Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-07
WEST HAVEN NOTES.

chester Avenue Electric Road -
The New Car House and New
Repair shops-Many New Improve
ments for Railroad Grove, sav1n
Rock-New Cars Ordered-Uniforms
= for the Electric Car Men-The New
superintendent.
The new office building and repair shops
of the Winchester avenue road at West
Haven have just been completed. The
Office building is octagon in shape, and is
built of North Haven brick with granite
trimmings, and 1t is forty feet front and
fifty feet deep. The premises are elegantly
fitted up and equipped throughout. On
the ground floor are the main Offices,
rooms of the company. They are furnish
ed with the latest Office fixtures. Here
are to be found the cashier of the road and
his assistants. On the north side of this
Office is large waiting room fitted out for
the convenience of the patrons of the road.
Opening out OF this is another room
finished as is the rest of the building, in
hard oak. This room is for the use of the
conductors and motormen. On the second
floor is the directors room, which is
being inlaid with different kinds
of fancy work. This is also used
as the private room Of Vice President
Kelsey, and of A. E Pond, the newly
elected superintendent. The whole build
ing is heated by steam, and it will be soon
lighted by electric light. A large car house
has been erected on the site of the old
horse railroad barns. This is constructed
of corrugated iron with asbestos roof,
which makes the building absolutely fire
proof. In the rear of the sheds, separated
nv fyuo1vo foot he
shops, in which are employed twenty-five
men. At the present time they have some
eight or ten cars that have been remodeled
and are now being painted and decorated.
A large blacksmith shop Is connected with
the repair shop.
The railroad company are also to make
extensive Improvements at Railroad grove
during the spring and summer.
They are to erect large covered dancing
pavilion and band stand in the grove, and
also bowling alley, and will otherwise
improve and add to the attractions of the
grove The company will also erect a
waiting room at the grove, and they have
also decided to uniform all the electric car
men by May I, both the conductors and
the motor men.
The company will also improve the road
bed between this city and Savin Rock.
They are alec to make great improvements
in the running time of the cars the coming
summer and also the number Of the cars
will be greatly increased.
They have just ordered twelve new open
cars from the Newburyport Car company,
which will be delivered in about two
months.
They will also run more cara to the rock
on Sundays during the summer months,
which will be greatly appreciated by the
travelling public and they will run on a
five minute time schedule, it ia expected.
The Sylvan avenue line will come in for
some improvements. New'open cars are
to be put on this line this summer. The
new cars will be considerably larger than
those used last year.
As soon as the legislature grants the
company q charter to use electricity on
the Winchester avenue line they will run
cars direct from City Point to Winchester
armery.
The new superintendent of the Win
chester avenue railroad system is A. E.
Pond of Boston, son of President Pond of
the Boston syndicate of electric railroads
He succeeds Wallace w. Ward, who on
account of his poor health resigned Janu-
airy l, after holding the position of super
intendent for quarter of century. Mr..
Ward retires with the bss. wishes Of all for
long life and prosperity.
The company intends to make special
efforts to accommodate picnic parties dur
ing the summer from this city as well as
the surrounding towns.
The grove will be under the strict |
charge of police officers, which will assure
ladies and children safety from insult from
the class of toughs who have hi:h-
erto proven great annoyance the last few
years at the rock.