Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-05
AT sAvIN ROCK.

Three Thousand People in the Grove
 Yesterday-Comme Among Cotta-
 gers Regarding the Roads.
 There were 5000 people in Railroad Grove yesterday afternoon. The larger picnics of the day were the Moses Men delssohn lodge of New Haven, the Knights of St. Patrick of New Britain and one party from Meriden and another from Portland. Everything went off smoothly. One of the attractions this week at the grove is the Durand family of this city, who each day, afternoon and evening, give select and amusing variety show at the
 Railroad Grove band stand MT. Durand
 and his little ones draw crowds to hear
 them at each performance. A lady from
 Portland had the ill luck yesterday to lose
 small silver watch with gold chain in the
 grove. The loss was reported to the pubs
 lie by Mir. Durand with request that it be
 left in the care of Mir. Lempert, lessee of
 the grove.
 There is considerable dissatisfaction
 among the cottagers at Savin Rock because
 of the poor condition of the walks on some
 parts of the shore. Although it is ex-
 pected that the new ordinance requiring
 the laying of concrete walks on Beach
 street will help towards improvement, the
 law does not provide for some streets at shore requiring quite as much attention.
 The residents who are obliged to use the
 poor walk at present existing on Thomas street are much incensed over their obliga- tion to wade ankle deep in water after a heavy rainfall. It seems that widely cir
 culated petition requesting the attention of the burgesses to this matter was handed in early this spring @.t~ ,-@ z-- attention whatever was paid to the re- quest. President Kelsey of the West Haven horse railroad company, 8 member of the board, stated that the matter was considered and the property owners on the street in question were notified that the walks should be at once repaired. There are few houses on the street and the owners of land are quite reticent about
 expending money for the purpose. Many residents at the shore evidently presume that the walks are laid at the expense of the borough.
 Another of the calls for improvement is directed toward the placing of more cleo trio lights along Main street. Pedestrians crossing the street, as we'll as drivers of teams, are nightly placed in imminent peril at certain points near thickly popu. lated parts of the shore. On the road to
 the city after passing the Hinman hotel the absence of light becomes most appar- ent and source of great inconvenience, to say the least. It is not unlikely that g petition will be circuluted among the resi- dents shortly, asking for improvement in this respect.
 The recent war between the telephone company and certain former subscribers ir West Haven continues and little prospect of an immediate settlement is anticipated The latest and most important move was
 made couple of weeks ago when the dis satisfied subscribers resolved to have thei1 | telephones removed rather than submit tc the demands of the company. It seems that those subscribers who have been pay | ing less than others were notified that they would be expected to sign a contract 1T which they would agree to allow none bu | subscribers to use the service. The com l pany's demand was refused. After wal | of words the subscribers submitted to th'
 Inevitable, but about ten phones were re moved.