New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-11
STATEN ISLAND.
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Of The Evening Post.

Correspondence Of The Evening Post.
Staten ISLAND, Saturday, Sept. l, 1888.
Your Rossvile spondebtha has not sta cd correctly
the NJ Fortunate controversy between Edwarl Bank II
ard Henri, l. Seaman. has createi no little excle-
m. Mt in their immediate neghborboOd and among
their bum, rous friends il the city, and having been
made the subject of newspaper comment, justice 10
the Grtee Quts that correct statement OF Tue mat
ter should he given
In December, 1850, the Port Richmond and Fresh
Kills PlsnkTOad Company was organiz 3d under
general law Of The State. The route OF the road, as
laid out by the engineer Of the Comp my, ran along
the yestelly eide o. tie " Old Seaman Farm, and
the easterly side OF the farm of the Hon Obadiah
Bovine, DOW the properly OF iward mixer. AZ
the t quest of the rroocio of the road ant 10 fdci
tate is construction, Seaman cons nted to convey to
the Company strip Of laI fifty feet II width, and
running entire ngih of the farm and aiming an area OF
rosd and oher purpose aud nothing ever paid By
the Company fJI IT, sb0ugh valued and is now worth
TIE road proved failure ard losing TO the stock
hods BY sIecn psss'd II tebrusEy, 1901 the Com
pay author to abandon the Whole or ay pact OF the
raG Under this special law aid not under the general Ia"
lead INCLUDING the part which passed he land in
vty resolution OF the directors Seaman author-
suiborzd TO sve S-smap quit ctm o. any night, t q
which the Company bid derived ia the land" in
The srn Of Barker ad,ns seamans the and tie
srp sDd in dispute the entire eogh OF the farm Of
RaIksre ostsIce 81 very nearly one lnile After Inc ToSa
sbsDdca ard the plank removed Seaman proposed 70
Bbber to evr O. him. s heir' ana 's>Ehs f eyer hs ice
i way the land for sum named or 70 sWe
ested - determine whh Banker should
ppy it, Banker ced these proportions and cont-n
that suthoz the Comps the road made
uubc bshway OF part abandoned Sedmtn hid posses
sion the land hid The road suhoei by m
uons Boa Of Directors, and Rad reconstructed IL az
biz cot ard except Banker had ever questioned
bis nj ht TO DO
x,sctled principle OF law thai when land 10 conveyed
for special yuItoss abandoned the purpose intended
tas IA II 10 the perN oOuyey H. Acting under
the advice If cOubss SEAMAN uDdTt0O his ami With the
quircsm Of the company BIZ session lie knew that any
upon the lard viihst perm'sion tesp
As your c0titspo .sys he had f0rliid, Banker
ITO upon the Inad, but the W-rLing UNDECIDED"
found i'm her with his carriage it. aud Ia =
hostile and peIGc Position and while Ia tue act OF cutting
the fence Il SaUGn and forcing open the road
SIDE the latter DID correspondent stees remove hun by
with yoke al did draw his carriage oil to the
hdicin'ng public gowsy
III ew Irov dss mode By which every obtain hs
rghts but doe. authorize tn force 20 obtain them
Ard in Lao abcips uuuny the who takes the law
his bends force 70 establish title {,
n petty in dsI ute he has peaceful legal remedy
sy.eI pieces himself the ~rOng and deserves the
dtuuaif Of al oouec'- thinking me".
But ha law the land does not authorize acs OF
q bAin possession property dispute, does and
DOES the 'h.brT aW Huthize to maze use Of force
III In d feu~ Of their homes and mans house
~. casue ;" be hiss legal ant natural night 10 ceenf IT,
Ard it, possession Lime points OF be ng m tenth man
be ali wed in and ke possession Of ispu ei prop
cry. The muny IN which live IL not yet prepared Tor
the tisn Of lynch av.'
" the law under which the road abe ndoned will bear the
COZ sIucton given by Mr. 9snker, It can never be en-
forced IL ml airs he obligation of contracts and the Lesa
tune the power take The property Of With
Lis the offs value. MESTFlELp.