Connecticut western news., 1872-06-21
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CONNECTICUT " E5TERN 1kAlLROAD. - ue passenger station house of the Connecticut Western railroad at West Winsted was 80 far completed as to be fully occupied by the company on Monday, the 10th inst. This is very elegant and commodious building. It is 80 by 22 feet, with plat form eight feet running around it, and cov- cred with roof supported by braces very neatly formed and trimmed. The ticket office occupies the central room with the gents and ladies' rooms on either side of it.. Baggage rooms and freight office occupy the ends of the building, with washing and other rooms supplied with water and every convenience practicable or desirable. The ticket office has bay window from which trains can be seen from either direction by the ticket master. Above the central DOT ton of the building rises second story, p by 20 feet which is intended for tcne- ment for the residence of the agent. Its trimming is neat and tasty and it adds building, while it must be great advan- tage to the road to have it's agent conven. ienty accommodated. The building is painted with handsome shade of light brown, trimmed with darker shade, and presents very desirable addition to this part of the village. Chief Engineer Shunk is very much pleased with the building and expressed his purpose to build others like it, being in his view Q model depot. The freight house little distance to the north, is not as large but is neat and convenient. Hydrants are placed at either end of the station so that trains can be supplied with water without inconvenience or delay for that purpose. The agent is MT. W. J. Garvin, who is very polite and who appears to be very competent for his position. Be- low will be found the number of tickets sold from this station to some others slnce it's first occupancy, about Feb.ll it being understood that up to this week the depot had been in anything but a finished condi. ton and mainly without accommodations for passengers: Millerton, SIS; Canaan, 329: Norfolk, 43S; Winsted, Il New Hartford, 32O; Collinsville, 90 Hartford, 30l. Quite number of mileage tickets are held by persons starting from this station. Ten passage tickets are also sold to a limited extent, giving to the holder ten pas. sages between any two stations, at twenty per cent discount from the usual fare. These will sell better when they are better known. And MT. Garvin has through tick cts to New York, via steamboat from Hart ford. Eight passenger trains arrive at and leave this station daily, and one freight The freight business is large, and will in CIedSe dS SOou dS tno IaCllLieS TOT LduspOI' l tation are greater. It is understood that connection will soon be made without the necessity of transhipment across the city
 which will largely add to the freight traffic business here. ..t-
 In connection with the sales of tickets al tue West Winsted station, the correspond ing salesG Winsted station are given. The time is somewhat longer, sales having begur about January l.: Millerton, 320; Canaan 65s; Norfolk, 600; West Winsted, 8; New Hartford, l,l99; Collinsville, Ss2; Hartfort l,275. It is of course known that this sta tion is with that of the Naugatuck railroad
 Mileage tickets are also held here in greate
 or, less numbers. Seventeen trains of tn Naugatuck and Connecticut Western road
 leave or arrive at this station. So that thi
 village is at pesent very well accommodate
 with travelling facilities. Correspon@enc
 Harford Post.