Morning journal and courier., 1888-11-16
WEST HAvRN,s BIG BOOM.

WEST RAVENS BIG BOOM. The Most Notable Activity In the
 Building Line Ever Known I'm the
 BorOugh-Given An Impetus By the
 WilmOt Auction Sale-NeW Homes
 Going up or Being Finished In Many
 SectiOma-The Borough Takes a Fresh
 Start, and Its Grand List Greatly IR-
 creasiDg Hn Value-AnOther Notable
 Sale of Desirable Real Estate Just IR-
 augurated This Week.
 our young and thriving little neighbor West Haven, famed for It's Ssvin Rock and famous for 25 years past for it's manufacture of buckles, aad for 10 years past for it's Ma thushek piano industry, is entering upon 8 period of remarkable prosperity, one of the most noted in its history. Never before has there been bigger building boom in the borough than one which it is now experience ing. It has had big continuous building boom at Savin Rock which. during the past 20 years has added probably half 8 million dollars to it's grand list of taxable property, but this was confined to the shore exclusively and was not general throughout the borough, as is the present one. The present building activity is, therefore, not of mere acci- dental character, but denotes that West Haven itself feels the im- pulse of our eity's growth, and that ere many years its aspect of village qui- ct will pass away, and with it many of the old landmarks that now distinguish it as one of the old Connecticut villages. The sound of the hammer and axe are heard in all quarters, and many are the new houses that have been erected of late or are now being erected. Town Clerk Walter Main, success sor to his father, the late Elias Main, says there has never been so much building actiY- ity in the place as exists at present. The boom may be well said to have started with MT. B. w. Wilmot's auction sale of his tract of land just northward of West Hsven's pretty public square. MT. Wilmot had the tract surveyed and laid out into building lots and auctioned of, the result being that all the lots were sold and good sized piece of unoccupied land thus brought into market. It's central and good position and fits cheap ness commended it to purchasers and much of the tract fell into the hands of buyers who set at work at once to build upon their pur- chases. Several other purchasers have real ized handsomely on their purchases. For instance, Mir. Samuel A. Stevens formerly the halter on Chapel street, who paid $5 foot for his purchase, sold it for $0 foot. There are half dozen new houses erected or in process of erection on the plot sold by MT. Wilmot, and more are to be built next spring.
 Those who have built on the Wilmot tract are Nicolas Lawson, on of the piano shop foremen; Mir. Mackrill, auditor in the freight department of the Consolidated road, this city; MT. Sperry, who bought of Joseph B. Sears, and MT. William Johnson, an employe of the West Haven horse railroad company, and Mrs. Rosa Swartz of Wooster street, this city. All of these houses are nearly cons I'd HT -T1-- occupied by the owners except, Mrs. SWartz's. MT. Mackril1's fronts on Main street looking on the southeast toward the public Green and the church, and costs about $4, ,0O0 to build.
 The boom has extended, taking in many other localities. Down on Main street corner of Second avenue, ex-Warden Rollin Hine has nearly completed 8 fine 5000 house for his own use, and when done will remove the old and ancient landmark house in front. Below on Main street Charles Willoughby, travelling salesman for J. L. Joyce & Co.,, the shoe dealers, has just completed nice $4, 900 house for his own abode. It is near the corner of Water street. Captain Ives, who commands the c. F. Tuttle built at West Haven shipyard, has erected a nice, well-built new house on Main street opposite Willoughby's. Another we'll built house has just been erected in this vicinity Captain Walter Thompson, we'll known
 
 vessels, has just completed a substantial new and tasteful dwelling on First avenue
 Also on First avenue about quarter of mile north of Elm street, Mr. Fred Platt has recently completed Q well built new house for himself, and in this immediate To- cality, as mentioned few weeks ago in the COURIER, half dozen new houses have been erected within short period.
 Ex-Editor Shilleto, who ran the West Ha- ven Budget, bought lot at the Wilmot aue- tion sale, sold it at a nice profit and is now building 5000 house for himself on Main street, near the new residence of Rollin Hine. It will be somewhat in the Queen Anne style. Mir. Shilleto is now employed at the Kelsey buckle and cartridge shop.
 Frank Thomas, the builder, is erecting a couple of houses on Second avenue as a busi- ness investment. The cellar for one of them 1t is reported will soon erect a couple of houses. and two or three more houses for George street are talked of.
 One reason of the increased activity in West Haven real estate is the overlapping of the city as it were upon West Haven and the easy access by horse cars and steam cars from one place to the other. The fare is only five cents by either route and workingmen in the city who wish 8 home of their own find land cheaper in good locations in the borough than they do in the city in similar locations, while transportation back and forth is light expense. The ar In tnlS Su0urb IS thought better for the children and the playground room is larger.
 Another matter of special interest which is all the talk in West Haven this week is the arrival from Redlands, Cal, for short visit to his old home of MT. E. ". Wilmot, who auctioned of the land in West Haven few months ago. He had business in Washing ton. D. C., and after finishing that came on to West Haven and means business there again as will be seen by reference to his ad- vertisement of West Haven real estate for sale cheap in another part of this mornings COURIER. MT. Wilmot offers for sale great many building lots, presenting an opportu- nity to buy lots cheap, which may not and probably will not occur again in ten years The lots are all desirable, as will be seen from the fact that he has five hun dred and twenty-five feet for sale on Brown street, facing the Mathushek piano manufac- tory's premises, besides twenty-four more building lots across Washington avenue east ward, on Brown street, besides which he of- fers variety of lots on Albert street, in the vicinity of the West Haven depot of the Con- solidated road; all very desirable for build~ ing homes upon. It is great opportunity to to buy good lots cheap, the prices away down and at auction prices.
 KAHN-MANN.
 Reception and Banquet at LoOmis,-A
 Large Number of G Guests.