Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York, Volume 141, Issue 29 |
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Page 80
... feet square and the total height of the monument is 33 feet 4 inches . On the west side of the shaft are two crossed cavalry swords . On the plinth and base are the following inscriptions : ( West side ) First New York Dragoons ...
... feet square and the total height of the monument is 33 feet 4 inches . On the west side of the shaft are two crossed cavalry swords . On the plinth and base are the following inscriptions : ( West side ) First New York Dragoons ...
Page 88
... feet in a straight line from its course , tore away a tree 1 foot 8 inches in circumference and 24 feet 8 inches high , and plunged down to the rocks of the river , 47 feet below . Miss Ethel Tomovitch of Rochester was instantly killed ...
... feet in a straight line from its course , tore away a tree 1 foot 8 inches in circumference and 24 feet 8 inches high , and plunged down to the rocks of the river , 47 feet below . Miss Ethel Tomovitch of Rochester was instantly killed ...
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... feet high was erected in front of the Bungalow , and on July 14 , a new United States flag was hoisted on it . The location is well chosen and the flag can be seen from a great distance . Disputed Boundary Line During the spring and ...
... feet high was erected in front of the Bungalow , and on July 14 , a new United States flag was hoisted on it . The location is well chosen and the flag can be seen from a great distance . Disputed Boundary Line During the spring and ...
Page 110
... feet to a stake ; thence due south seven hundred and ninety - two feet ; thence south 16 degrees thirty ( 30 ) minutes west two thousand six and four - tenths feet to a point on the top of a precipice ; thence south 85 degrees west five ...
... feet to a stake ; thence due south seven hundred and ninety - two feet ; thence south 16 degrees thirty ( 30 ) minutes west two thousand six and four - tenths feet to a point on the top of a precipice ; thence south 85 degrees west five ...
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... feet broad when measured parallel with the north and south boundaries . This brings the southwest corner of the parcel conveyed to the State a few feet west of the southeast cor- ner of lot 657 , and locates it in the south line of lot ...
... feet broad when measured parallel with the north and south boundaries . This brings the southwest corner of the parcel conveyed to the State a few feet west of the southeast cor- ner of lot 657 , and locates it in the south line of lot ...
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Page 34 - The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible.
Page 34 - Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor or caprice?
Page 663 - All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Page 25 - Send the word, send the word to beware We'll be over, we're coming over And we won't come back till it's over over there.
Page 717 - The first successful pipe-line system of water-works was that of the Manhattan company, which was incorporated in 1799. Upon the assembling of the Legislature that year, Aaron Burr and several other men applied for a charter for the purpose of " supplying the City of New York with pure and wholesome water," and on April 2, 1799, the bill was passed, incorporating the Manhattan company.
Page 19 - States is hereby formally declared; and that the President be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military forces of the United States...
Page 490 - Milton ! thou shouldst be living at this hour : England hath need of thee : she is a fen Of stagnant waters : altar, sword, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men; Oh! raise us up, return to us again; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power.
Page 522 - Furthermore, since your city is regarded with affection by the adherents of three of the great religions of mankind, and its soil has been consecrated by the prayers and pilgrimages of multitudes of devout people of these three religions for many centuries, therefore do I make...
Page 823 - York, with the request that the same be expended, if such expenditure is sanctioned by law, in the erection of a drinking fountain in the City of New York to my memory.
Page 497 - When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege...