OCR Text |
Show A LA LAWYER'S LAWYERS LAU\YER'S LAU YER'S YERS SQ'ER'S SQERS ' \ ' ' TRICKI TRICKIii TRICK TRICKIn I In Iii New York is the 71-story 71 story 7l-stary 7l stary - bmldm building : of f tr-e tr e tl-e tl the - - B\nk B nk Bank Bankof Bnkor Binkof ' \ or of Manhattan company , , an Institution . whose v.hose vhose history historygoes historygoes historygoes goes back almost to the foundation of the govern govern- government government . - ment It is recalled by a recent writer that the Insti insti- institution institution Institution - tution resulted from trom tlie the shrewd trick of a lawyer laWcr } , who whov whosas whovas v . sas , as none other than the notorious Aaron BurrAt BurrAt Burr BurrAt At the time the bank was projected the groupbehind group groupbel groupbehind bel behind nd it weic welC were "m m "in in " bad ' ' politically pohticaUy and hence u113blc unable unableto u113blcto unableto to obtain a bank banl , . charter They organized a water watercompany \ watercompany ater atercompan compan company ) ' instead , but in drawing drawmg the charter Burr Burraddcd Burradded Burradded addcd added a clause permitting pennitting the company to en engage engagein age age'm 'm m ' in other necessary business bU3111ess " The other business sas sasconstrued \ wasconstrued \ as asconstrued construed to include banking banhJng and it has been carriedon carried carriedon carriedon on ever sinceThe sinceTh since sinceThe Th The ethe lote e structure inVall in \ Wall \Vall Vall street adjoinsformerly adjoins tne lot lotfonnerlj lotformerly I fonnerlj formerly ' occupied by Federal Hall , , the first national nationalcapitol nationalcapitol nationalcapltol capitol , , . wheie whele where Washington took the oath of office asPresident as asPresIdent asPresident PresIdent That tract is now the site of the subtrcasul'Y subtreasury sub- sub subtrcnsuiv - trcnsuiv trcasul'Y trcasulY treasury treasuryates ' * trcnsuivIf trcasul'YIf uponIf If Aaron Burr and his asd asdthe associates assocxates ates could look lool , . upon uponthe uponthe the scene todas todaj today they . would v.ould vould marvel at the develop deelop deselop- deselop de\ de deselopment development \ elop- elop elopment - I menthIch ment \ which \\hIch hIch has resulted from their clever scheme schemefm schemefor schemefci fm for obtaining obtaimng . a bank charter I |