The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-16
NASSAU, OUR NEW COUNTY.
IrB EXTENT, IRIS POPULATION, AND
Ins Varied RESOURCES.

Question Of Itp Legality Has Not Yet Been
seitledLThs Villages Within Ita Llnlts
-The Sharp Contest to Secure the
County ssat-contrsl Of the Records.
|. While the new county OF Nassau, on Long
Island. will be the smallest Of the four counties
on that Island. II will not be the smallest In
point Of population in New York State. Accord.
ing to the records OF 1893 the territory that
will come within the boundary lines OF Nassau
county will have n population exceeding 5000.
while there are at least twenty old counties in
the State that have a population less than that
number. The movement to create the county
OF Nassau started a short time after the
Greater New York consolidation. When The
residents OF that part OF Queens county outaide
Of the borough Of Queens had time from har-
vesting their crops to read over the new lawn
and fAmiliarize themselves with the new con-
ditions they oun that in certain respects New
York city could control their Affairs, while in
no respect did they have q voice In tho Affairs
Of the big city. That was Acondition that did
not CONT up 10 their ideas OF fair play, and
Nassau county IL the result.
The act creating the new county was intro
duced in the Legislature early in the session.
It was sent to the Governor for his considera-
ton and was signed by him on April ~ after II
had been rumored many times that he would
veto the bill. While the measure was In course
Of passage through the Legislature and while
It was In the Governors hands and ever since
there has been much said about the legality oil
the act forming o new county out OF the three
eastern towns OF Queens county. Many opinions
have been expressed upon the matter. but a.
yet the courts have not been called upon to pas1
upon the legality Of the act.
Nassau county will DO made mp Of the towns
OF Oyster Bay and North Hampstead and that
= = 80 ~ N1--. - 49, ~,N1o kLak 4, N,NStla
OF the borough Of Queens. The new county
across from the Atlantic Ocean to Long island
Sound 10 about TWENTY-FIVE miles, and from the
eastern boundary line Of the borough Of Queens
to the western boundary line Of Suffolk county
It is sixteen miles. The assessed valuation OF
the real estate within the new county 10 placed
at $25 200. 700. Tho largest villagesi In the coun-
ty are Hampstead. population 5000: Glen Cove.
1000; Rockville Centre. $500; Freeport. 1000;
oyster Bay. $500: Hicksville. 1900; Port
Washington. 1900; Roslyn. 1900; Sea Clio.
1900: FarmIngdale. 1000; Lynbrook. 1000;
Garden City. So0and Manhasset, 800. Smaller
S SlIsSsfa IL ths N iSsDty a Esl doS WIIt, ytsllsy, sE sSyUSsssDsss
ite %a, l smitSyliiS South, Mssirr iiekE'y and i lots
HfieSs'ss Neck and Uaaus NecE. "' N''A'
bu MhIHy O ]cea see laG SHa 4, Rl1 sssor nSH q IPF sSs% S9S
State and savings banks. In the matter Of
public 5yildings the new county can do moth
chat the people must vote Tor a county seat.
Alrsssy xa rns & Sfi%Saiasfa e I9T ssSs9S Ind y HIeFs.
Vile each want to he chosen as the county seat,
S S6Tn each 81 p Is RHstip aRd forth sIleuI Iss claim, .RFosr e t M
mail; Mineola is the railroad centre Of the
pany has offered az q site for the county build-
ings q tract Of land within the town lines Of
H Mfi%ofiss TSllr Snaa s Esstlkl5ns Il f L SeFisse trS sSa. sRS
Mineoia as their choice. Until The, count seat
stands near MIneols. tits at present owned BY
While the building iS a ie! It tI no doubt could if Be-
ohtniped for temporary offices -
pl It sh veil T"s oS. B Bes sSsSo tha se cst TsT sG1s seSgo l.
tSeTs are about seysnty ssb%ooIheus sS0 g o sSss;
so%n d con ned q" to 8 e. one men q 0 tSe f Snsss s9 ssSSoi
b Buildings In.t IL nm Nr w Y E%d T sStnts; Many q ths
handsome Episcopal cathedrsi'' 81 " the fnc ine
R hs4s9l.. at son GscssP VII GIty. til. Te ests.S srs s ssG
schools. there being 5000 VOLUMES in each
lHlSrar Tsts. Pu sss Glib Iisr1Rs oc, y ahe E %nitntaiRR esIv at
The. matter d good roads the new connty viii
s e. ter S TSiis for Of eH RsPIs lta 5sf5o G%Su L I viii t e sss g
TSse' oIieeEs OF the new county to be elected
TWO s%oe Sfu ses d S9 s%.SSO a ~ Years a isla Plst ,2s A.
esTary not SS0P e e1 rFssdfgsESs .5o6 S9 sae ssne r oon az =
Clerk at a salary not to exceed $4,000. and q
G Gop EG sS sSnsT! sl.s05' AZ # f tes e e]Siiec ss T s. ssl nSy
OF the county officers are to be turned into the
county treasury; As many q the o%fIeials Of
tis. sash q t Isinl shsII serve .e out The r term 81
SaSSty g Saf Esif asr r. %p 5. sa!s ss9s. ul ThS jan are I:
1904; District, Attorney William J. Youngs
S anfil ofHSS6RSt : Iii TETeH eIHTf .0 Sh1 Gri@,I 4 P PhtIGn:
commenced In Queens county prior to Jan, /
next WIN remain within the Jurisdiction, ;of
courts. The Surrogate Of Queens county viii
also have jurisdiction over al matters pending
md IN Si r. SS9Fs and n S GY' Pr tsS sGHlntSdS begun q al p pE1s e
Jan. l, and win hold the same until the final
dlsposition q such pEoceedings; The Nassau
Nassau shall be confined In the Queens county
jnil until the new county can erect a jail.
records ShS q aNi iaas ~ eGts f ana ot {SsSoT %stt snG me
act provides that books, records, documents.
d0cksts Of judgments and other I%natrpments
county and belonging to, the ofticeS Of the
G GoSSntty GTl rsasur Judge sea ss0rT93gatfs nc, sssriG,
Queens county. After Jan. ] all conveyances
by deed. mortgage or otherwise. and all docu-
mepts. Instruments In writing affecting the
real or personal property within the territory
OF Nassau county are required to be filed in tho
several offices OF Nassau county.
The section quoted VIII require that all
searches as to titles Of property in Nassau
county shan, be conducted In the offices Of the
County Clerks Of both the old and new coun-
tics, which is the way followed when a part Of
Westchcster county was Incorporated into New
York county. LAWYERS assert that this plan will
save Nassau countythe enormous expense OF
transcribinR the records In the several depart
ms Hpts OF the government OF Qusens county.
fairs between the two counties. Nassau county
naturally has an interest In all public buildings
In Queens county. and tho new county will no
douht expect to receive for such interest q sum
county buildings needed for her government.
Nassau county will lie the sixty-frst county
Suffolk counties were formed II 1bs3 and were
AMONG the frat formed In the State. Once only
has there been any change In the county lines.
In 1881 Lloyd's Neck was taken from Queens
vas made, owing 70 the residents on the Neck
hOnt fo cross Cold HnrInO Harhnr 20