The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-03
NOTES ABOUT NORFOLK
CHANGES MADE DURING THE PAST
YEAR.


ORANGES MADE DURING THE PAST
YEAR.
How Streets Should be Lighted-The
Sewer District Good Roads-New Build
ings-Business Changes-A Prosperous
Year.
Concerning Norfolk, a place which
has a special interest to many New
Haveners, the Winsted Citizens Nor
folk correspondent remarks:
AS the year passes let us look at some
Of the changes that have taken place
here In the past twelve months. The
important question, How Norfolk
Streets Should Be Thoroughly Lighted"
has beenvery satisfactorily solved by e.
S. johnson, who has erected an electric
plant near his house and is lighting the
streets under a charter obtained by sew
eral residents and some city men who
have houses here. Not only is he light
Ing the streets, but arrangements have
been made for lighting buildings and
three stores and the postoffice and sew
eral private houses are lighted with
electricity
The next OF general interest it seems
to US is the sewer district, which has
been formed this fall and 1t includes the
newest part of the town and it is hoped
will be the means of drawing many
summer visitors to build here.
The next thing will interest all in
favor Of Good Roads In the town
meeting It was voted to grade and Wild
en- the road that runs east from Miss
Gaylords place on Greenwoods road as
far as the money, little over $500, will
go. Also, that from the first Of May
to the first Of October, one or more men
shall be constantly employed removing
small stones FROM and placing so that
they will not return to the highway.
Also that all work on the roads shall
be day work and that so far as prac-
ticable all powdered and granulated dirt
which has been washed into the bitches
shall not be returned to the road but
fresh dirt shall be placed on them.
This, 1t liz hoped, will greatly improve
the roads and it Is at least step in
the right direction.
While there have been years in which
there have been fewer houses unrented,
there were. it seems to us, at least as
many houses occupied by city families
as ever before, and unless we arc great
~ mistaken the coming season will be
\ fully as good and probably better than
last for there are three inducements
that we have never been able to offer to
them before, namely, the golf links, bet
n ter roads, and electric lights, and we
N hope that for the season of 80 we will
be able to offer a good sewer, in part
OF the town at least. For the golf
grounds little need be said for every one
here knows that it is the best new
ground In the county and in time should
be one Of the best in America.
There are at least six buildings OF i'm
portance being erected in town at pres
K emit. OF these one is on Maple avenue,
and two others are on Main street, near
the village hall.
Mr.. and Mrs Carl Stocked have pur-
chased all the buildings between their
place and the house of Winthrop Cone
and ell except one will be removed be-
i fore next summer. They have also pur-
chased the coal sheds near the railroad
station and removed them. They have
removed the stones IN their lot near the
depot and are grading it.
There is report that new passen-
ger depot will be erected in the spring.
Il No one will be sorry to see the present
structure go.
Lastly, let us look at the changes in
the firms doing business here. Leo J.
Curtiss, who has been a member of the
firm of Clark & Curtiss for the past six
years, has sold his interests to M. N.
Clark and bought out e. j. Trescott's
meat market. Mr.. Cotton has purchas-
ed Burr's meat market and transformed
1t into q cash market, and August p.
Curtiss has sold his store to the Collar
Il Brothers, who will take possession or
January third.
But before we close we must mention
the change in the passionate Of the Con.
gregational church. The Rev. John d.
Pen, who has been pastor for clever
years, was settled in the First Congre-
gational church Of Bridgeport last
April and the Rev. Mr.. Williams oil
Hartford, became temporary pastor
Last October the Rev. w. F. Stearns
was installed as pastor
Thus ends our review of the past
year and even if nothing else had hap.
pened we think that all will agree thai
Norfolk has had very busy year and
yet we hope that with our new i'm.
provements added to our water supply
which is easily as good as, if not bet
ter than any in New England, the next
year will prove the best we have evel
had.
VAN WICK AT THE HELM.
He Takes Charge of the New City
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