. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. 50 THE BOROUGH OF THE BRONX pond out of the Harlem River and the Spuyten Duyvil Creek to supply power to the mills constructed along the Westchester side. There was a stipulation, however, that the dam should be so con- structed as to allow the passage of boats, and that Macomb should always have a person in attendance to afford the desired passage. He neglected, however, to carry out this direction, and not only erected the dam without the specified contrivance, but converted its lip into a permanent
. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. 50 THE BOROUGH OF THE BRONX pond out of the Harlem River and the Spuyten Duyvil Creek to supply power to the mills constructed along the Westchester side. There was a stipulation, however, that the dam should be so con- structed as to allow the passage of boats, and that Macomb should always have a person in attendance to afford the desired passage. He neglected, however, to carry out this direction, and not only erected the dam without the specified contrivance, but converted its lip into a permanent bridge, known as Macomb's Dam Bridge, and collected tolls from all who crossed it. The utter obstruction. Courtesy Department of Bridges, City of Neio York Macomb's Dam Bridge in 1861 of the river thus introduced, continued until 1838. In the mean- time Robert Macomb had become insolvent and his property was now in the possession of the Renwicks. Protests were raised against the obstruction of the Harlem River as well as against the unauthorized collection of tolls, but they went unheeded. In 1838, Lewis G. Morris, a member of that family which have always championed the people's rights, devised a plot whereby he would bring the matter to an issue before the courts. He built a dock half a mile north of Highbridge and chartered the vessel Nonpareil to carry a load of coal for delivery at Morris. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cook, Harry Tecumseh, 1873-; Kaplan, Nathan Julius, 1887-. New York, The author
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