Show I An Aaron Burr Trick I In New York is tIne the story 71 building building- of tire the Bank ank of Manhattan I company compan an institution who whose e his history I tory goes back almost to the fourn- fourn fournI foundation I dation of the government It is re- re reI reI I caled by a recent writer that t tc le leI institution iii resulted from froni the shrewd trick of a lawyer wino who was I none other than the notorious Aaron Burr I At the time tine the batik bank was pro pro- I the group behind it ere in iii bad bau politically and hence I unable to obtain J a bank charter I IThe The organized a water company compan I instead i but in drawing the char char- ter Burr added a clause permitting tire the compan company to engage also in other necessary business The Theother other business was vas construed to in elude banking and it has been car carried ned ried on ever since Tine The structure in Vall street tIne the lot formerly occupied by ny Federal Hall tine the first national capitol where Washington tooK tine the oath of office as President That tract is now the site of the treasury sub If Aaron Burr Burrand and his associates could look upon the sc Je- Je toda today the tiney mar mar-e marvel at tIne the d elop ment hits ln s resulted from their clever scheme for obtaining a bank charter |