New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

even the remotest sections there is twenty or
thirty minute service Thus if is possible to live
quite out in the country and yet be within few
minutes ride Of the Stamford station. Another
advantage Of this complete trolley system is found
in the fact that is possible to go various water
resorts along the Sound in a comparatively brief
time, having incidentally delightful trip through
picturesque stretch Of country. Going east there
several interesting resorts. all Of which can
be reached by trolley, while to the west par
ticularly interesting trips may be made. In refer
ring 10 Stamfords street railroad system one natu
rally turns to the general condition Of the roads
themselves. There within the town some fifty
miles Of road all Of which is in splendid condition.
This is unusual in old Connecticut towns but Stam-
ford. together with maintaining all the quaint
sociations of a typical New-England town, has
been imbued with enterprise and energy owing 10
its nesrness TO New-York. There here well
kept roads those which have made Westchester
County noteworthy This is especially of streets
within the city limits 1t is impossible give such
attention TO the country roads in outlying districts
but those are kept in constant repair, and
at all times Of the year in good condition for driv
ing In the business section the streets are paved
with brick and with asphalt. A systematic method
OF street cleaning is employed. The pavement is
continuously swept during week days that
accommodations allowed TO remain, and it is also
swept once every Sunday morning. Nearly all the
streets in the residential section macadamized
They all wide tboroughfares On most of them a
building line has been established, so that resi-
dences uniform distance from the street Tall
elms and naples border nearly every street and
their direction is irregular and very much after the
fashion OF old country roads they have a certain
grace and charm which is refreshing used
10 the typical suburban town with its reeless
streets and its souare-cUt building lots.
in driving through the streets of Stamford, next
70 the foliage is impressed with the number Of
England term. Right in the centre of the city,
surrounded every side by business blocks and
paved streets. there lis evidence that Stamford still
clngs TO rural associations in the shape Of little
park which is filed with stately eInls, and IN
which are inevitable agpole, drinking fountain
and bandstand of every New England village.
residential part of the city; in is soiGers'
memorial, which has been erected recently
aion and the entire city is especially well lighted
a night There thirty lnclosed arc lights and
eg incandescent lamps the latter being found more
erVaceable residential streets The cost Is Sy5
for and so for incandescents a year The
city entered into FIVE years contract with the
STANFORD Gas and Electric Company for street
lisfffno This zy-s done after an experiment had
been made with other methods OF street lighting
During the year Of this experiment there was much
faction is given Another corporation with which
the welfare Of the city is closely ioentined is the
Stamford Water Company which supplies street
Trinity Lake in NeW-York State, and such precau-
lions have been taken ia the way Of a reserve
supply for emergencies that there is positively no
danger of there being scarcity Of water.
The water itself is Of high degree of purity IL
IS unnecessary for faucets in residences 10 be
provided with filters, as the water is quite Tree
from contamination.
former Street Commissioner in New-York who, by
the wsy, born in Stamford and was for many
years a resident of the town Another department
Of gSty government which commands special atten-
fiou and ia which all dwellers interested, is the
fire protection There is a paid IRE department
and there are two fire stations, one in the centre