Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-04
DOWN wKEr HAVEN.

ImprOvemaents TIag People Are Loud
 Iy Calling Fer That xVin BensS she
 R@r0w@h As W0Il As IndAv1&ualS@A Locality That HS Rapidly Gf0W1mg
 Some little feeling is astir in West Haven over the recent improvements of streets. The residents think that some thorou1hfares,
 which are in noticeably poor and neglected
 condition, are left untouched, while others
 have all the repairs. First avenue, above
 and below Elm street, has been for years
 neglected despite it's recent increase of the
 humber of landowners and improvements of
 lots The road needs widening, straighten-
 ing, rounding, up and sidewalks especially are wanted on both sides of the way Such an improvement would be benefit to the borough and supply 8 universal and long felt want. a
 One great reason for an iaaprovement of this kind is the rapid growth and settlement of the upper portion of the street. The thdroughfare has, nevertheless, been left in it's iisordered condition and the landowners almost despair of ever seeing a change. Last spring they were told that if they all signed a petition water mains would be laid through the street. Said resident recently: A pipe was indeed laid, but what good did it do usi
 It was laid from Elm street north for II A ! fited by it. It is as good as none at all. We 1 see see cart loads of pipe pass here every ' day, but when we ask for it we are told that
 there isn't enough to supply us at present: Many of our people 7Wars induced to build upon the street under %Ae idea that water would soon be had Wells were not dug and many things left unfinished on this account,
 and it is great disappointment and set back | to as all \
 Some twenty years ago MT. Bradley, then living on Bradley street, New Haven, bought a large tract of land on First avenue and ro- moved his residence to that place. Wood street, which ended abruptly against Elm
 street, continued through his land and four
 or five of the newly formed building lots on I this street and four on First avenue have \ been sold within the last two years. On the ! Wood street extension John Hartson, MT
 Thomas and Mrs. Royce have all built houses
 upon their lots and are dwelling in them Mir. Frank Burnett also has Q lot and house almost completed, which he will soon occu py. MT. Frederic P1att. son of the origina owner and settler, has a fine lot near tht corner and has erected pretty house facing First avenue. He moved into it last July.
 Mir. Renfrew, brother in, law of Councilman \ Wardell of this city, also lives in pretty housr on First avenue.
 On Wood street is 8 handsome brick house
 built by Mir. Frank Fowler, son-in-law of MT ! Platt, rome six years ago. He is son o1 \ Luther Fowler, one of the burgessss of the \ borough, citizen much esteemed and re spected in West Haven for his enterprise. | Peter Gaffney, a fourishing teamstsr, has lately built double wooden house 2 little way down the street and this is occupied by MT. Morris and gentleman who recently re- E moved from New Haven. No well was dug
 here as it WAS thought water mains would soon be laid, and the families are placed in . very unpleasant petition on this account. 0.
 P. Jordan, noted throughout the State for his fine breeds of poultry, has purchased, inn E proved and built upon four or five acres on ! First avenue. Upon his premises are many \ elaborate buildings for the care and raising of fine poultry and his grounds add greatly f to the little community.
 The Sixth Connections Volunteers. The Sixth O.. v. boys are receiving the fol- lowing postal:
 The twenty-frs annual reunion of the Sixth Connecticut volunteers will be held at Putnam, Conn, on Wednesday, August 15, 1888. Company A will receive the visiting members and entertain them in old Wind- ham county style, and they hope their hos- pitality will be taxed to it's utmost. Turn out and have @ rousing good time.
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