Norwich bulletin., 1919-09-03

up to the chief of police
 Charles J, Butler, highway commits s1oner, was at the meeting upon invi- | tation of the president to hear; the 1 reading of a letter from the Bradford | Dyeing association to the council with reference to the deplorable condition l of the highway between Westerly and | Bradford, and the necessity for tenn | porary reconstruction pending the | building of permanent highway. President Flynn stated the council had no authority in the matter and Mir. l. Butler was permitted to address the | council. He said4there was justifica- | tion in the complaint. but that the | work wanted could not be done with out money. that repairs had been made f to some extent. but that was all that could be done. unless more money was l appropriated. Work must be done on that highway or it would be well to close it to. public traffic MT. Butler M said the town must face the fact that the highways. cannot be kept in repair for $15, 900 a. year. as a decade ago, that the prices of labor and material remedy a financial town meeting to appropriate more money for road building and repair.
 Councilman HaswelI said that Pleas ant View property owners would be after a slice of that proposed appro priation, and added that there was no section of the town of Westerly that Justified expenditure for improvem ent.
 
 Pleasant View problems at that spe cial town meeting.
 The discussion continued ad Item with Town Treasurer James M. Pen dleton, Superintendent of Water Works Thomas Mckenzie and Town Solicitor Harry B. Agard being drawn in as disputants by the members of the council seeking enlightenment. It was finally voted to call a special finnacial town meeting on Tuesday, D a O aT propriate money for highway pur- poses
 Votes were passed, after explana- ton by Town Treasurer Pendleton, providing for Tefunding a note of S10,- 900 and issuing a note of s30.000 on account of the water and sewer de- partment, and also providing that the treasurer be authorized to arrange for the weekly payroll of the water and sewer department.
 The permit issued the Westerly club for Sunday baseball was extend ed to October 12.
 Franklin Burdick, s7. of Westerly, a Civil war veteran. died Monday at the Rhode Island hospital from a complication of diseases incident to age. He enlisted at Hopkinton. Aug 22, 1881. in the Third regiment. Rhode Island Heavy Artillery. He was pro l, 1862, and honorably discharged on Aug. A. 1864. He was a member of Budlong Post. No. IS. G. A. R.. De- partment of Rhode Island. MT Bur dick made his residence in Westerly up to two years ago, when he went to Providence to live with his daugh- ter, the wife of Captain Matthews formerly of the Providence police force.
 Judge Edward NJ. Burke held Tuesday afternoon. The will of Wal ter F. Wheeler, who died Aug. f. 1919. was admitted to probate. The per sonal property will probably not ex- ceed $25,00o The Washington Trust company was confirmed as executor and bond fixed at s35.OOo A. T. Led widse was appointed appraiser. Af- ter providing for the care of family lots in River Bend cemetery. for a monument and funeral expenses. all his estate is left to his wife. MarcelIa E. Wheeler Upon the death of his wife. 5000 is bequeathed to his sis ter, Mary s. York: $500 to a niece, Mrs. Ella r. Stanton, of New London town of Stonington Courtland B. ' Hork is the residuary legatee.
 Alexander McLauchlan was appoint ed administrator of the estate of Mar liar Ledward. William c. Smith and William Mitchell. appraisers
 The first and final account of the administrat trix of the estate of John N 1 O., 446.26, was examined and approved for record.
 The administrator Of the estate of Albert T. Hall was authorized to sell the furniture in the office in Green street, and also a piano.
 Inventories were received and or dered recorded as follows: Estate of Jessie C. Larkin. value s44.071.26; es- tate Joshua P. Clarke. s422.50: estate Jennie B. Greene s17.S35 The in nf he of Burdick value $3s.6s4.93 was contin- uea to next session of the court.
 Certified copy of the decree of the superior court, in the will case of Mary J. Crandan, denying the appeal and upholding the decree of the pro bate court, was received and ordered recorded in the estate of Mary J. Crandau.
 Local Laconcs.
 Maurice w. Flynn, superintendent Of vehicles. was unable to tell on Tuesday just how many public ser vice cars and buses would be grant ed renewals of license Nine quail fled would be denied license and he was of opinion that at least four buses would continue in business.
 Thomas F. Brennan and Ethel Irene Barnes, both of Westerly. were mar ried Saturday evening by Rev. Clay ton A. Burdick. They were attended by Miss Lillian Barnes. q sister, and bN IlO1IdS hdSOil OI New London Lodge Eolanda Margharita will be in charge of the Columbus Day observ- ance.
 Maurice Donohue, who is on a bus mess trip for the Atwood company of Mystic. was booked to leave Sydney, 1 Australia, Tor Hong Kong. China. Af- ter six weeks he will go to Yokoho ma, Japan. and from there back to the United States. He expects to be home in Westerly in November.
 Raymond H. Hiscox has secured employment in Pittsburgh with the American Aluminium Comp pany.
 Alvin Mawson, IT. s. N.. is home