New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-22
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
SUPERIOR COURT-Beflre Judge DuER.

The testimony was continued this forenoon.
question to amendment, in complaint and answer,
In relation To- petitions Nos and alluded to in complaint
(being alleged offer Of cents fare aud another,
Which defendants FAY there Is proof OF ever having
been mad,but which plaintiffs say they think they viii
be enabled 10 show made was laid over, after
remarks from counsel for day or two.
Louis Schles.iuger called by Mr. Fied.-Was engaged
lsst uumer in making observations 20 the rumber Of
,muil and passengers passing the Museum IN Broad
way-aid so the number passing Canal ST. the table
riownis acopy
from Africa, with aud we compared hgures. The
siines was Maior Schles-inger who at Caba with
Con Lopez and sent 70 spain prisoner but escaped
lhe original copy Of the figures lost but the printed
,iouu. was q copy from IT, compared oy Mr. o sullivan.
Edward Euggles called by Mr.. fi-ld-Was engaged in
coui IN the passengers and omnlbuses, last summer in
CON psly with Mr. Vincent At the Carlton House, the Ia
De shown i c,Trect
Dir Fiod said the tables show the omubuses and pss.
tcr gtrs-al other veh-les beside omn1u-es
MHrsy Hoffman called by Mr. Field-Was formerly As.
tent Vice Chancellor; have seen investigating FOR the
list three four years tile 10 property Of the Corporation
The witness proceeded 10 show the m inner in which
Broadway bad been opened From Narketisd ST. to
Wallet, western side, grants m sde BY tbs Dutch
Governmef erent individuals between 1919 and 1852
which were bounded expressed, on tho then Iii
Great way afterward called Broaoway-ihe next morrill,
a-o bound on Broadway-the uex the Burial ground
rfCogrized m l6r6 the Burial gr0uad, without the
Cts gate and confirmed e. the Corporation OF New
FORK by the Dugtd chTer-and the Corporation after
ward Confirmed it to Trinity Churchthe Burial ground
WAS bounded Broadway. The next vas parcel about
1871 feel On Broadway granted by the Dutch Govern
menf IN 1914 between the battle-ground and Vssey %
the Kings farm The Kings farm began ab0u, north side
Fulton T. and up 20 point little south Of Dune be-
tween Duane and Reade have Inferred that tbs line Of
Broadway from Bonb point Nesey ST. to between Duane
and Resde ran through the then yommens-the Commons
the 81 1929, which is extremely accurate lays do
the Commous commencing At Yeseysf. think Broad
way opened through The Commons and dd Lot lOn
part # the Kings farm
Ia 7ol Trinity Church made cessiOn 70 the Corpora
ton OF New iork Of all the streets which included
...afaE laiu R1rrl.v ur4t nd
other streets bnt do net make any cess0n 20 Broad
way by which conclude that latter did not belong 10 the
Farm have not been able TO trace when broadway was
opened nor by whose directions. The common lands ran
from Vesey 10 Chambers or Duane II In 1905 the
Kings Farm shown 10 be bounded partly BY the High
Way broadway and partly By the Commons.
On the ea.teFy side Of the street have not made any
e1amiration below Wallst From WsIlst the tile
ceediT ely clear for all the distance opened in 7z5. The
stIip between Wal 81 and Maiden lane taken in 1914
under grant from Gov Kset to Jan Jansen Dsnen, aad
the title the present day Of very large part Of the prop
ery can b. traced back 10 him.
Between NsIdenane to about Ann-st was granted ia
1914 by Gov keefe % Cornelius Van TenhOven Maiden
lane spoken Of az is southern boundary, aHd also
bounded on the Greatway or Highway aterSard Broad
way. There strip Of ground called the Governors
Vineyard which brought up to the eastern side Of tbs
Common pert Of It called sferward the Shoe
makers Field and the title Of the Dutch Church 70 large
parcel az il IS now held under its then ownership.
The Kings Farm 20 DuSne-st, and beyond thh 70
a point between Espsnard and Canal Is traced from
grant by Governor Kief 10 Jan Jansen Damen in $50
72e and $780, Il was not opened Of for
msr date aud Of latter date Great GeJrgest- after
ward called Broadway, opened ia $780, according %
grants leases from Trinity Church. ind time Of
opening Broadway from Vesey TO Art st. called AsOr
place From Arts up a certain extent il is clear In
In -O5 the Street Commissioner presented report con
tanning the Of all the propnetOr between Art and
Tulip IS which IL about lSh-st cede % the Corpora
ton the r portion Of the ground except two parcels Tone
afteIwsrd sold n Sailors Snug HarbOr and another In
August Of that year the report Of the jury assessing for
damages made and the damages assessed a. s702l
and al the Owners except the spoken o. IN loo for
maly ceded their right in the street 70 the Cooperation
At 10th IT. Broadway ran into the old BJwery road Be-
tween 10Th 81 and north side 2lst do not find anything
10 show when Broadway opened think mGsthave
tnUed the Bovery Tor Boston, road BstEsen st and
23ds Madison square laid out in ls5s and rom 25thto
4sfhs declared 10 be public road and opened rs
part Of the street 10 1898 have not prosecuted my
searches further than that The road was opened % Art
ST. before l77f The ciy law think was the rule Of the
Dutch Government which held the power b take lands
for public streets to belong 10 the Government 10 city
where grant L between individuals IL is doubtful point
heher the fee e1tetds 10 the middle Of the street in
ranfipe TO corporation the cessiOns have been 10 the
CORPORATION ali the streets granted by Trinity Church in
I7s CBsrcsy Murray and other street,. on King f,rn
70 the corpcrson contained the words that they were be
,, and 1sed pubic street in the came manner as
the other streets BOW are lawfully ought TO be-
The wtnfss was 1ked several other questions As 10
amend law, &c
John Brodhead called by Mr. Fi>ld--Wss employed
Government 10 show in what title Of Island Of
heriork came it came to the British Govsrnmsnto ~