The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-07
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1903. He later transferred Il TO his wife
Hamilton was not as large land owner
as Burr. His holdings amounted to
few lots. enough probably to accommo-
date a couple of good loft buildings OF
to-day OF the ordinary size.
Burr owned torty-seven lots in the
block and with the Manhattan Com
pany about ten blocks in the village.
The forty-seven lots, old deeds show
as being between Hamersley or Village
| street. which were the early names Tor
Houston street. Hamersley street was
! the earliest name. The other bound
aries Of the lots were Congress street.
Hazard street and Hudson street. The
Manhattan Company was a creation OF
the mind Of Burr. New York had no
water system 10 speak of and nearly
everybody. even the poor, bought water.
The Manhattan Company was formed
to sell New York water.
The plan was very extei,- We and
called for the installation OF regular
water system. Through wooden pipes
water was 10 b carried from supply
! stations into every section OF the town
| Supply stations were to be in various
districts, chiefly near wells and goods
water sources. II was tor this that the
Greenwich Village blocks were acquired
A supply station is still standing al the
northwest corner OF fteade and Centre
streets IN the proposed civic centre
plaza A brick building has been built
about the big wooden tank TO conform
with the street lines. The building can
not be bought. 1t has been for rent for
many yeats but because OF the limited
amount OF space It contains a tenant
cannot be had.
Fitz Roy road and Hopper's lane
were mentioned in d. eds filed recently.
Both had disappearef from the map Of
the city many year ago. Fitz Roy
road is of the time when Green
witch Village and Chelsea were dis
tinct settlements. suburbs OF the
city. Fitz Roy road after leaving
Greenwich Village followed line OF
least resistance lacking back and forth
across what is now Eighth avenue.
The road turned off straight direction
often to avoid q tree which required
too much labor to remove because OF
its size. Houses and barns often were
given preference. the road turning of
to avoid them. When New Yorks
streets were arranged in an orderly
fashion Fuz Roy road was abandoned
and Eighth avenue took It's place.
Much OF the bed Of the old road was in
corporated In the new street, but ac-
cording to the deed that was filed re-
Gently one would think Fitz Roy road
was still on the city map. No mention
was made of the modern name OF th.1
Colonial road, and as result real es-
tate men not acquainted with the his
. tory OF Greenwich and Chelsea dis
I tricts were at z loss 10 locate Fitz Roy
road.
Hopper's lane passed away when
farms along Broadway south Of Central
Park were made urban territory. But
. one would not think so TO read the de-
, scription OF property conveyed few
, days ago. Hopper's lane was mentioned
. frequently. The lane was never incor-
porated into street, II runs through
the centre OF several blocks beginning
Just in front Of the entrance 70 the
, | Winter Garden Broadway was then
4 Bloomngdale road and. like Fitz Roy
|, road, its direction was none too straight
= From the west side OF Bloomingdaie
: road Hoppers lane followed a north
. west direction. just missing the SOUTH
west corner Of Broadway and Fifty-hrss
street and continuing on through Do
Witt Clinton Park TO the Hudson River
:. | al a point south Of Fifty-uhird street
q The lane separated the farms OF Hopper.
y Stricken, Aston and others In that VI
= cinity. II was named after John Hop
per, a voter in the first electoral college
and the owner OF considerable land In
that part of the city. The lane was
), about forty feet wide and it's use was
chiefly for those whose holdings IL sep
% arated.
r Brokers are OF the opinion that when
y the old name Of street is used the
: modern name should also be mentioned
y As a matter of fact the modern name Il
n more essential than the old name 60
n cordnig TO one broker.