The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-01
L,irEsr FAIR HAVEN NEWS.


The heavy frame erected on the new
drawbridge to aid in completing the
superstructure for the draw, is skilfully
put together and the construction has
attracted considerable attention. The
work, as we'll as the putting in place
of the entire superstructure of the
bridge, is under the direction of c. e.
Manary, president and superintendent
of the Cleveland Construction COM
pany of Cleveland, O. Mr., Manary has
erected many iron and steel bridges,
On the Cincinnati and Lake Poncha-
train railroad eight years ago, he put
up fifty-four bridges. He built the
Smithfield street bridge over the Mo
nongahela river at Pittsburg and on
the Cincinnati and Southern railroad,
he put up the Tryon, Ky, bridge, 306
feet above the Kentucky river. The
gorge at that point is much like the
Niagara gorge. Over the Ashtabula
highway bridge. This is the town where
the terrible Ashtabula disaster took
place on the railroad. AT Rock Island,
ILL.,, he put up heavy railroad bridge
with two draws Another big job was
the Center street bridge, Portland, o.,
with a draw. 4S0 feet long The draw
| weighs 872 tons. At Tacoma, Wash
ington, another heavy bridge built by
Superintendent Manary has a AIS foot
draw Weighing 1853 tons. The draw
Of the Grand avenue bridge will be 204
feet and weighing 600 tons. Superin-
tendent Manary says the Fair Haven
| bridge is as finely planned a structure
as he has ever put up. He says it is
| heavy enough for a four track railroad,
but is none too heavy, as there is more
| vibration from the electric cars than
would be felt from steam railroad
| trains.
The first in the series of Advent SER
| vices at Grace p e. church will be
| held tomorrow evening and the sermon
will be delivered by Rev. William Fl.
| Hutchinson.
Rev. N. G.. Cheney, who has been
away several days for d rest, is ex-
pected to return and preach as usual
at the East Pearl street NJ. E. church
| Sunday.
| Mrs. A. e. Mack of East Pearl street
who has been very i'll, is now nearly
| recovered.
| ]. H. Augur's steam yacht is hauled
| out for the winter at Bridgeport.
The blacksmith shop on the east side
recently vacated by John Dixon will be
reopened to-day by W. A. Buck, who
runs the big shop on Grand avenue
near GAINESVILLE bridge.
I w. e. Hemingway and wife have re.
turned to Short Beach after visiting
Mr.. Hemingways parents, Mr.. and Mrs
| Willis Hemingway.
Some new equipment has been placed
in the new engine house of steamer II
Lombard street, and includes Is incl
strikers, bells, Indicators and unhitch
ing apparatus. 1t is expected that as
soon as the necessary appropriation i:
made, the house will be provided will
men and horses and opened as fire
station. The additional service is mucl
needed, and the people of the neighbor
hood are anxiously awaiting the open
ing of the new house.
The numerous friends of Roswell B
Farren are congratulating him upor
his appointment as member of thu
| board of charities.
The first in a series of dances to b.
given by Bunnell's. orchestra will occu
tomorrow evening at Summerdale tn
Terminus of the MontoWese branch O
the Fair Haven and Westville railroad
A car will leave there for the city afte
the dance. h.