New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-20

ss.,ns and covenants contained $3.50. Bruso q the ..d
eoted oy "a msonslty bearing as,c .ue ,T
q April 1885 and deposited IN -
Hr,royed By ,b. Mayor Sept 30 isso' x,..s
NJ .. line Inside Of Tcmpk'ns sueel .Ase1u,
80" an. ,dee Of the Hat, 10 ofoer' as sa'eu U!
Ing hlV's to oe;ssioper u save the great qu1ntty
I've SIe', ,~eep the edge Of the flat aud Ionpkins
ttroet. ,,... az this resolution were not implied
Inc . I'll the line seems 10 have been dsr-gardea,
.,sntees holding to Tompkins street by The ac' u
i1z0 1850. the Common Council without any pew act
f,he IL eisature passed the following resou''o. an
Tia. the er.ero, line Of The eay ,e Ia
che Esst River between Thhteenth and I.ep S on map
draw. BY D.nisi Even. City Surveyor ana ''''
Approved b, tn. Mayer July ls5o o, the State TO
In view Of ali the laws and grants rom ane sny con-
which nllusion has been made, where nnSer water
veyence to the Corporation Of TS. memorial Of tho
81 Council in 1885, assigned reasons .aoo,ino
YIN, n. Far out as TomPkns sur ta.. ,eason,
the reasoning Of BENJAMIN Of the great in
may no osg. stersl for filing, by the use OF coai ,o
fuel %.y . be I, Ses s. Beyond that
Iompkins T. vhether the State has gwen the CON-
me conocl tho right The act OF iot. atnoasa
J in It's terms, was intended 70 au1norAe ,ue
ou,,oon Council to carry out the views expressed 10
A., W,;sSts report Of 1882. The Common Counch
dontea resolution in conformity 10 the report, ana
n strct harmony with the intentions OF the law. II
theif powers under the law, were no' ~nen
sbev had fixed this lne they should exhaust them 3y
fTing line inside Of Tompkns street, and pot outa .
OF il where they have NO grant from the o''e u ''
land uDoer water. .n ah.do~of
My opinion is, the Corporation mas no' Nv, Wv TnI;O.
clam 10 the land urd der water outsiae o. touPnIa'
str.et. and that no water grants should DO maze
bevond the line established and liked oy Tue ac' Oh
1886 unn grant 0b'sinea rom S11o ,ae coSpToss
On notion OF Alderman Bard, it va,
Res.c the Report ;. Lid on the table and printed
A. a suDseouept neetln. Of the Commissioners, held
March % 1853, while application for lease OF
gore of land at the corner VI Avenue ana twenty
third ftrset was under confederation, recommend
alton submit ted by the Controller, in the followiog
words was adopted viz: ,,,..
Tbs. Psition be suspended until the e.tsrO,
lin. IN the s:sSsa o. Ss
Bsn:u and gos Smith II of d Fsaa vSsn bs
action was taken, consisted of Jacob A. Westervet,
Mayor, +. X. Tiou, Recorder, A. G FIagg, Cen
eroller +. W. Edmonds, City Treasurer, James NJ; !:
Bard. Chairman of Finance Committee OF Board OF
Aldermen and II. Nj. Wells, Chairman OF Finance
Committee Of Board Of Assistant Aldermen all the
Commissioners ssSented 10 the above action ahd No
,yants have flnce been made by the Commissioners
hsvord Tompkns street, which 10 still the established
syteror bulkhead line, and the perhead line estsb-
Isbsd nv the Commissioners falls considerably within
The buIkhesd built by Mr.. LOwber.
In the Report Of the Harbor Commissioners to the
senate dated January "a 1857 they make the follow
ing remarks respecting the exterior line aud the rights
of the people oth State in regard 70 the locality on
the East River which embraces the ope"sonS Of Mr.
On the East River between Thirteenth and Eighteenth
the % sy and nsss the essS
shed BY the Legisstu The Commissioners In their report
tie and Of the Common Council Of respect the
shore Of that section Of the city to which they I.Peedy
Longs to the people State. h of great value and tho
sS Of hight. tAs re-
cover sswsll the property which ngntpuy belongs 20 ~
necessity of describing exterior lines the shores of
the bsbo and II imposing penalties for their aussres
so been recently By the aeon OF the Coz,
Which made the map Of the then appointed to
lay the 6nA and concluve in face OF the uniform
P .Ssss OF to, s s Then
and notwithstanding the poysOg' Of the act OF March ~
which express forbid the grant o lands under
water until the further ssture the Common
instOn Thirty East kver te beyond .ae limits
sssned the ss,uc authorizes and dlree Toe Own.
1st J.nasf 1859 Nor the passed
is iulsl@erp would have up navigation Of liver but
In disregard both The Cemu isHs immediately after
the passage ordinance thou the beard OF Councimen
addressed letter the Mayor setting forth tue e9neqaence'
which would sssus il were ssa INTO ss sso,6y.s b. ~.
Mayor The line Of solid filling H. at ,be pom, Of was: d.
exterior to pehesd line OF TIE Con nissioners The
3: .sS OF and 0. S S@ FIN co
missioner. is ool feet BY the oId.asss "a. space oet~rsn
construction piers Of the Ordinary lcnsth would entirely d.
sOy navigation Of the ms west branch of the East
River, between Manhattan and blsokweVs Islands
Again the Commissioners say:
"n the 10Th Of January they reported lines from Corss
tenth and Eighteenth though erected hOut ouao,iy
@ and on LAND which was STned oy sh s,ste was 50
recommend its demolition while the serious injury
required either its partial removal such an a.nseusnt
OF the adjacent docks would restore in some degree the
was proposed that continuous wall 'weePins in sente
curve hou the northeast corner OF the eakhead TO Ihty
he
10 the should be reserved wet basin 1t
would th. sne room would
be provided for the accommodation Of vessels. and se ev e
observation of lite injurious influence in DETECTING the currents
from their natural direction Induced the @ to de-
the the question OF The Psdsny OF emovnsa
e.S line In their reply to The resolution Of the Senate Com
Intee the stated that the line last described
pense incident to the removal buthe. ue des
0bec in thS first report admissible provided the entire
streets or bap The limits which the
ss~se1 s%Nt and 5 ssws
by the Lesssure in 1876. from three to eight hun
because of the enlarged grants upSn the
adoption Of the proposed lines the increased value which
ton of commodous BASIN and the immediate transfer OF
adopt the OF the Commissioner. Ii wa. nndorstoOd,
however, upon oonsusnon with OF the
interested on wAom the of building the proposed
exterior wall Of the basin would fall and from the oonies of
the Commissioners obliged to describe lines bulk
ssso s1a line that
of the 18th January because OF the greater resistance to the
made the bukhesd line Eighteenth street, and the pier
'esd line with varying distance FROM the bushesd line
q as shown on the map
THr ORDIsAScE OF 'S7.--A new steamer called the
Tniou made trip up the st. Josephs River to South
Rer6 nd ono day last week. and the neWsDapsrs