The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-18
HANDSOME GA 5lK0 FL ST OF MANY NEW BUILD MS
 AT LORBSH.P MlhCR
Plans For Palatfal Hotel on the Bluff Accepted And Ground SViL Be
 Broken in the Spring.
STAMFORD
Special to The Farmer.9

strahfurd, Nov 1S-The new Casino
 at Lorship Manor has been completed
 and is attracting much attention from
 buildinT in the series planned by the
 company 60. be com pleted, and it gives
 fair idea of the manner in which the
 Of the manor. intend to carry out their
 ideas. This Casino Is built for the
 benefit of visitors and residents of the
 Manor It Is 100 feet square on the
 broad verandas 6n every side. The
 lower floor Is devoted to the garags.
 cha uffeurs' quarters. office and twc
 reached by a handsome broad stair
 case finished In weatnered oak On
 the second floor Is one large room to
 menfs agreeable to the residents of the Manor The floor is of white maple brightly polished. The side walls ana ana with weathered oak which is also used In all the trim of the room A broad balcony extends out from the sossrsd can be obtained and also of the games in the four tennis courts below Thirty beautiful residences have been built at the Manor @ since sne s,sf M1lnepoa a the place. These residences are all of the better class and are a credit to the builders and the architects Con- build SO more next spring as soon as the weather permits
 Architect.s plansf for the big hotel long time. have been adopted. and work will be begun in the spring These plans call for the finest hetel contain 800 rooms and will bs equipped wfth every modern luxury. The site selected Is on the bluff near the light ssThe LrrdshIp.. as 1t has been called here for two centuries at least, Is com eidered the finest location for sum
 mer hotel and residences any where lD Pcint-No- Point, Juts out into .the Sound miles further than any other land in Connecticut It is an ideal. of stratford that 1t has. passed into the hands of company with ample capital to develop It. The Wiikenda 1s ship Manor if it is needed, and every cent will be used If there Is any con- sistent demand for it. It has been decided fo abandon the plan to ex- tend the trolley line across Long Beach to Sea Breeze The line will be built down Main street from Hard's corner. The assistance of the most talented landscape gardener in the world has been called in to lay out the property. be victoria Lawn, modelled after the thoroughfare of the same name in London It will extend from the stratford road half mils to shore ore feet. At the northern end 1t will be co feet wide This plan will enable every residence on the street to com flowers. gardens and other attractions will add to the natural attrackiveness of the location.
 A. w Burritt is building a, hand some residence for himself about DO feet from this street facing the Sound
 It is a model of all that is latest in -R
 dences to be built in this part of the property win be mansions of the most expensive kind. Another handsome miles Ionf, and 100 feet wide, which wfH connect with Hollister avenue and furnish the principal artery to and snip farm house which has stood on the point for over a century will be carefully and transformed in- to an English tea room and grill to residents and visitors with refresh 1uents- The ancient character of the house will be preserved as much as possible and 1t is proposed to make lk the show place of the settlement The Bridgeport Hydraulic Company is Bill at work extending it's water -zcavator has taken ths place of the 90 men who were at work on the job. This machine is operated by three men and does the work as fast and satisfactorily as the three score men did Many months will pass before water mains are installed in all the streets It is an enormous project and the largest the hydraulic company has ever been called upon to carry out It is expected that in a few years the Lordship Manor project win double the grand list of the town. which means that 1t will pay half Of the taxes. Under these conditions the Wflkenda Company should receive g hearty welcome from everyone and es- pecialiy taxpayers who are apprehend- ing am increase in the already higb tax rate.
 Straffor6 made an excellent showing ! 'n taaa narada Of the Holy Name so- {