New-York tribune., 1903-08-23

1895 ran between Broad-st. New-York and the
foot of Joralemon-st.. Brooklyn. and was leased
for f147 year. As the city increased and ex-
tended eastward the ferry stairs were changed
to Old Slip, Fly cor correctly. Vii. the Dutch
word for vaIley) Market and Fulton-st In 1898
it was leased for seven years at 1855 a year.
and in 1TO7 for $50 year In 1122 there was a
ferry from Burgers Path. which was mentioned
in one of this series of articles. which let for
$40. The suit mentioned not definitely set
tied fo- than a hu ldred years after it was
begun. The old ferry house in BrOad-st. was
torn down in 1S25
In 1I06 all the real and personal estate OF the
town of Brooklyn was valued at E3.122 rs. the
tax on which was f41 IS I'd. and the whole
county tax E2O1 los. cd. Five years previous
piece of land 100 feet square within the village
was sold for fIJ.
Old New-York's good debts due 70 her in
1851 were f3S7 los. I'd. and the bad debts due
TO her were Il .24O IS. Cd showing her lack
of discretion and opening the way for an argu-
/ ment the side to whether bad debt Is a.
! debt at all vater-st. which had received It's
name the previous year, was extended four
hundred feet from Fulton-st TO Peck Slip this
| year, and Trinity Church was enlarged on ths
/ north and south sides.
| June -. tIcsS. Quarantine laws were passed to
/ prevent the Importation of the smallpox and
/ spotted fever from South Carolina Antigua and
Barbadoes." The smallpox was raging in South
| Carolina at this time. and the coOnists, profit
! ing by the experience OF seven years before. in
| sisted that all suspected vessels should anchor
! at Bedlow's Island and be visited and examined
/ by physicians before permission given 10
/ them to discharge their cargoes-
| Our old friend William Sharpas after serv-
ing the corporation as Town Clerk for forty
/ seven years. died in 1893. II not too late Re-
| quiescat in pace. William. The number Of houses
in the city was I416, only sixteen having been
built in seven years
John Cruger. a merchant Of the city who I'm
his young days was engaged in slave trading.
succeeded Paul Richard as MAYOR in 1888 Dur
| ing the first part of his term a large market
house was erected in Broadway. opposite Lib
erty-st and he oficated clerk These mar
| kets We're valuable money makers to the
city, and strict supervision maintained over
them by the municipal authorities.
! Runnors of England having declared war
against Spain reached the colonists on October
~ of this year. through the captain of an Eng
Iish ship obtaining permission from the Governor
and Council to impress thirty seamen. The old
documents state that Mayor Cruger strenuous
/ " opposed such action the part OF the au-
| thorities and saved the country from this dis
/ grace in the future" The next year the New
York Society Library was founded. and on
March IS, 1T41 "a dreadful fire broke out in the
Fort which destroyed the Secretarys Office
/ and the old Dutch Church A reward OF f1OO
was offered to discover the perpetratOr OF this
same" This the inception of the celebrated
Negro Plot. history OF which is given in a
previous article There we're about twelve thou
sand inha btants at this time. one-sixth OF whom
were negro slaves Historians place little Gre
dence in the so-ca1Ied facts gathered by them re-
garding the Negro Plot. The witnesses examined
{ bNf he q cnArqc-
ter the evidence was contradictory and was ex-
torted under the fear of death. and. altogether
the plots existence may be attributed To the
blindness of religious intolerance and the dis
ordered imaginations Of the citizens OF old
New-YOrk caused by fear OF the Jesuits-
The year 1912 was marked by the breaking
out of a malignant epidemic resembling yel-
low fever. Two hundred persons succumbed 10
it, "A memoir of il was written by Lsuten-
ant Governor Golden for which the thanks OF
the Common Council OF the city were voted To
him" The winter of this year was known as
the Hard Winter" Intense cold continued from
November. 174O. to March. 1741. The Hud-
son was frozen over. and snow was six feet deep
on the level This is not the oldest inhabitants So
story, mark you.
Here is a trinity taken from the records OF
October =. 1T41: Mothers or fathers OF bastard
children to pay a fine of 80 suffer corporal
prohibited under a penalty Of f2j." and "a bill
passed to prevent clandestine marriages"-alI
good at that time. the first one good all tho time.
but these days
Stone walls do not prison maks.
Nor iron bars
And who would prevent a legitimate cIandestins
marriage in 1903? As for billiards. etc. the
Yankee. as was said before. lin their midst "
On September 80. 1743. George Clinton, Cap
tain General aud Governor of the province ar
rived. succeeding Lieutenant Governor Clark.
The usual gold box, congratuIatory address and
freedom OF the city were received by him in ''sn
easy and indOlent way" Affairs Of the colony
went on smoothly under him for a time the As
sembly having voted him liberal revenue for
the first year. and at the same time limiting its
existence and the existence OF all future Assem-
bues to seven years. In his anxiety TO improve
his fortunes he formed an alliance with Cad
waIlader Golden against his first friend. Ckier
Justice De Lancey. which occasioned opposition
ing the downfall OF mis- administration. he coun-
seled Golden to withdraw from the province.
Wheat was quoted at 3s. Sd a busheI in 1743.
and coal was imported from England "as cheap
er fuel than wood. which 3Os. y. York cur
rency per fathom.''
"174LLand granted to Captain Peter War
rem. for public services" That's all On Octo-
Der II of this year Stephen Bayard was ap-
pointed Mayor. and in 1915 the hrst circulating
library was established. with James Parker
printer. as librarian 10 the corporation The
books comprising the library had been be-
queathed in 1I19 by the Rev. John MiIlington
, of Neurington. England. and-the librarian had
permission Ito let them be read az six
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