Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-02
DOWN I'm THE ANNEX.

Changes and Improvements In
Progress-Fort Hale Park md Its
Future as Popular Public Resort.
Great interest prevails among the cove
residents over the prospect of the opening |
of travel on the Morris Cove electric rail- |
road early this month. People all over
the city are much interested likewise and |
hailing with great satisfaction the idea of
having swift, cheap and easy access to the
bora section that hundreds of old resi-
dents in New Haven have seldom, If ever,
visited, paradise though it is for want of
handy and inexpensive means of COM
munication with it. 1t will be a notable
day in the history of the east shore and
Morris Cove when the railroad opens COM
munication with it-a memorable day as
regards the interests and development of
that section. When the road has been in
operation year or two and all the fuss
made over this route and that route is
forgotten, the road will be recognized as
great factor in the upbuilding of this
beautiful part of New Haven-one
of the most beautiful of tie
many lovely suburban stretches
about our charming Elm City.
1t is to be hoped that the enterprising
capitalists who have had foresight, pluck
and public spirit enough to build means
of public communication with the cove IA
thing so long desired) will find patronage
enough to make the line profitable. All
the profit, If any there is, for few years
to come at least, must be harvested in the
summer months principally, as in the win
ter travel over it, for years, must be light.
Already indications of what the road, now
that it is assured, will accomplish for the
annex-something like what the West Ha-
ven street road has helped do for Savin
Rocks seen in the numerous sales of real
estate that have been made since it was
known that the road was soon to be start
ed. The annex has had the biggest
| tory, and is having it now. In
addition to the sales already mentioned
made by Mr. Coils Granniss, the same
we'll known gentleman has sold many
more lots on Townsend avenue. One, a
very desirable and valuable lot, $50 feet
front, he has sold to Mr.. Wallace Chatter
ton, teller of the Mechanics bank, this
city. Another, so feet front, he has sold
to Mr.. Gates; and he has also sold several
hundred feet more on Townsend avenue tc
Mr.. 81. H. Benedict, the coal merchant
whose handsome residence and grounds
adjoining Fort Wooster park are so slightly
feature of the landscape in that region
The Messrs. Woodward have also sold tt
Ralph Wright plot some sixty feet front
and also lot 60 feet front has been solo
by Mr.. A. H. Thompson to Mr.. Gates, al
fronting on Townsend avenue.
Mr.. Edward Woodward seems to be par
ticularly unfortunate in loss of barns, tn
one burned the other day being the fourtl
of his burned, and all of which he owRet
either wholly or in part. The last one de
stroyed was model of its kind. Th
stalls, of which there were some thirty
had been fitted up at great expense for til
!, comfort of the fine COWS of which he ha
large number and all of the very bes
breeds. Also from time to time he ha
been systematically fitting up the interio
of the barn for the storage of tools and ae
ricultural implements and in a manner
ensure the greatest convenience All {
3 the tools and implements were destroye
with the rest of the property on the prem
Uses, which included large and expensiv
road roller, SO that the loss, as the CoURIE
9 has stated, mounted into the thousands
. all of which, together with his impaire
t health, he having not recovered from h
|
q undecided about rebuilding, and he thint
Q some of disposing of his COWS and retirin
q entirely from business.
It is reported that the Messrs. Woo
1 ward and Grannis are to open up stree
: from Woodward avenue to Townsend av
: nue., some of which will be near the el
trance to Fort Wooster park. so that pa
n sengers by electric cars may land very ne,
8 Fort Wooster park. Epson avenue, whic
runs from Woodward avenue to Towpser
!. avenue, will probably be opened to MAJ
/ to East Haven center. Mr.. Edward 4
Clark of this city has also sold numb
j. of fine lots on his tract just below the CO,
o to parties who are to build new cottag
upon their purchases and some of who
= are so captivated with the location and i
r close proximity to deep sea water ar
bathing at all times of the tide, and wit
;, tho grand view commanded by the loo
n ton, that they are going to build hous
in which to dwell the year round. \
10 doubt the electric road will bring all Il
command for it in the near future his
> prices, far in advance of what it is bell
:. sold for.
:, The old residents of the cove and othe
II who live there the yeal round are great
pleased over the building of the electr
" road, and most cordially express the
minds to that effect, and in favor of 81
rails where they now are as the best f
the community. Wandering about tt
IL cove recently and conversing with res
a dents there brings out this fact quite full
Ex-Postmaster S. G. Thompson, togeth'
ID with his brother, superintendent of Fo
Hale, Wooster park, A. H. Thompson, t.
gether with their brothers, Messrs. Lyms
n and Theodore Thompson, who are boz
~ superintendent in New Haven, and WI
il own much land in the cove Dor
n raised and living there the year round, q
very decided in favor of the electric rot
running as laid out. Mr.. McCleane, NJ
George Thompson, the Messrs. Stree
=, the New Haven merchants, DIR. Jone
- and Mr.. George Chamberlin of the Messr
It Chamberlin Bros. in New Haven are amor
y those who want the road where 1t now /
10 A prominent member of the Pequot cit
said if the members would all vote accor
ing to their feelings land not as to the fee
ings of few whom they would not like
IL offendl the majority would be in favor
II the cars being run on the rails as we
- laid. The real DIRECTORS are principal
9 those who own houses and want to dri,
It to the Pequot house. "This, T
is fact; indeed" he adde
'that all the trouble would ha,
been avoided if the cove peop
had done as the road suggested when the
:, was ample time to have the route change
It to suit all. A letter written by Presidel
a Townsend of the electric road compar
;. three months ago is ample proof of thi
!, 1t was written in April, 1892, before tt
survey of the line of the road had bee
completed. The party to whom the lette
was given retained the same in his posse
sion and did nothing to bring about
a meeting of the cottagers and others fc
action upon it. Here is q copy of tt
q petition for change in the route of II
road to the rear of the cottages and here
= the reply of President Townsend"
THE PETITION.
. NEW HAVEN, Conn, April 49, 1892.
:, To the President of the New Haven and Morr
. DEAR SIR-We, the undersigned, propert
Q owners and residents of Norris Cove, respec
@ fully request you to use your good offices wit
p 1ne company you bsap S that
ed in the rear of the cottages and houses
d the upper end of Morris Cove, inasmuch sa
track placed on Townsend avenue in front
:. said cottages and houses would be very DANCE
d GUS both to pedestrians and the driving publ
s s. i. Street, George R. ohamberlin. tt
T. Pequot association w. A. Harris, tcommodor
a Thompson, George G.. Mallory, Edward I
Young, David B. Bennett, Lyman G. Thompso
? | Daniel A. Jones, j. p Leete, Clifford c. Street.
q REPLY.
l. NEW YORK, 22d April 1892.
u Messrs. Street, Chamberlin, Dewell Kimberl
o Gentlemen-Your petition has been forwarde
. | to and will rpcQiVa attention