The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-24
he Southern Matthew's from California
CITY IntelIlxence.

BOWLING GREEN FoUNTAIN-That delightful it'll
city, the Bowling Green Fountain undergoing som
improvement What this improvement is to be, is nc
yet fully known but one thing is certan-that r,
markable pile of stones that fountain of original d.,
sign that pile of stone slabs laid up with just enoug
Of art to render the pile ugly, has all been r
moved What will take its place, yet remains to
seen Bowling Green is little gem If a park an / d
serves to be well cared for of its being OF
OF the few reserved bits of land which have not be,
desecrated by walls Of bricks and mortar, since Ne
York was first inhabited by white men. We find
Valentines Manual the following extracts from the o
Dutch and English Records
THE Dutch ordinance of 1852 says-lt Is found 200
and resolved that for fat cattle brought the mark
(not slaughtereO posts shall be erected by the side
the church. Qhe church then in the fort 'front.'
Bowling Green) where those who bring such cattle
market for sale shall present them 1t is also resov
that shambes be built, cover be made, and bio
brought in and that the key be given to Andres t
baker, who shall keep oversight of the same II
English ordinance of 1876, says MARKET fair is
dered for three years ensuing to be held in this cj
att the MARKET house and PLANE afore the forte TO
held each Thursday, Friday and Saturday. In II
this place was called the parade resolution
passed by the Corporation in l732 as follows aneso
cd That this Corporation win leave n n;ece of LAND
ing ut the lower end of Broadway fronting the fort
some Of the inhabitants in order to be enclosed
make bowling green there with walks therein, for
delight of the inhabitants of this city, John Cha
bers, Peter Bayard and Peter Jay were the lessees
eleven years, at one peppercorn per annum.
Such was Bowling Green, two centuries ago
down to 1882. Since that period it has been impro
from time to time. until the Croton water was int
duced to our city, when, as it would appear, our
thy municipal authorities seized with an on
tion to restore it to something like Its primitive be
ty, such as 1t was when it served for marketw
block therein, and when the keys were in the kt
ing of 'Andres the baker,. The first step towards
storing the old order of things was to tumble sha
less pile OF rough stones into the centre and set
Croton water to drizzling over it. The work was ne
completed, however; the green was not again MAD
COW market, though some geese and ducks were in
duced into the pond, and now, from the appearance,
things the little green is to be tastcfuy improved
ought to be, at any rate.
The WEATHER.-The weather, yesterday was va
Bile. with alternate sprnklings of rain and sunsh
The air was quite pleasant, and the day, taken
gether, was agreeable. The evening was clear I
pleasant and the indications were favorable to c n
weather. III
PEW SALE AT ST. GEORGES CHURcH.-Agreaabl
notice, the sale OF pews at st. Georges Chu.ch,
Stuyvesant Square, came off last night. deduc
of 500 was made on all the pews above $780, and "
on those Of less price. The following pevs