Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-02
WESTERLY

which would authorize the issuance Of bonds to the amount of s400,000, ir- stead of S200 900. He explained in de- tail what had been accomplished to February 1, with obligations amount ing to s133, ,410, and $96,SS3 expended. It is estimated that exclusive of the disposed plant and pumping. the total cost of the system will be S363,465. It is estimated that at a rate of con struction chargeable to property own | CTS, sixty cents per foot front and l one cent per square foot for depth of lot of 120 feet. will make the receipts 1! for construction from that source tion, and full discussion, it was voted to request the general assembly to amend the act so as to provide for fund not to exceed $400,000 for the construction of sewers. As predicted at the start, when the sewer system is completed, the cost of construction will probably be $500 900.
 | Votes were passed authorizing l Town Treasurer James Nj. Pendleton
 to hire s200,00o, or so much thereor {, as may be necessary, with the next tax l collection period. Approval was giv-
 en of renewal of a note for $30,000 on
 account of the water board.
 According to advance report of In-
 surance Commissioner Wilbur, life in
 surance in Rhode Island in force at l the close of the year 1919, exclusive 1 of fraternal insurance amounted to
 $262, ,285,S61, net increase over the i previous year of $32.9S4, sos. Practical 1 ly two thirds of the insurance busi- ness in the state represents ordinary 1 policies, and the third represents in 1 dustrial business. The new ordin- ary business was s35.S09, ,590, for which premiums amounting to s6,-
 234.5f2 were paid in. The amount of industrial business last year was S16,-
 499, ,195, representing S7.67S policies and premiums to the amount of sb, 28079s.
 During the year. 6.4s4 ordinary poli-.
 cies representing $10746.74s were can celled. and 52,80e industrial policies
 covering insurance of sS,599;941. The
 amount of losses on ordinary business
 was s2,309593 and in industrial s1-
 03S.379. The aggregate amount of life
 insurance losses in the state wass3.-
 34791S.
 Postmaster Thomas F. Lenihan has | received orders from the postmaster general, announcing that the account ing system which has been in opera tion since July 1. 1917. will he trans l ferred to Providence, March 15. There 5 fore the thirty-two post offices in Washington county that have been [ accounting to the Westerly office. will l report to the PEc vidcnce office and. re- ceive supplies Tom that source This : order will relieve the local office from Q considerable routine and responsible , work. Postmaster Lenihan says that heretofore each county m the several s states had a central accounting of
 fee, but hereafter there will be but : one central office in each state, located
 in one of the largest cities.
 Cavalry Baptist church has defin- t itely decided to reject the consolida- e tion project sumbitted by the First n Baptist church, which has been under e consideration for several months IT v the meantime both churches have beer . pastofiess. All services will be re-
 stunned al Cavalry church and an able
 pastor is to hs engaged at an early date. With failure of consultation
 the First Baptist church will also .akt
 steps to secure Q pastor.
 q Rev. George D. Stanley, pastor O f Grace Methodist church. read tn, Q scripture and pronounced the eulogv n and Rev. Edward J. Curry of Eas i Greenwich, q former pastor here . ] spoke briefly, t the funeral servic, f of Frederick F. Fowler, a forme q councilman and president and treas
 urer of the Westerly Textile company
 l The body was placed in the vault a
 tNiNti Iotiu dIu buEldl Will De a I l Roxy Hill. Conn. The bearers wer [ Charles H. Ritscher of GlenridEe N $ T., Representative Samuel H. Davis s Colonel Arthur N Nash, Paul Jen e nings and Charles Sauer.
 AS a result of influenza and pneu . na0nia, Samuel \. Ferraro. died Sun It day at the home of his aunt, Mrs Il Frank Cbiodo in Pierce street. H Il was in the world war in the sanitar 5; train Of the 132nd Field Hospital, Q u the 35d Division. He was severel
 gassed and rmained in military hos l. pital after the armistice. He is sur l. vived by his father, John Ferrarc l. His mother died from influenza las 1T September, and a brother, Anthony l. died from the same disease inc tn If Newport Naval hospital.
 of Local Laconies.
 U The reasons unexplained no vate ,N commissioner was elected at Monday
 meeting of the town council to fill th
 vacancy caused by the death of Lou ". Arnold. Commissioners Tristal II D. Babcock and Albert N. Crandal sd were at the council meeting. 7s4 Richard Holgate. who has been
 Providence several months, has re '- turned to Westerly.
 T. Frederick C. Buffum and his nice a- Mrs. Henry L. Johnson, have return r. ed. after a stay of six months in Prov
 idence.
 T. Yes, Hazel, when a married ma al loses anything he accuses his wife n taking it