New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-04

voh II u no. row neoesry % su5. and 'h--s GER
eurns'soces UDo<r rih tn sucorfE nd -r 81 g - 2
Grsnteo, which u win be neee.ss-y . c81s er --
The psirtfs then insist snd ooa,rni - ne Nsy1r
Al6errn4u snd Co-,-1rsI,v ~ ~ g. -. - = -
virtue q their eOrporIte poas-l either es.tblsi>
BY rsir ehsrtsT or conf rred gp11 ten 5v - u ss-
turb- u authorize tie Railroad n gD-s-1n rlsT fg- her
set ma owirE 20 TIE peruls- zitzsiiou n Br aar,V
bSth IN reference o rs vdta sni Eeaera r1-bs
e a. street tas proposed railway tck, II o'rn ,-i 10
ne csc a. the d@feniars intend - vii a1-a MI
ssrse They s-o cSncsno that the right ne
The manner propoeed esn only b acquired By
sDhOiy oele2stes ~ ne sovereign P0T-r o. TIE ate
BY virtue OF the nEht Of eiDent domain and l. z11s
bepec. sssry aeondron precedent % the sKrcs % h
sufborty 70 make cOupensston % the Fne-s OF - al
joining property. And finally they conend .ha- tie gran:
10 the defendants has been eoIuptJ and legally ass
Upon these grounes they pray fsI prevent
The grant from beng earned intO effect
conceive that the qDssoa 20 re general power Of
he Corporation % satbrze TIRE laying Of raj rsek
IL the City bss already been setei ths o. D1Sr
The Hrdson Ritey RaiiroGd Company. 4 Barb 513l
As have already understood tha- there two
Questions distinctly passed upou and as1ed BY the Cont
fFsi That raiNsJ IN ciy 10 not per fe a1ance o.
puIprestrre sn6 second that the CorpoIso- Of TIE City
Of New York has the power and night 70 authorize the
1t conferde upn the that the before
us is 6itn be from that be-s1se in that hs Ls
ElslstUre I'D, BY lis char the Railroad COMPANY
tbOrized It carry road the City Il xii b
Observed that ths authority IS made 70 depend ealrsJ
receive the ben t the assent Or ~ thus gwen.
Il al that wac granted by tn state The rEht 70 .s the
streets Of the City entirely from he COrport o. II
the City. So 10 the Of Plant The Lone Island Raj,
Co 90 Barb q II hed that the COOPERATION Of
the City Of Brooklyn whnse powers DO not differ essen
TALLY from those ed N the CTporlon Of tls City bad
the Eht authorize Railroad Company 20 tanne plb
II the Of Adams The SIrataEa and Washington
Railroad CoupsnJ. On Btrb 4f) similar power SH
recognized IN tie village q Whitehll Sc a'so Cap
Bslb :eo ne Albany 'na '''n'''' "'''1' - w
In eseh Of these cases the recipient Of night thing
granted bcdy Corporate created ey IN set OF the ess
lsuTe but every the rgh thnz granted zven
by the city village corporation By virtue Of ia general
The next around upon which the plptss clsn that the
LAYING AID ung Of the railway track 10 question viii be lie
"a IA that u VII BE- nuisance.
A. hs been siresdy seen It was settled in tn. shove
cited that railway CITY - MT necessarily n1isance.
but doubt that und-r certain crcnnfane& II
Ait become -. r. for example railway With double
fIsck should be laid down some u the narrow streets OF
thus cItv which are even nov inadeuaie 10 the puoc
d. bic us necessarily BE- impaired II nos entIrey Ob
strncted Tho plaintiffs contend that tbs case y "a IN c1-
cepton To the general rule But do rot tank that the
fcts presented ~ The psptrs before Us 90" mt such COZ
cusOn. And seems % me that 70 one vii s~rnns crny
ttioA 't lecs Ia cur -t4'- iiii~' ~
tbH tn es NO certainty that No.u 10, o. - 20
way materially 20 impair and ob-ct me pan BE- rsat ~
us.tee and reIasssse through and over h- street Bl5
such possibility VOu not De sueut - tatlofAe zoe a.
teIf,Tenoe Of the Cent 81 tins tune -
The next ground upon which the plaintiff. clam that
they cnht I'd 10 the Interference OF l- C13ft - tbA
they are Of the fee the center Of th- street sub
rect Ouly lhe public ngh Of way and tn4t the street.
csuDoi be asen for the railway until co nPenaion y nt
The rroup5. on which they claim The ownership Of tn
g. 49, H. rs ,ed n fee o. the 1t 81 Din ng tue
street snd they cCDt-Id thAt from thus tact me law IN
ples Their Iersh cd nsdigH f'H~ tis and hAt ne
burden Of proving the contrary rest sPou the deeoians
The defendants on re other baud nave mr. "a
affidavit Of dfpguished member Il the har Who u Ap-
pears hes been employed nv he Corporation ans tor -nme
s ,eeords m reference 20 the ti'e Of Corp,r,,on
to the streets 81 City Tue affidavit % consier,b~
extent trguuenise and cOnsss oil state nen Of ttcs
with differences and oonclusous but The itc's STAYED are
,wori, to b. true upon information aud behei
Assuming al the facis sis-o o. BE- true SUI an PIE
pared say thst y - shown inst the lee o. t' i~' "a
broadway above Walls; - vested m the JJrprhon 81
Tie CITY Neither an prerared to CO ne 20 a-r4 con
cusion Cu the contrary after careful res ns OF Il7
fdsyit nd after hearing the made by ths vener
able aud counsel who argued tbs mo l'n on me
part Of the ocendans, would only D. upon the m 81
tbotoB sh examination thai would 70 tn conclusion
that tie Of TIE street. not vested 10 The toTp'a'n
a. for mani oid reasons think that u ought - 0rin
t5nst byer fnr the public benefit ali the streets ia
ont snn ones I'd under the actot 1873, ale.
But with the which have tateu Of tvs e'se, 90
not consider II Necessary to It's aud;H On 70 ueloiue
" ho IL the owLeT Of The e..
ne couns, ior tn pannds retained ne IN their .rsu-
r,ut DO a.. numerous cisious which have been maze IN
TN. state m reference the rsh Of annns oNnero ne
sol II pubic highway Thefe u no d'1ut ~ a. &C vi
INA 20 rule o. the common law ~acn a'
| am aware has always been adopted 10 ths >late me
pub c have other gh "a highway IN ti- cpuntt' ln
thar Of passage ana repssa-e and That an interference
with ht soil other thsn such - M y or r. sA'r ~
10 the ment Of this rEht, WI be co ea e' 49,
and en- aeeon will he IN favor ui the owner ~ IN -e
II 4. mon fs pripciple thst the o. the Crusess 81
the Pr shyte Ssciety Naisr9a vs. IRe Anb5rn ana
Gut tbrre }. Awfc difference hetve-n highway IN t1e
county and street IN popu!ous IN lIerc.aI tns
len that Ties have ben needed for 70 oh-f nHP's'
but such l. not IRE with streets IN ~ inrtr ae
CERTAIN uses TO which n med ~ tunes me ih7f hN7
generally b,en applied Thee ustt ar" nov l-'s GNU
Give tu they have almost nee ssay it t1e con-
fort hesth and prosperity ~ tl- p9Pe
Nv tie Dongan Chatter Tho then eK-ns strrrs ~tnia
III. 1g were expressly granted O. the C0ip tou 'ffI
- itb the now er OF svus such streets in future IS
gf,ls nd
Of the such has always been voted 10 we
aon the protector ard ms"arer oi th' pH''l i'. '
the con mon benefit OF all. Thee s-e' Tor many yr"s
have be, used iOf the ton u sewers aui t &c
laying and gas pl. 20 ana no one a e
guestoi ed the rght Of the ty 10 aith"1o men Use ''
such puIpo,es and no ado'nrs owner as ~ IS ~ - -,
ever ttended 70 claim compensation Tor such u'c li'-
urbsp rrtud . a. thy have been called are th- nec-siy
incidents Of street 10 large c1 ana Va. th- w -
be land and oPened upon coprly e-o.slas 20 's '
ton o. ~ grant. or upon CONF ~. ,,hs -
oupsr of tie Tee. they have al The lnridrus "
leu winch a,e necessary their tul enoyuent a. streets
IL Is On elementary principle " Tie a" thsi "n-tr
rsht OF thirg IL srsuted either 20 Hhurh or "a 1tuA
person all the incidents are grattrc wh,eh are ~ g
the suloyu OF the power ught or IN hE Au-
he Coronation Be the o. the zee OF thr sirrr "a
rus, of tie public whether be merely the lra.ee o
the streets and highways such irrespective o A o y
~ - II b.. The royer 10 authorize their sppropr .
all such uses conducive 70 n, pub' Sooa ana 90 ~
interfere with their complete and nhie, ga ~ -
wsv,; And IN DO ng 90 obliged 70 eonnn- s' %
such uses a. have slrrsdy been peGlied A,
edyAi Gee new uses be '0und expetiert u ~s ~
I
Albany ana the tunnels 10 tie city o. Biookya anl ia us
VILLAGE Of Whitehall hsve been s,aci -0ned
The .r1t onesuon IT, whether the Corporation hAd We
a. ht 20 Ilske the grant Under th- cifeAas aI-'' NV "
manner that they have done
III. Nsv.r Aldermen aud Cour1uAty OF the Otty o.
NeW.Yosk are a public Muucipal C1Ip'fAt'ohi sNt,.Ae
ofs-usy perhaps custom but al an cary Prilod ii'l.
T,y,a hy written charter aud since by esiAaI'7 e.lt
49, A pubrc MuuciYal COrrorauOG = always efrA'ed
m potrsl purpose. IL invested by Tie sovefrSa poHef
with hord nate gsative powers O. D eAeIs SCI
certain ccs limits lts psSrT subject u me u
the Lsssatuie kents Com 10 f-opie Ns 4o'4 -
Isl. Wenc SIS Ia chatter 10 not cont ict ~ -
meaning ct the Constitution % be Unitrd Sla',s; a.
b. alter,d o. aIarudtd DaHno1th Oolets ys /" 90 -,
Whssf 5ls IL h.s the power % make ass io1 Us ot
soyrrpu ~ any eNpres. ant Ia re =. u nc
ON n Losion - Nanecr~, Mo- kcp 80 Lo'u o.''
- ,,rg ~ at 81 the COuit said W ,f- o. op--
ion that tbs pnslege Of mAkigE by-,1~' anS o. =,
,r.f,d n lie civ OF common shf Dot bN c-s.s VI
h.t n concerns the go9l ard bet e. severn q az y
ar every CITY and town corForAie nay pr 81 - -
ro.sr nfsrer M their Csnsgnon. make cy-'a~' 70 w
so,ernul,pr OF the b.dy poatc sna tals Is 'ur ~
sspr 81 Al bylaws which ought 70 o. ~. 80 q
,,.,.rn az he government % winch the, Sc .lI 20
II lss a,so been held that where tA- euai.'I -