The Newtown bee., 1892-09-23
New Haven Notes.

Staid old New Haven still rests quietly
beside the beautiful bay, pride of the
coast, where she was planted in days
long before the red coated British lads
sought to frighten US out of our wits and
took few lessons in music to the good
old tune of "Yankee Doodle"
She is still here, though, perhaps, not
as active in business in proportion to her
wealth and population as some of her sis
ter cities. However, she is not sleeping.
The Consolidated, which has recently
secured "a controlling interest in the
Housatonic system and become almost of
gigantic proportions, is preparing for ex-
tensive changes in facilities. The office
building, already in course of construct
ion; the new depot, soon to come; the
purchase of all adjacent land and dock
property that the willy and long headed
John I'll. Starin has not already secured !;
the new Y track already in construction
for the better entrance of the Derby to
the new depot; the enlargement of
freight houses removal of buildings;
closing of streets and about all the mon
keyshines an overgrown, unwieldy cor
poration can readily conceive of.
John III. Starin, manager and owner of
the prosperous line of steamboats, to New
York, also owner of that beautiful Sum-
mer resort, Glen Island, stole the march
on his avaricious neighbor, the Consoli-
dated in the purchase of a large tract of
dock property, eagerly sought after,
which brought bitter tears to their weep
ing eyes.
with the problem of the electric system,
as applied to its street railway. The
West Haven road to Savin Rock and to
City Point is we'll equipped with the cleo
trio apparatus and is running, to all APP
pearances, fairly well.
The new electric road from Bell dock
to Morris Cove and vicinity, on East
Ha ven shore, seems to be fated to ill luck
in disputes, lawsuits, injunctions, tearing
up of tracks. Down went the engines
at the wire mill or electric plant, first the
one. then the other, each "a piston rod,
gave up the ghost and hung up for re-
pairs.
New Haven is somewhat singularly
laid out in respect to its avenues and
streets. One would naturally suppose
them to be nearly or quite at right
angles, but it might almost be termed a
city of triangles.
Also two small triangular greens, lit
tie gems of themselves, welcome rest
ing for weary feet and, at the Elm street
point of the lower green, within the past
year, has been added one of the finest
wells of water in the city, where, without
calling unto the poor man in Abraham's
bosom, the rich man,as well as the poor,
can cool his parched tongue.
The board of councilmen, despite the
determined opposition of several promi-
nent citizens and property holders have
voted favorably on the petition of the
united Italian societies to erect a statue
of Columbus on Wooster square.
1t is reported that there is a scheme in
agitation to build Winter resort at Saw
in Rock at cost of about $4,000, in
Guiding dance hall, restaurant, amuse-
ment stands, etc.
The Columbia fair, which has recently
been held at the Meadow street armory,
resulted very favorably to all in interest.
Major p. Maher says of reviving old
'sThirty years ago, Saturday,
was the day fixed for drafting, if New
Ravens quota of troops was not filled.
N. d. Sperry and other patriotic citizens
made speeches from the State House
steps and, before sunset, the necessary
number of volunteers came forward
Politics has not even treated US to the
mildest sort of excitement, as yet. Po-
litical sspugilism'' seems to be at a stand
still, as the two great political beiiger-
ents seem to be in quiet training for the
great political encounter soon to come.
We presume each party will soon burst
forth, as of spontaneous combustion, in
all the glory of cheap music and red fire
and the grand total will be the triumph
ant election of both tickets.
Al all events, we trust that, after the
smoke and din of battle in the great No
vember fight rolls away and the returns
are duly counted as the constitution pre-
scribes, somebody, after election, may
know who u governor Of connecticut.-
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