The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-17
Some Munificent Requests fol
Charity's Sake.
PUBLIC BENEFACTORS.
"Good Deeds Are The Best
Monuments"


the acquisition very large OF money tends to
the injury of the general public will toll to their
arguments in the discovery OF SO much generosity in
men OF great wealth The proportion Of those who
leave TO idle and worthless relatives
would TO be comparatively small. though there
have been some milonnares whose testaments show
no remember any outside Of their immediate
family and friends.
GIRARD COLLEGE.
In the will ofsiephen Girard, the foundation OF the
college for orphans which is named after him is pro-
vded for IN clauses 20, q and part of "a. The pre-
amble sets forth follows
Whereas have been for a long impressed with the
I'M q ~ is ana u
their moral principles. above temptations 10
which through poverty and Ignorance they exposed
OF poor white orphan children be trained in
able manse than they usually receive app
cation ofthe public nnds and whereas ogelher with the
Of the city Of rhia elphia and a. part Of il am
health Of the citizens may be promoted and pre-
served and that the eastern ari the sly nay be made
wise and beucath All the residue and remainder OF my real
Situate snsa the Aldermen and ELLEN q Pha
their and rus ~ ana Iat ass
and declared OF aud concerning the same
Then this will goes provide that no part OF the
Pennsylvania real shall BIO sold but shall be
let good tenants five years leases and kept always
directed be applied toward the maintenance of the
Girard College which was to Immediately
ground wed Tor the purpose, ana by the expend
OF 81 900, 900 OF Mr.. Girards personal estate
The college accommodate least 800 scholars
with necessary teachers Then follows description
of the style of building the tes,ator intended to
erected. In or OF applicants
vacancies preference is given first to orphans
in the city of Philadelphia those born in
New York-that being the FIRST American port which
Mr.. Girard arrved-and lastly to those born in New
Orleans being tho first port at which he traded II Is
strictly enjoined that no ecclesastic, missionary or
minister OF any sect whatsoever shall ever hold or
exercise any station duty whatever in the college,
shall any such person be admitted Tor any
purpose, visitor within the premises
appropriated the purposes OF the said col
legc In making this restriction the will
says:-s1 do not intend to cast any reflection
upon any sect or person whatever; but as there IS
sucn multitude Of sects and such diversity OF opin-
ion among them, desire to keep the tender minds OF
orphans who are 10 derive advantage from this bequest,
free from the ccmcn; which clashing doctrines and
scctaran controversy apt 10 produce My desire
is that all the Instructors and teachers the college
shall take pans nstil tho minds scholars
the purest principles Of morality, that their
trance into active Lie they may from inclination and
aaot cvnce toward their fellow creatures
and love OF truth subriety and industry adopting
the time such religious tenets their matured
reason may enable Them to prefer"
In codci 10 the Will OF John Jacob Astor published
April lsls provision made Tor the founding OF tho
Aston Library addition to other contributions Of
inconsiderable moment Tor charitable aid and pubhc
benefit Four hundred thousand dollars donated
Tor this purpose from Mr. Asors personal estate, the
ground necessary for such structure beng valued
$50, 600 and counted part OF that The will
provides that all investments OF the funds OF the nst
luton shall be made In the public debt OF the United
States OF the states oil the Union the city OF New
York. And in case the income exceeds tho amounts
wnch the trustees may lind useful TO spend they
ccturcs to be delivered in connection with the library
,pon useful subjects Of literature philosophy science
history and the line arts or in otherwise pro-
noting the OBJECTS Of the institution. The
rustces first named we're the following gentlemen =
The Mayor Of the city and Chancellor OF the state
he Time being IN respect OF their Offices Washington
rving, William b. Aston, Daniel Lord, Jr., James g.
King. Joseph &. Cossweid Fitztreenc Hnlicck Henry
3revourt Jr, samuel b. Rugges and Samuel Ward,
IT. The library 10 be accessible at all reasonable
and times Tor general use, free OF expense and
ublect only tn such control and regulations AS tho
rusiees may from time To time exercise and establish
or general convenience. During his lifetime the ato
William b. Astor gave much attention u this splendid
endowment aud added greatly 10 its value In his own
sill published III the HERALD OF December last, no
'eaies that he had formed the resolution to add
$3.50 900 III his lifetime to the endowment OF the
Library founded by his father ana he directs his
pay to the trustees OF the library whatever
portion OF that sum no HAD advanced while living
BY codcil made in 1869 he declared that the then
unpaid balance OF TINS $3.50, 900 was $40 000 and h
wis trustees additional sum OF 5000 600, to
be paid IN three successive equal annual instruments
HE trs AL the cxpfaon OF one wear from the time O,
his death. This $200,OOO Is directed 10 be kept IN.
rested and held as permanent fund, the income o.
winch shall be applied 10 the purchase Of books and
trustees also 81, 900 OF the capital buyn
books Among the benevolent boquesls made III addie
u u wer. the 10 lowing
To tue american Bible Society. $40 900
To the Society for the Relief OF Respectable
Aged INDECENT Females. Observation-Disclosures. 5000
To the Institution Tor the Bind. ........... 5000
To the Lying In Hospital Observation-Disclosures. 5000
To the Ladies' Repository .............. 5000
70 tho Exempt Ffemen's Benevolent Fund. l0.ou0
The viii oi. Cora Livingston Barton oil Red HOOK,
Duchess county, n y. devised property 10 the
requests were the ioowing:-To 81 Lukc's Hospital,
New York for the purpose OF cndowng Tree beds to be
600 TO The Charity Hospital Of New orleans 50 ooo
the Methodist Episcopal church OF Rhnebcek,
$4,000: the ChiIdren's Aid Society, 5000; TO ST
Georges church, New York, 81, 600
In June 1874, James Lick, a wealthy citizen Of San
Francisco anticipation Of death, made arrangements
public uses He donated 500 900 Tor The construction
Of the largest and best telescope In the world Tor tho
Lake Tahoe observatory s43ow Ior PUBIC mona.
sl00 600 Tor the Old Ladies' Home $4,000
o the Society for the protection Of animals;
f25,ooo to the Ladies' Relief Socicy $4,000 TO the
Aechancs Library, s25 U0v to the Protestant Orphan
Asylum, Sl5o,ooo Tor the erection OF bronze moni.
neni TO the author OF .rhe Star spanrlcd Banner
n Golden Gate Park, S30ou00 Tor the endowment OF
school OF mechanical arts IA California; aud tho residue
Lick ample his relatives and homestead
and <25, 00O per annum for himself
Henry Keep. the railroad KING, disposed of an estate
HERALD Of September ~ 1863 BY the disposal Of this
arge amount OF wealth chariy benefited The
.es,ator divided his estate among his various rca-
ttyes
The win OF Isaac Barton OF Philadelphia published
In May, lSCs, provided Tor tho payment charitable
institutions OF SG6 oO0 S25 COO OF the beng
devised TO the Womcns Medical College OF Pennsylva.
ala and the balance distributed small dit
lercnt charities.
RoosxvELr
Mr. James II. Roosevelt who died in December,
1863 leaving valued nearly 81 COO Uu0 de-
yikcd almost his to trustees the
endowment OF a hospital The only charge upon the
property annuity OF $1,000, terminating with
The lives OF two pcf.ous then LIVING. The Will
contested bet the charitable bequest sustained by
the courts and the hospital stands III fiity ninth
street. near Tenth The trustceship OF the hos
plia was vested IN the successive presuents OF The
New York Hospital, the College OF Physicians and Sur
vcops the Eye bar lnlrmary and the Institution
for the Bind together with the Hon. James Roose
welt. Edwin Clark, John W. Kent and Adrian II. Au
Ter
The Sailnrs Snng HaIhor staten Island Is the re-