The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-04-11
A NEW ELECTRIC RAILROAD
THE BRANFORD TROLLEY IINE VILE BE OPENED JUNE FIRST.

Company Incorporated n Year Ago
 With A. M. Young as President--
 Branford Men ns Stockholders-To
 Run From East Haven Center 10
 Double Beach-Work ProgressIng
 Rapidly.
 Along with the announcement of tho sale of the Winchester Avenue railroad to the A. M. Young syndidate, and the less recent sale of the Bridgeport Trac-
 ton company to the same parties, comes the announcement of the comple-
 ton of new electric railroad near at hand, in which the prime mover is also A. M Young.
 June first will, it is said see the open- ing of the Branford Electric railroad, a. five-mile road traversing pretty thor- oughly the town of Branford and the adjacent shore resorts. Its terminal will be some point near the East Haven river, where it will connect with the tracks of the Fair Haven and Vest vile road. Its road-bed will lie for the most part along the following route: From the west side of Rose Hill along the meadows on the east side of East Haven river up into Short Beach; thence along the highway to point near the Double Beach hotel. It will run along the west side of Branford harbor within a stone's throw of the water and crossing the meadows will approach near to the Branford Point house. From there crossing the rail- road bridge west of Branford it's way will be up North Main street and east ward on Main street to the BranfOrd postoff1ce.
 One year ago the company was or- ganized and incorporated under the charter granted it by the legislature Little was said of it at the time, as the enterprise is almost wholly a private one, although a number of prominent Branford citizens are stockholders A M. Young Is president, M. J. Warner, his son-in-law, is treasurer, and Alfred s. Hammer is secretary. The work of constructing the road-bed has now been going on for over two months and Is progressing rapidly. It Is being done by the New England Engineering company under the superintendence of MT. Win gate The engineering work is being done by A. William Sperry of this city. One hundred and fifty men are work
 It is stated by those who have viewed the line as laid out that 1t will De one of the most beautiful and pictuyesQit in New Hnglnildn Itssis t thea inter tio5ll of the builders to make 1t one of the best built roads in New England and no expense is being spared in it's con- struction. Its value to Branford and the surrounding shore resorts is said to have already been felt and there has been rise in the price of real estate. By the residents of Short Beach espe- cially, it is expected, it will be appre- ciated. The access to Short Beach has been over an exceedingly rough and hilly road, which had to be traversed in busses. The new road will approach Short Beach in an altogether different way.
 It is said to be the intention of the to run it's cars in accordance with the schedule of the Fair Haven and WeStville road. As most of the road-bed runs through private property, a very fast schedule will be maintained By June first cars will be running as far as Double Beach The road-bed Is completed from East Haven river more than half way down to Short Beach. fs
 By a gentleman who has had consid- arable to do with the matter, it was stated emphatically last evening that the road has nothing to do with the syndicate which has bought or is re- ported to be after the Winchester Ave- nue railroad. He said that Mr. Young lad started the enterprise as his own distinct from the syndicate enterprises. As president of the Branford Water and Lighting company, which was started asst summer, he has done considerable Or the town and this is said to be an improvement much on the same plan. The road will probably be run by power furnished by the Branford plant.
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