Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-09
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A&n1 &1VhAAAAAOue o1bs4OAAD AsDJVS ~- Kxcursion over the Entire Lines of tho New Haven Street Railway Com. | pany-The Flrst Public Trial of the New Cars. By invitation of the New Haven Street Railway company, the members of the oity and town governments and a few others, became the guests of the company yester- day afternoon and were given trip over its new electric plant. The guests as- sembled in front of the oity hall at 3 o'clock and soon four of tho company's elegant new cars were boarded and the in- spection of the lines was begun. The cars were in charge of President Corey, General Manager Dodge, DiTector 8. Harrison Wagner and Director J. J. Lauton. The trip began by the inspection of the Whit nsy avenue branch. The run to the lake was made in the exceedingly fast time of twelve minutes, and the cars ran along ss smoothly as if they had been in use for many weeks. The start for Norris Cove was made at 2:50 and the trip through Church, State, James, Lombard and Ferry streets to the new power house was made without the least delay. After stop of half an hour, during shich time an inspec- ton of was made of the power house, the | trip was resumed and after a most delight | ful ride the end of the road at Morris Cove | was reached at 3:30. The guests were then taken to the Forbes house where they were royalty entertained with most ex- cellent spread and a social time was held I for an hour, after which the return tril was started at 4:3O,
 The party arrived home at o'clock greatly pleased with their afternoon's out ing, and they all were loud in their praise of the excellent manner in which every de tail of the trip was carried ont under the able direction of the above named officers The company intends to run its new carl on Monday, if there Is nothing to hinds, | to morrow. The company now has about fifteen miles of track, and with its new ad dition which will be added in the future | | will have in all about thirty miles of track The company will lend all it's energies tt the building and equipping of the line t Lake Saltonstall, which will bs begun al soon as the weather permits.
 One of the many improvements on th' l new cars is that in place of 8 leather stra] to ring the fare indicator is brass rol which runs the entire length of the car | 4Qlb new 1uVent1Ou Will prove very eat16 factory, as it does away with all possible chance of passenger pulling the fare reg ister cord instead of the bell cord. Tn cars ale models of excellence and gre Rtts: out in the latest pattern, and they were tn admiration of the residents along the street through which they ran.
 Among those who enjoyed the hospitali ty of the company yesterday were Mayo Sargent, A. Maxcy Hitler, Conrad J. Raba nus, Henry F. Reyes, John 0. North. Ed gar E. Durant, Ellery 0. Coolidge, Jsme H. Parish, w. Fl. Forsyth, Joseph P Peaker, James F. Punderson, Clarence W Clark. John W. Lowe, James H. MacDon aid William E, Morgan, Henry Farrell, ez Councilman A K, Brown, Lawyer Buekland SuperintendentA C.Pond of the eWtncheste railroad, ex President James N. Townsen
 of the Morris Cove railroad, Director W. ] Atwater, Town Agent Garrity, Selectme
 John T. Pohlmsn, Joseph B. Cunningham
 Alfred M. Forbes, Joel F. Gilbert, W.
 Stahl, R. E. Baldwin, Constable Charles E Spiegel, Fred B. Bunnell, Augustus Trags,
 Clarence Thompson and others.