New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-29
EEWJERSEY UElK.3.
LAYING TIE CoRSER STONE Or A NEW
ACADEMY At BERGEN.
HISTORY OF THE OLD BUu-DlSG.

Yesterday ai,einoon the cornerstone o. rsx Acs-
dery YES aid ct BeTseo, with spprorria.s nssoaic
ia rsaicus ceremonies. Tbs rev building o. the
ste OF o1e tbst h.s been occupied for eiucstoas par
poses Gree The year iGs The Old building has recent
II been derclsbsi il o-teI to give piscs to .hs pes
ext structure.
Tie oirc.Initsncss ot tie projected erection Of g
rev building on tbs cite, sd tie ceremonies s.:eads1t
thereou osIsd Tor more than UsgL displsy al il
wss socorciigy maze soere Of grand cs,=b rstioa
srorg the iuhsbtsrts Of the town Of Berges. Ths
Coninor Council Of jersey City wss invited md were
rrssett. TIE Grsnd Loese Of Mascns Of the S.s.s
AID subordinate lodges we're present by desats.ou
sud took pat in the ceremonies. Citizens IA and
utsr eeked upon Tire ground to take part in the csrs
ucries ard listen to tie ors.iors. was rssIys
cs,a doy both among the Children and tAer parents.
TIE tu.ldirg which hiss Just been demolished, to
give psce TO tbs rev structure was erected r 100,
IN place Of ops encted on the site in 1868 Which
wss DESTROYED b. food. This building vss ercted
under tie auspices Ct the Cissis # Bergen, sod wss
Of brown stone two stoiss high, sMmoun.ed By CO.
pol, II was styled "The Bergen Columbia CD
see." seven persona constituted Board OF Trustees,
making it free ;cLool FOX tie Town OF Bergen With
the Isrd on which tie building YVES erected were two
lots which 10 be appropriated te the ed .caon OF
the children OF the town, in both clssscs and ee-
uertaiy brarches. Owing TO some into,insry in tue
te6eeds the property 60 decided ~as tsksn irto the
Courts. ard frally pIoyso was nsde |nsreoyn
Should be he'd 10 trust for sohoo or schools t1st
might be established This was 10 September 1913.
The Trustees urcer this pro,iso were Jerenah an
Wlkle. Peter Sip, Garrett Van Rsypen, Martin
Wirre and Gairet j. NeHkuk. On tie 9th OF jan
cary, 1884, the Legislature settled tie whole difficulty
by co1firuniIg the acton Of the ornsr Ffus,ee' 10
making the see of property urder the ongmsi grant.
From that time the college pIospsred, and - nov re-
esrded one Of the Oldest literary institutions OF the
States Among IFS Protectors were, Henry Trap nssen
the Rev. Andrew Craig, Ttos. NJ. GehagheD, David
Patterson. the Rev. Mearcthen b. Wlisms. Among
those educated at this Institution, come Of the most
prominent men in the State, Of which are, the Rev.
John f. jackson, John Ludlow ID. d., Gabriel Lui'
| low, ID. d.. Jerod Dewirg Stephen IL. Mseker VIM.
j. r. Taylor John Ferguson, NJ. d., the Hon. Gsbrel
Fermsp, John p. Jacsson, Thos. B. Gsuter, N. d.,
Wm. HoInblower, NJ. ID.
Tee peseLt building is 10 be Of brick, b feet front
by 50 Deep with an addition . by 10 feet for g bsck
stairway, three stories high ceilings to be twelve feet
high. Mr. William Nsgle is tina architect, Jacob
Perire, msscn; Gas. Allen and VIM. l. Hommeden,
csrpepters The total cost will be shout 3, 900.
For tie psst four yesrs, till the LIST Of July the Old
building hss been occupied public school, under
the supeiyis:on Of A. l. Mac6utf tesoher, aud Abra
! ham Spear, John Ryerson and Henry Van Gelden
trustees. The schoo numbers about IL Schoars OF
which sbout half are girls.
An interesting Iemniscerce connected with the size
Of this edfce is related by Mrs. Mscduif. Within one
hundred yards from this cite, and iu tie rear of tue old
patronage there stood duritg the Revolutionary War
q tree under which Generals Washington and Lafay-
cite held their councils In 1921 G en- Lafayette
quested favor that might be cut fion that
tree for hinself. 1t done, and heavily mounted
with gold, appropriately presented to him a. Bergen
Corners, at which time grand celebration was had
The old parsonage s yet standing, but the tree hiss
fallen to decay.
Tie particular ceremonies sttendiI the syrg Of the
cornerstone we're performed by the Graud Lodge OF
Majors of New.Jeriey, represented by d. g. N John
r. Chopin g. GsaLd Master, assisted By Past ID. G. n.
T.R VMick, G. S. W. ID. w. Plume, Grand Chaplain
c. H. Cbspip ard representatives. from Hiram aud
ysr;ck Lodges. The box which was placed 10 the
stone contained bible nsnes Ct esches sndscholsrs
Of the tchoo nemes Of the architects and builders,
beck entitled Annals of Clsssis and Township OF
Bergen, by b. G. Taylor ID. d. an amauac, ocins of
tie Urited States, and copies of The COnrhr and
| Telegraph.
The exercise commenced with prayer by the Rev.
Dr. Tsyor efter which song by the children oil
tie school, then music By She!tons band, after which
the cornerstone was laid with sppropnste Masonic
| ceremonies by Grand Master John r. Chaplin. An
address was then delivered by Chas. W. Winfield Of
jersey City which followed by music and singing
an address by the Hon. Jacob X. Wortendyke sing
ing PRAYER by the Rev. Mr.. French, and closing with
| the benediction. Quite large number Of persons
gathered upon the ground to witness the ceremonies
| which were highly intere sting.
COMMON CoUscIL.--Ata meeting Of the Common
Council held tuesday, evening, the COMMITTEE on
Sire cts 20 whom referred the petition OF owners
of property for the removal of all distractions and tae
opeuing CT Mercer street, from Warren to Hudson
street reported adverse TO interfering with the New
jersey Railroad Compsny in their possession Of the
prc perty on that street, they having made many I'm
movements on tie line OF their road, and TO compel
tie distractions TO be removed would render pubic
travel at that point exceedingly dangerous ihe re-
port and resoluticIs were adopted
Aid. nden Offered re solution, which was sdoP@o'
that all permission to grant privileges to tue NeH-
| Jerey Railroad aud Transportation Company 20 10y
rsils &C., Mercer street from warren " huuson
streets be repesled; and that the Committees w
Streets be authorized to forthwith rem.Ve 81 oo-
ST. uctioIs from said street,. 81
AID. Brown offered resolution that Commttee VI
six L. Apo nted TO confer with the Board OF DIRECTORS
of the NewJertey Railroad Company, 10 reisIenoe u
| otler distractions, which was adopted. e .Aa
If these resolutions carried out portion VI 49,.
| ueg depot buildings will have 10 be removed ~ !"
| understood that the Mayor will veto the ABOVE