The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-12
CARS FOR WEST ROCK PARK
TIE FAIR HAVEN co. TO EXTEND ITS LINES THERE IF FEASIBLE.

An Interview with Mayor Sargent on tho
 suhjeot-The ayor's Hearty satisfsction
 Over Inc Prrjsot-A Step He Most Warm l y ommonds-His Views as to Routes
 for a Delightful Summer xcursion Line.
 For some time past the Fair Haven
 ana Westville Railroad company has
 had in view the building of an sxten-
 siop Of its line to West Rock, Judges'
 Cave. Wintergreen lake and adjoininp
 lotalitias and has had preliminary ex-
 aminat'ons made as % the best routes
 tor that section. which comprises 70
 many points of interest and so many
 sites. commanding extensive and de-
 lightful views of romantic scenery.
 Last Saturday the company addressed
 letter to Mayor Sargent, president of
 the osty's park commission. giving
 notice of the oompany's willingness
 to extend It's lines into the region speci-
 fled and of its intention to apply to
 the legislature for the requisite author,
 ity, beyond that which 1t already has.
 for making such an extension and ex-
 pressing the company's desire for the
 park commissions approval in the mat.
 ter. which Is one of such public inter-
 est and importance. The establishment
 of such suburban excursion route, 1t
 Is needless to say, will be immensely
 popular with the people of New Haven and vicinity, and especially SO as that | arrf Wintergreen lake, historic Judges Cave and all the romantic and pic-
 turesque localities with which that sec-
 ton abounds, have not been readily ac- cessible to large majority of tho people.
 Mayor Sargent, who Is enthusiastic in this matter, said Saturday evening | with reference to the letter sent him
 by the railroad company:
 "This subject has long been one near to my heart and one in which I have for years taken deep personal inter- est, and not alone theoretically, as have in days past taken long tramps over West Rock, taking level along | with me, having in view the coming l time when all this beautiful region would become accessible to the whole public by means of an electric railroad line. I had this morning a conver- sation with MT. George D. Watrous. l counsel for the Fair Haven road. and on this subject of the development | of West Rock park and adjoining ter- ritory and was the more interested
 in the subject in view of the action [ had taken regarding similar develop
 ment of East Rock park nv the New Haven Street Railway company. MT.
 Watrous stated the willingness of the Fair Haven and Westvflle corporation to extend its lines to West Rock and, vicinity and the company's intention, to ask the incoming legislature for the there for an object similar to that [ had proposed for the New Haven Street Railway company. .-e .A
 "Mr. Watrous and I discussed the most feasible ways of making an easy ascent to the top of West Rock by cleo trtc cars and the many beautiful and romantic views that would be obtaina- ble on such an excursion line We spoke of the present difficulty of &C., cess to these points for the great ma- jority of the people and of the popular ity which such a line must of neces- sity immediately obtain. We dis- cussed the feasibility of long trip northward to the top of the ridge from the top of West Rock. tract perhaps six miles long, which would like to see brought into the park. whence . grand view could be obtained of the oa tv,a Carmel and the ridge east of the Quin- nipiack Valley. I then expressed to MT! Watrous my opinion that this section was easily accessible by means of an electric road. The line would start. we would say. from near the towns stone crusher plant, and proceed up to the south front of West Rock by an easy ascent, thence by R winding route westward to Judge6 Cave; or the line could go by way of Springside Farm by a road parallel to the carriage drive, thence to the top of the rock; or another way might be to go on up past the almshouse and follow on up the valley or ravine to- ward the notch near the top of the mountain and there sweep around SOulAcIly " 'IItC lOp ol w CoI 1soSh eA1 then wind around and go to Judges' Cave.
 t'.I was much pleased at the action of the railroad company, which looks to the development of West Rock park and rendering it easily accessible to a vast number of people who now sel- dom, or never see this beautiful suburb of our city. The subject has been one in which I have taken g lively inter- est for years. Not 1000 out of New Ravens 100000 can now readily get to West Rock or Judges Cave, to say nothing of the outlying portion, which very few comparatively get chancs to enjoy. This West Rock park is like the East Rock park, & magnificent park and New Haven Is peculiarly favored in having two such command ing elevations and two such grand parks at it's very doors. There need be no trouble or fear about the ascent being steep. or accompanied by danger as it can be made very easy and safe. < I was particularly impressed with this fact when visited Kansas City. Kan, and Portland, Ore, where they have electric car lines, which run up ascents two or three times as steep as the lines would encounter at our East Rock and West Rock parks <
 "An electric road seems to be the ,,.1,v ~.,o ., <. ,,n a l-a th3- A