The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-06-15

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THE rILxoRH HoUsx
rhs secoA OF the Newport hotels In sire u the Bi-
vars Housa Vt Is at present owned by Mr. 7. q. Hazard
whose family h been identified with the Newport ho:e
business for the twenty years the fsshsr o. =.
House, and after lesy- built and occupied the Fi
more immediately adioininN. The result was tna. .nc
two hotels .....r GA athers ss,Sess -. pi,,se!
Sus'pss unproductive, the .ssd portion 10 an.
o.hcr part Of the city leaving sufficient m y CON
struct two or three large cottages for summer
SaaoS 80 Ss :sa q
the Bellevue, Mir. Hazard has also expended
large sum In extending and improving the
wings Of the hotel The hotel three stories In hegh
With front OF hundred and thirty feet and depsn
OF one hundred feet It contains one hundred ana
ably two hu rnired and twenty five visitors This house
opens on tho 18th Of May and remains open until inc
middle OF Octobe The rate OF board .. PressS n"a
House. and the commencement OF the fashionaDe sea
son, about the middle pf next month, 70 TOUT aoa,s
and aiy cents In sysrv fsoity offered TO- s
guests
The Aquidneck House, of which Mr. WilAm hoagos
IL the proprietor has been almost doubled In s1 ny tne
improvements lately made. Mr. Hodges has beSn ior
many years well known throughout New England a
hotel proprietor, although he has been bat few years
connected with this branch Of business In Newport
rooms In this house all connected, 90 thas sey cA
are so cossfncted easily converted into paioss
The hotel Is n present capable Of easily accommodating
upwards of two hundred people Mr. Hodges how
ever, proposes carrying out improvements that VIII al
most double It's size. This Is the only hrst class
hotel that remained open through the winter
vicinity to the Naval Academy Numbers Of the rea-
tfves and friends Of the midshpmen have been con-
sntiy coming on 70 visit tbs Acadsmy many Of them
quarters at tho Aqudneck In connection with the hotel
Billiard saloon the only at present attached to
price Of board this establishment has been three dol
lars and fifty cents and II very probable that these
terms VIII not be altered through the summer ane
I've appearance 10 the eye.
AQUIDNECx HALL
In connection with tho hotel Is Aquidneck Hall, the
only large public hall in the city 1t furnished with
stage and ooghts and capable Of seating upwards OF
eight hundred MT Hodges proposes improve 80 snas
and other musical celebrities expected to give con-
certs here in the height Of the fashionable season.
HOTELS.
In addition to the hotels named above there pro-
badly eight or nine others, Of small capacity scattered
through tho island such the United States and Parker
House in tho town, and Batemans, tho Stonebridge
House. the Ferry House, and tho Cliff House. scattered
through the island The houses are all comparatively
rate Of board in all is generally two dollars and hfty
cents day.
There at present about two hundred and eighty
cottages for summer occupants or these one hundred
and sixty owned by residents OF other localities who
spend their summers here; and the remaining one hun
dred and twony the property OF citizens OF Newport
and Others who let them to visitors The rents run up
from thousand dollars 70 five thousand dollars
Many Of the inhabitants Of Newport in the habit OF
visiting friends and relatives in other parts of the ooun
try during the summer season ana taxing tneir iames
houses during their Absence and make handsome sum
over and above their travelling expenses. Some OF
have been built in the costly STYLE The mansion OF
August Belmont probably cost that gentleman something
In the neghborhood of one hundred and fty thousand
dollars, although Il stands the International tax
books valued at only seventy five Thousand dollars
Chas Ward of Boston, and Taft Of Proyidcnce, have
both erected large houses here during the sprtngh
former ut cost Of about hundred thousand dollars
Antonio Zynago has invested twenty thousand dollars IN
this way, and Mr. E. Barstow OF Boston rs just com
pleng magnificent mansion ut m outlay Of not less
than two hundred thousand dollars. William H. Apple
ton New York. has taken the Porter House for three
hundred dollars while Bradford also Of New York,
takes the Van Rensselaer, Mansion for the same period FOR
two thousand dollars $50 r,7ss;s-ss ze..-'.s
Not among the least of the attractions OF Newport
may be mentioned the magnificent drives visitors
present is along Touro street and Bellevue avenue Tho
avenue Is gravced and runs 20 the spoutng Rocks,
street Is sixty feet from curb to curb, and 10
kept constantly watered through the summer
Both sides Of the road occupied by largo and beau
In fact there but lew n the world superior
this in beauty is only Of late years that this drive
out OF this improv emcn the land occupied by these
residences would seldom bring than two hundred
dollars acre. II is now impossible TO obtain build
ing along the for less than eight thousand dol
hss. Bath road and around the beaches Ii also favor
ito drive with large number OF the summer visitors.
On tuesdays and Fridays the strictly fashionable portion
of tho pleasure seekers accustomed 20 drive to Fort
Adams passing host Of beautiful villas that dot the
road leading in this direction.
. NEW DRIVE.
Authority has been obtained from she city government
TO construct drive, which 1t is proposed 70 make
from eight TO ten miles in length road VIII be opened
northward and finally entering Narraganset avenue, and
returning by that route to tho point OF starting Il in
tended make this Of the most attractive features
of the city II will throughout its entire length DO uni
formy ono hundred ieet in width
THg NUNRER VISITORS ExPRCTKD
The most sangunc expectations are entertained that
the number OF visitors who will flock here during the
coming will exceed ten thousand or course the
description the 70 all crowd In at once
They generally, however, make their appearance In
instalmentsone party relieving another In any event.
however u great strain will PROFESSIONALLY be taken
from the hotels the large number Of boarding houses
Some Of these houses are kept BY persons who are we'll
known In this line Of business In New York.
CARRiAoBs,
There will be something handyed carriages 70 DO
let here through the season and taking Into consdera
ton that It's height for eight weeks and
that each carriage brings In Its proprietor at least ten
dollars day II is very apparent sixty thousand dollars
of business alone through the summer.
BENEFIT TO sEwroxr
The following Is offered as rough estimate OF the
amount Of money pleasure seekers, making Newport
their destination, will probably expend:-
Hotels, boarding houses, &C 500
Wines &C. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $1,000
Residents In cottages, for rent and family ex-
penscs. Observation-Disclosures. fSs 400
Carriage hire 10000
Purchases In town. ....................... 5000
Travelling coming and returning nj least.. 10000
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .esy1 900
ROUTE.
From New York the most expeditions and pleasure
route is the Fall river limo Of boats which stop at