Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-10
WILL MAKE SOME CHANGES.

The West Haven Railroad Company
 win Purchase Some New Cars For the sylvan Avenue Road - Efforts
 For Ten Minute Runs On That
 Road-The People of That Section
 Much Grat1hed.
 Much interest is felt in the southwest
 section of the city over the present atti-
 tude of the West Haven Horse railroad
 company with it's Sylvan avenue branch.
 That the company is on the eve of making
 some important changes is indicated
 strongly by sort of much current opinion
 existing within the management. Another
 event of interest is the recent resignation
 of Superintendent w. W. Ward. MT.
 Ward has very ably managed the road for many years and been strenuous in his efforts for its prosperity. He is in favor
 of rapid transit and progressive in his views of road management. It is under
 stood the company will make every effort
 to influence him to withdraw his resigna- tion. But it is considered doubtful if they succeed, as Mir. Ward has other i'm portant business interests which claim a share of his attention and time. It was this reason that prompted him in his resignation.
 By early spring some of the changes will undoubtedly have been made. Electricity will as soon as it is practicable, be used as a motive power on the WestHaven road. This power is recognized as the most service able on roads where there are long dis tances with few stops to be made, and this is just what is the characteristic of the West Haven road with it's long stretch es through territory but sparsely settled. With a rapid transit the ride down to Savin Rock on 8 summer afternoon or evening would not be the discouraging eff | fort it is at present.
 Those living on and in the vicinity o1 l the Sylvan avenue road will be much pleased to learn that their road is to have l it's share in the way of Improvements Much was due to the energetic efforts of Alderman Lowe and few others that the company last summer reduced the sched- ule of running time from twenty to fifteen l minute trips. This without doubt is one l way to account for the very heavy vote
 that MT. Lowe boiled at the last election in | naturally democratic ward. This change l was received with much satisfaction, and the residents up in the locality of the cem l etery feel that they were not quite SC far away from the world at large ELQOrGS Aro HOW UoIuS mdOo IoI u 1uTGuol reduction to ten minutes schedule, an6 this would, indeed, if successful, be most gratifying to those who patronize the road. Without doubt the venture would be paying one for the company. Wher they made their reduction to the ffteer
 minute runs their receipts ]. were incrs ase6 | fully third, and by those Who know about l the case it is estimated that the further xe l duction would meet with the same success The convenience which would be gained goes without argument.
 The people living along the line are ones who iberally patronize road, and they will be most hearty in their support of eff | forts of this character. Alderman Lowe said yesterday that the changes were no ! only talked of, but likely to occur. The company will buy two or three new
 cars and the one lonely conductor who | now performs the entire duty in tha | department, taking his car up from tho green as far as the turnout on Howard ave nue and returning on the car down, leav l ing the driver alone with theaother one III l to the cemetery and back, will have two
 other conductors to keep him company With these additions the frequent trip
 can easily be made, and the travel ove the road warrants the attempt.
 Samuel A. Stevens, director and nov | one of the largest stockholders in the com pany, formerly leading hat merchant or Chapel street, has, it is reported, been il New York this week on some matters O. business with reference to the contempla l ted changes.