The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-09

harbor Of New York has been much obstrucsi BY the
sreston Of PIERS wharves and bulkhesds by other
caues and that grsnn OF rights to occupy land under
without ,ucient information Of the extent Of injury
that may be inflicted BY such occupation By navigating
the ehsnDsl and other the visv therefore, OF
obtaining proper information to enable the Lsgsla
turs to control iuch erection, and prevent suah injury
The people OF the State OF New York, reprssentsd In
seS.ts and assembly do enact :. i0lio.s- ,.,.. :, -,
otseDs Of the Uoit&d States hereinafter named and o.
the citizens who shA be appointed in their places
hsrby created who shall have power snd whose duty It
shall be- ls To the necessary surveys and exami
nations Of the said hArbor and the adjacent lands to be
maze BY stfui persons and to obtain al needut inlor
nation nom other In order to ascertain the pre-
sent condition Of the said harbo particularly whether
the navigation thereof Ia improperly distracted; and
convenience Of tho citizens Of New York Brooklyn aud
Williamsburg any further extension Of piers wharves
or bulkhesds Into the said harbor ought to DO allowed
and to what extent and whether any grants ALREADY
made by the Legislature or the Commissioners Of ths
Land Office. the Common Council OF the city Of Neg
the said rbor wi executed impair or obstruot the
peoeisary navigation Of the said harbor
To report to the Lesslature from tinls totms and
practicable and 1T least BY the frst day Of
January next the result Of the Information thus OBJ
tanned and the evidence upon which the sams shall DO
founded
To submit propose the Legislature the estab
Bshment OF suoh exterior lines In different parts Of sal
cities Of Nav York, sroot n, and VILLA usSurg in the
county Of Kings and the county Of Richmond, beyond
which no erection or permanent obstruction Of any kind
should be permitted to be made.
To recommend to the Legislature such provisions %
suah Commissions redeem In respect to the
srgirg 6oa up Of slips coveL and recesses tho SIZE
position, and extent of piers whArve bulkhsAds aud
other erection or improvements within the exterior va
ter line, and the laying ont and establishing such piers
wharves And the leaving Of open spaces batwsen and
under Them and In respect to and msttsr and
thing calculated to preserve forever the free navigation
To have prepared, and submit with their report,
mars Of the said harbor exhibiting the exterior lines
wbarve, at bulkhads and Of grants Of land uoder
In the sah narbor which have not been ocsupe1
and also the original shore ne % far the sans can
be sseertsined accompanied with such fsld notcs
and calculations they shall deem necessary
to full exposition and understanding OF ths snbsot
Sec g. The said shall report the IS
eure as soon o. practicable and ct least by the arst
day OF April next the matters In the last question
sp.ehe so fer IS they relate to that part Of tins ,Ad
harbor in front Of the city Of Brooklyn from tbs Uoted
States navy yard to Atlantic street In the said city Of
Brooklyn.
$50 g. No grants of land under the waters In respect
to which the said Commissioners herein requredo
port shall be made by the Commit ssieners OF the Land
Office by the Common Council Of the city Of New York,
or BY any board ofcsr or corposton until the further
direction Of the Legislature In the prembes ard the said
Commissioners may, b, their order In writing restrain
nd stay all proceedings until the further direction Of the
Legislature BY virtue of any grant OF land under tho said
waters heretofore made and all permanent ereoti0ns In
or distractions Of the said waters, which In their udg
msnt may interfere with embafrass the est Abshment
OF such certain lines they shall deem 1t proper to
recommend to the Legislature which order shall be
Cl6OO0nl6uce
the Supreme Court In the Second judicial dt ic any
special general term thereof In the manner, and
to the same extent In of junction issued out
Of such court; and any permanent erection obtruo
ton made to any tuch order may be removed
and sbated by the said Commissioners.
SEQ The said Commits soners shall take and Ale In the
once OF the Secretary OF State the oath OF ocs
In the constitution entering upon the duhes their
appointments they shall not be or bscome interested al
rsoty indirectly In any water rights to occupy land
under water In the said habor In any real estate
that in any way be benefited affected by the
tAbshment OF the said exterior lines, BY
Governor of Of the said Commissioners being inter-
ested and upon hearing Of the party charged he may
be removed from cface by the Governor.
Sec B. Any vacsrcies in the Board OF Commissioners,
woe shall be filed by the sppntment Of the Governor,
Of q citizen not interested ~ aforesaid.
Sec. 9 The acts Of ma ory OF the Board OF Commits
siones at every meeting Of the whole umbeY at any
shall be deemed to be the ats Of the board aad shall be
valid such.
SEQ !. The said Commissioner may employ surveyors
sgenta work and Others to the discharge
may enter any land for the purpose Of surveying
sbtan any information on the subject their appoint
ment
SEQ. Each Com missloners shall receive Ave dollars
for every day actually employed by him in the duties OF
his appointment and his actual trsve pg expenses whsn
absent from his residence The said allowance together
with the bills for the services OF the surveyors agents
and others enpl yec by the Commissioners and al othr
expenses incurred BY them the cerrectness Of which
being certified by majority Of tbs bosrd, shall be au
dited by the Comptroller and paid his warrant by the
Tres ont Of any money belonging to the general
fund not otherwise appropriated.
SEQ 9. Tie fol owing citizens are hereby appointed
Commissioners under this act -
Joseph G. Toten, Alex. d. BAche, John Q. Spencer,
Greene Q. Bronson, Joshua A. Spencer.
SIC 10. This act shall take effect immediately.