The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-20

Esiufe JufEa Go 3les.
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an action brought BY tb. P.ipih n his ctsrarter "a
Treasurer Of tss cay icsPtsi against tts di-adtf,
~ho is owner of q sc,~ e.l-i toe Central Tsyi,r.
which hes ~ the foot OF v.,ty street. opes.iis %
Washington M.rket, recover penalty ~ rhp
ths third s-ctisn of act paced By stats L.r.
laturo on the 10th vi March lsst which READS ~ TOT
lows
"TLe said hHrbor masters shall h.v- su,boriis 10
regulate sod staten ell -hip-sbd ss~sln ths ntfe.a
OF the East hortn riyvrs witb,n The hats % ths
city Of New York and the vhersss thsreci aud 10
move. from time to time, such ships vessel.
not emp h. receiving disehHrrirg their
to make SOON for such Others rvqawe 70 ~ Isps-
immedateiy accommodated for a.. rsrpos- ~ fec.i,
leg end issohary,ng their cargo@s. rho said aafts
masters ~ either Of t.m u hereby cco@ttat"t The
judge The said harbor MasrTs. % eithrr g, tar'n
snail havs authority to sctsuns hos far and la oh
Instances Il toe dniy Of tas masters ana otrs h.F
ing charge VI skips and Ves.s 10 osnucsst. ~.h
chtr In ttcir respective situstions aud u any msste
or other perron having OH Of ship Vtsrei
haitor mastrs or either u them. .. matters withn
their AIT horify to direct, N sny p.rrcu shs rast
oppose the sad bs.or masters, either Of IN.
IN tie .yecuion oftbe dl.s 90 their ofc- such
ter or ntAer person hsying charge OF any shp
eel CT Other perron wnstoerrr shall foe every ssch
onspec fc@iti and Pay the Of rfiy doisr- - h.
recovered with coss ~ suit IN be 81 th- Trsa
.uscr OF the New YORK. 10 pal bsiO'u any eeurt hss
log c,gbizauoe thereof wbsch, whra ctlctsd fbs BE-
paid to sa!d treasursr ior tbs OF aid hospitI
IL appeared that The city divided into clessa az.
tricts that harbor msstsr " Appointed 10 each dts
tret aud that all The pieis from No. % 40 - n
the North river consulate o.trct 81 -hich Iams
wocc has charge W further appeared that -us.sal
small vessels, eoumoply csllsd "scows" I.y the year
Iooud Ia tbs aps at The .oot OF "a. srsrts ia The
suighborbood Of wsshnsson market within tn q nits
Of ssid disttict among T~heh ~-s the d-iendaes's,
and tibet tho-c vessels used the par
pote ~ s'etiny truck aud tlirg n during the dtv
The Nhsfvts, TO the Inconvenience, Is silegvd %
mercbant vessels having 10 lcs and sniosd te-ir e..
goes; wren which tbs barber master thu och uf
august last orJsrsd the def ndant 20 haul out bis
that then lay In the clip 20 The north Of Nesey
strFst With which order h. complied aud on the Zist
bsolFd Der back agaD On the eJd tie harso' ssisr
hgtin ortfrtd hin To haul cot but hF Psrcmft lry
declined, and abe has lain there sine rhs above
staten emf, and that the plaintiff treasurer ~ the
city hospiisl we're ssttf-etorily proved dibieuity
between coursi here arose, in eopsoqusure % de-
fact In The pltadipgf, crossing out Of di-~rspssey 30
tween the desnsticn q the hospital tn the act undrr
which the Irsstnt scton Is brousht ana the Gescrp
ten 81 u VA the Oio act relating TO bth'f masters
The Court. hoSsver, allowed TIE pleAainrs b. BE
sHtrdi In conformity with the new act apd offend
ans esGnitl eAc'ried. The dri ndAnts couasl tsan
mtttd tor pontut on the follosibg groands
namely: tbs. the defendant lessee 81 the slip
pitr tst which his lzy tor the is.t years,
am that the act -pplitr 20 public aod net o.
private property; that the L.gisl.tnr. not hss-
iDg the possr % regOls'e private property, in-
cousistsntly wish Q rights OF the ovars
cebt ia Gaze q great emergency. such az tt pre-
s.rystion q the public health se aud u b-ias ssp.
f.h nom the pLrastcloGy % the sfs'ute t--if tat
thsy Intended TO confer the power OF regulating pub
Nc prrperfy Gully on he hsrocr masters sernutir
That tte poser o. the haroor master - exclusively
confined 10 slips or vsssSls snos such la co@msa
pa-larce wtich ships vessels subj q b.
si,ured aud enroll, a IN ths CASTOR House. ard th-
dotBcaBts Nss,el not coming within that d-scriptioo
the Vuintif ought 20 b noo.euit-t rnirdlf -FhH
pre-, ut action bssg pensl cur ths ~, stoulf 10
strictly ccnstsurd, aad according totte literal uaan
iDg oiiis language the hsrbor masters are only eu,
powered 20 requisite ard station all sbips and vessels
In tfs f;rpnm 81 TIE Mast OF North rivers So
The court dgni.d the motion fr non suit tn"
dsf.nte cas- then opened. and cpnststs fubsfabtaly
q The tsne points uron ~binh the u'nsuu %, ASKED
fti after Which tie cause vas adJour-ed % II o'cotE
THE ntrning