Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-08
WESTERLY

Town Clerk Whipple has received for record the deed of transfer of real estate, located in the towns of West erly and Stonington. from the Nini- gret Mills company, Q Rhode Island corporation. with home office in Bos- ton: This was formerly known as the plant of the Westerly Woolen com pany, and is to be utilized by the new owners for the establishment of big industry for the manufacture of cord fabric for automobile tires, The largest owner in the new concern is the Fiske Rubber company, and it is planned to erect large factory build lngs in addition to those to be built on the property already acquired, on the plot of land now known as RiV- erside park, adjoining, provided sat isfactery arrangement can be made by the town for the purchase Of the so-called park. Charles s, Fowler acted for the Ninigret Mills company in the transfer. He is a director in the new company and is to be in charge of the Westerly plant. The property in the Stillmanyille section has been sold subject to the lease of the Lunberg-Nast company, shirt manufacturers. With the revenue stamp attached to the deed of transfer the purchase price Of the property was ST, ,506.
 The plan of the general committee
 Of the two hundred and fiftieth an- nigersary Old Home Week celebration, to have the surplus of sl700 serve as 8 nucleus for a lasting memorial to the young men of this vicinity who served in the World war is generally favor ed. This sum will be offered to the town for the purpose with the pro- viso that additions be Inade by ap- propriation or donation, within a
 reasonable time. Should the money
 be accepted by the town council, in
 behalf Of the town. there is no doubt
 but the desired end will be attained. The Roll of Honor in front of the town hall has served it's purpose, is now showing the wear of time, and something substantial needs to be substituted,
 At the meeting of the general comz
 n1ittee it was suggested that the sur plus be returned to the contributors
 pro rata, that it be divided on an
 equal basis to the survivors whose
 names appear, on the Roll of Honor, that it be given to the Red Cross. or to the Westerly Sanitary corps. or to the hospitaf7 fund, but practically l none to the plan was finally decided upon.
 It has been suggested that the sur 1 plus of Old Home Week and welcome i home to service men. be donated to- l wards the purchase of a play ground 1 the money to be used with that real
 ized from the sale of Riverside park
 to the Ninigret company for manufac- 1 toring purpose. should the town de eide to effect the sale This preposi- 1 tion does not meet with much favor 1 for in that instance it would be mere 1 ly a chip-in for a public purpose
 and in no way nemorialize the young
 men who served in the war,
 Thus far this new year, the fire de- partmenti has responded to three fire
 alarms, the fires being in dwellins
 houses and in every instance the fires were confined to the rooms in Whict they originated. The-fi first fire was oll l the second day of the year in the res 1 idenee of Walter Greene in Rock street. caused by an overheated and
 defective chimney. The second was on Thursday afternoon at 40. Plea cant street and was in some rubbish in q store room. The third occurred on Tuesday evening at 10 West street,
 and started in a; wood box behind the kitchen stove. The total losses will probably not exceed -$200. In every in
 stance the fire apparatus was rolling
 before the fire alarm was completed.
 Due to a defective boiler, made so by the leakage of flue, the West Bread street schoolhouse gradually became filled with coal gas. Wednes day morning. Before there was a re-
 alization of the condition, Miss Annie Spellman, a teacher in the seventh
 grade, and several pupils were prac-
  speedily opened and pupils and teach CTS hurried out-of-doors. Dr. William 4. Hillard was called and rendered the needed first aid. Nine were in a serious condition. The school was dismissed for the day and repairing of i the boiler began. Sessions will be re-
 sumed this (Thursday) morning. The Westerly Board of Trade, by unanimous vote in a regular meeting, has approved the sale of Riverside park to the NinigFet company, to be
 used for industrial purposes; and urges favorable action to that end by
 the financial town meeting to be held
 early next month.
 Harry 5. Agard, of the housing committee reported that the commit tee in the name of 8 trustee had pur- chased ten lots Of the Susan Vose property at q reasonable price, and had option on thirty eight other 1 building lots of the same property, He suggested a corporation to finance the building operations.
 At the fifty. seventh annual meeting
 of the Westerly band, these officers
 were elected: John MecaGery, presi- | dent; Louis Solomon, vice president
 Edward r. Card, secretary; William i A. Burly. treasurer; Charles 0. Gayitt
 musical director; Joseph McGuinness 1 assistant; Charles A. Latham, librarA ian; Edward r, Card, property man;
 Charles 4. Latham, janitor; Charles 0. GaYitt, Charles 4. Latham. William
 A. Burk, executive committee; Hobari ! Livingstone, William Davidson. Chas A. Latham, trustees; Jelln McCaffery
 Edward F. Card, auditing committee I MT. Burlt has been treasurer thirty
 seven years and Mr, Gayitt leader fol | twelve years.
 Plans are conaRleted for the organ l izatien of the. Westerly jitneymen, in.
 to a branch of the motor bus asseeia. l iibn of the state. Twenty local Tner 1 have agreed to join the new organi-
 zation, which will be completed in the