1833. Benjamin Knower's wife, Sarah, mother-in-law of Gov. Marcy, dies, Feb. 19. Reported to Legislature that cost of constructing Mohawk & Hudson railroad was $42,600 per mile; Schen. & Saratoga $22,000, Feb. 19. Archibald McClure and Geo. Dexter form a drug firm, March 1. March 4. River open before the city, March 21. Paul Cushman, aged 78, dies, March 28. John Wilson, maker of geographical globes that were acknowledged by the foreign manufacturers to be best in the world, aged 39, dies, March 18. April 22. Athenaeum closes for lack of patronage, State st. Damage to 11 farms on Van Rensselaer Is. $6,000, May 14. May 17. Freshet subsides, showing all vegetation gone, May 18. May 25. Hudson River Association Line formed by consolidation. Cornelius Van Rensselaer's wife, Eveline, dau. of Leonard Gansevoort, aged 40, dies, Common Council raises chamberlain's salary to $1,000 and that of the poormaster to $500, Vanderheyden house demolished as site for Baptist church, west side June 4. of North Pearl st., south of Maiden Lane, June 5. Albany Female Lundy Society organized, June 19. John B. Southwick, son of Solomon Southwick, aged 28. dies, June 23. Spring street directed to be opened Hawk to Swan street, Independence Day oration by Adj.-Gen. Levi Hubbel, and Declaration read by John V. L. Pruyn, 24 Schenectady girls depicting states, July 4. Subscription books opened for a railroad to connect with New York, July 11. Considerable difficulty between the city and those who owned swine, and particular attention given to it by suit of the chamberlain against James Blackall to recover $6 as a fine for allowing them to roam. The defense claimed it was a greater evil to have pigs confined near dwellings instead of roaming and eating garbage, and furthermore that the city's employee, "Pig 1833. Baker," connived to liberate pigs from the pound that he might again impound them, Universalist Church, Green street, corner-stone laid, July 16. July 25. Aug. 6. Grand Jury recommends converting Lancaster school into work house, Grain worm and weevil constitute serious plague. Stanwix Hall being erected at s. c. corner Broadway and Maiden Lane, named in honor of Brig-Gen. Peter Gansevoort who had distinguished himself at Fort Stanwix (Rome, N. Y.) and died. in 1812. The name first carved on the stone tablet on Broadway side was The Pavilion. Aug. 8. Chas. F. Durant ascends 5,000 feet in balloon, alights at New Scot- between the river, So. Ferry and So. Pearl streets, Philip Van Rensselaer, who lived at Cherry Hill, southern part of city, was commissary during Revolution and had charge of stores for the Northern army which he kept on east side of Middle Lane (James st.) about 100 feet north of State st. While digging foundation for new livery of Wasson & Jewell, many loaded bombs found there, in, Aug. 20. Sept. 24. Oct. 8. Charter election for aldermen and assistants, Albany Orphan asylum, Western ave. and Robin st., opened. Erected at s. e. cor. Broadway and Maiden Lane in 1833, under the name "Pavilion," on site of Harme Gansevoort's brewery; but shortly named Stanwix by its owner, honoring his father, Gen. Peter Gansevoort. On opening of the new railroad route down Tivoli Hollow, with terminus at Boston ferry, Sept. 30, 1844, it became the city's most popular hostelry. Altered in 1844. 1833. Attempt made again (first time in 1825) to introduce gas into Albany by a company; but once more a failure. Hibernia Providential Society incorporated. Albany Female Academy site on North Pearl street, between Maiden Lane and Steuben street on west side (No. 40) procured. Henry Clay, great American statesman, arrives and is escorted to the Eagle Tavern, s. e. cor. Broadway and Hamilton st., where he is addressed by the Mayor on behalf of the city, by Ambrose Spencer for the older men and John B. Van Schaick for young Nov. 14. Henry Clay visits the City Hall in the morning, where Amos Dean presents him with a splendid cloak made by Relyea & Wright in three hours, and seeing places of interest leaves in afternoon, Nov. 15. men, Mohawk & Hudson railroad extends tracks down centre of State street in order to comply with charter and shut out turnpike, Nov. 15. Triangle of land formed by Washington ave. and the Bowery (Central ave.) is fenced in by nearby dwellers and given the name of Washington park with the idea of erecting a Washington statue therein; but the name is changed later by the city to Townsend park in honor of Mayor John Townsend, Nov. 20. Benj. F. Butler, recent law partner of Martin Van Buren at No. III State, (formed May 26, 1817) leaves city for govern't position, Nov. 26. Israel Smith reports as treasurer of Infant School Society that there were 400 scholars at the three schools and the six teachers - were paid a total of $1,050 as salaries, sundries $100, Dec. 4. Young men meet in the Mayor's Court Room on the call of Amos Dean, and form the Young Men's Association for mutual improvement, contemplating a library and courses of lectures; a constitution adopted and 750 young men enroll, Dec. 10. Amos Dean elected first president of the Y. M. A., 220 present, Dec. 13. Dec. 13. Common River closed to navigation, (See No. 39.) |