The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-06-22

and transfer omces. the freight de
partment and the express department
all to have ample platform space fol
year round office buildings Of fire
proof or slow burning construction are
among the things that one by one have
supplanted the earlier mAkeshifts. Over
quarter of a million dollars Is Just
now being expended to present the as
sembly to 1916 visitors in its new
character as a permanent institution,
definitely come to stay.
The Chautauqua assembly at Chau-
! tauQua. N. Y, will this summer offer
to the visitors view two important
and striking improvements In two ap-
| proaches-the water gate or pier, where
viii enter the visitor coming by steam
boat from other points on Lake Chau-
1 tauQua, and the land gate, where VIII
enter the visitor coming by trolley
from any direction or by motorcar over
the excellent highway which connects
with the great east and west thorough
fare at Westfeld. N. Y.
Chautauaua's New Land Gate,
The general highway Improvement Is
the most extensive enterprise now IN
der way at Chautauqua, N. Y. This
has been secured by generous co-opera-
ton with ChautauQus Institution on
the part Of the State of New York, the
county of ChautauQua and the Chau-
tauqua Traction Company operating
the electric railroad from Jamestown
to Westheld 1t comprises n modern
passenger station, double tracking of
the trolley line, n new brick paved
highway and important changes in the
boundaries Of the Assembly enclosure.
Plans were made In 1913 by the State
for the Improvement of the highway.
A magnificent new state road is now
open through Mayvtlle to Westfeld,
connecting with the great roadway
east and west known to all automo
biTlSts. The line of the highway at
ChautauQua was changed and straight
ened and paved with brick. This
change has made possible the addition
Of considerable acreage to the lot and
park space of the Institution. 1t In
loading and unloading. Work has al
ready been begun SO as to assure COM
pletton before the season opens. The
cost OF the structure will be some $780,
900 and incidental Improvements by
the Traction Company perhaps $4,000
additional
The Institution has expended for land
and buildings and for the improve
ments made over $4,000. The special
piece Of brick highway has cost the
state and county $4,000, while the
Traction Company expenditures, as just
indicated, will aggregate at least $780,
900.
For q quarter Of century the water
gate was the principal and almost the
only entrance to Chautauqua, and 1t
will be remembered for its natural pic
turesque beauty by every one who has
visited the assembly during the past
forty-two years. More recently, since
the development of the electric railway
and since the automobile has become
so imports Mt factor, the roadgate has
received the larger share of visitors,
| yet T. has had nothing to suggest the
real character of Chautauqua. 1t has
been like the railroad approach to
many a town, a back door entrance,
crowded and comfortless, without char
actar or convenience.
The change In the highway and troll
ley line has made available to the In
stituhon a tract about 1000 feet long,
varying in width from 10 to 300 feet,
or nearly thirteen acres, and brings the
total area within the enclosure up to
about 200 acres. The new section is laid
out into lightweight lots and into park
ing. The lots thus made available for
lease are somewhat larger than the
older Chautauqua lots. Two OF the
new streets formed are named Harper
and Massey avenues. to commemorate
services to ChautauQua by DR.. William
R. Harper Of the University of Chica-
go and the Massey family Of Toronto.
In this extension about two acres have
been added to the present playground
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