New-York daily tribune., 1857-08-25
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
BOARD OF COUNCILMEN.


The Board of Ccurc cilmen held adjourned special
meeting last evening" Mr. PHILLIPS President ID 'ne
chair.
Mr SMITH offered a resolution ordering the Counsel
to the Corporation to enjon the owners OF Fer NO. J.
North River to cease from widening it, AdoPtea.
Mr.. OTlARsoy offered the following, which were
read: o,
Witrtas, Robert W. Lowber old, on the 2lst Of
Anil 1852 as attorney for Stilman, Allen Co.. ana
Elipbalet Mott, petition The Common Council 70 alsr
sr q extend iato the East River the exterior ine known
as Tompkns street. from about Eighth street TO about
Thirty eighth stree; ,,l..
mon did, on the 9ls Of May, le2 report IN favor OF
And the said Lowber, on the ih, 18th and 18th
days Of April 1858, did under oath before pee ,nS -. !.
cordeI Of this city testify in relation 10 THIS euepPt "
alter raid line in the following words, 70 VII;
In r.son to the sterson of the exterior ns before re-
ed to- con'tsIt end,avor. had ben n.ae s cm sa.
m,ee Of Wharves Piers and Slips OF the Board OF asst
recommending ,ueh 'cI'on WIN ,sa %non Communists
cn ps.d BY s :e9 ion es iss IN a r. u Bo.i
ired 10 prevent any action Their snt they were paid
promised T. Be R,5 sS Fs1is o On their tlr
tnd ret TO the Bosrd Al the Request u Ad Bos9n e9n
rnsn Ion Tai Ssmue r. Msbsatt sni ChsIle H. Rot
who we've the p,re. represented by AID Bouton 70 who
" DC o rs tfc5 were paid i.t prior preparation
the rnunc,ton he Nd Bouton with view Of acsr
whs amounts they would require at gy r,qas, c.,el tn
pTCf MorGnd le!aT' vhi,h thes d7flaed iasnfheien
aure and informed By him tina, they wond not
ufer the resolution 20 ps's unless they were Pha
me was in th. power take up snd remove the bulk
hess, then partially built. After such co.nuniCat9n from
and .sa him snH Il e te the Board whe. a.!
shown the persons lat and 80
rue they had said him. If not offered or read they
would his calling the resolutions either vote for the
make opposition to them The resolution: called "
OH A.siss IA I|Y
sueseons fo the appointment o. cop.son oil scientific
to port to the Ely on to. 'ueet of the exterior line OF
ro. since been pasted.
Ind ,choreos the Common Council OF 1856 required
the Controller TO advertise for proposals for maSe
site CT the East River ard said Lowber did puI IN
posals TO SELL and did sell TO the City under resos'
iior passed BY the Common Council Of 1851, hna!ly
adopted about Feb. lS and suffered TO become law
by the Mayor. he having declined either 10 sign OF
veto the same, block of ground bounded by Avenue
c. Sixteen street Seventeenth street, and the aleged
exterior line in the East River;
That the Controller for the good and sufficient cause
that there had been 10 previous appropriation to cover
the expenditure about sCO 600, refused TO pay the
sane;
That raid Lowber sued the city for said money thst
the was decideo by referee Daniel T.. Slckles,
esq sgainst The city, and ;hereupon execution was
issued; that said judgment entered on or about
the 18th day OF June last that at the term Of the Su-
reor Court Of this city, held in July OF this year, one
month after the entry OF said Judgment, full bench
of the .sid Court did affirm The justice and legality OF
tcision made by Justice Hoffman, Of the said Sa.
., ror Court, at the Aprl term 1851 in the cases Of
Thaytr 4 Fisgg W. The City, Belmont, Griffin, et.
al VI. Not Iowber, the City, and ether defendants,
touching the title to the sad property sold to the city
as fcllsvs:
rl.t. ordinances sthe Sd day Jnly aud the 21A day
Of fNonber 1880 ,stsbhips an exterior line Of street on the
Riy,r sJs erG aud Eoa: :aHhoTy; that "a land IN der
.., from and b., the ssstey side Tsnpkins street
uii.h e1nrris. within The limits Of reli'
I N, STATE Of Sel York and that tie Ccrposation
y of New Yok aed 10 rigAi or power TO es'sbh s
1tr line o. 10 ,ssc rse giant any 'aoA issd comprised
within the iAIo bnits
Th,, by this d.ci.ron it cIsariy appears that said
owb.r hss ~ valid title 20 about two thris or three
.ssr.s,, q ,siS ls,,b u ktd tph 70 Ne sty, saa