The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-16

street and He'll Gate ferries, TOOK place yesterday the
CITY Hall, according to previous announcement Tho
attendance was very limited not than twenty per-
sons being present. The competition, however, two
Of the leases very spirited and they
OF at great advance the former rents. The great
disparity in the amount realized by the sale of the Bar
clay street ferry lease accounted for by the fact that
the Corporation do not the pier bulkhead or any
OF the property, and have only disposal OF the
chise. The sale conducted by Mr.. Miller ana the
Comptroller macethe following In regard the
property and the terms which 1t would be rented -
M The pier sd hs for Me ferry 70 staten Island and
The uni,sa s,ass arc By the ssrms Of the
beieased With the ferry ranohiss to Staten Isani.
eem%oay called s.as has solS
Maphsans to any Of the opposite SHORES ali arouad the
same Island in s1oh and places the said Com.
the % Wie for
ns ass
s1 M c The f ess nsn gs
make with the CT the docks at his
Ia the which expired tho May there ia no
covenant the part q the city to take the boats,
a Sr 70 purchase % thus
on boatt suildng other property OF the formsr
s pro- tho
s6 Be- S
ferry privileges.
malo us, T the sSsrssG the the s appraised
.pa9, M be settled y navns one nppsa,s. 81 y
not asree g be seiectedby tbs Mayor.
auestion raised to the security Of passsusers
sse u e c s S s rs IN the the
United states INSPECTORS Of steamboats,.
ne the must aspsa on
6s ss ssa % o. sn bar
comes necessary such examinations will be made by the
TIE icssees will required to give good security main
snF r the slip at " Whitehall sss a to staten
wit sdeGua accomB odations.
The aucticnser said that the sale would embrace only
the ferry slip between pier No East river, occa
PIED by the United States and the west of pier No
l. built Tor the purpose Of ferry to Staten Island 1t
grant to Interfere with Pier No by lsodng
but that the United States government IL have the
sole use Of that pier aecorDs to the terms o. their
for the usual ferry franchise from the foot Of Whitehall
street to the Quarantine cock Staten Island such
other convenient place be selected By the lessee,
to be approved by the mayor or Common Council Ths
lessee win also be required 10 provide safe and com or
able steam ferry boats adapted to the navigation be-
tween the city and ssnd and to be approved by the
Commissioners of the Fund suitable convenient
and comfortable ferry houses shall be erected and main
tanned during the term OF the lease at the several ferry
landibgs for the shelter and accommodation OF passen-
ger the cocks and slips occupied by the lessee sha be
Kept in good repair and secure condition for the pro-
lection of pssepgefs and property, with such other
covenants be required by act Of the Common
Council, provided the same Ia passed IN time to have
tfee given ut the auction sals. Covenants will be
qued the part OF the lessee that he will conduct
and manage said ferry agreeable to such rules regua
tions, ordinances OF by laws, are, may here
after, from time to time be made passed BY the Com
Council the State Legislature The grant OF this
ferry lot interfere with the right OF the Corpora
grant other ferries 10 AMI from staten Issnd
and from any other place Security for the faithful
perform OF all the covenants will be required to be
approved by the Mayor and Comptroller Ten per cent
OF the snnoa reGt and the fees OF the auctcneer to
be paid the day OF the SALE and the residue o. rent
in nqusrter yearly payments Now gentlemen, said the
alnAispeer when be ha made kpo the terms, how
much viii have for the lease OF the staten Island fer
ryf Go on, Rentlemep-set IL q going. Put 1t up at
once-bow much am to start with.-the Staten Island
ferry-bov muchy
AVoIcr-Flve Thousand dollars
AucuoNnR-Five thousand Is o6ered-dve thousand
-ive-fve-go on, gen temeu-doat stop-any moreS
-fve-hve-fve thousand maze up your minds, gen.
tlemen.
ANOTHER voIcE-Five Thousand one hundred
AUCToNFER-Five thousand one huDdred-once twice:
III sell IL at Now for the last CALL Ave thousa nd
one huncred-going gone Names
The ten years. lease Of the Barclay street ferry TO Ho
bohen, which, have already said, is merely the
franchise next put up IL was disposed Of TO the
present lessees John G.. Edward l. and Edwin A. Ste
yeps, for 500 per snnum.
The lease Of the He'll Gate ferry, for ten years from
was sold to Capt Alex schultz for lI50 per annum.
The frft bid s10o from which II up rapidly to
the amount for which IL finally leased.
The last Of the Staten Island ferry sold for
81 600 o year, sbo wing increase OF -, 100 in the
present lease while the yearly rent OF the He'll Gate
ferry only $3.50 ALI the ferries leased for ten
years, according TO the terms Of the sale