The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-13
THE LOwBER SEIZURE.

Ihb LOWbER
NETTING OF THE FINANCE COhMirTRx OF THE
DoARD OF COUECILMIN IN RKLATION 10 THE Az
DAih-kxPLAkA ALTON OF Nh Low B1R AND OoR-
PoBArION COUNSEL BUsrnKD In RELATION 10 THE
.1kASsAcTIONs, BUTTS, ETC--wHAr coAPrRoLLKR
ILA6o THINKS OF THE COMMON CoUNou-rHB
COURSE HE has PURsUHD THROUGHOUT ran
assTRANsAcrIOH-RKPoRr OF COMMITTEE, Ero'' ETC.
me finance Committee of ihsoBoard Of Councilnen, 70
whom vas referred The communication OF Comptroller
ysg Tuesday night In relation 70 tho seizure OF CITY
psupery by Sheriff vuee, 70 sassfy judgment against
10 s,y Of slse 900 in favor Of Mr. Lowbsr met In
No CITY Han, yesterday afternoon, u two o'clock, for
hs purpose Of seeing what could be done In tbe emises
Present, oOupoilnea T. Joses, jr., p. Crawford, +.
I A. Booie, W. 3. Bulteel, Il. Smith. Richard Bus
ssed, Counsel 70 The Corporation, Mr. Lowber, the
sAtnant, and several Aldermen and Councilmen, who
had como IN listeners. Previous to proceeding 70
business messenger sent 70 the Oomptroler's
snoe for him to attend the Committee, but word
bveogns back that he was secreted with the Police Oom
mAssions ~ and could not be present Mr. T. Jones,
Char OF the Committee then tad that the Committee
- been convened for the purpose Of considering two
demonstrations which hsd been received and referred 70
them for consideration, IN relation 70 judgment Of
Sle6o0o against the city, and lnasmuoh tney
nd a. Ss the ~oa
me i he would state the fAss Of the Gaze before the
NJ BsoIx said he was mot present during reading of
the whole Of The OOmpt1oler's Communication In the
Board of Council Tuesday evening, and a. h wss
went the Bard he would like to have read for his
beeeHt
ne Chairman acoors ngy proceeded read the docu
neut, - pu ohshed In the HK1AID Of Wednesday.
NY LAWYER then ssked the privilege Of the Committee
e making explanations IN relation to the ranss ons
bsween himself the city, In the sale Of the prope V
and the subsequent refusal Of the COMPTROLLER
70 pay him the contracted for, and his
rocourre TO the courts, SC and saii, In 1858
the citizens Of New York, Along the East river from
Houston street 70 Twenty third street, began pettonns
the Common Council 70 purchase property on which 70
public market for their accommodation, alleging
therefor that they either compelled 70 buy
their produce In stale condition. second banded, from the
retail dealers In their neighbohood, else 90 to WASH
ngon mark for theY supply These petitions were re-
osme In until some eighteen or twenty very lengthy
petitions from nearly all the citizens In that section OF the
cry were received. Al length the Common Council began
- eok Into the matter seriously, ard anay resolved 10
advertise for proposals for suitable site, and the Alder
man The Eighteenth ward advised him te become
the resolution for proposals three recei ged which
the Common Council Committee reported June 10, 1857,
follows Here Mr. Lowber read several extracts from the
report . few Of which are are foilows]-
they find the block Tenth and Eleventh
ony the line Of old Tompkins street There IL
bukhesd quite forty two lots
kan OF which ye, under and being ied
eleven lots outside Of and leased eight years
sn the LIST of May next 70 de Grcenpont Ferry Company
s,sor line o. he SS ss.Ss s and
soap.ny purchased enOsp for large consider
AeSdns would nos be from thirty three thirty Ave
oosAnd adding much The 70 the city. This
Ger, then may be stassd - follovT- 80.
10 @sis svailsSle Il IS los By aliip9 in the same 5000
10 onakheAd and make up eleven lots ounde OF bulk 49,
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