Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-08
WESTERLY

The highway commission had appropri- ation for a drain in School street. If the same plan prevails as in Newton av- enue, the cost being paid equally from the miscellaneous fund mad property owners it would be economical to have the drains in School and George street done under one contract It was agreed that the George street people confer with the highway committee, agree on the estimat- ed cost of the work and the proportion each should pay. and present some tang ible proposition to the next meeting of the town council.
 Former Councilman Horace Bur1ick and J. s. Barbey, a summer resident, representing the Watch Hill Improvement i society, requested that some action be | taken by the council that would end
 the reckless driving of automobiles at Watch Hill MT. Burdick declared 1 there was reckless driving at the hill
 daily and that many autonlobilists paid
 no heed to the law requiring them to come to a stop before passing a standing
 car while passengers were being dis | charged or taken on. He said the police ] at the hill did all they could to enforce
 the law but the officers could not cover 1 the whole territory, as only one is on
 duty at a time He could not suggest a
 remedy but hoped the council would find 1 the way.
 Mir. Barbey said reckless driving at
 the hill was becoming unbearable and that it was hardly safe for people to go out for walk. He said Mrs. Bush was killed in front of his house last Sunday. and he was surprised that more accidents had not occurred in that sec tion. He declared that very few auto mobiles made that curve at proper speed,
 and that the laws had been repeatedly ignored. He suggested some system of regulation that would compel auto op- orators to make that turn with some
 consideration of safety. He urged a warning sign and special police officers and told the council the improvement so-
 ciety would support any movement that
 would tend to improve conditions.
 After a general discussion, the mat
 ter was referred to the police commit
 tee
 Captain r'~'----' ->----'-~--' was appointed
 ,arbor master at WatchHill, to fill tn, vacancy Gus '.. ll ,'.sth of George +
 Barber. Two milk licenses were grant
 ed. Dr. Samuel c. Webster, superintend
 ent of health reported two cases O whooping cought. one each of diphtheri; and measles, during August.
 Chief of Police Thomas E. Brown re ported fourteen arrests in August as fol lows: Seven for violating automobil laws, two fugitives from justice, two idl : persons, and one each for intoxicatior common drunkard and lewd person. Horace E. Thorpe. John F. Champli ? and William A. Prescott were. added t the list of special constables. As a board of canva ssers, the counci men canvassed the voting list to be use | in the coming election.
 | At the annual firemen's muster . | Rhode Island at Oakland Beach, Mol a 1 day, twelve hand engines were in Il ! squirting contest. The Westerly Vetera 7 Firemen's machine. City of Lowe could not make better than 173 fe
 1-2 inches and fell into ninth plac d Following is the result of the conte e in the order of standing in the comp n tition:
 r. Narragansett Veteran Firemen's ass r. citation, of Wicl9ord, with Washingto