New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-11
sUPREME COURT-JuSE ESPECIAL TERN-Bsfors Juag,
CoWLEs.

GRADING AND REGULATING sRcOSD-Ay.
In the matter of the application of Alexander McCot-
move the proceedings had before them to relation
10 the assessment for regua,iTs &c seeonaa' rom iwey
Kechum and Bu appear for the plaintiff and MI Dillon Tor
The sfGsy Of Mr. Mcco.ter which the proceeding
baied ordinance resolution passed the Common
Council September So S5o that the seecnday as lar az the
same open by law, be regulated and graded accoruagt 10
the amended grade and that the existing curb and gutter
stones and asesng on sHa svehue e sa az
and one Of the City Suveyorthet at that time the said ave
nue. opened by law g p bn % ssSe ne Of @
was amended by resolution pae by the Common Council
He advertised n divided into
three ectionsA and Chat was south OF fity
from Fnyihird 10 Eighty an from NInety-'hna
TO Hundred and Tweniyhrds Ire contracts Were con
esI5l2 "a; and section SS7Ii2sl-bsn S36OsOi o to
which was added for surveying 6 20; inspecting 1891 50;
and co'iec.ips. s9n2so~in al. sjs86l95l
The cost on the line SZ8 6 49, being 3556 feet on the
g5 l5s SCI BENG tb IS Sect feet St 81 per foot
lie says that during the pendency Of the many
owners land the line made objections against the same on
st hat mar syenu. from One Hundred and Ninth
One Hundred and Twentythd-s had been regulated .al
Sde In 1859 and the land assessed therefor 1882 and the
Grade aerwnrd changed and that the land the line
be assessed now for regulating inc avenue
That the lots on the cross assessed work
the Intersections work done upon such iniefsee
tens, and which assessment was unreasonable r -, -
living between One Hundred aud Ninth and One Hundred and
twenty dts the charge on The intersections vas % y per
lot while the present assessment every cross see o as
.eed Is being at the of 81 per foot upon the 'front.'
That one per who owned land in said avenue aud the in
terseciing streets from Eighty 70 Nnetyhdst was al
Lived 70 grade the said avenue within these limits and that
nart of the general laid upon his land
That while the price for grading section IS S8R
81 there upon the lands therein the sum OF
He also alleges that Mr. James w Beekm and two others
has by permission graded within the me- put hat ey
had been charged in the assessment
Plaintiff he has been assessed for large amount upon
his property said within the limits Of section and
thai this affidavit made for the purpose of bringing the pro-
ceedng writ Of ceroTa TO the Supreme Court as well ~
his own name s of the other directors thereto.
Argument presented. Mr. Dillon contended that the sub
iec OF the lies entirely within the jurisdiction Of the
department the Common Council &c. and caunot BE- re.
moved into this Court nile Mr. Bun for plaintiff commended
for the reverse. Decision reserved.
Before Judge ROOSEVELT
THE RIDGEWAY ESTATE.
The estate having been partitioned between MIR.
Row and and the other heirs Mr.. r. thr Rdgeway and
children already stated having been excluded MI Row
land dissatisfaction at the share allotted tby drawng
10 him asking that the partition may be cor
hesrd Decisinn Leseryed