The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-05
SECOND CODICIL.
Jonr JAcoB AsroR do make this further Codicil to

OF
New York, upon certain piece of land which attach
thereto bounded follows beginning the northcrly
side Of Fourteenth street. hundred and twenty five
feet westerly from its intersection with the westerly side
of the Ninth avenue. running thence northery parallel
with the said avenue to the south size CT Fifteenth street.
thence westerly along the hundred feet then
southerly parallel to the line of the said Ninth
TO Fourteenth street. then along the easterly
hundred feet to the place Of beginning, which house
intend to furnish and provide for his convenience and
that CT the persons who from time to time shall take
charge Of his personal comfort Now therefore here
BY my JOHN the said house and land with the
furniture appropriated thereto, to have and to hold
long during his life the shall be used aud kept
for his personal accommodation and convenience 10Th
remainder to my daughter Dorohea 10 be held by her
long during her life she shall tho the in
come thereof for her own free from all control
Interference of her husband, and long she her
husband shall not attempt to dispose of her interest
therein and shall not permit the to be incumbered
taken under any but not longer and in
case during her life she or her husband any claiming
under against them, shall attempt to ucumbsr d.
vert the Same from her actual then give the
rents and profits thereof aud to apply the to her
for which her receipts shall be full voucher to my
ssr @s si SS E 'Ss
then surviving children and issue Of my daughter Dors
thea, the other half to the then srvvins children and
issue Of my William taking In fee simple, and the
issue representing its parent deceased
Provided, however: and hereby authorize my
tors in they shall think that the comfort of my
will be promoted by change Of his residence or
any other appropriation Of tho property for his benefit
lease the said premises for any lawful term of years
vey tho Same in fee simple and TO inye The proceeds
from sale in other lands for his personal use and &C.
mortgage Of rsai estate or public stocks and 30 on from
time to time, In which of investment give the 10
come to b. applied by my executors, to tn. use q my
come to my daughter Dorothea, and my executors
above expressed In relation to the land and the capital
her death give to the then surviving children Of my
said daughter and my William, as above expressed
Item.-The sum which my executors ars authorised
under the 7th item of my will to expend nv John
&c hove INV nlorn IN
Item-In consequence of the Iament.d death of my
daughter Esa the provisions Of the fourth item Of my
the Of my estate Geneva to MIR VINCENT RUMrFF
for his life and after him give tho said estate my
grand daughter Cecilia Langdon and her heirs forever
Igipe to my daughter DoRoraEA the income Of one hun
dred ttOusand doars deposited in the New York Life
Insurance and Trust Company, bearing interest at five
thereof 40 long during her life as she or her
seat or future any claiming under them, ehal
not attempt to cucumber charge assign the s"me In
give the said income to my executors in trust during
her l to apply tho 20 her use for which her
the said capital to her daughters sse codic Of june
g. ls4l ELIZA, LOUISA, and CECILIA, and to her sons,
WALTER, WOODBURY., and EUGENE and to such Of these
six children msy survive me- to be equally divided
among them and to be accumulated to the share OF
each under the ago Of twentyo years, for his
her benefit and on their attaining that respectively,
to be paid to them by my executors and any Of them
shall die before that without surviving ISSUE his
.4iso give to the said sir children of my daugh-
ter Dorothea, or to such Of them may survive
me. one hundred thousand dollars Of the public debt
erest usually called the water loan to be paid to each
on attaining their age of twenyone years aud the in
nuated for their benefit until that period and in case
any Of them shall die before that age without surviving
issue then mis- her share shall 60 to the survivors
Item-I siue to my said grand chiidren ELIZA. Lou
IsA, isee codci Of Sd JuHe 1911 CECILIA, WALTER,
WOODBURY. AND EueENh, and to such Of them may
survive me foe lots of land fronting the south side
and also four lots Of land fronting the hry sds of
Grand street between Norfolk and Essex streets In the
city Of New York with their improvements respectively;
to have and to hold the to my said children.
in equal shares their lives respectively And the
death OF each give the share enjoyed by such dcsa
ed to his or her issue then surviving in fee simple to be
divided according to the number of her children
and If such deceased shall leave surviving issue then
give the share of such deceased to the survivors OF
the said six and to their heirs assigns forever As
which lots direct and order that the eleventh article
of my will shall apply in alrespecs in the same manner
this devise had been contained in the body of tho
eaid will
item-I gvs to my niece Sophia 4stor of Nieupid in
Germany IN addition to her legacy annuity OF
h'ndred dollars per anaun, to commence from my de-
cease and paid up to the time Of her death, able
And this codic with my said will, and the other CO.
dcils thereto publish and declare contain my last
will and testament. In witness Whereof have here.
Of the witnesses subscribing with mo- this ninth
dsy OF January, in the year of Lord thousand
eight hundred and thirty nine canon
Published and declared by Mr. John Jacob Astor to
b. codocil to his will, this ninth day of January
1899, In presence of signing at his request and in
presence of him and of each other.
THIRD CoDICIL-AUGUsT2 y, 1899.
JOHN JAcop AsroR, do make this additional codic
to my last will bearing date tbs fourth day OF July, In
the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirtysx
Desiring to render public benefit to tho city Of New
York and to contribute to the advancement OF useful
codcil appropriate Four Hundred Thousand Dollars,
out OF my residuary estate to the establishment Of
Public Library In the city Of New York.
For this purpose give to my executors Four Hundred
Thousand Dollars to be taken from my personal estate
or raised by sale ofpsr!s of my real estate to be made
by my executors with the assent of my William
Asor upon condition and to The intent that the said
amount be settled, applied and disposed Of follows
namely
lst-In the erecting of suitable building for . Pub
lie Library.
Id. furnishing and supplying the same from time
to time with books, maps charts, models, drawings
paintings engravings casts statues furniture and other
things appertainins library for general use upon
the most ample scale and liberal character.
3d--In maintaining and uphoding the buildings and
other property and in deaying the necessary expenses
o. taxing osre Of tho property and OF the accommod"
The said SUM shall be payable one-third in the year
after my deoeAse onethrd in the ear following and
the residue IN equal sums In tho fourth aud fifth year
alter my deoease.
The said library to be accessible at all reasonable
hours and times for general free Of expense to per
regulations the trustees may from time to time
ciss and establish for general convenience.
The affairs of the institution shall be conducted and
directed by eleven trustees to be from time to time
looted from the different liberal professions and employ
ments In life, and the classes Of educated men, The
Mayor Of the city Of New York, during bis continuance
In Office and the Chancellor of the State of New York.
during his continuance In Office shall always be trus
toes, The vacancies in the number of trustees
ring by DEATH Resignation inc apacy OF removal from
the State shall be filed by persons appointed by the
msinng trustees. The acts OF majority Of the trus-
Tees at meeting reasonably notified, shall be valid
All the property and effects of the institution shall be
vested In the eaid trustees They shall have power to
direct the expenditure Of the funds the Investment
safe keeping and management thereof and of tho pro-
perty and effects OF the institution also to make tu;h
ordinances aud regulations from time to time they
may think proper for the good order and of
those who may resort to the library, the
also to appoint Direct CONTROL aud remove tho supcrn
tendsn OF the library and all librarians and others EN-
and use all powers and authority for promoting the
pressed objects OF this institution not contrary to what
is herein Expressed. They shall not receive any CON-
pensaton for their services except that IL any one OF
their numher ehall tima be AnpQintsA pnrip