Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-08
West Haven.

The Borough EIeet1on-The Shore and
 the Approach of Its Season of Activity
 The Introduction of City Water.
 The borough election for West Haven took place yesterday. There was no contest and only one ticket in the field, the Democratic which was consequently elected. Those elected are as follows:
 For Warden-Hiram H. Smith.
 For Burgesses-Rollin W. Hine, Charles T. sher- man, Jsmes Gillespie.
 For Collector Frederick W. Bishop.
 For Treasurer-John F. Barnett
 For Asssssors-Prosper Warner, Ephriam H. Van Steinberg.
 For Auditor-Thomas E. Newton.
 For Bailif-William T. Smith.
 MT Hendryx, the bird cage manufacturer on Audubon street, this city, is making va rious improvements at his summer cottage on Beach street, eastern end An addition is being erected to his house which has & very neat and pleasing exterior. An addition is also being made to the barn and bath house on the beach in front is being made. Major W. A. Lincoln, of this city, is executing the work.
 The grounds at the Edward Malley cottage are being put in order. The new cottage of Kahn, the tobacconist, is one of the most notable new features at the shore this sum- mer.' Mir. O. Howes, of the railroad waiting EOCm5, IS Ou4DOlllsu1uS HIS pI6u1s6Ss h0 rents all the buildings opposite the Sea View House. MT. Herman rents from him again this year the east building. MT. Howe is making various improvements and | opens his premises for the season in short time.
 The owners of shore property feel jubilant over the introduction of city water by the West Haven company at the shore. The pipes are now laid through Railroad avenue to Beach street and nearly all the way on Beach street, where most of the summer residences are. It is great improvement and now the streets can be easily wstered and shore pro perty, which before was almost defenceless from fire, will soon be well protected. The owners of shore property have often ex- pressed much dread of fire, as hitherto with fire once under headway, with high wind blowing. in the right direction, whole lines of handsome cottages would have been defenceless The water is likewise 8 great convenience.
 matter of interest to cottagers who are to locate at the shore and others is the fact that Frisbie E Hart are to locate 8 branch meat market at the shore in the rear of the Sea View House or near Railroad Grove.
 One of the West Haven horse railroad horses prized for it's grit, usefulness and ser viceable qualities generally and for it's long service, it having been fifteen years in the work of the road ,reared up suddenly the oth CT afternoon while in service and dangling its fore feet in the air for moment fell dead as stone in it's track. It was Canadian horse purchased by MT. Ward in Canada if teen years ago and appeared to be as well as ever when taken out of the stable an hour before it's death.
 MT. w. A. Futile, formerly of the West Haven horse railroad and more recently in the fish market business on Church street, in this city, has returned from winters so- journ in Florida, which he has much enjoyed.
 A prominent insurance man while with L. D. Chidsey, of Church street. pulling in pound and half fiat fish yesterday after noon at Kelsey's wharf, lost his new chapeau overheard. A Chapel street merchant yes terday caught two pound aatfsh at Kelseys wharf.