1871.

IX. John G. Burch, X. William B. Scott, XI. James Allen, XII. Albert C. Judson, XIII. Charles Senrick, XIV. Benjamin V. Z. Wemple, XV. Cornelius Hill, XVI. Robert H. Moore, William M. Van Antwerp, John Evers, Philip Fitzsimons, at-large; Philip Fitzsimons (at-large), president. In office on, Jan. I.

Feb. 13.

Martin Hall (theatre), n. w. cor. State and Pearl streets, completed. Broadway changed from Troy road,

No. Pearl street, North Albany, changed from No. Pearl avenue,

Feb. 13.

Genesee street changed from Watervliet avenue,
Mohawk street changed from Hudson River avenue,

Feb. 13.

Feb. 13.

Emmet street changed from Broadway avenue to Laughlin,

Feb. 13.

River open to navigation (Government record),

Weed, Parsons & Co. printing house burned (loss $500,000),

Albany street changed from Albany avenue,
Martin Hall opened by Burgesses corps ball,
Martin Hall's first performance, benefit of Frank Lawlor, March 2.
St. Agnes' School incorporated,

Feb. 13.

Feb. 21.

March.

March 13.

April 7.

Home Savings bank chartered,

May 4.

St. Agnes' School building, north side Elk street, commenced,

May 8.

Local board of steamboat inspectors established.
Germans celebrate peace after defeat of French (Friedens Fest),
Wm. Schneider grand marshal, 25th and 10th regiments in
line,

St. Agnes' School corner-stone laid,

Capitol corner-stone laid,

May 29.

June 19.

June 24.

July 1.

July 9.

Albany Savings bank separated from National Commercial bank,

Henry H. Martin made treasurer,

Dr. Barent Philip Staats (ex-Mayor) dies,

Washington park "burial ground" part opened.

First Lutheran Church (4th edifice), n. w. cor. Pine and Lodge streets, built.

N. Y. Encampment, No. 58, I. O. O. F. instituted Aug 23.

Board of Public Instruction elects Charles P. Easton its (3rd) president (succeeding G. W. Carpenter of 1869).

School No. 15 completed.

Sixth Presbyterian Church erected, Second street.

State Fair, the 31st (Richard Church, Pres.) at Albany (4th time). River closed to navigation (official record),

Nov. 29.

1871-1872.

Monument erected over the grave of Gen. Philip Schuyler in the Rural Cemetery by his granddaughter, Mrs. Miller (daughter of Cornelia Schuyler) and Washington Morton, a granite shaft 36 feet high.

First train crosses Maiden Lane railroad bridge,

Dec. 28.

1872.

Homeopathic Hospital chartered.

People's Gaslight Co. organized.

Corning Foundation for Christian Work incorporated,
Citizens' Steamboat Line of Troy formed,

Feb. I. February.

Nilsson sings "Lucia" at Martin Hall,

February.

Hudson avenue changed from Hudson street, formerly Buffalo,

G. H. Thacher elected Mayor (contest by Judson),

April 9.

Albany Gaslight Co. (capital $1,000,000) establishes works

on Troy

Road (re-incorporated 1880). incorporated,

April.

Greenbush, or South Ferry st. bridge authorized by Act of April 18. Troy to West Troy bridge authorized by Act of

April 23.

May 7.

Common
William

George H. Thacher sworn a fourth time as Mayor,
Charter election, Mayor, George Hornell Thacher;
Council: George Krank, I. Robert H. Moore, II.
Casey, III. Thomas Mulhall, IV. Richard Bortle, V. David
N. Glazier, VI. H. S. Van Santford. VII. Philip Matti-
more, VIII. John G. Burch, IX. James A. Fahy, X. Robert
Aspinall, XI. Thomas Cavanaugh. XII. Townsend Fondey.
XIII. Royal Bancroft, XIV. Joseph McCann. XV. Albert M.
Brumaghim, XVI. John G. Burch. (IX), president. Election,
April 9; sworn in,

May 7.

May 14.

Mountaineer Lodge, No. 321, I. O. O. F., instituted,
William H. DeWitt presents $10,000 to Albany City hospital.
Homeopathic Hospital (No. 123 North Pearl street) opened.
Albany Fire Protectives organized,

June.

Washington Park opened, Wm. S. Egerton made superintendent. Fire in car-shops at West Albany, loss $100,000,

July 6.

N. Y. Central railroad lays four tracks during summer.

This boarding and day school for girls on Elk st., accommodates 110 boarders. It was founded in 1870; cornerstone was laid by Bishop Doane on June 19, 1871 ; incorporated March 14, 1871; building occupied Hallowe'en, 1872.

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1872-1873.

Amos Pilsbury, superintendent of penitentiary,

July 14.

John G. Treadwell appointed first superintendent of school buildings. Martin Hall reopened (after March 11 fire) by John E. Owens,

Aug. 15.

Charlotte Cushman plays at Martin Hall, fall of year.
Martin Hall becomes Martin Opera House (Gen. John S. Dicker-

St. Agnes' School formally opened, Hallowe'en.
River closed to navigation (Government record),

Dec. 10

1873.

Jan. 1.

John A. Dix becomes Governor,
Charter officials holding office at this time for the year- Mayor,
George H. Thacher; Common Council: George Krank, I.
Robert H. Moore, II. William Casey, III, Thomas Mulhall,
IV. Richard Bortle, V. David N. Glazier, VI. H. S.
Van Santford. VII. Philip Mattimore, VIII. John G. Burch,
IX. James A. Fahy, X. Robert Aspinwall, XI. Thomas
Cavanaugh, XII. Townsend Fondey. XIII. Royal Bancroft,
XIV. Joseph McCann, XV. Albert M. Brumaghim, XVI.
John G. Burch (IX), president. Holding office,
Constitutional Convention assembles,

Jan. 1.

January.

Post-office opened, e. side North Pearl street, s. of Columbia street. Fifth Police Precinct established (Central ave. above Perry st.).

Second avenue changed from Whitehall Road,

Jan. 20.

Third avenue changed from Van Vechten street,

Jan. 20.

Fourth avenue changed from Nucella street,

Jan. 20.

William Cassidy, editor of The Argus, dies,

Jan. 23.

Daniel Manning made president of Argus Co. (death of William

Cassidy).

Adelphi Literary Ass'n (Adelphi club later) organized,

Jan. 26.

Charles Edward Bleecker (ex-mayor) dies,

Jan. 31.

Adelphi club engages rooms on South Pearl street.

American Express Co. formed from Merchants' Union Express Co.

of Albany,

Feb. 1.

Burgesses Corps participate in Grant's second inaugural,

March 4.