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ALBANY COUNTY BUILDING.

It was erected by the Albany Savings Bank, which entered it May 11, 1875; county bought it in 1898, and commenced alterations when the bank removed to its new edifice on No. Pearl st., Apr. 25, 1899.

1875.

1875.

Samuel J. Tilden becomes Governor, Jan. 1. Charter officers: Mayor, Edmund Lewis Judson; Common Council: Frederick Andes, I. John G. Schneider, II. William Casey, III. William H. Keeler, IV. James N. Brady, V. Robert K. Oliver, VI. Jacob H. Ten Eyck, VII. Philip Mattimore, VIII. Peter C. Lauder, IX. James A. Fahy, X. John A. Luby, XI. Thomas Cavanaugh, XII. William H. Bailey, XIII. John P. Bradt, XIV. Joseph McCann, XV. Hiram Bender, XVI. William Casey (III), president. Holding office, Jan. 1.

Population of the city, 86,541.

Irish-born in Albany (by state census) number 14,184 of 86,541.
James Martin, Jr., poet (b. Albany, Sept. 28, 1828), dies at Albany,
Feb. 7.

William Cullen Bryant given reception by Gov. S. J. Tilden, Feb. 8.
Babies' Nursery founded at No. 562 Clinton avenue.
Governor Tilden commences attack upon canal ring,

March.

American District Telegraph Co. of Albany (messenger service)

chartered.

John Tweddle (malt-house proprietor) dies,

Child's Hospital opened,

River open to navigation (Government record),

Charles Sumner Benevolent Association organized.

March 9.

March 26.

April 12.

Albany 10th Regiment band mustered from Capital City band. St. Peter's Church parish house, e. side Lodge street, erected. Albany Savings Bank building, w. corner State and Chapel streets (becoming later County building) erected at cost of $247,808.22. Albany railway contracts for stable on Central avenue, near Quail street, May 24.

Albany County Medical Society admits Miss Mary Du Bois, June 8. Death of Harriet Elizabeth Bayard at the Manor House (b. 1799), widow of Stephen Van Rensselaer, IV. (d. May 25, 1868) the last Patroon,

June 19. Albany railway operates horse-cars on Hamilton, Grand and Beaver July 3.

streets,

Mechanics and Farmers' Bank building, State and James, erected. Washington Park bridge and lake house erected.

School No. 21 completed.

Pumping station established at foot of Clinton avenue, first operated

to pump river water,

Sept. 14.

New York city papers first arrive by fast mail at 8 a. m.,

Sept. 16.

1875-1876.

Mozart Singing Society (Prof. Wm. Boehm, director) organized,

Capital City Lodge, No. 440, I. O. O. F., instituted,
Trinity (M. E.) Church corner-stone laid, n. w. corner

Lancaster,

Sept. 20.

Sept. 23. Lark and

Oct. 10.

Oct. 10.

Albany railway elects Delavan Peck (third) president, Board of Public Instruction elects Charles P. Easton (2nd time) its (5th) president (succeeding A. A. Keyes of 1873). Catherine Maley Cuyler, wife of Dexter Reynolds, attorney (b. Cuylerville, N. Y., Dec. 2, 1842) dies at Rochester, N. Y. (burial in Rural Cemetery),

Charles S. Fairchild elected State attorney-general,

Oct. 23.

Nov. 2.

National Commercial Bank elects Robert Hewson Pruyn (fifth)

president to succeed E. P. Prentice,

Nov. 24.

Steamboat Sunnyside sinks, with eleven drowning,

George S. Dawson Post, No. 63, G. A. R. (Charles D. Rathbone, commander) organized,

Nov. 25.

Dec. 1.

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Dec. 2.

Dr. James H. Armsby, founder of Albany Hospital, dies,

Cattle cars unloading at West Albany market number 24,937 0f cattle, 3,507 of sheep, 8,455 of hogs, 945 of horses; total. 37,844 cars; daily average, 103 cars, during 1875.

Charles Sumner Benevolent Association founded

John M. Crape's rug store robbed,

Dec. 13.

Dec. 23.

St. Peter's church tower and chimes given by George Tweddle in memory of his father, John (died March 9, 1875) and his mother, Sarah Tweddle,

Dec. 25.

1876.

Centennial year celebrated by midnight parade,

Jan. 1.

Northern Boulevard begun (between Western and Central avenues).

Jan. 1.

Savings banks of Albany reduce interest from 6 to 5%,
South Ferry running and first tow of year leaves for New York,

Jan. 1.

Jan. 3.

Legislature convenes and Governor Tilden's voluminous message is read,

Jan. 4.

Peter Gansevoort (87th year) dies at his home, No. 115 Washing

ton avenue,

Jan. 4.

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