The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-17
TROLLEY TO SEA BREEZE
 BY JULY 1
OFFICIALS OF CONNECTICUT CO AND OF AMUSEMENT
 RESORT CONFER
Agreements to be Signed Here Mex, Monday For Rushing Work
 Through

The most important result achieved so far by General Manager William l.. Gallagher in his effort to make of Sea Breeze Island the leading amuse- ment resort of New England came today when he with officials of the Connecticut Co. agreed upon plans for the construction of trolley tracks down into the heart of the amuse-
 ment resort. The necessary papers for the carrying out of the project
 will be signed on Monday next, when
 M. J. Leary. general freight and pas senger agent of the Connecticut Co. will meet MT. Gallagher here. MT. Leary and other railroad officials dis cussed plans and reached conclusions satisfactory to Mr. Gallagher and both parties are keen to take up the work without unnecessary delay.
 MT. Gallagher visited steeplechase Island today with MT. Leary and oth- CT officials of the trolley company, and the railroad mens attitude of giving every possible help to the new management of the summer resort gave added confidence to MT. Galla- at work with plans to make the isl- and the finest summer amusement place in New England. 1 MT. Gallagher and the trolley men discussed the transportation facilities at the island at some length at the general offices of the company in l New Haven early in the week. Vice President Buckland of the company.
 who took up the matter with MT. Gallagher originally, was unable to attend the meeting here today but
 was represented by his secretary.
 | MT. Leary told MT. Gallagher he 1 didn't understand why George c. Til- | you, the former proprietor of the 1sl- and. hadn't availed himself of what ! they believed was reasonable of-
 the company over to the island last | season. MT. Gallagher hastened to l assure the railroad men he was not I only willing, but keenly anxious to | have the car line in operation down l through the island. They in turn as- him in every way, and to do any 1 thing within reason to hasten the | realization of the dream of adequate l transportation facilities. for the pa- l irons of Sea Breeze. The troileymen told MT. Gallagher they knew that the extension of their lines Into the l Island would mean the multiplying
 Eof their. patronage on Seaview avenue I cars. s@
 MT. Leary and MT. Gallagher arriv. as to the work of the trolley. exten. sion. Another meeting is to be held | in this city Monday afternoon at 2 I o'clock when. the plans of today will I be confirmed and it is expected papers | will be signed. In discussing the matter today MT. Gallagher said that the trolley ex- | tension will not in anyway interfere with his resumption of the boat ser
 l vice to and from the island. He be- lieves the sail is an important factor l in the visit of many people to the l amusement resort and is negotiating with owners of several suitable crafts | for their installation in the regular service from the city to the Island at quarter hourly intervals.
 | Notable among the concessions al- ready given out at the island are | the bali room and the other half of the big pavilion .sheltering this con- cession. The latter is to be the scene of a mammoth palm garden. The l lessees of this building are William Rosenbaum and Jacob Meyers, who have had years of experience in other cities in this line of work. Among their palm gardens are those of the New York theatre roof, the New Ann sterdam roof and the American Music Hall roof in New York city.
 While they with MT. Gallagher and F. F. Clayton of Brooklyn were sailing in a launch to the island in the storm yesterday Clayton fell overheard, and was snatched from the dangers of a watery grave by General Manager Gallagher. Clayton was dried out at I.ehmann's shore house and returned to New York last evening apparently none the worse for his adventure.