REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR I914 35 



BOARD OF GEOGRAPHIC NAMES 



DECISIONS 



Beacon. In the matter of the apphcation of the Central New 

 England Railway Company for the change of the name of the 

 station Fishkill Landing to Beacon. 



Decision. In view of the erection of the villages of Fishkill 

 Landing and Matteawan into the city of Beacon, the Central New 

 England Railway Company is authorized to change the name of 

 its station Fishkill Landing to Beacon. 



Eritown. In the matter of the application of the New York Cen- 

 tral and Hudson River Railroad Company for the change of name 

 of Erieville, Madison county, to Eritown. This application was 

 accompanied by a petition of citizens. 



Decision. In view of the confusion arising from similarity in 

 the names of Erieville and Earlville on the same (Chenango) 

 branch of the West Shore Railroad, and for the additional reason 

 that the proposed term Eritown embodies the christian name of 

 Eri Richardson, one of the first settlers of the place, the desired 

 change is approved. 



Linda. Communication from United States Geographic Board 

 recommends the use of the name Linda for an island in the 

 St Lawrence river about 2^ miles northwest of St Lawrence 

 village, Cape Vincent township, Jefferson county, sometimes 

 called Britton's island. 



Recommendation approved. 



MosHiER. The United States Geographic Board recommends the 

 name Moshier for certain ponds in the town of Webb, Herkimer 

 county, in preference to Mosher, Hosier or M o shier s. 



In view of the fact that Moshier is the correct spelling of the 

 surname of the guide for whom these ponds are named, the 

 recommendation was approved. 



NiSKAYUNA Pool. Communications received from Willis T. Han- 

 son, sr and E. W. Rice, jr, Schenectady, N. Y., requested the 

 change of the name Peck lake to Niskayuna lake. Peck lake is 

 a name which had been applied to the sheet of water formed by 

 the closing of the barge canal dam at Visscher Ferry. It appeared 

 that the canal officials gave this name probably in recognition of 

 one of their superior officers. The remonstrances made by the 

 gentlemen named were based on the ground that the name is 

 neither euphonious nor carries any association of local interest. 

 Subsequently the trustees of the Schenectady County Historical 

 Society passed a resolution appointing a committee for the pur- 



