New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
TILE OLD NEW YORK.
odd Phases of Her March to
Greatness.

i, ,se history Of New-York City
tstDden's = ssrtved its origin and commercial
II how thai the colonizing and trading
E poTtsnee ,,aronders and the thirst for ad-
Ert OF tne characterized other maritime
Enture "nl0- soon after the discovery Of
tons So :. continent
is WeslelH troubles and civil connections OF
Il The carry -. occasioned by the conflicting
b colonies -.,ana. France and Holland. aris-
Y sins OF H'- - nretended rights from prior
L. from 'ea' .~r;tory. Many facts might be
Escoyery Oh ,..g these interior collisions from
Ertined Tes3i1.' - Hudson. and the year which
Ee9 the ao'eI - competitive and ingenious
II whiTnhe s,,.n.urous settlers. but they are
Erains OF 'hs ,,ost schoolboys and have no
II the Hii-' .,,nslation Of events leading up
Elsoe in u" sov As one historian puts II
L. the press'. :, ,be first ground given TO the
e hen speaAi"s -s,sns a classical knowledge
fputch by W -.s turned 10 profitable account
ttf Queen Di'' the first American got drunk
,y the Du'oA -s,s,ev. slept awoke and called
d. Hudsons - - of his white brothers are
4or more as
oing n 1863 .o-,nt documents antedat-
AocoTale t.,.b Yield the most curious particu-
DC loOo' ,,.,orv and statistical information,
Rrs OF io0o- trivial and unimportant at
bone sppa,I ou valuable in tracing the his
tTst sigh'' oss Of the city and its unex-
ory ana P'D o,d prosperity. the earliest au-
npea So ~ popuIation is in 1906. Then
hentic Is'O'1 ..s we're laid out and the first
Ekeyerai h1" a. ,.as sent TO Holland by Governor
Erap ol lhe =, arrived in 1G47. and was the
gtuyEes ,Inder the Dutch dynasty. He held
asi 20 ..,,sen years, until the colony was
EFhoe ~ ,esa nv Colonel Nichols, who arrived
fakeh IL Nth four frigates and three hun
Prom NAs. - and afterward reported to the
rFea -, who had granted the patent for
q jaAe - - that the town was composed of
- .ble houses, occupied by men who
81 ie" -. .,.lv poor. but he foretold its great
we're -, ;r,rnunities were granted.
}ess .-,,bols organized the first Court Of
& - - ,ryssted # with every power, collected
- me code the ancient customs OF the colony,
h'o %, ,----ovsrnsnts. and made the laws OF
=, spnreme Henceforth no purchase OF
:, 4-on the Indians was Nald without MS
- rA oonfscated all the property of the
-. india Trading Company, which was es-
,,..Aa5 nv Holland in 1920 TO trade TO the
ooost of Africa and the eastern shores
.-..-ics with power to make treaties with
-. q, the land. to build fortresses for
-a....ion of its commerce and do every
- =. tho reservation Of good government
., ,b,s company that settled a colony and
- a. Nsw-Netherlands. Under its control
-.ansrt ouarrels occurred as TO boundary and
,ro5s hut the colonists managed to build the
60. street IN the city-Pearl-st.-and to erect
,,,, e, ibe junction Of the North and East
- vtiob contained houses and a church.
The company failed in 1884.
governor Nichols, in 1864, altered the style
a farm Of government in New-York from
soopt Burgomaster and Schepen to Mayor, AL
5,rusn and Sheriff The first Mayor of the
.uoorporation, so-called, was Thomas Willett, an
Tnrlshman. He had factories or Indian trad
5g houses from Kennebec. Ne. to Delaware.
he Sheriff was Allerd Anthony.
Twelve hundred guilders $1,000 was raised
or the support of the ministry in New-York.
nd permission was given to the Lutherans to
s,nd for and settle minister Of their persua-
son IN the city. He was Jacobus Fabriceius,
VIZ arrived IN 1868 John Shute was licensed
ts The only English schoolmaster in Albany, to
zach the Dutch the English language Colonel
Francis Lovelace in May, 1861, succeeded
Colonel Nichols who returned to England.
During this year a wagon road was constructed
ron New-York to Harlem, and the next year,
.r the sake Of promoting a good breed of horses,
he Governor instituted races at Hampstead.
-ong Island and subscriptions were taken from
81 willing 10 run for a crown in silver or
ashs Of good wheat
The government of 1911 had its troubles about
asres withheld, for we read that Samuel
lHscus, the Dutch minister applied TO the
5oyernor and council to have two years ar
saFs Of salary paid: but as he had been sick
one year they refused and paid him only f1O0
Tough they recommended that the elders and
asaoons help him further. Such is the relation Of
church TO state. In 1872 the first Friend
Preached in New-York. and the following year
he post rider began his trips TO and from Bos-
ial, once in three weeks. How is that, We
Eumblers about rapid transit2 In July of the
Sme year the Dutch retook the city, but the
is1t year Il was restored TO the English, the
commander Of the fort at the time Of the sur
render to the Dutch being tried for treachery
sha having his sword broken over his head, just
ior little thing like surrendering to the enemy
without firing a shot
n 1914 Nicholas de Meyer, Mayor established
'at hrst valuation Of citizens holdings and laid
4N hfst tax, and from then to this day kick
s.s and eTaders have iourlshed In 1878. with
1liiund Andros governor and William Duvall
mayor Court Of Sessions was established:
~ hquors were 10 be sold to the Indians (for
-''s'S reasons), English weights and measures
7'e established, rates were levied for the sup
he ministry. and all persons on
t,n1 Isiand hf an estate worth from f2O to
-, may keep one breeding mare. and no more;
~ . i0F every 100 one. but as many working
so t-.+.- sS wanted" What caution! Magis-
es christisnsn
-. Io'onlis builded better than they knew in
o,,,,-,. ING; January 1.-The watch set at 8
sns =. 10y evening, after ringing of the bell.
A. - li'y gates locked at 9. and opened again
Evs-r -sil IS. No cursing or swearing permitted.
ban -. 10 have musket and powder and
n ,.u nlly In readiness. No person allowed
Vi udde Unless free brroaSsae % 49, ot.-