward P. Gully has been awarded ;
Saturday class scholarship at tn,
Rhode Island School of Design.