The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-05

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tbs building for the library One hundred aud twenty
thousand dollars be expended in the purchase of
library and the residue shall be invested IS fund for
tho maintaining and gradually increasing ofthe Library
All h p 81 nsh. ~ tho ,nea Stats Of hms
rica the States of tho Union or OF the city OF New
York. long such subecs Of may be had
giving preference ding 10 the order IN which they
are named in tho income of the fund shall at
any time exceed tho amounts which the trustees may
nnd useful e1psna iOr inc -
ing public lectures TO be delivered In connection with
the library upon us'fu subjects Of literature philosophy
science, history and tho fne arts or in promoting In
any other mode, tho objects Of tho institution, as
above expressed. direct my executors to cause
and procure the necessary legal assurances to be
made for establishing and securing the spplica
ton of the funds and property hereby appropriate
cd for tho purposes of these presents, and in the
mode herein pointed out aud 1t Is my request
that the Trustees would apply to tho Legislature OF this
State for such acts fully secure establish and
easy convenient and safe both to and the
public. And as this property devoted wholly to pub
lie purposes trust that tho Legislature will so fur favor
the institution exempt its property from taxation
Aud mark OF my respect to the following gentlemen
The MAYOR or THE CRY or NEW Yonx, and the CHAN
cELLOR STATE for tho time being, In respeot to
their Offices WAsHINGroN lRvING, WILLIAM AsroR,
DANIEL LORD, JUNIOR, JAMES q. KING, JosEPH Il Coos
WELD, FIrz GREENE HALLEcK, HENRY BRkvooRr, JU-
NOR, SAMUEL b. RUoGLEs, and SAMUEL WARD, JU.
NOR
In witness Whereof have set my hand and seal to
this codic and publish the Same rs 90 ci to my Will,
this twsn,y-second day Of August in the Of
Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty nine
JOHN JACOB AsTOR, ISL
FOURTH CoDICIL-oCr. "a, 1889.
Afurher codocil to the will Of john Jacob Aston bear
ing date the fourth day of July AID, 1886.
lst-ITsuoke and snnul the legacy Of fifty thousand
dollars givn JOSEPH AsroR and his children or next
my will which oodicil bears the nineteenth Of ia
pusry ID 1888 and gipe to the said JesEPH AsroR
for his life an annuity Of three hundred pounds sterling
per annum, to commence from my decease and to be
paid half yearly and to his decesse provided that
executors If they think it, may retain the same or any
payment thereof and apply tho to the OF him
him.
i'd revoke and annul the legacy of Twenty-Five Mou-
sand dollars given in my will to Che Trustees Of COLUMN
b. COLLAGE, in the city Of New York
3D. direct that the commissions chargable by my
executors be divided among such Of them shall act
In the ex.cutorship, exclusively of William Aston,
who receives the benefit of the resdua'y gifts of
my will.
In witness Whereof have subscribed this codic and
do publish the additional codici to my last
will aud testament this enty fourth day of October
in tho year of Lord thousand eight hundred and
Signed and declared by John Jacob Astor az oodicil
to his WILL this oath day of October 1889, in pre-.
Of signing at his request and in his presence as
witnesses.
Lucy sEwELE, HurgAte, New York,
| Gro. N. SEwELL.
Declared by Mr. j. Aston to be codicil to bis last
viii and testament BY him subscribed as such before u.s.
| Jos G CoGswELL, sos Broadway, r.
| CHARLES J. M'iLvAINE "A Great Jones st
| DANIEL ID. LORD, Nineteenth OF.
| AruRTHER CopIcIL
t. the JViH of JOHN JAcop Aston, bearing date The
fourth day Of Judy, in the y:ar Of our Lord Eighteen
| Hundred and 1hiry.sr.
Having before the said WILL and the four several
oodic thereto bearing date January 49, 1888 January
o. August - and October ~, 1882 do make this aa
| ditional codicil that is TO say
1 Isf IL Ee m of
January eighteen hundred and thirtyeght, gpes to
my daughter, Mrs. Lansdos far her , ne lot on Ltay-
effe Place given my oH 10 Charles Bistsd for lite
80 the Charles Bristed In the said lot
not be subject any estate Of daughter therein.
side of Lafay cite Place by which gangway esab.
lshed 10 mentioned in tho second item Of the said
so mS0n 81 ;ns ta of %
,oay therein mentioned and abolish and aunul tho SAID
gsngway, aud impose It as condition on my daughter
and grand children, holding lsnds adjacent to It, thsi
such gansway be wholly abandoned
Il revoke the legacy Of two thousand dollars given
in my will TO the German Reformed Consregato" in the
city Of New York intending during hfe apply that
amount to the religious and moral welfare OF Germans
| in some other mode.
3d-In relation to the Library provided for in my
codcl bearing date the twenty second day Of August,
eighteen hundred and thirty nine have concluded to
change tho site thereof aud therefore direct that the
land IN that codic appropriated for this purpose, b.
discharged therefom aud much Of the said codcil
pensston to be paid for it, is hereby revoked And in
stead thereof oliow the building for the said Library
| TO De erected the s0ufheTty SIDE sfsOr Ftdce,
formerly Art strectO between Lafayette Place and
Broadway, the land described ss follows Beginning
the southerly side Of Aston Place at point distant
hundred and atty feet westerly from the wester
Iy Of Aston Place and lafayette Place thence
running westerly along Astor Plsce, sxty-ive feet,
thence in line perpendicular to Aston Place, hun
dred and twenty five feet nine inches to norherly
| side Of q lot given to my daughter, MIe Langdon
thence along the same nortnery and castery In line
perpendicular to the westerly side Of Lafayette Place
fifty feet thence along the rear OF the lot given
Charles Bristed and in that direction parallel with
Of
inch thence in Inns perpendicular to the southery
side of Aston Place. hundred and twenty five feet to
the place of beginning; which site direct my
tors convey tho trustees of the said library instead
OF the site in the said codic expressed aud estimate
the site now above described at thirynve thousand
fore commencing the building think site the east
eriy side Of Lafayette Place prferablr, authorize my
instead of tho site aforesaid convey the
trustees Of the library site therefor, much land
the eastcry side Of Lafayette Place shall be sixty
i've feet in front, and one hundred and twenty feet
Deep to be located OF my lands there by the sal
trustees and direct that the site selected be fairly
and justly valued by my executors and the amount Of
such valuation to apportoRed among the deveees OF
the lands out of which the selection shall be made and
to be held and disposed Of the land both to
direct that the sum to bs appropriated for erecting
The library building shall not exceed scpenyre thousand
dollars.
And also allow that tho funds of the said library
may In the discretion Of the trustees be invested in
bonds secured by mortgage Of improved real estate
we'll In the stocks in the codic establish
ing such library.
4,h-I give unto my grandchildren herein next
nsmed the following lois of land Lafayette Place Of
which have caused map to be made and the lots to
be numbered from to seven, each lot being twenty
feet In width Lafayette Place. and to be bound
ed by lines perpendiculary thereto, and extending to
the above described site for the library and If that shall
be located the esstery side Of Lafayette Place. then
extending to the of my lands there namely: To
my grandson WILLIAM Asroa give the soernmos. lot
next that Of Charles Bristol which lot given 10
number two; to JOHN JAcoB AsToa give the nert lot
North being number three; to LOUISA d. LANGDoN see
codic June, ls4l the lot nert North, being number
four to ELIZA LANGpoS the lot merit Morrill, b:ng num-
Der five; and to my daughter, Mrs LANGDoN give the
lots r and sepen the latter being corner lot forty
feet front and tho TO have and to hold
them respectively and 10 their heirs and assigns for
ever Provided however, and condition that no build
ngs erected the said lots Including also the lot Of
Charles Briesd but dwelling houses least three sto