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PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE 
NATURAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION 
Bars OF STATEN ISLAND. 
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VOL VIL... No. 22. 
The regular meeting of the Asoocia- 
tion was held at the residence of Mr. 
C. A. Ingalls, Port Richmond, with the 
president in the chair. 
Mae ester W. Clark and Mr. 
Wm. T. Davis, for the Committee on 
Re-naming of Streets and Highways, 
submitted a complete report, embody- 
ing the following features: ist, a 
list of all the street and highway names 
in use on the Island, including duplica- 
tions, alphabetically arranged, and 
with location indicated in each case; 
2d, a separate list of the duplicated 
names, arranged in a similar manner; 
3d, a list of suggested new names, ap- 
propriate to the different parts of the 
Island, based upon old local family 
names, events in local history or prom- 
inent natural features. 
On motion the report was accepted 
and the committee was continued, with 
instructions to confer with Borough 
President George Cromwell in relation 
to the matter. 
Mr. John DeMorgan, for the commit- 
tee appointed to co-operate with the 
Chamber of Commerce on park matters, 
reported having presented the resolu- 
tions adopted at the last meeting, at 
the meeting of the Chamber of Com- 
merce held on April 6th, on which oc- 
casion they were well received and the 
suggestions contained in them were 
adopted. 
_ On motion the report was accepted 
APRIL, 11th, 1903. 
and the committee was continued. 
The secretary read a letter of resig- 
nation as a member of the committee 
from Mr. Fred. F. Hunt, which was ac- 
cepted and the president appointed Mr. 
Edward M. Stothers to fill the vacancy. 
Mr. A. B. Skinner read the following 
paper: 
List OF INDIAN VILLAGES AND CAMP 
SITES ON STATEN ISLAND. 
In compiling the following list, I 
have been largely aided by Mr. Wm. T. 
Davis, who very kindly conducted me 
personally to many of the sites,and gave 
me information in regard to others. 
Thanks are also due to Mr. Charles 
Benedict and to Mr. Leavitt C. Par- 
sons for similar assistance and inform- 
ation. Our Proceedings have also been 
of great service in locating these places. 
The list is probably fairly complete, 
but the datain my possession concerning 
the south and east shores is exceed- 
ingly meagre, and there are doubtless 
many camp and even village sites yet 
unmentioned. 
WEST NEW BRIGHTON. 
1. Village site and burial grounds at 
Upper or Pelton’s Cove, between Liv- 
ingston and West New Brighton. When 
the Shore Road was cut through this 
place many years ago numbers of skel- 
etons, implements, etc., were found. 
This site is now obliterated. . 
2. Village site reported’ at West New 
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