Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-02

tore Engineer InOmpsOn WOulO run nls
line in the rear. This Mr.. Thompson pro-
ceeded to do. and the stakes he drove are
there now, and the first map of the route
submitted to the company's contractors
was made with only the rear route upon
it. But no one appeared in response to
the reply to the petitioners letter, and 1t
was decided that the parties were satisfied
with the route originally laid down in the
charter, and as the company had no right
to 90 in the rear of the cottages they went
upon the route laid down in the charter.
To this route no pronounced objection was
made until the road was in the hands of
the contractors and more than half
of it built; SO that those at
the cove who are d1ssat1shed
have no one to blame but themselves. Had
an authorized committee called on Mr..
Townsend before the control passed from
his hands to the hands of the contractors,
he would have arranged to have had the
road built in the rear of all buildings in
the cove. After the control had passed
into the hands of the builders 1t was very
difficult, of course, to get change OF
route, especially as the change of route
suggested by the parties in the cove would
have entailed increased expense In build
The road which is laid in the cove has
been (so far as the individuals will allow
nicely graded and also turfed betwee and
at the sides of rails, so that the rails can
hardly be seen, and we learn will be Kept
in good condition, for being an electric
road there will be the absence of horse
nuisances."
The rails are laid (save where they were
torn up in the cove) on Townsend avenue
to where 1t interseots with Morris avenue,
which leads to the lighthouse. On &C
count of the injunction, the cars will run
only to Mr.. Kimberly's line in the cove
and the laying of rails to Lighthouse Point
and East Haven center through Thompson
avenue has been stopped for the present
The cars will probably be running early
this month (August) when the people Of
small means and all hands car
ride from New Haven greer
to beautiful Fort Hale parl
| and breathe the sea air, take their luncf
in the shady hooks, and enjoy the othe
attractions. As the road Is built on Wood
ward avenue in a straight line to Fort Hal
/ center of the park, and not be obliged II
walk any long distance, as they would b
obliged to do if they were left at the parl
entrance on Townsend avenue, or at tn
cove; all of which will be great convent
| ence to the women who have small chill
dren, lunch baskets, etc.
1t is very fortunate that the park com
missioners have secured for the people G
New Haven the beautiful Fort Hale park
where the whole place is free to all. Th
rich and poor can meet there upon tn
same footing, and can enjoy the same luz
uries which nature 30 freely pr
vides for all, without distinction
The opening up of Woodward av'
1 Iso&a fnrso Il,
and makes short walk of only one an
one-h half miles from the city.
Here the debilitated can rest, the woma
with sick child can give that child nj
lures pure sea air, the hard working w
man whose husband takes his dinner pa
, in the morning and does not return Il
!, evening can, after the good man has go1
! to his work, take her child or childre
and lunch and at little expense go to IL
. seashore, remaining say till the latter pa
of the afternoon, when she can return
. . time to get the good mans supper She al
! the children will be benefited by the eutil
: they have had, to say nothing of the plea
! ure experienced and the Joy the lit
>. picking up shells, etc. The hands fro
= | the factory can take a game of ba
+ or with the young women take their net
I bats and balls and have game of tenn
or croquet, as there is sufficient room
q the Fort Hale park for all these EMO
D ments.
Probably the day is not far distant VIII
4 public bath houses will be erected on t
q park grounds, where the people can ha
n free baths in the pure, unadulterated 81
q water.
o Fort Hale park will be more of "pt
% ple's park" by far than East or West Ro
/ parks or Fort Wooster park on Account
. its nearness to the city and its easy and
- expensive access It has no high hills
:. climb and when Woodward avenue is
=. ished and graded the bicycle and baby O.
r. rage will be one of its frequent features
h One attraction at Fort Hale park is
4 most excellent water from the numero
n wells on the place. We have been told
# persons living in the park that people FRI
the cove come there expressly for the '
~ ter, it is of such excellent quality. Prol
"a bly, when all the houses are removed, whi
40 is to be done in time, the park commissie
:, ers will see that these excellent wells ,
- preserved and the public accommodate,
h for picnics, of which there will probably
A. many at the park, as the grounds on
a. palisades and other elevations are "
ID adapted for picnics.
le BEGIN THE WORK ON THE CAR HOUSE.
d Mr.. William Porter, the we'll kno,
=, joiner, and gang of men start this MOI
o ing to erect the car barns at Morris &c
rs for the electric road. The power house
y finished, the engines and boilers in pla
ic and in day or two the motors will be
II justed ready for the final test.