The New York herald., 1874-12-04
WHAT'S IN A NAME?

NOT YOUNG VILLAGE
like chicago. 1t an tedates the present century,
bu II L. only Within this generation that It has
asserted itself oonsptcuousiy and made noise In
the world. In times gone by It was reproached
with harboring ohills and fever and making them
over 90 presents to every strange settler. That
was before Oliver Charltck built his railroad and
before Board Of Trustees was invented-be1ore
water was introduced and whtskey bantshed. The
stranger now hears nothing OF the chils. though,
II be remain long enough he may obtain . chance
The last great exploit Of the Flushing tolk was
the Introduction OF water into tue village from
Oakland Lake, four miles away This event was
day Oakland Lake was called unri recently
Douglas Pond. It was purchaaed Of MI. William
P. Douglas for $sA 600. and tnen
rHE LKARNED BOARD OF rRUSTKES
decided 70 alter the original name Tney wouid
have retained the name OF Douglas II that gentle.
q hs
VINO knocks on their taxes. They hate
they are not ohllged TO pay any. had Mr.. Douglas
gwen them mo1e 1ns pond n pace Of charging for T.
ever and az. he called for cash, and they felt
disgusted-so Disguised that Mr.. Philnps, one OF
the trustees, declared Douglas was name .unnt
THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.
MI. Phillips is Presidents OF the Board OF Trus-
siment Of old flushing. WSsn he said Douglas boz Si
was a name unnt to ca1 dog after he said what
his constituents Of the economic class Who hoped
There Is . curious commingiing OF people in
Flushing. Tney are not all Flemish, as some
tive Of almost every nstlonality in the worin. ex-
cept Minor Tartary, may be found In Flushing,
either alive or IN the beautiful graveyard attached
to the village. Now there is for instance.
THE GREAT s1MnoHs-
Simmons who keeps the hotel and wears q mus
nsuEht, aS n province k Of ireland, whers % ote Keep @
ers are indigenous to the soil. He s supposed TO
be Yankee; but then all Flushing Is pretence.
place ITSELF and It is said that there Is
pretence OF piety that surpasses even Brooklyn
sa sa n spe es
chiis and fever, has worked his way IN Flushing
to the talest fortune OF any man IN the place.
and the glamour OF Storytelling winter drops
athwart the window panes simmons tells Of his
cnanan, now he defeated Fernando Wood and how
he shattered the dead Rabbit party. Simmons
has Tor his motto "Progress:" He believes In
BY this he means nothing hydraulic; he simply
insists that the more water there is In a house
simmons says further that he is wiling to pay his
share OF the expense In bringing the water to
price, and he thinks It was very small potato
business TO change the name from Douglas 70
Oakland Lake. xr, .,,,,,.
The more one anayzes the Flushing character
the more he Is astonIshed. 1t Is really amazing
In favor OF bringing the water into the village
from Oakland, or rather Douglas Lake, are fond OF
. liquor named Bourbon, and are said to estimate
opposed TO the water are rigid temperance people,
who hold wniskey etn adherence and chant the
praises OF Adams aie - -
The representative OF the HERALD made an In
ventory o. sne people on the question pro and oon
fellow, IN favor Of the water, but has s no objection
Charles Daly, in as iavor % Of the water. Drinks,
Michael Kennedy, against the water. Don't
Michael Cunningham, Foreman Hook and Lad.
der Company In lavor OF the water. (Drinka)
John Leonard IN favor OF the water. DRINKS
Tom DARCY. IN favor Of water Drinks ryeJ
Pete Walsh, In iavor OF water. Drinks milk
Tom Brennan, against the water. Never
WIN William ,s Fitzgasr,ck carpenter, against the
Barney Pailon, tailor. against the water. Never
drinks, except on New Years Day.,
Phil Sheridan, against the water. Drinks moth
Bowie, the butchoS,ooA against the water.
Thomas Twohy. against the water. Drinks
Here it will be seen there is an almost even d.
vision between the parties in favor Of and against
THE DEPUTY SHERIFF.
But there is Hen Wright. the Deputy Shertff.
Hens nose Is like The nose OF blacksmth's anvil.
preston. and yet Hen Ia the finest fellow in Flush
Ing. He took the reporter through tie salt mea.
"Yondor thar is tue meddy-sait meddy. Now.
that place IN former times, when ! was boy was
iull OF cattais and caliumpuses We used to shoot
bubhtn' up for hell and gone, ana here these
darned old trustees might have got their water
Henry Wright might nave been President OF the
United States only lor some hltca In the nominat
Ing conyent,on ~ naa Joe Frost water opposs.on
Mems onrstiana but Joe had hydrocephaius or
water on the brain and the Young Christians were
THE RRxARxABLE BOARD.
scrlbed by native OF Fusning:-
piggy ooInS; s%eE novs xy nyoin,ns sck ou
DOnns..- Stout; grizzly beard; nny; numDus;
koemer-Shoemaker; old, snarp, short, rich.
sandyi speaks English chin music forty.stx.
Mitchei-Grocer; town clerk; don't say nothin'
grinds coffee; humbug forty.nve.
Brown-Book business; nen on q hot priddie;
ladies' man thirty; friend OF Philips.
Caveny-irishman; long haired baker; brogue;
CORK lorty.hve; wears goggles; says .'gurls' ior
gals and '1ay it over Tor the next meetingn
constitutes his ever recurring sapient advice.
hnrray-A nursery man: teaches the young idea
OF plant how to shoot; dark wears spectacles ;
I0rty-eight; sits there Ia the Board and sits and
THB WATER CELgBRATI0N-PAcTs ABOUT THB
WATER
The facts OF the celebration and the history OF
the water Introduction are detailed In the sub
Joined narrative. The occasion was remarkable.
simmons was there and Hen Wright and sl the
boys for and against the aqua puy1.
The public celebration yesterday OF the introdnc
tion OF water was demonstration which lar SUR
passed anything OF the kind ever attempted IN
queens county Several years ago the question
was nrst spoken OF. but it met with the deter.
mined opposition OF the old residents and the large
property holders.
In 1872, however, the friends OF the movement
succeeded IN having an act passed oy the Legisia.
ture, authorizing the Village Trustees TO bond the
town In the sum OF $4,000, provided that AZ an
election majority OF the voters were found TO oe
In favor OF IT. special election was immedi-
ately held. which resulted In the approval OF the
project BY very decided majority.
The question as TO which was the most avaiiaDie
source oil supply occupied the attention OF the
Board OF Trustees for q considerable time. Kis
sena Lake was advocated by many, but nnally
Douglas Pond, at Bay Side, was agreed upon. A
hitch here occurred however, as tue owner OF the
property considered It worth mlly $50, 900, and
was unwilling to part with 1t for less sum. The
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