The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-20

The Proposed Bridge across the Hudson si-
yer as Aiba"y-OIposisi"n Ia sss Erection.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT coURi. Nr
Bsfse Hon Judge Nelson.
Nov. II -RsdeIk Coleman Us The Hudson River
Bridge c. ne, any --MorIos IsJUsonoS
great array Court tnis morning. In this CASE
which Is one OF considerable Importance to tho inhaot
tapis Of Troy, Albany, and that vicinity TIE Hon Re-
vercy Johnson, of Baltimore; Joshua A. spencer, o.
Urea; VIM A. Beach, Of Troy, and d. e. sckles, Of New
York, for plaintiff; and NJ Nicholas gill, and j. NJ
Reynolds OF Albany, Tor Defendants There il another
molten, precisely similar, d the suit Of Robert T. %
man sssirss the company for injunction, aud
both we're presented 10 the Court.
rhe pantT M. Coemsn, q resident Of the town Of
Bsfrrable, Mass brings his complaint against the
Hudson River Bridge Company at Albany corporation
created ana established sy act authorizing
Of bridga the Hudson River ut Albany
passed 9th April, 1855; The plaintiff Us part aod
master of schooner called the Vintage OF OF tous Gus
ton, House measurement, and licensed 70 carry the
cosapg trade and has been gu arly employed between
| the ports Of Barnstsble and Albany ana Troy, New
York port Boston aud other places that
CITY Of Albany port Of slyery; that the whole Of the
capital stock OF the CO. poraon has subscribed and
the site OF the bridge authorized copy Of the act s set
forth IN the complaint The Corporation has become
the river upon stone piers, several Of
which about 20 feet breath Designed TO ne placed
in the naD channel OF the river, In the direct ordnary
conrse of commerce and visallou and that NJ
| least two OF ths piers upon nich the draws
required by the shall op rate necessarily be of
much larger oime that dt nd ants
intend bridge materially or aay more than
twenty feet above the tide water tine plaintiff ignorant
Of TOE precise plan 70 be adopt BY the sad
he pays that they may fully disoioss the same He
charges ato that the dpdapts intend the bridge
a, an elevation OF not tbso twn,y nve feet ab,ve
common ioe ~aev and not fuf1cea elevated above
the stream aint tne passage hereunder OF the
steamers mastoo ve-seis barses and tows daily aocus
ton ed 70 psfs tna location He Also charges that IL
sers obtrsc, the navigation the river and pre-
vent the p.Hpti OF United 3tAea
Ion psi'oe aong the iams as ney nave hitherto Deem
governments in the exercise Of ee ghts OF commerce
and navigation, aud will Increase TO all persons
the difficulties, hoard and exoene Of navigating the
by any ana al varieties OF craft aud derAugs and
o,nn'sn he trade. commerce and business. Of the
plaintiff and other cit ssd river TO the common
nu,sspce ard their irreparabe hu,y The plsntf fur
hr that the bed OF the Haisou rv at and above
below the proposed sits the bridget and
nc cities rro Albany, is light unstable sand
which moved ny The slightest action OF The water and
6y w. Irregular deposits yearly i1t,rrups and changes
| river ~ Albany and It's vgntsy Is subject TO
heavy annual iresbet, which unicrmy disturb and
vary rs channel; that At the opentax Of the In
| s2ring time Immense and dangerous osms Of zoe
formed al or near Albany, which entirely inter, apt thu
dow Of ibe river IL the Ordinary chsanci and
seiions alterations the II stream aut that tue
rlsvoosbie eject Of said bridge and It's piers and oun
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bars, and make The intricate and iucsuAtng be-
yold the pess,bity Of svotarce; tho nplansnt also
states that Influenced og the commercial a. nsa,onsl
Importance 81 the river, ana excessive ami
easily iordcstiop and arsenal, loo ted on the banks
Of said stream opposite The city o. Troy. the
pme maze large appropriate tho improve neLt OF
the CATION OF saG river and several hundred thou
sspt dIlsrs have been recently expended thai pur
pose between Troy ana bany ana above the site n the
pToTo-et bridge the city OF Troy contains popuAt Of
near 40 Gee inoabsnts: II mstIAnr MISUNDERSTANDING on.
Ytc
acomnerce Of great variety espsoson ana prosperity;
That the village d wes Troy and Green Island
factories md the hmoer tsac; that Ere Cham
PLAN ss unite nth the ut West Troy and that
there caDsk there oskea no river The
Proposed location 81 toe bridge canal basin
o. TOE bridge wi theruorc nct injury UPON those
hter ts; The mplaied enlargement OF the ca
s s,a sae rs,S sre e., IN me ~ arn
ma sua ocsa ' the lSs sas % he
.a,o. The painsin rays snu IRON the e1tn Of
such psvi CATION snd the psiuae OF the river, Is
or provide any guards Or appliances connected
herewith. 30 ri " avoid . meeria obstruction
peo,ion orsrs .Scen,y elevate. 70 admit. the passage
hereunder Of all vessels timed 70 navigate those
ws,srs and no far.he. ray. that there = no
any ttber brt'se at the city OF Albany: that the
exirspcies and convenience Of general and local com
and trade and public travel are fully sccnmuo.
dated BY existing nnl,iss snc entirely uBssosessry
70 inrict upon The CON ncrcai interests the evil Of the
Esy be rs.,r.ped IRON, erecting sny bridge ovsr the
HUDSON river a Aiosny unen elevated above the ordi
na,y te,sh all STAGES Of the ws.sr 81 the mass and
The testimony ~As volutntnous and In printed forn
Council prcceeced 70 rssa andsyiu smoag which were
showing tina. the rsce~,sry eneero abuen and pier, In
o. H. ". ., se :. Ss y Ss N o s .:.s
ns,hrs uon y. hsd-'s Amply .sho.,s. ana snsar..s
uusvodabis fersnc sh- evidence AraAdy consasred
aseryvs :. tn ch.rscssr Of sAs stream spd ia bed rAs
go sv,dsssr O he nature er.ss, and onanoa Of u.
bridge .ad come . s.s :pss..s =. !. r, lssi
s,s oss SsS ,s sa os -ss mss
saeh ieascr Il the N psssssr. 80 n wr.'
ins IS ,sss .ssh make SO p.s.ss. ~ ss ss.m
saSs 90 psss sas, i@ oy ns .. sna
So.s t-sssl, snns s.:.sss We, Troy and as.ny .as
saon her. .rsss.-si. o-ssa i wsE.m.sarE New ysfs
Troy s.Ir;ss 1850 sssss. and mailing ~ p....s.
as :ssr season .ss rs -.p sas 0' vessels mako 1857
n e ,h,s s, ,c owned md ,sias from Jrc, r.e
Aro Is bsrss, wph oupsss 1870 MAKING lao pas
. s sud s" gs.s sd A s.yus ra'ss
icrs ard mssis - psssses IN the
rs s- sgasbss 90, q fr-s Z. :sppsI al
1srlgs III srs 40 tn. -asS sss as.ns ~ p.s
IN ,SSo. :: s,s s.g ions q ss o,ssr .s'gs sy.s
is tcs. run, ns from TIE, o. se~ Yors Thee vese.
III ierr .de 70 iroy and wrs troy f years
ard steadily increasing III.
mostly ssillne ~ years
SD srrsi esert sus-uiaeo Isst st,oasb
The sumter O. r,d vs~els "a Ing IN rrpy and west
f.cssse St6. the rurbs ~ mss'ed barge.
hfs han pr,pcfftn.liy iDcreas a
hr.e gusr'ers of porision the New
Nt-k the nudson a,vs Nl,aay In
he TIA ocsszes zach way, al Lcs No .lbany w.rc
"a A. Y Trry and "a vfcinltg d sJ. In that year
22s hcsic - anE ron he city Of New iort aud bound
~s" Nv the csna entered wcst lrv; aud Of hs aage
class ~ ecals entered Al Net troy snt SO Albany The
total delivered arf shepet on Ne
torh rough he canals without BREAKING wss ,so Sq
lorS IN lsA esh tbs tonnage t-rrd Al sih.,y
X. 3: sSss s.Ssss. :;':t M " VS. s s,ss
" W. VS. yS - tons. OF Als, lon nd ieas tissr-d
stisl ~ gIiirasiy lweu ron West Troy 10 Asany.
b. The eatsi fl1 rs The river ~ The sferenre w
vor q lie river rsnsr rsn upoo navigate VI 1851
10th WAYS, vss ahrn k6 90
" tn hus'r.~ betws Albany TIA
pe, lftvs, Ne sss 10 us-s port. thar t,om llnds
louphl -~reo. Npwbrra The ereHop % abrHge
fhe Albany, wUuid destroy hat competition, well ID
rvNE vi Ssna bcs ~ lhr foa above thereby t
psS upon tn prvducp Of r ses, TRANSMITTED thru ~ e