New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-15
W-YORK HARBOR-AN INJJNt 'IION

AtBASr, March II, VI.
U1ercns. BY the act entitled An SGT for the ap
poinmen, Of q Commission for the preservation a.
d" the HarbVr Of NeWiork from encroae sments an
to prcyen. distractions to the necessary navigation
thereof passed March 80, 1855, it Is provided that
no grants Of land under the waters in said hsyor op
posi,e and along the waerront- of the Cities ei New
York and Brooklyn, the County of Kings and the
County of Richmond shall BE- M ade bV the Commits
sioners Of the Land-Ofiice or by the Common Council
Of the City of NewYork, or by any Board officer or
Corporation, until the further direction of the Legsa
ture in the premises;
And 1rh0cas, 1t is further provided by the said
ac; that their Commissioners appointed under said act
NAV. by this order in writing, restrain aud stay all
proceedings until the further direction of the Leg
ture by virtue OF any grants Of land under the said
waterS heretofore made, and all permanent erecouS
in or obstructiOns Of the said waters which in their
Judgment may interfere with embauass the estab-
shmeut of such exterior lines they shall deem pro
per 10 recommend to the Legislature, which order shall
be enforced and dsobedence thereof shall be punish
ed by the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Dis
trict at any Special or General Term thereof in the
SANE manner aud 10 the extent III cases of in
junction issued out of such Court;
And rkereas, The said Commissioners have de-
scbed bulkhead and pier lines opposite and along the
water fronts of the Cities of NewYork and Brooklyn,
the County of Kings and the County OF Richmond,
exterior TO which they do adudge that any permanent
structure will be injurious TO the navigation of the
HalbOr OF New 1Ofk anu lnltllcIe
bauass the establishment of exterior lines in said
harbor. which bulkhead and pier lines described
Are laid down in black ink on the maps of said Com
ujssioncrs. entitled. Atlas of New-f0rk Harbor,
made under the direction of the Harbor Commits
soners in two volumes verified by the signatures of
said Commissioners and filed in the Office OF the Sec
retary Of State:
Nor. therefore, We, the said Commissioners do ad
Judge that any structure erected on the land under
water opposite and along the water fronts OF the Cities
of New York and Brooklyn, the County of Kings and
the County of Richmond other than prers exterior 10
the bulk head line as 50 laid down III black ink, and
any pier or part of pier erected exterior tn the pier
line A. 80 laid down in black ink which shall be Of
greater width than 20 feet, which shall NOT have
water space of least 100 feet either side thereof,
will be injurious to the navigation of the harbur OF New
York and will interfere with and enibarass the estab
lsent of exterior lines in said harbor and DO order.
restrain aad stay all proceedings until the further di
recton of the Legislature for the erection of any per-
manent structure ON the land under water opposite
and along the water fronts of the Cities OF Ne"-lork
and Brooklyn the County of Kings and the Comfy of
Richmond, other than piers exterior 10 the bukhead
line a. laid down in black ink the aforesaid maps
of the Commissioners and any pier or part of pier
terrier To the pier line laid down in black ink the
aforesaid maps or which shall be Of greater width
than 20 feet or which shall not have water spaces
either side thereof Of at least 100 feet under the pen
atty contained in the -aid act of March 80, 1850.
GEORGE w. PATTERSON.
JAMES BOWEN.
JOHN l.. TALCOTT.
BRADFORD r WOOD.
Esrbor Colnmis U-ers.