The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-05-13
SAVIN ROCK IMPROVEMENTS
ELABORATE IMPRO VEMENTS For
PUBIC ENTERTAINMENT.
The Electric Fountain and Band stand
Being Rebuilt Special Electric Sup
ply for tho IIlumination--Then Il o
Week Earlier--Biy Crowds mt tho
Rock Yesterday.

New Haven people are this year be-
ginning early in the season to visit the
shore resorts. and yesterday. as on The
two preceding Sundays. large crowds
were a the west shore. Savin Rock
presented very midsummer like APP
pearance with the thousands Of people
along the shore drives, on the piers and
in the park. and this despite the fact
that the amusements and entertain
ments which have made the Rock ia
nous in this state have not yet opened
for the season. The formal opening
will not take place probably before the
early part of June.
Elaborate arrangements have been
made by the Winchester Avenue Rail-
road company to furnish at the Rock
this season entertainment far superior
to any ever before offered there. Ex-
tenslye improvements have been made
and are now In progress. All the cid
buildings are being removed from the
grove and already the old building near
the car station has been removed. The
building formerly occupied by Michael
Curren as restaurant has been vacat-
ed and will be demolished A few new
buildings will be erected in that corner
of the grove next to tn e"Bowery," and
all these new buildings will be Of uni
form structure and will be painted in
pleasing color effects. About two hun
dred new settees will be placed in the
grove, and broad walks leading through
the grove from the station to the park
are now being laid out.
In the park the electric fountain is
being entirely rebuilt. Around the foun-
tain and pond will be a circular flower
bed ten feet in width, and around the
outer edge of the flower bed a broad
concrete walk is being built.
The band-stand is being rebuilt and
will be equipped with a new sounding
board Atwater's orchestra will fur
nish music there again this season, hav-
ing proved very satisfactory in seasons
past The illuminations in the park
this summer will be finer than ever, a
great Improvement in them being rem
dered possible by the new electric ser
vice especially for the park. Last sea
son and heretofore the electric service
there has been furnished from the rail-
road power wire, but this summer a
special supply wire will be run from
the power house. Fireworks better than
ever before attempted there will be CIV
EN- at the Rock this summer, and In con-
nection with the electric Nominations
some beautiful displays may be ex-
pected.
The theater has been touched up this
winter scenery overhauled and seats
n cd he NIL nm,
June II, and, il the wea ther is fine, pos
sibly on June 10, with fine vaudeville
bill. There will be two shows day all
through the season. There will be a
change of bill every week. Mr. Blake,
who gave such satisfaction as manager
of the theater last season, will have
charge Of all the amusements
at the Rock this season and will per-
sonally book all the attractions for the
theater He has already secured q
of good acts which will be put
on after the season opens.
About the theater a peristye Is being
erected which will be covered and pro-
vided with seats for those who wish to
sit there and enjoy the cool salt breezes
on hot summer evenings.
The Winchester avenue company Sat
urday built a switch on Kimberly ave-
nue., where the new sewer is being put
in, and by this the disagreeable wait |
which has been necessary since work
on the sewer began is done away with. |
The new switch was completed Satur-
day night and greatly facilitated the |
big Sunday travel to the west shore |
yesterday.