, 1875-09-27

"pRINCE OF ROClEEsTER.'
n Sketch OF Tho E1llcn arutso OF
3.nrsas
isto ]:trE HoEid.
ROCHESTER, n. T., Sept. 23.-Tho do.nfafl of
tho homo Of Lord, Of iuchehler, which III pre-
sascl by tue fateful iudictmcnt ut 1nfTalo nf
George u. Lord, tho c!IcA. Hon, wonll ecc1i
tragic If tic ht:ll bat:erncnts OF t1sat houfo
wC,o viewed without knowledge Of tho ,i,iry
foundations froni which i trr,iug.
lilo tvo iucu w.uHc tlulnGS bare hrnugit tli'H
lloH.o nto prominence nlo JafY.s 1+oiu n,lI
(ieotge d. Iurd lyiH eldest ton. .JAryiH Lord IL
a Scnator Of tue State. feorgo u. Lord was fur
one ur two yeara member OF tho Assembly.
Jarvis Lord. "Uhi Jary.," "a hs cronirs call
him. bcgnu life us thB ki.endant of Stallion.
JIo l,aa nsca11cd tlu,u conruuu school with thu
least ut education, hut with TitA 80 kce1I tllat
whril Ilo lemoTcd a! nm early ayc troln hls lnrtl-
E1aca at laliston to rl!tsfatd. nenr Rochester,
ie way Huou tho proprietor of paving farn.
Later lo started d grocery OIL tic towpnth.
Later still, le laid cut u raco-tracE, Ut which
Hese assembled OH Htatcd 0ccaslous the bcet
arutters ot tho time.
With fortune, g1oW atahi!lnn. Tho canala,
will. nhicI, eou with tho Utcjnla III charge uf
tIleu lo had tec27,e saHIiiar presented ntttae:-
1ya opportnsl.r. About twenty years ago he
enterod Tho 1l<tH u II contractor, aud in very
tllol time thstalceL. by his dcitncsa in tlo con-
triyance Of Unbalanced lius, almost everybody
who attempted to coupote with him. liH
bllrowdneka aud good humor served him with
politicians nn.l people. lilo was electei twicp to
tho Lowor liouHo Of tho Legislature, aud tlia
year clnsca his third ,cf1u IN the senate.
llo had married eally, and his Btn firorGc grow
mp with Lis futtnnae. As a STRIPPING ieorgo
soiled III lia fathers farm, aud tended his
fatlerb ntoso. Then, enteti.ig intu blslnoss.
lie proceeded 30 fast on sho roto Old Jarv. lad
pa> od that io shortly became cvon greater
pouer ~ y cana! contractor than LIS sire. 1okea
iogethor, father mud son wore bard tu beat. For
of canal contracts which nettcd them
largo Sums Of money. During thoso
yeata political coiinco.ons a''a nlllfia~
lions wcro Turned which Knitted tho elder
earnest Democratic leaders. H0 waB one OF
Dem 1lichmond's traBtc1 few, mud TINT lion
i!eart'a confidence was never betrayed By Lora
Wlllo ltichnson1 lived.
first uIort to get I'LL elcction 10 tho Assembly
from Livingston County was ~ fulilu III tNeuty
years ueo old 1ngv.s had hcon to Ect h!s election
an sl,erifr In Monroe County. Subsequently, lo
cstsr, aul In 1871 ho wna securely 1ntrenchel
viii, his father in the State Legislature.
Now began that swift aud brilliant campaign
against tho locAl ta1-puyern tho hucceHa Of
HAicl mud tho ascsndcnoy !lo acquired By It
caused George D. Lord 10 bo dubbed " iFiuce ot
tiuclestpr."
I,soud's moon waH at tho futf. That Marvoi-
OILS old man sak iu his roo.as at tha DclaYai
lIot,bu lisCeusiug powers to Ills faVortoH ami
ordering votes for next day or Capitol Hill !
ho Ind thon missed a ,oto from tie
Lords for any at lila moasl1ses; AMI
George Lord At this juncsuro wanted and oh-
.enel IL return n! tie votsa Tweed gould con.
0f Eochcstcr, a bill waH suddenty introduced III
tho Legislature providing for The construction
Of huge now water-woras sybtom Tor that
city, at tho public e1ponae. THIS bIli Author-
lied the btayor OF lsoclseHtcr to appoint ilyu
Commissioners. who woro ia turn authorized
10 omuoy engineers, surveyors, otc.. an1 to
lot tho contract for tho construction of tho
worltA. The Commissioners wore empowered
cont iptorent, and to iRauo bol,da Of lilo
City OF 1sotiIoater to bo Blencd by ths Mayor anl
tho President OF tho Hoard OF Commissioners
aud tho Common Council was required from.
time to timo to ralse the HllinH necossary by tax"
alton. This Dill becaruo m act late Friday hight,
April 27, 1871. Il waa signed by tic Governor
Saturday. On Saturday afternoon George Lord
took thu train Tor Rochester with tho law In lis
coat-pocaet. On sunday the commesfonoras
Horo appointed bY tle convenient Mayor. and
tho citxoiis Of Rochester Nero hs!nnnacd hy Thu
publication OF tho facts III Monday mornings
papela.
simultaneously tho Commission began to ad.
velsiHo for bids to build tho wosks, and tho tax.
Wau projected ngalust them. Hy htrukn ol
genius, George Lord secured tIo contract fos
| building tho works uuacs tho nalno Of James
| MuI}un4ld, contractor Ill tho eastern part vi
tho State, whose ualn0 Ia pat!tga Oh the winlow
Of Lords l.oAdquartess In Rochester. The
clt,zcna roHisted tho -ano OF tho bonds TO defray
the price. On tho ground that no power existcl
In tho btate or the National Constitution To
compel city against lts will to incur aucu ar
enormous debt They took their grievance tc
/ the Court Of Appeals. which decided adyerAci,
iu Hpite Of the opinion written Nv judge l'eoA,
ham In their favor. From tue Court al AppesIs
tl,ay casrled tlois cauao into tho Supreme CourI
Of tho United States but here George Lort
thetn froul prosecuting it. lii obfainod hi.
election ~ Alderman, entered ,uto tho Co,an.n1
Council, ana caused 4 vote to bc pasaea by thai
body dlhconsinung tho cltyB suit Ill.
tho Legislature In 1879 champion Of tloir 0nn
| Henry l.. Fish. He found himself poWer'oss u
Albany, whero tho influence Of Lord N tho lob!,,
| ontwelKhed hs own III tho chamber. l.ortl't
cBtimatcd from Al unbalanced bid, MAJ II, 60B.
| 600. Tho cost up 10 this timo las ovurrun thal
estimate by. u, 400, 00u, exceeding tllo sim o
bouls which woro authorized to ba issued
{$3, 900 0u01 by @.00, 900. Tho ue1t Legislature
| viii be applied TO to authorzs mora Gunds ss
complete the work.
but this was only ons feather in tho plume ot
| tho Prince Of Rochester. On the 2uth Of MAY.
1879, provision wus inserted III ati act to aulent
tho several acts re'atihE to tho Gty Of ltochcs
ter. creating Hoard Of Public Works. Through
lniH Ioarl oil city improvements Wero viltuaII,
placed under Lords control.
Al last, loo, II Conlfulseioa was created by At
other Legislative net which w4a Kiyen power osel
tho llA!ia aId rroutiun Of lho new t,-ilai
This building, wlaich as Al, architectural specta
Gle Ia truly Shocking IL located OH thu csnal-baEt
back uf lhe Uourt-fIoHso, aud 30 great scanda
| WAS associated With It's construction t4At ueN
Ind tn t,M hut al