The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-02
BRONX COUNTY NOW
ON THE STATE MAP
Il Is Sixteen Years the Junior
of the Bor-
Ough.
THE FIRST OFFICIAL ACT
New County Warmly Celebrates
I'm Cold Court House Its
Beginning.
THE FIRST OFFICIAL ACT

IN the Supreme Court chamber OF the
new court house At Third avenue and
is1st street yesterday morning. affixed
his official signature to tho bond OF Dis
trict Attorney FraS'is Martin.
This was at 1:So A. NJ, and II was
the first official act by any OF the men
who have been selected to make up the
government OF New Yorks sixty c.
ond county, which came into being with
the new year. II was the birth of Bronx
county more than the coming OF 1919
that the people Of that borough cele-
brated yesterday.
The official ceremonies were held In
the Supreme Court chamber Of the court
house. in which $50 persons were
wedged. with 40 many more on the out
eide trying 70 get In. There was no heat
In the building. but the people stayed
muffled in furs and overcoats from 10
o'clock in the morning until well into the
afternoon. Few of them knew that the
first paper of Bronx county onicialdom
was executed while the ceremonies were
going on.
COuuty's Seal aud Motto.
DR.. Henry NJ. MacCracken. chancellor
emeritus of New York University. was
chairman. Judge Gibbs had requested
Or. MacCracken to suggest a design for
q county seal The design was there ana
Dr.. MacCracken described It.
THE Bronx is shown as the northern
most division OF a star Of five points,
he said Each point stands for a
county The motto Is taken from the
vulgate. or Latin edition OF the Bible
1t may be translated. The world is walt
Ing for the law Of God the law ex-
pressed in seven words. Thou shalt love
thy neighbor as myself. The phrase Its
law or his law signifies the law of The
Bronx.
To-day The Bronx as borough has
Just reached sweet sixteen and Is OF law
full age, II not to be courted. at least &c
have a court house. May We never hav,
any Judge sitting In the court house Of
The Bronx whom good citizens will wan
either to impesch or to recall"
There we're eight speeches besides Or
MacCracken's talk. All the newly elected
Bronx county officials and the borough Of
ficials were there.
FIag Waves Over Historic spot.
Gen. George B. Loud. president OF the
Mckinley Square Liberty Pole and Flas
Association, presented to the borough 9
nag was hoisted to the top of the cour'
house after the ceremonies. 1T is par
ticularly appropriate that II should fioa
over the court house" said Gen Loud
las II has been erected on the site OF thu
old residence Of Peter II. Wendover
designer. in 1915. Of the flag In its pres
ent FORM
Edward r. Koch, chairman OF the cele
hsAtion committee, accepted the flag OF
behalf OF the new county. He also reat
Q letter from Gov. Glynn regretting hi!
inability to attend and another from ex
Gov. Dix, who signed the bill creating
Bronx county.
The history of the Bronx county move
ment was told by Henry X. Davis. the de
feated candidate for County Judge. BE
cause other boroughs had county govern
ment is perhaps the reason that desir'
came about In The Bronx" he said.
Borough Extends GreetinG.
Douglas Mathewson. the new Presiden
Of the Borough of The Bronx. brought tn
greetings OF the city government to tn
county government.
Francis Martin District Attorney OF tn
new county. said the success Of the ney
county government would depend on wha
the new officials did. and he asked pa
tience from the people until the official
have an opportunity to show what the
can do. bearing in mind that they com
into office with no presidents to follow.
william w. Niles. president of tn
North Side Board OF Trade. believed tina
a great future was In store for the com
mercial affairs of The Bronx. Il believ
ySN will see the great ocean liners doc
on our eater front near Fort Norris" h
said. within your lifetime they will Sc
the advantage az coming down throug
the Sound and landing here"
James A. Donnelly, who spoke for tn
Bronx bar. said that the project to hav
only one county for Greater New Yor
came from opponents of popular govern
ment If you are going to abolish any
thing" ne said, abolish your boroug
government and bestow the functions q
the borough government on the counties,
John II. Denbigh. principal Of tn
Bronx high school, talked on education
The Bronx.
The invocation was by Rev. DR.. Fran
Clendenin, rector Of st. Peters Churcl
The Bronx. The Rev. George p. Donli
Of st. Jerome's Church pronounced tn
benediction. There were several songs b
Mrs Van Rensselaer, Schuyler.
Those on the platform In addition
the speakers were Surrogate George )
q. Schulz, County Clerk James " Ganl,
Judge John NJ. Terney and Judge Wiliar
N. Morris.