Annual ReportJ.B. Lyon Company, 1908 |
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Page 31
... such havoc to these trees in the vicinity of New York city , does not appear as yet to have reached this neighborhood . A single tree of the white basswood ( Tilia heterophylla ) was observed THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT . 31 .
... such havoc to these trees in the vicinity of New York city , does not appear as yet to have reached this neighborhood . A single tree of the white basswood ( Tilia heterophylla ) was observed THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT . 31 .
Page 42
... appears to be in print no collation of facts on the subject , we will endeavor to make a brief statement concerning each place of scenic or historic interest in the State of New York acquired by the State either by purchase or gift , or ...
... appears to be in print no collation of facts on the subject , we will endeavor to make a brief statement concerning each place of scenic or historic interest in the State of New York acquired by the State either by purchase or gift , or ...
Page 44
... appears to have been inaugurated in the purchase of Washing- ton's Headquarters at Newburgh in 1849-50 . This property con- sists of about six acres of land and the structure thereon , bounded on the north by Washington street , on the ...
... appears to have been inaugurated in the purchase of Washing- ton's Headquarters at Newburgh in 1849-50 . This property con- sists of about six acres of land and the structure thereon , bounded on the north by Washington street , on the ...
Page 66
... appears to have been the enactment of chapter 13 of the Laws of 1883 , which prohibited the sale of lands belonging to the State in ten Adirondack counties . In 1885 , chap- ter 283 was enacted , establishing the Forest Preserve and ...
... appears to have been the enactment of chapter 13 of the Laws of 1883 , which prohibited the sale of lands belonging to the State in ten Adirondack counties . In 1885 , chap- ter 283 was enacted , establishing the Forest Preserve and ...
Page 71
... object of this reservation is not expressed in the terms of the law . Its main purpose , however , appears not to be utilitarian , but to give pleasure on account of its picturesque location THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT . 71.
... object of this reservation is not expressed in the terms of the law . Its main purpose , however , appears not to be utilitarian , but to give pleasure on account of its picturesque location THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT . 71.
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Page 155 - Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide, In the strife of truth with falsehood, for the good or evil side; Some great cause, God's New Messiah, offering each the bloom or blight, Parts the goats upon the left hand and the sheep upon the right; And the choice goes by forever 'twixt that darkness and that light.
Page 65 - The lands of the State, now owned or hereafter acquired, constituting the forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall be forever kept as wild forest lands. They shall not be leased, sold or exchanged, or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed.
Page 218 - State, and each and every of them who shall at any time hereafter be found in any part of this State, shall be and are hereby adjudged and declared guilty of felony, and shall suffer death as in cases of felony without benefit of clergy.
Page 155 - And the choice goes by forever 'twixt that darkness and that light. Hast thou chosen, O my people, on whose party thou shalt stand, Ere the Doom from its worn sandals shakes the dust against our land ? Though the cause of Evil prosper, yet 'tis Truth alone is strong...
Page 124 - But reason and religion teach, that we too are primary existences ; that it is for us to move in the orbit of our duty, around the Holy Center of perfection, the companions, not the satellites, of men...
Page 11 - Objects," which title was changed by chapter 302 of the laws of 1898 to " The Society for the Preservation of Scenic and Historic Places and Objects," and by chapter 385 of the laws of 1901 to " The American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society.
Page 262 - York at four in the afternoon: time, thirty hours; space run through, one hundred and fifty miles, equal to five miles an hour. Throughout my whole way, both going and returning, the wind was ahead. No advantage could be derived...
Page 146 - I told him specially that we should contest the right of Russia to any territorial establishment on this continent, and that we should assume distinctly the principle that the American continents are no longer subjects for any new European colonial establishments.
Page 262 - AMERICAN CITIZEN." SIR, — I arrived this afternoon at four o'clock, in the steamboat from Albany. As the success of my experiment gives me great hopes that such boats may be rendered of great importance to my country, to prevent erroneous opinions and give some satisfaction to...
Page 212 - We, the subscribers, freeholders and inhabitants of the county of Westchester, having assembled at the White Plains, in consequence of certain advertisements, do now declare that we met here to express our honest abhorrence of all unlawful congresses and committees, and that we are determined, at the hazard of our lives and properties, to support the King and Constitution, and that we acknowledge no representatives but the General Assembly, to whose wisdom and integrity we submit the guardianship...