Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-19
WEST HAVEN NOTES.

The improvements Now I'm Progress |
at Savin Rock-Work ON West Ha-
ven,s New Town Ha1l-One Hundred
New Houses to be Built This Sum.
meY--New improvements ON First
Avenue-Many New and Well Built |
Houses-West Haven Rapidly Crow
ing.
The improvements at Savin Rock are be-
ing pushed forward very fast, and when
they are completed the grove will be trans-
formed into very attractive pleasure
ground. As has been stated weeks ago,
there is to be dancing hall in which an
orchestra will be stationed from 10 o'clock
in the morning until 10 o'clock in theeven-
ing to furnish dance music. There Is also
to be erected large band stand on the lot
in front of the grove, and band Will give
concerts every afternoon and evening.
The work of repairing the tracks of the
railroad has been commenced and when
completed win greatly improve the riding,
as 1t will remedy the iostling of the cars,
which is sometimes unpleasant. The
trucks for the new cars have arrived and
it is expected that the cars will arrive here
this week.
On all branches of the company's road
open cars will be put on about the first of
June and by the first of July the cars will
run to the rock every five minutes from
10 O'Clock in the morning all day and even
ing; :.
the town this spring, more 30 than it has
been before. It was stated yesterday by a
large property owner that about 100 new
houses will be built In West Haven this
| summer.
Mr.. Israel A. Kelsey has had five new
houses built during the last three months.
As the contracts for the new town hall
have been awarded the building will be
commenced at once. The new building
when completed will make a very fne ap.
| pearance. The main entrance will be 10
| Gated in the center of the building. Broad
stone steps will load through a wide Ro
manesque arched doorway to q recessed
vestibule, which opens into the main hall
way.
| Above the entrance will be a balcony
with balustrade of rock faced stone with
square openings.
| Most of the windows will bs semi circu
lar in shape, trimmed with rough -hewr
! stone. The front facade is also broker
with two gables, which give variety to ths
design.
The roof will be of slate, peak shaped
with here and there a dormer window
The lighting arrangements of the building
will be such that either gas or electrioit,
may be used.
Among the portions of West Haven tina
have grown very rapidly of late is the por
ton of the borough lying quite close to tn
city and reached via Kimberly avenue an(
the electric road. First avenue, north o
Elm street, has wonderfully improved ani
| is now studded with we'll built houses, al
well equipped with modern improvements
Two or three years ago there were but few
houses here except near Elm street. Tn
finest of these new ones will be that con
tracted for by Walter D. Peck, of the well
known Chapel street firm of Peck {
Averill, furniture dealers, of this city
The land was purchased by him of Juliu
having the house built to Mr.. Peck's order
1t will be the finest house on the avenue
The cellar walls are built and the owne
expects to occupy it in the fall. It is O.
the corner of the new street, Thompson
street, which Mr.. Twiss recently Gu
through his large tract of land.
Mr.. Walker the builder, week az
Saturday removed from this city into
new house on the same avenue.
IL WAS purchased OF MI. IWlss ana lS
! pretty residence.
Another of the new houses Ia owned b
Captain Charles F. Burnett, another ws
bought by William F. Knapp and wife
another by Mrs. Ellen 81. Brainard, wit
of Andrew B. Brainard These were ais
built by Mr.. Twiss, who also has one
progress of erection on the new stree
Thompson street. Mr.. Walker Is tt
builder of these houses. Mr.. Twiss in in
proving his tract opened up an old vel
which according to the best recollection {
, the Oldest Inhabitants must be at least Ii
years old. Perhaps some of the old ii
habitants can give in the history of til
. old well and how it came to be where 1t i
T Mr.. Walker the builder, one of the ne
residents of First avenue, as above mel
4 toned, has been very ill. He was take
3 sick last Wednesday with pnsumoni
Z yesterday he was little more comfor
able, and his physician DR.. Adams ha
! good hope of his recovery.