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DANIEL MORRELL, Sec'y Htfd. Mach. Screw Co. R. W. DAY, Treasurer Morgan Envelope Co. A. H. BRADLEY, Insurance.
Chartered21881.
Address all communications to P. O. Drawer 37, Hartford, Conn.
574
GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY.
Railroad Distances and farrs from
artford, July, 1899.
To ROCKVILLE, Branch via Melrose.
Miles. | Fares.
Ellington,
19.8
.50
Windermere,.
21.7
.54
West Street,.
28.6
.56
Rockville,.
24.8
.59
Hartford to
Miles Fares.
TO HUDSON RIVER.
Hartford to
Miles. \ Fares.
Parkville ..
1.6
.06
Berlin .
10 %
.25
Meriden.
18
.40
Yalesville
204
.45
So. Manchester
11
.25
Claytons
6.6
.17
Wallingford. 24
.50
North . Haven ..
29}
.60
New Haven.
86
.75
West Haven
88
.80
Milford ..
45
.95
Naugatuck Junc ...
48
1.00
Stratford
50
1.05
Bridgeport.
54
1.10
Fairfield
58
1.20
South port
60
1.25
Green's Farms
61
1.80
Elliott.
47.2
1.18
29.9
.75
Abington
49
1.28
Waterbury
32.4
.81
Pomfret
51.8
1.28
Union City.
85.7
.90
Towantic ..
40.6
1.03
Southford .
48.9
1.10
Pomperaug Valley .
46.9
1.18
Sandy Hook
51.4
1.29
Newtown ..
54.1
1.36
Hawleyville.
56.6
1.42
Danbury.
68
1.58
Mill Plain
67.6
1.69
Brewsters ..
73.1
1.83
Poughkeepsie*
2.75
Fishkill-on-Hudson
110.5
2 76
Newburg.
111.8
2.84
Scotland ..
38.5
.97
Baltic.
41.9
1.05
Versailles
44.7
1.12
Haydens .. ...
9+
.20
Windsor Locks.
18
.25
Warehouse Point.
18}
.80
Thompsonville
18
.85
Long Meadow
22
.45
57.7
1.45
Cottage Grove.
4
.10
Bloomfield
6
.15
N. Bloomfield.
10
.30
Tariffville
12
.35
Hoskins
14
.40
Simsbury.
15
.46
Stratton Brook
18
.58
Anthony
76.6
1.92
Canton .
22
.65
Quidnick
77 77.9
1.95
Collinsville
24
.65
Centreville.
79.2
1.98
28
.80
Natick.
81
2.08
New Hartford.
29
.80
Pontiac
81.6
2.04
East Winsted.
85
1.00
Oak Lawn ..
82.8
2.07
Naugatuck Station.
86
1.00
West Winsted
86
1.00
Colebrook
39
1.15
TO SPRINGFIELD.
Grants.
41
1.25
Rocky Hill ..
77
.20
North Cromwell.
115
.80
Cromwell
124
.85
52
1 55
Middletown
15
.40
Burnhams ..
4.7
.12
South Windsor.
6.2
.16
8.8
.22
Twin Lakes,
58
1
Higganum
234
.60
East Windsor ..
12.9
.83
Chapinville.
60
1
Haddam.
27
.70
Broad Brook
14.6
.37
Lakeville
64
1
Goodspeeds. Hadlyme.
290 82%
.80
Hazardville-Scitico
19.6
.49
Ore Hill.
67
1
Shaker Station ..
21.6
* . 50
State Line
88
Chester ..
34
.85
East Longmeadow ..
25.1
. .50
Millerton.
69
S
Deep River.
88
.90
Water Shops ...
28.4
* . 50
Boston Corners
75
Essex.
Saybrook Junction.
42
1.00
Armory Station.
29.3
# .50
Poughkeepsie
Saybrook Point ..
. .
44
1.00
Springfield ..
81.9 | *
.50
Campbell Hall.
146 -
)
Fenwick
45
1.00
NEW YORK AND NEW ENG- LAND RAILROAD, TO BOSTON.
TO NEW YORK.
Passengers paying on train, 5c extra.
Hartford to
Miles.
| Fares.
Newington ..
5
.10
Burnside
4.1
.11
Buckland .:
7.5
.19
Charter Oak Park. .
.10
Manchester.
8.7
.22
Elmwood.
8.7
.10
Talcottville.
11.8
.29
Pratts
7.5
.19
Vernon
12.8
.81
New Britain
9.1
.23
Rockville.
16.2
.42
Plainville
18.7
.35
Bolton ..
22.5
.56
Bristol .
17.9
.45
Hop River.
26.8
.66
Terryville.
22.2
.56
Willimantic ..
81.5
.79
Tolles
24.9
.03
North Windham
35.8
.90
Hancock.
26.1
.66
Wheatons.
27.1
.68
Greystone.
27.8
.70
Westport ...
64
1.85
South Norwalk
67
1.40
Rowayton.
70
1.45
Darien ..
78
1.50
Stamford.
75
1.55
Riverside.
79
1.65
Coscob.
80
1.65
Greenwich.
81
1.65
9 Stations in N. Y ..
New York,.
110
2.25
Hartford to
Miles.
Fares.
Willimantic ... ..
31.5
.79
New London*
1.50
South Windham.
84.9
.88
Windsor.
7
.15
Lisbon
47.4
1.19
Canterbury.
50.2
1.26
Plainfield.
54.5
1.87
Pecowsic.
24
.50
61.1
1.58
Springfield.
26
Oneco ..
62.9
1.58
Greene.
65.9
1.65
Summit.
68.4
1.71
Coventry.
75.6
1.89
Boston .. .
124
2.75
VALLEY DIVISION TO SAYBROOK.
Formerly the Hartford & Connecti- cnt Valley R. R.
Hartford to
Miles. ! Fares.
State st. Station .
.10
Wethersfield.
4
.10
South Wethersfield.
46
1.35
Hartford to
Miles. | Fares.
East Hartford.
2.7
.07
West Norfolk
48
1.45
East Canaan
-
55
1.65
Maromas.
20
.55
East Windsor Hill ..
26
.65
Salisbury.
63
1
Arnolds ..
.75
Melrose
16.8
.41
Cherry Brook
25
.70
Pine Meadow
---
Cranston
86
2.15
Providence ..
90
2.25
CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND R. R. TO RHINEBECK, POUGHKEEPSIE, AND CAMPBELL HALL.
Hartford to
Miles. ; F'ares.
Moosup.
.50
Palmer.
41
.86
West Brookfield.
55
1.18
Worcester
82
1.75
South Framingham.
103
2.25
Washington.
71.9
1.80
1.98
--
Riverpoint.
1.75
Worcester
60.2
1.51
Thompson
East Thompson
64.6
1.62
Boston.
117.8
2.75
TO PROVIDENCE. Same Stations & Miles as above from
TO SPRINGFIELD AND BOSTON.
Hartford to
Miles. | Fares.
39.9
1.00
Chaplin
43.8
1.09
Hampton.
16.6
.42
Forestville.
15.5
.89
Andover.
Putnam
56.1
1.40
71
1.45
Noroton
East Hartford
2.7
.07
.
For distance to every Town in Connecticut from Hartford, see page 572.
116
9
Rhinecliff,
9
*Limited tickets, no discount.
Norfolk
Canaan ....
-
335
.80
.15
Sterling.
Waterville
Passengers paying on train, 5c extra.
NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD RAILROAD,
575
GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY.
PEOPLES EXPRESS CO.,
Alex. F. Peoples. John J. Peoples.
HOUSE
NION
URE AND P
IANO MOVING
PEOPLES EXPRESS CO.
telephone 417-6
Office and Package Room, 42 Union Pl., Hartford, Conn. Opp. Union Station:
Office open from 6 A. M. until 10 P. M. Baggage and General Jobbing carefully and promptly attended to. Expresses at Union Depot from 6 A. M. until 10 P. M. Sunday from 5 to 8 P. M. Contract work a specialty. Arrangements for teams for any hour, late or early.
Storage Room For Furniture from $1.50 a Month Upwards. Satisfaction guaranteed. Telephone call, 423-6. Please report any incivility or negli- gence to the manager, Alex. F. Peoples.
PEOPLES BROTHERS, Prop's,
Special Rates to Stores.
Telephone Connection. G. C. SMITH'S PACKAGE EXPRESS for Hartford, East Hartford and Burnside. Orders left at the following stores promptly attended to: H. A. Dorle & Co., 566 Burnside Avenue. Wm. B. Noble, 732 Main street, Kast Hartford. C. A. Rapelye, 853 Main Street, Hartford. Premium Stamp Co., 419 Main Street, Hartford. Leave Burnside Daily for Hartford 7 A. M .; East Hart- ford 7.30 A. M .; and Hartford for Burnside 5 P. M.
Lee's Bristol Express, L. L. NEARING, Proprietor.
Orders left with Bill Brothers, 46 Ann Street, will receive prompt attention. Leave Bristol Daily at 7.40 A. M., arriving in Hartford at 9 A. M. Returning, leaves Hartford at 12 noon. Charges reasonable.
HIGLEY'S Package Express. E. N. HIGLEY. Baggage and Jobbing promptly attended to. Headquarters, J. H. & W. E. CONE'S Hardware Store, 91 Asylum Street. Telephone Call 821-3.
HALL'S ROCKY HILL EXPRESS, N. J. HALL, Proprietor, Office, 68 STATE STREET. Leaves Rocky Hill Post Office at 8 A. M. Leaves Hartford from 68 State Street at 4 P. M. Telephone at ('lapp & Treats.
Glastonbury Express, C. H. HODGE, Proprietor,
Leaves Hartford from rear 50 State Street, United States Hotel stables, at 2 P. M.
SOUTH MANCHESTER EXPRESS, JERRY MAHER, Proprietor. Leaves Hartford Daily except Sundays, from 2 American Row, 8 P. M. Arrives 10.30 A. M. Leaves South Manchester at 9 A. M. Arrives at 6 P. M.
East Hartford Express, FRED J. BUSIERE, Prop'r,
26 WOODBRIDGE STREET, EAST HARTFORD, CONN. Leaves East Hartford at 8.30 A. M. and 2 P. M. Returning, leaves Hartford at 11 A. M. and 5 P. M. Orders will receive prompt attention if left either at my house, W. G. Stoughton's, or W. B. Noble's, East Hartford, and at Kashman's, 12 State Street, McClunie's, 805 Main Street, Hartford.
An extra team is kept at the house in East Hartford for special calls. Also Agent for H. E. Patten's Dye and Carpet Clean- ing Works. Telephone connection at Noble's and McClunie's.
Windsor Express, GEO. M. WEBB, Manager. Orders left at New York & Boston Despatch, 236 Asylum Street, or St. John's Stables, rear 995 Maiu Street. Leaves Windsor at 9.30 A. M., arriving in Hartford at 12 M. Leaves St. John's Stables at 3 P. M.
GLASTONBURY EXPRESS, D. W. MAY, Proprietor.
OFFICES, ST. JOHN'S STABLES, 995 MAIN STREET, AND 68 STATE STREET, HARTFORD. Leaves Glastonbury 7 A. M. Arrives at Hartford 10 A. M. Leaves Hartford at 2 P. M. from 68 State Street, where all Freight and Express may be left.
WETHERSFIELD EXPRESS, DAWSON K. GILBERT, Proprietor. Leaves T. Sisson & Co's, 729 Main Street, at 2 P. M., arriving at 11 A. M. Leaves Wethersfield at 9 A. M.
Smith's Manchester and Hartford Express. THOMAS J. SMITH, Proprietor. Leaves Hartford, rear 50 State Street, at 1 P. M. Arrives in Hartford at 11 A. M. Leaves Manchester at 8 A. M. Arrives in Manchester at 6 P. X.
Farmington .- Electric R. R., 56 Grove St., leaves 10 A.M., 1 and 4 P. M. H. Woodward leaves 859 Main St. 3 P. M. New Britain .- Electric R. R., 56 Grove St., leaves 8 A. M., 1 and 4 P. M. Thrall Bros. leave T. Sisson & Co's, 729 Main Street, at 12.45 P. M. New York and Boston Despatch, 236 Asylum Street.
ADAMS EXPRESS CO., See Page 569.
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576
GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY.
Call at ROOMS 12 and 14, STEARNS BUILDING, for the Swellest of Paris Fashions in Hats and Bonnets.
A large variety to select from. All orders promptly filled and first-class work guaranteed. Every frame fitted to the head. Mourning work a specialty. PREMIUM STAMPS GIVEN.
M. A. Patterson, 75 Pratt St.,
Stearns Building,
Hartford, Conn.
HARTFORD HAT CO., Manufacturers and High Class
Hats Cleaned or Dyed Remodelers. 1
and new band and binding put on at reasonable prices. H. M. Butler, Prop'r and Mgr.
284 PEARL ST., Hartford, Conn.
W. J. WELLER,
GENERAL CONTRACTOR.
ESTIMATES GIVEN ON ALL CLASSES OF WORK. JOBBING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. Office, 82 PEARL ST., Hartford, Conn.
THE HARTFORD ENGRAVING COMPANY,
Work First-Class. Prices Reasonable. Office, Room 29, Courant Building.
PHOTO- ENGRAVING.
Manufacturers of Superior Half-Tone ana Line Relief Printing Plates.
No. 66 STATE STREET, Hartford, Conn.
L
73
GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY. 577
THOMAS SISSON.
GEORGE P. CHANDLER. FREDERICK H. CHAPIN.
T. SISSON & CO.,
Wholesale Druggists,
729 MAIN ST., HARTFORD, CONN. Distributing Agents for GRISWOLD'S FAMILY SALVE.
Proprietors of
The Hartford
PURE IMPORTED Sherry, Port, Claret, Madeira
T.SI'SSON&CO.
HARTFORDCT
WINES.
Smelling Salts
BOURBON AND RYE WHISKY, FRENCH BRANDY.
White Lead, Linseed Oils, Paints and Colors of every description. Lubricating Oils, Kerosene Oils, Alcohol, Turpentine, Putty, Window Glass, Potash selected for family use.
150° FIRE TEST SECURITY OIL, PRATT'S ASTRAL OIL.
MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, ACIDS.
Country Merchants and Manufacturers Supplied at Lowest Market Rates.
578
GEER'S HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY.
PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES.
NAKTS.
INAUGURATED. BORN.|DIRD.
Apr.80, 1789 1782 1799
¡Mar. 4, 1797 1785 1826
8. Thomas Jefferson, of Va.
4. James Madison, of Va.
5. James Monroe, of Va.
Mar. 4, 1817 1758
1831
6. J. Quincy Adams, of Mass.
7. Andrew Jackson, of Tenn. Mar. 4, 1829 1767 1845
8. Martin Van Buren, of N. Y.
Mar. 4, 1887 1782 1862
9. Wm. Henry Harrison, of O. Mar. 4, 184] 1778 1841
10. John Tyler, of Va. ViceP. suc. P.Harrison 1790 1862
11. James K. Polk, of Tenn." Mar. 4, 1845 1795 1849 12. Zachary Taylor, of La. Mar. 4, 1849 1784 1850
18. Millard Fillmore, N. Y. Vice P. suc. Taylor 1800 1874
14. Franklin Pierce, of N. H. Mar. 4, 1858 1804 1869
15 James Buchanan, of Pa. Mar. 4, 1857 1791 1868
16. Abraham Lincoln, of Ill.t ¡Mar. 4, 1861
1809 1865
17. Andrew Johnson, Vice P. suc. A. Lincoln 18. Ulysses S. Grant, of IIL. Mar. 4, 1869 1822 1885
1808 1875
19. Rutherford B. Hayes, of O. Mar. 4, 1877 20. James A. Garfield, of O.t |Mar. 4, 1881
1881 1881
21. Chester A. Arthur, of N. Y. Sep. 20, 1881
1880 1886
22. Grover Cleveland, of N. Y. Mar. 4, 1885 1887
28. Benjamin Harrison, of Ind. Mar. 4, 1889 1888
24. Grover Cleveland, of N. Y. Mar. 4, 1898 1887 25. William Mckinley, of Ohio Mar. 4, 1897 1848
. President Polk's term expired on Saturday, March 8, 1849, at 12 o'clock midnight. The next day, the 4th, occurring on Sunday, General Taylor, the then President elect, was not inaugurated until Monday, the 5th, at 12 M. Therefore, David . R. Atchinson of Missouri, the then President elect of the U. S. Senate (the Vice President, W. R. King, having deceased ), was nominally President for one day, but did not take the oath of office.
t Assassinated in a Washington Theater and died April 14, 1865, about 8 P. M.
# Assassinated in Railroad Station, Washington, 10 A. M. July 2d, 1881, died 10 .: 80 P. M. Sept. 19, 1881.
VOTES IN HARTFORD FOR GOVERNOR, 1873-'98.
Year. Dem.
Rep. Proh. Greenb. Lab.
Scat. Total.
1878 8,612
8,147 28
... 6,782
1874 4,087
2,880 124
..
...
..
7,091
1876 4,488
8,226 56
19 167
78
1 9,187
1878
8,792
8,167
24
541
..
9,824
1882
4,684
3,881
15
112
8,642
1884
5,346
4,528
61
111
141
10,041 8,872
1888
5,587
5,595
138
26
11,296
1890
5,209
4,484
152
27
8 9,875
1892
6,876
5,567
185
62
48 12,190
1894
5,748
5,881
'90
108
89
11,866
1896
4,184 9,016
78
...
..
14,221
1898
4,730
5,787
47
..
296
. . 10,860
* Time of election changed from April to November.
HARTFORD GRAND LIST.
Grand List of Hartford for Oct. 1886,
$46,487,816
1887,
48,845,331
1888,
48,541,890
1889,
47,360,489
=
.
66
1892,
48,890,060
1893,
49,566,010
1894,
49,924,928
1895,
53,211,681
1896,-
. 54,348,859
"
1897,
60,059,188
1898,
62,818,756
MILD WINTERS.
1774-5; 1782-8; 1806-7; 1828-9; 1831-2; 1841-2; 1847-8; 1877-8; 1879-80.
STATE SENATORS;
From District No. 1, since this State was Districted. Samuel Hart, 1880.
Romeo Lowrey, '81,'44,'48.
Joseph B. Gilbert, 1884. Levi Barnes, 1885.
Win. W. Ellsworth, 1886. Martin Kellogg, 1887. Charles A. Goodrich, 1888. Julius S. Barnes, 1889. Job Allyn, 1840. William Robbins, 1841. Alfred Smith, 1842.
Horace Gridley, 1848. Isaac W. Stuart, 1845, '46. Thomas C. Perkins, 1847. James Dixon, 1849, 1854. Isaac Toucey, 1850.
Henry C. Deming, 1851.
James T. Pratt, 1852. Geo. M. Landers,'58,'69,'78. Sam'l G. Merriman, 1855. James B. Crosby, 1856.
Charles R. Chapman, 1857. Dwight W. Pardee, '58, '59. Elisha Johnson, 1860, '61, '70, '71.
Henry K. W. Welch, 1862. Henry R. Bradley, 1863. Amzi P. Plant, 1864. . Samuel Rockwell, 1865. George Beach, 1866, '67. Nathaniel B. Stevens, '68. Charles M. Pond, 1872, '74, '75, '76, '77.
John R. Hills, 1878, "79, '81, '82, '88.
John R. Buck, '80; '81, J.R. B.resigned part this term. Francis B. Cooley, '84, '85. Edward S. Cleveland, 1886. George G. Sumner, 1887. Edward S. Cleveland, 1889, 1891, 1898.
John M. Hall, 1896. Linus B.Plimpton, 1897,'99.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM HARTFORD BINCE ADOPTION OF THE 1818 CONSTITUTION. Thomas S. Williams, 1819, | Rich'd D. Hubbard, '55, '58. 25, '27. '28, 29.
Michael Olcott, 1819.
Nathan Johnson, 1820, '21, '22. '28.
Henry Seymour, 1820.
Luther Savage, 1821.
Jeremy Hoadley, 1822, '28, '26, '28.
John Russ, 1824, '29. Joseph Pratt, 1824, '88. Henry Kilbourn,'25,'27,'35. John M. Niles, 1826.
Henry L. Ellsworth, 1880. Cyprian Nichols, 1830. Thos. K. Brace, 1881, '82. Eli Todd, 1881.
Jos. Trumbull, '82, '48, '51. William Hayden, 1888. Wm. Hungerford, 1884, '86. Truman Hanks, 1884. Wm. W. Ellsworth, 1885. Jonathan Goodwin, 1886. Henry Barnard, '37, '38,'39. Roderick Terry, 1887. Francis Parsons, 1888. Melvin Copeland, 1889. Thomas C. Perkins, 1840, '42, '43, '45, '46. Charles Chapman, 1840, '47, '48, '62, '64. Alfred Smith, 1841, '49. Samuel Whitman, 1841. Allyn S. Stillman, 1842. Timothy M. Allyn, 1848. James Dixon, 1844. Isaac W. Stuart, 1844. Ezra S. Hamilton, 1845. David F. Robinson, '46, '54. Chauncey Howard, 1847. Henry C. Deming, 1849, '50, '59, '60'61.
W.J.Hamersley, '50,'67,'70. Edmund G. Howe, 1851. Isaac Toucey, 1852. James B. Crosby, 1852. Wm. W. Eaton, 1853, '68, '68, '70. '71.'78.'74.
Alfred E. Burr, 1858, '66. Daniel Phillips, 1854.
Edwin D. Tiffany, 1855, '59. Alonzo W. Birge, 1866.
Charles R. Chapman, 1856. Eliphalet A. Bulkeley,1857. Nathaniel Shipman, 1857. Chas. H. Northam, '58, '60. Thomas H. Seymour, 1861. Abner Church, 1862.
Chas. M. Pond, 1868, '68. Henry K. W: Welch, '64,'65. Franklin Chamberlain, '65. Nath'l B. Stevens, 1866, '67, '75, '76, '77.
Elisha Johnson, '69, '75,'76. Norman Smith, 1869. Monroe E. Merrill, 1871. Charles R. Chapman, 1872. Charles E. Perkins, 1872. Sam'l F. Jones, 1878, '74. Mahlon R .- West, 1877, '81. Stiles D. Sperry, 187 8. Thomas McManus, 1878. Henry C. Robinson, 1879. Lucius A. Barbour, 1879. Lewis E. Stanton, 1880. Gustavus F. Davis, 1880. Joseph H. Sprague, 1881. George G. Sill, 1882.
Charles H. Cooley, 1882. Edward S. Cleveland, 1883. Wilbert W. Perry, 1888. Stephen A. Hubbard, 1884. Leverett Brainard, 1884. Charles M. Joslyn, 1885 George O. Kinne, 1885. William Hamersley, 1886. John E.Scanlan,'86,'87,'88. Frank E. Hyde, '87,'88, '89. Andrew Smith, 1889. Albert H. Walker, 1891. Philip H. Fagan, 1891. William Hamersley," 18: Patrick D. Ryan, 1898. Wm. H. Watrous, 1895. Rob't W. Barrett, 1895. Joseph L. Barbour, 1897 Robert A. Griffing, 1897. Henry Roberts, 1899. H. B. Freeman, Jr., 189
*Resigned to accept appointment as Judge of the Superior Court,
1880
4,707
4,527
85
..
1886
4,764
8,848
124
...
7,765
1876 8,986
8,260
7,884
1876* 5,021
4,088
4
..
. .
1890,
48,429,208
1891,
47,912,501
7,524
1822 1898
1. George Washington, of Va. 2. John Adams, of Mass.
¡Mar. 4, 1801 Mar. 4, 1809 1751 1886 1748 1826 Samuel B. Woodward, '82. James Dodd, 1888.
Mar. 4, 1825 1767 1848
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GEER'S. HARTFORD CITY DIRECTORY.
Sigourney House, 1150 MAIN ST., Opp. Head of Trumbull St., HARTFORD, CONN. N. J. COYLE, PROPRIETOR.
Seven minutes walk from the Union Railway Station, either up Asylum or Church streets, through Trumbull street to the Sigourney House.
RATES $1.50 and $2.00 per Day. Regular Board at $6.00 and $10.00 per Week. Giving first-class accommodations for both regular and transient. ALL ROOMS HEATED WITH STEAM.
RESTAURANT AND BAKERY, 1412 CHURCH ST., HARTFORD, CONN. HOT DINNERS A SPECIALTY,
FROM 11.30 TO 2.30.
Everything Home-Made.
Meals Cooked to Order. Private Diningroom for Ladies Upstairs. M. R. MUZZEY, PROPRIETOR.
LATRANĆE
W. W. TUCKER, Formerly with the Pratt & Whitney Co., Manufacturer and Builder of
MACHINE TOOLS,
Tucker's Patent Sulky Wheels, Special and Automatic Machinery. 302 ASYLUM ST., HARTFORD, CONN.
Special attention given to experimental work, thets completing of inventions, and the necessary Drawings, Patterns, Machines, Fixtures, Jigs, Punch and Dies used in their manufacture.
PATENT BALL-BRARING SULKY WHEEL.
Attention also given to the remodeling of existing machinery. and the building of a staple line of Machine Tools used in the trades.
Estimates and Prices promptly furnished to those desiring work er machinery in my line. ALSO MANUFACTURER OF THE TROMMLITZ VOTE REGISTER MACHINES AND BOOTHS.
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Bridges.
ALBANY AVENUE BRIDGE. Built in 1850, cost $1,800.
ASYLUM AVENUE BRIDGE. Built in 1860, cost $1,924.05.
ASYLUM ST. R. R. AND CHURCH ST. BRIDGES,
Including the approaches of both to the Union Station, completed in 1890, costing $395,049.84, of which amount the City of Hartford has paid $197,- 524.92, being one-half of the cost. June 9, 1891, there commenced a hearing before the Railroad Com- missioners for an adjustment, whereby the city should not pay more than thirty per cent., and June 2, 1892, they rendered their decision that the city pay one-half.
ASYLUM STREET (PARK) BRIDGE.
Asylum street to west drive on Park; erected 1858, of wood, cost $2,500. Repaired in 1898 at a cost of $2,000.
BROAD STREET BRIDGE,
Over Park river, built in 1897; steel plate girder, cost $16,854. Over railroad tracks, of the Truesdell pattern, erected of iron in 1867, cost $62,111.79-Railroad Com- panies paying $7,550 thereof.
CAPITOL AVENUE BRIDGE,
Across Park river, connecting Capitol av., with Sigour- ney street, 1872, cost $80,168.71. Re-built in 1895 at a cost of $10,000.
COMMERCE STREET BRIDGE,
A swing or draw-bridge, costing $14,000, built in the fall of 1859. Town paid $8,750. This has been super- seded by a new iron swing bridge which was finished in 1887, and cost $9,100.
CONNECTICUT RIVER BRIDGE.
Built in 1809, was an open bridge, carried away by a freshet March 2, 1818, (as was also the bridge at Spring- field, 26 miles north of this city ) and rebuilt Dec. 1818. It was 1060 feet in length. and cost with the raising of the causeway over East Hartford meadows, in 1859, the sum of $185,000, divided into 600 shares. This was re-built after the Legislature had abolished the ferry between the two towns, that had been running from 1681, first from foot of Kilbourn st. then changed to Ferry street. In 1886 the ferry was re-established, and boat propelled by two horses, one on each side of the boat. In 1841 this right was rescinded by the legis- lature. The next year it was restored. The case then went through all the courts, and was decided that the restoration was in violation of the 1818 contract, by which the bridge was re-built. The travel of the bridge by actual count was over 1,000 vehicles and over 1,600 footmen, daily. The 1887 legislature voted to make this a free bridge. June 11, 1888, Edward W. Sey- mour, Fred. J. Kingsbury and Thomas Sanford, the commission appointed by the 1887 legislature to assess the damages, gave their decision which amounted to $210,000. The legislature of 1889 voted to pay $84,000 and the towns of Hartford, East Hartford, Glastonbury, Manchester and South Windsor the balance, $126,000 which was paid, making it a free bridge September 11, 1889. May 17, 1890, the Hartford Bridge Co. voted a final dividend of $25 per share; making a total of $345.50 per share paid to its stockholders. The bridge and approaches were taken by the State of Connecti- cut under Public Act CCXXXIX, session of 1893.
The legislature of May 24, 1895, repealed the act of 1893, and in June, 1895, passed an act creating & " Bridge District," comprising the original five towns, viz., Hartford, East Hartford, Glastonbury, Manches- ter and South Windsor, thus placing the rebuilding, care and maintainance of the bridge and causeway on the said five towns. For commissioners, see page 658.
The old bridge was totally destroyed by fire at 7.15 P. M. on Friday, May 17, 1895.
A temporary bridge on spiling was built by the Berlin Bridge Co. and opened for travel Saturday afternoon, June 8, 1895; the west end was carried away by freshet, Dec. 28, 1895, at 1.10 A. M .; the remaining portion, except a short length on the East Hartford side was swept away by freshet, March 1, 1896, and the steam ferryboats "Schuykill" and "Nellie" for foot passengers, the " F. C. Fowler " and " Cora " for teams, were run for public travel, comfort and convenience be- tween the two towns. A new temporary iron bridge, to cost over $30,000, was commenced by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co., May 4, 1896, and opened for travel June 12, 1896.
EDWARDS STREET BRIDGE, Built by Railroad Co.
FARMINGTON AVENUE BRIDGE
Was built in 1871, of stone, across North branch Park river, cost $27,901.54.
FLATBUSH AVENUE BRIDGE, Built in 1862, cost $1,974.
FLOWER STREET FOOT BRIDGE,
Connecting said street with Lawrence st., cost $464.50; finished December 21, 1878. This bridge was rebuilt of stone and brick, with a 77 feet arch span, 46 feet wide, 11 feet high, with height of 16 feet above average low water, with stone abutments, brick arch and parapets, two sidewalks, each 6 feet wide with a roadway 30 feet wide, costing $19,557.24, including curbs and side- walks, and opened for travel July 1, 1886.
FORD STREET BRIDGE
Cost about $15,000, and was built in the year 1850; is 85 feet wide, 174 feet long, of five free stone arches,- the north and south of fifteen feet span each-the other three of 18 feet each; width of arches 26 feet; width of piers 5 feet; height from top of center arch to top of sides, 7 feet. In 1885 the sidewalks on this bridge were extended over the sides on stone brackets, and road bed widened at an expense of $11,287.64.
FRONT STREET BRIDGE
Cost $10,000, and was built in the year 1858; is 44 feet wide, 148 feet long,-of three free stone arches- two of 84 feet span, and one of 35 feet-all semi-circu- lar, and divided or supported by two piers, each six feet wide.
HAMILTON STREET BRIDGE
Was erected in 1872, at a cost of $800. Rebuilt in 1898 by a Melan arch steel beam.
LAUREL STREET (RAILROAD) BRIDGE,
Over the railroad tracks at Laurel street crossing, was erected in 1875, at an expense of $17,857.21- of which the city paid $9,215.18-the Railroad Companies the balance.
LAUREL STREET (RIVER) BRIDGE,
Over the Park river was built in 1894, at a cost of $23,000, in place of the wooden pile bridge which was constructed by citizens, and finished July, 1872, at a cost of $1,500.
MAIN STREET STONE BRIDGE
Is of a single arch, on rock foundation, and is one hundred feet wide, seven feet in thickness at the base, and three feet two inches at the center - the chord span of it is 104 feet, and it is 30 feet 9 inches from the bed of river to top of arch. Cost $81,526.20. It was . planned by the late Bishop Potter, who in 1830 was a professor in Trinity-then called Washington college. The first stone for the foundation of this bridge was laid June 18, 1838, and key-stone of arch inserted Nov.
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21st of same year. This bridge was completed in the fall of 1888-less than one year from the time it was begun, by Elias Rathbun, the contractor, whose inde- fatigable labors thereon brought on a paralyzed side, in- cluding arm and leg. The bridges of wood on high trestle work that preceded this one, had rows of stores on either side on Main st. over the river, and was called market bridge. The generally expressed opinion of that day, after over half a century's use of this bridge is as true in 1896 as it was in 1888, on the unanimous town vote of its acceptance, that this bridge "combines strength with elegance of architecture, and is honorable to the tewn." The largest stone arch in this state.
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