New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-17
THE LOWBER BARGAIN.

To the Editor Of The N. y. Tribune.
SIR: In your paper Of this morning, you have On
editorial reply to my request to publish my commu-
nication 10 The Daily Times of the 18th inst, in
which you charge with duplicity in suppressing
from my chronological history of this transaction"
the title by which hold the property in question;
and arege, that unfortunately, however, Mr. Low
Der, instead OF adopting the pure historic method Of
"beginnDg at the beginning has resored TO the epca
"poetic method of beginning in the middle" With
facility known and practced only by THE TRIBUNE
you have avoided the publication of my letter which
was full to all the insinuations in your former
articles and to the issues between the Controller and
myself ard attempt BY raising question not in
voved TO divert attention from and give false I'M
preston to my statement. That you may understand
how came TO shave the property to sell, )" and to
complete the chronological" part of the history,
with pleasure" that portion Of It which now give
you. This property was originally held by Governor
Peter Stuyvesant under patent from the Dutch
Government, granted the 9TH of April, l6i1, and by
died in 1866, and who devised that portion
south of Stuyvesant street in question to
his con, Nicholas William Stuyvessnt On the 9TH
March, 1910, the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty
granted to n w. Stuyvesar portion Of this property.
with all their rights to the wharfage and waters in front
thereof subject to the payment Of an annual gurent
On the lst day Of September 1892 Nicholas W. Ssuy.
vesant and wife conveyed al their rights and interest
the 9th Of April 1885, conveyed to Eliphalet Mott, aud
Elphalet Mott and wife, through sundry conveyances
on the let day of December, 1883 conveyed to me;
CommonaIfy conveyed to Ehphalet Mott, bya water
grant part Of this property out to TOmpkins street,
and received therefor 81 600. On the 2sd OF June,
lS48, the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty conveyed
to Hezekah Bradford other portions Of this property
out to Tompkns street. and received therefor the sum
of 50 600, Of whose rights Eiphaet Mott became pos
sessed. The grant to Stuyvesant was committed by
me for Dr. Mott Q. the 9th Of July 1871 and the sum
The Mayor Alderman and COmmOnalty were there
fore paid long since Sl7 1875 SO for tneir rights How
much paid Doctor Mott, is question with which the
stated here 1t therefore no present from the
Common Council, as stated by you. Up to this time
since my purchase Of Doctor Mott have PAID for for
filing the sum of Sl8 All o. of which nearly $50 900
was paid by me into the City Ireo.urytor st,eet dr
employed in such filing, over 900 of the SIS Az 20
being aid for filling this mark ct cite There has also
been paid by me to this date, 49, 20 Tor oukneau
inclosipg the property purchased of Doctor Not o
which $33, 500 was for bukheads incosng the proper
ty sold to the city for market site aud included In
that sale. YOu will thus see that the Common
Council" have been paid for this present" as fol
lows: For their grants sl7 1875 49, for dirt for filling
s35 600; total $52 1875 80; while the property sold
them for this "msrket cite has cost me- ercius've oil
the amount paid by me to Doctor Mott and the pro-
portion OF the COSTS OF inc grants lod hnn6, w.
a4S OOO and for bulkheads, $33, 500. You have
has the asked-for link in the poetic history, to
complete the same.
The yindicaticn Of the Common Council against
what you term unwise and injudicious" action in
continuing East street. will be found in the reports OF
their Committees upon this subject which commend
to your attention and careful study. In them you will
find the line adopted substantially the same re-
commended by The advisory counsel Of the Hsp6or
Con nissioners to the Common Council in May 1876
by that advisary counsel to the Harbor
in December, 1855, and by majority Of the Harbor
Commissioners, recommended to the Legislature 10
January 1856.
Having said thus much 10 completing the history
you judged so "poetic" you will give me the benefit
of your columns and if you please the opportunity to
reply to any suggestions you may have to make to my
| commune alton 10 The Daily Times
| With respect youTs, ROBERT w. LOWBEH'