. The Street railway journal . ter is obtained from springsand wells. City water is used for fire protection and waterfrom an electrically driven pumping system is used for thelaundry at the bath house and other purposes. Whenpicnic parties so desire one of the large islands is reservedfor their use, an arrangement that has proved very popular. There is no regular park at Lake Massabesic, but thecompany has its summer theater there at the end of a line April ii, 1908.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 607 about 4 miles in length. The lake is a very attractivesheet of water of 4 or 5 square miles, and a
. The Street railway journal . ter is obtained from springsand wells. City water is used for fire protection and waterfrom an electrically driven pumping system is used for thelaundry at the bath house and other purposes. Whenpicnic parties so desire one of the large islands is reservedfor their use, an arrangement that has proved very popular. There is no regular park at Lake Massabesic, but thecompany has its summer theater there at the end of a line April ii, 1908.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 607 about 4 miles in length. The lake is a very attractivesheet of water of 4 or 5 square miles, and although most ofthe shore is held by the municipality to ensure a pure sup-ply of drinking water, there are many beautiful spots whichthe public may enjoy. The pavilion, which contains the summer theater, istastily built with tower and broad verandas. In the frontis a large room with coin machines, refreshment counterand ice-cream tables. The theater proper is in the rearand the open sides insure a cool and breezy interior. The. THE AT PINE ISL.\ND PARK seating capacity is 900. The stage is equipped with up-to-date appliances and a motor-driven, 200-amp. direct-currentgenerator is available for stereopticon moving picturesand spot light effects. Running water is provided. An inclined railway up the mountain is owned and oper-ated by the Uncanoonuc Incline Railway & DevelopmentCompany. It is reached by a branch which leaves the Man-chester Companys Gof¥stown line at Shirley Station andextends about 2 milea over wooded and meadow land to thebase of the mountain. The rise of this portion is almostcontinuous. At the base of the mountain passengers aretransferred to the incline proper. The special cars em-
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